Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 60.00-195.00; 6 head Sheep: 35.00-180.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.89/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −56.62 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$304.89

55 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$53.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs NC average

−33.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	313.66	1,709	46
Medium and Large 2	546	260.08	1,420	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.58/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

304.89

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

302.35

+2.55

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−33.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−56.62

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	1,389	178.84	2,484	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	163.14	2,178	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	150.44	2,317	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	138.25	1,432	30

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)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,853	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	904	$2,481	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	287.97/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	353.38/cwt	330.00–374.00	1,859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	261.37/cwt	252.50–270.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	289.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	305.53/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	326.95/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	343.51/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	243.83/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	282.42/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	252.19/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	248.50/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	341.72/cwt	330.00–355.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	331.35/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,402	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	331.44/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,226	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	198.87/cwt	177.50–220.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	279.69/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	222.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	289.23/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	232.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	281.04/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	258.89/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	262.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	352.10/cwt	345.00–365.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.43/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,681	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	445.53/cwt	400.00–495.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	338.78/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,602	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	276.54/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	337.67/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,425	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	397.24/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	311.00/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	309.00/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	355.20/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	370.92/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	350.36/cwt	327.50–375.00	1,177	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	150.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,317	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	169.85/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,349	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	160.60/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,115	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	185.43/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	117.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,104	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,608.55/head	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	348.30/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,661	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	985	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	865	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	146.72/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,582	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	227.16/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	355.52/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,294	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,853.25/head	1,375.00–2,350.00	1,853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	158.82/cwt	150.00–167.50	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	296.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	334.89/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	296.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	251.29/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	341.91/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,932	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.82/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	262.53/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	297.44/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	277.58/cwt	255.00–302.50	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	255.96/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	284.30/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	289.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	268.32/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.40/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,416	3

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 710Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 191Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 1

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 60.00-195.00; 6 head Sheep: 35.00-180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	386	280.00–310.00	297.44
5	400–450	417	260.00–310.00	287.97
4	450–500	474	290.00–300.00	296.33
3	500–550	517	252.50–270.00	262.53
4	550–600	561	235.00–270.00	251.29
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	147.50	147.50
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	400.00–495.00	445.53
2	250–300	268	370.00–425.00	397.24
12	300–350	316	340.00–395.00	370.92
7	350–400	364	330.00–385.00	355.52
17	400–450	422	320.00–365.00	337.67
16	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	338.78
7	500–550	510	290.00–325.00	311.00
9	550–600	566	290.00–325.00	309.00
12	600–650	623	255.00–300.00	279.69
3	650–700	675	260.00–290.00	276.54
6	700–750	712	250.00–280.00	262.91
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50
5	800–850	818	240.00–260.00	248.50
2	850–900	890	210.00–235.00	222.43
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	610	150.00–167.50	158.82
1	850–900	860	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	320	280.00–300.00	289.95
4	350–400	373	275.00–302.50	292.82
6	400–450	426	265.00–302.50	284.30
3	450–500	468	280.00–297.50	289.26
6	500–550	523	240.00–287.50	255.96
3	550–600	592	265.00–270.00	268.32
3	600–650	620	200.00–245.00	228.40
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	345.00–365.00	352.10
3	250–300	262	330.00–355.00	341.72
9	300–350	327	320.00–342.50	334.89
18	350–400	370	317.50–340.00	331.44
19	400–450	423	310.00–345.00	331.35
11	450–500	479	315.00–340.00	326.95
29	500–550	528	290.00–332.50	318.43
17	550–600	574	285.00–317.50	305.53
10	600–650	620	270.00–307.50	289.23
2	650–700	658	262.50–300.00	281.04
6	700–750	721	210.00–265.00	252.19
7	750–800	763	225.00–267.50	258.89
2	800–850	818	235.00–252.50	243.83
2	850–900	870	220.00–245.00	232.36
2	900–950	915	177.50–220.00	198.87
3	950–1000	970	165.00–172.00	169.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	336	327.50–375.00	350.36
2	350–400	380	345.00–350.00	347.60
3	400–450	422	340.00–380.00	355.20
5	450–500	477	330.00–362.50	348.30
18	500–550	526	330.00–374.00	353.38
19	550–600	565	310.00–357.50	341.91
12	600–650	615	320.00–352.50	343.51
3	650–700	662	295.00–300.00	298.35
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	790	270.00–295.00	282.42
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
3	850–900	865	270.00–275.00	272.51
2	900–950	928	252.50–270.00	261.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	523	200.00–245.00	227.16
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	255.00–302.50	277.58
3	450–500	470	280.00–310.00	296.24
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	608	245.00–250.00	247.53
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	140.00–155.00	150.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,383	167.00–176.00	169.85
45	—	1,317	150.00–166.00	160.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	154.00–155.00	154.50
7	—	938	110.00–125.00	117.71
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
20	—	1,078	131.00–152.00	146.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	174.00–194.00	185.43
1	—	865	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,608.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	1,375.00–2,350.00	1,853.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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