Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 -4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

36 head Goats: 22.50-200.00; 9 head Sheep: 80.00-150.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.55/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −79.96 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$281.55

63 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$62.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.29

vs NC average

−52.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	299.41	1,626	45
Medium and Large 2	541	236.92	1,281	18thin

One grade step is worth $62.49/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.93, low $315.72, median $361.52 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

281.55

—

NC average9 barns · 288 hd

301.84

−20.29

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−52.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−79.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,405	188.27	2,646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	163.86	2,011	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	150.34	2,542	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	124.76	1,163	51

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,322	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	635	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,837	3thin

Every lot, as filed

112 lots · USDA AMS · Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	208.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	298.10/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	220.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	239.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	314.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	289.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	270.39/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	282.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,321.93/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	279.15/cwt	225.00–310.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	275.78/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	238.17/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,248	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	263.98/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	368.81/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	351.05/cwt	330.00–390.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,147	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	323.37/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,374	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	293.10/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,674	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	174.98/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	235.36/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	197.30/cwt	160.00–235.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	309.15/cwt	290.00–330.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	302.17/cwt	295.00–310.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	280.38/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	258.68/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	215.87/cwt	187.50–230.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	254.52/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	188.16/cwt	165.00–210.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	206.29/cwt	200.00–212.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	231.61/cwt	210.00–260.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	167.74/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,169	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	150.34/cwt	142.00–162.00	2,542	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	138.10/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,399	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	173.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,210	25
Bulls	—	—	1,384	191.70/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,653	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	203.66/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,401	2
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	675	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	962	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	161.27/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,959	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	747	88.71/cwt	80.00–100.00	663	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	115.64/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,048	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	194.18/cwt	175.00–212.50	845	2
Steers	Medium 3	600–650	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	345.51/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,359	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	347.26/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	286.02/cwt	275.00–297.50	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	262.38/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	204.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	315.38/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	336.37/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,122	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	356.71/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	193.55/cwt	177.50–210.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	306.70/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,580	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	320.11/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,658	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	307.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	320.15/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,175	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	287.14/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,663	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.54/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,426	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,836.96/head	2,300.00–3,125.00	2,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	351.54/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	318.16/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,368	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	345.11/cwt	330.00–360.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	261.58/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	292.18/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	185.63/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	352.37/cwt	330.00–365.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	246.38/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.59/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	330.86/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,072	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	283.33/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	277.24/cwt	255.00–302.50	1,711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	358.59/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	299.66/cwt	285.00–317.50	2,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	347.56/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	320.86/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,829	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	306.72/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	295.12/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,532	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	350.88/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	339.20/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,611	15

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Wed Jun 18, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 595Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 220Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 -4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

36 head Goats: 22.50-200.00; 9 head Sheep: 80.00-150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	295.00–310.00	302.17
3	250–300	273	290.00–330.00	309.15
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	372	250.00–285.00	270.39
5	400–450	423	262.50–290.00	280.38
9	450–500	464	230.00–280.00	254.52
10	500–550	524	210.00–260.00	238.17
8	550–600	562	205.00–250.00	235.36
3	600–650	618	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	662	187.50–230.00	215.87
3	700–750	725	200.00–220.00	208.32
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	865	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	347.50	347.50
12	400–450	434	340.00–348.00	345.51
3	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
9	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	330.00–360.00	345.11
6	250–300	276	330.00–365.00	352.37
17	300–350	324	310.00–350.00	330.86
13	350–400	367	300.00–332.50	320.15
23	400–450	430	300.00–332.50	318.16
22	450–500	473	280.00–320.00	301.54
16	500–550	519	270.00–315.00	295.12
17	550–600	579	260.00–307.50	287.14
16	600–650	617	255.00–302.50	277.24
11	650–700	675	260.00–287.50	272.59
5	700–750	718	250.00–272.50	261.58
5	750–800	778	225.00–265.00	246.38
2	800–850	815	177.50–210.00	193.55
4	850–900	875	170.00–202.50	185.63
2	900–950	913	192.50	192.50
2	950–1000	985	171.00–179.00	174.98
3	1000–1050	1,022	200.00–210.00	204.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	363	200.00–212.50	206.29
2	400–450	435	175.00–212.50	194.18
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	615	150.00–165.00	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–330.00	314.86
2	300–350	308	280.00–300.00	289.92
7	400–450	417	287.50–310.00	298.10
2	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	245.13
2	500–550	530	270.00–295.00	282.62
2	600–650	615	230.00–250.00	239.84
2	650–700	680	237.50–240.00	238.77
2	700–750	728	210.00–230.00	220.17
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	521	340.00–355.00	347.26
7	550–600	560	345.00–360.00	356.71
17	600–650	631	330.00–339.00	336.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	143.00	143.00
1	650–700	675	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	330.00–382.50	350.88
3	350–400	373	345.00–380.00	358.59
6	400–450	418	327.50–365.00	347.56
15	450–500	475	310.00–355.00	339.20
17	500–550	518	302.50–330.00	320.11
28	550–600	570	295.00–330.00	320.86
13	600–650	619	280.00–325.00	315.38
5	650–700	672	285.00–317.50	299.66
2	700–750	725	275.00–297.50	286.02
2	750–800	763	250.00–275.00	262.38
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	305.00–310.00	307.39
3	300–350	323	225.00–310.00	279.15
3	350–400	372	250.00–300.00	275.78
4	400–450	418	210.00–280.00	258.68
2	450–500	473	255.00–272.50	263.98
2	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	254.93
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	670	230.00–235.00	232.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	278	330.00–390.00	351.05
2	300–350	315	365.00–372.50	368.81
10	350–400	369	320.00–370.00	351.54
10	400–450	425	310.00–335.00	323.37
5	450–500	478	290.00–322.50	306.72
13	500–550	515	280.00–325.00	306.70
19	550–600	571	260.00–312.50	293.10
6	600–650	628	260.00–307.50	292.18
5	650–700	667	267.50–305.00	283.33
1	950–1000	975	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	210.00–260.00	231.61
2	350–400	385	225.00–230.00	227.53
2	400–450	428	165.00–210.00	188.16
2	450–500	458	160.00–235.00	197.30
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	580	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,321.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	2,300.00–3,125.00	2,836.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	158.00–175.00	167.74
9	—	1,384	182.00–198.00	191.70
2	—	1,670	200.00–206.00	203.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,691	142.00–162.00	150.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,013	126.00–148.00	138.10
13	—	747	80.00–100.00	88.71
11	—	906	107.00–120.00	115.64
13	—	1,053	150.00–158.00	154.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,273	170.00–185.00	173.62
94	—	1,215	150.00–169.00	161.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle