Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 -4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

22 head Goats: 30.00-190.00; 39 head Sheep: 15.00-225.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.40/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.12 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$296.40

55 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$806

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$140.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

vs NC average

−45.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	316.50	1,762	43
Medium and Large 2	555	248.61	1,380	8thin
Medium and Large 3	544	175.88	956	4thin

One grade step is worth $140.62/cwt here — about $806 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

296.40

—

NC average6 barns · 136 hd

290.89

+5.51

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−45.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−65.12

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	—	Average	1,569	185.44	2,909	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	166.75	2,015	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	128.48	1,177	38

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$1,884	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,860	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	605	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	422.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	361.42/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,525	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	328.22/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	385.23/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	315.67/cwt	295.00–335.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	256.70/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	284.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	272.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	224.82/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	176.17/cwt	152.50–210.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	289.12/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	299.77/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	283.05/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	242.07/cwt	230.00–255.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	295.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	232.38/cwt	180.00–250.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	192.53/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	268.00/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	350.44/cwt	310.00–358.00	2,022	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	350.91/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,326	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,860.20/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	153.40/cwt	130.00–175.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	214.56/cwt	180.00–250.00	985	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,420	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,147	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	160.84/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,883.87/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,884	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.79/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,961	13
Bulls	—	—	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	153.82/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,024	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	163.82/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,941	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	176.74/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,275	22
Bulls	—	—	1,768	197.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,496	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	122.40/cwt	110.00–130.00	956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	91.94/cwt	82.50–102.50	762	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	144.78/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,458	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	336.92/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	283.92/cwt	252.50–295.00	2,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	343.21/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,798	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	370.08/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,384	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	261.65/cwt	240.00–280.00	2,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	236.70/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	358.13/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	371.99/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,198	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	459.85/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	334.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	201.02/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	315.18/cwt	297.50–327.50	2,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	416.44/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	381.99/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	316.53/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	319.70/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	313.19/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	301.84/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,980	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	242.17/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	242.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	258.95/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	257.96/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.81/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	243.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	300.68/cwt	275.00–320.00	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	302.65/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	324.45/cwt	302.50–345.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	253.70/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	318.35/cwt	290.00–321.00	2,267	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	276.04/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	317.83/cwt	300.00–335.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	290.01/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	309.36/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	286.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	279.16/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	231.64/cwt	207.50–245.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	324.94/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	243.65/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	314.41/cwt	280.00–324.00	1,814	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	312.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	351.19/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,320	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	335.22/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,435	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	377.56/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,612	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	351.34/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	332.26/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,598	51

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 191Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 82Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 11

22 head Goats: 30.00-190.00; 39 head Sheep: 15.00-225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	323	375.00–395.00	385.23
7	350–400	378	330.00–380.00	350.91
24	400–450	427	340.00–400.00	377.56
14	450–500	478	330.00–375.00	351.34
39	500–550	524	330.00–370.00	343.21
49	550–600	577	310.00–358.00	350.44
13	600–650	623	295.00–340.00	314.79
8	650–700	664	297.50–327.50	315.18
61	700–750	712	290.00–321.00	318.35
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	265	300.00–335.00	317.83
2	300–350	308	300.00–320.00	309.76
5	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	312.91
2	400–450	430	270.00–300.00	284.65
3	450–500	478	275.00–315.00	299.77
5	500–550	526	265.00–310.00	289.12
6	550–600	571	250.00–295.00	268.00
5	600–650	613	225.00–285.00	258.95
2	650–700	668	265.00–280.00	272.36
2	700–750	705	200.00–250.00	224.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	593	130.00–175.00	153.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	420.00–425.00	422.31
5	250–300	271	360.00–400.00	381.99
9	300–350	314	330.00–350.00	334.67
14	350–400	376	330.00–370.00	351.19
28	400–450	428	315.00–360.00	335.22
51	450–500	481	310.00–350.00	332.26
17	500–550	526	300.00–332.50	319.70
26	550–600	577	280.00–324.00	314.41
11	600–650	614	287.50–322.50	309.36
37	650–700	656	260.00–305.00	301.84
7	700–750	713	220.00–260.00	242.17
2	750–800	773	237.50–250.00	243.65
5	800–850	823	207.50–245.00	231.64
1	850–900	885	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	935	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	302.50–345.00	324.45
5	250–300	282	295.00–335.00	315.67
14	300–350	324	275.00–320.00	300.68
6	350–400	371	292.50–310.00	302.65
5	400–450	414	260.00–300.00	276.04
7	450–500	478	250.00–300.00	283.05
3	500–550	527	240.00–285.00	257.96
5	550–600	572	220.00–255.00	243.00
6	600–650	614	240.00–270.00	256.70
5	650–700	677	230.00–255.00	242.47
2	700–750	738	185.00–200.00	192.53
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
6	300–350	331	180.00–250.00	232.38
2	350–400	368	230.00–255.00	242.07
6	450–500	459	180.00–250.00	214.56
3	500–550	530	152.50–210.00	176.17
1	550–600	585	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	455.00–465.00	459.85
6	250–300	274	400.00–435.00	416.44
10	300–350	322	350.00–400.00	371.99
6	350–400	374	345.00–380.00	370.08
12	400–450	422	335.00–372.50	361.42
19	450–500	473	335.00–385.00	358.13
11	500–550	523	310.00–355.00	336.92
13	550–600	570	310.00–345.00	328.22
8	600–650	611	297.50–330.00	316.53
3	650–700	668	302.50–320.00	313.19
5	700–750	708	252.50–295.00	283.92
6	750–800	767	240.00–280.00	261.65
5	800–850	827	210.00–265.00	236.70
2	900–950	935	180.00–222.50	201.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	325.00–350.00	337.72
4	300–350	321	310.00–340.00	324.94
3	350–400	393	265.00–292.50	279.16
6	400–450	425	280.00–315.00	295.81
2	450–500	458	280.00–310.00	295.25
7	500–550	512	260.00–310.00	290.01
3	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	286.63
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	683	240.00–267.50	253.70
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	820	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	800	177.50	177.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	110.00	110.00
1	550–600	560	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	685	167.50	167.50
3	750–800	765	145.00–170.00	160.84

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)	4	—	1,051	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,860.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	902	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,883.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,265	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,768	195.00–200.00	197.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	153.00–155.00	153.82
10	—	781	110.00–130.00	122.40
8	—	829	82.50–102.50	91.94
17	—	1,007	135.00–152.50	144.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,185	154.00–172.00	163.82
22	—	1,287	173.00–184.00	176.74

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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