Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 50.00-155.00; 3 head Sheep: 45.00 - 265.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.03/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.49 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$318.03

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$849

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

$152.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs NC average

−32.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	336.48	1,816	27
Medium and Large 2	551	271.90	1,498	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	184.25	967	2thin

One grade step is worth $152.23/cwt here — about $849 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

318.03

—

NC average9 barns · 233 hd

320.48

−2.46

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−32.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−43.49

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	—	High	1,475	185.90	2,742	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	171.49	2,146	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	157.72	2,421	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	144.43	1,530	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,540	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,977	5

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1	950–1000	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	366.49/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,572	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	356.30/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,696	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.05/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	311.61/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	313.80/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	370.14/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,407	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	288.74/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	353.51/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	345.19/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	352.18/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,500	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	350.52/cwt	320.00–369.00	1,640	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	397.03/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	330.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	357.80/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	282.36/cwt	247.50–297.50	2,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	284.56/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	405.78/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	363.50/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,919	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	351.55/cwt	325.00–362.50	2,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	315.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	193.41/cwt	173.00–207.50	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	364.49/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	400.80/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	287.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.52/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,993	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	417.63/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	345.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,823	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	337.57/cwt	310.00–362.50	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	373.82/cwt	342.50–390.00	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	382.57/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,061	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	356	404.47/cwt	402.00–406.00	1,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	391.80/cwt	365.00–404.00	1,485	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	157.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,421	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	190.80/cwt	182.50–200.00	2,265	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	169.14/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,129	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	159.20/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,710	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,903	9
Bulls	—	—	1,280	166.99/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	189.83/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,792	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,089	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	147.24/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,608	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	184.25/cwt	157.50–210.00	967	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,216.74/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,324.80/head	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,540.41/head	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,712.22/head	2,450.00–2,925.00	2,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	199.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	207.04/cwt	185.00–230.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	326.86/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	283.83/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	409.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	321.89/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	341.36/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	311.75/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.27/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	305.57/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	294.18/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	259.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 274Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 108Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 2

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 50.00-155.00; 3 head Sheep: 45.00 - 265.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	415.00–420.00	417.63
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
11	350–400	379	365.00–404.00	391.80
19	400–450	429	350.00–390.00	366.49
26	450–500	476	335.00–370.00	356.30
14	500–550	527	330.00–370.00	345.97
14	550–600	573	310.00–357.50	345.19
4	600–650	638	310.00–362.50	337.57
2	650–700	678	300.00–327.50	313.80
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	778	275.00–300.00	287.62
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	880	272.50	272.50
2	900–950	928	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	980	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	255	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	510	180.00–195.00	187.50
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	325.00–350.00	341.36
2	350–400	370	330.00–350.00	340.27
2	400–450	430	305.00–340.00	321.89
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	525	295.00–325.00	311.75
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	955	160.00–162.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	282	385.00–420.00	400.80
5	300–350	329	345.00–399.00	364.49
15	350–400	380	340.00–397.50	370.14
28	400–450	426	330.00–371.00	352.18
31	450–500	468	320.00–369.00	350.52
11	500–550	525	300.00–340.00	325.05
7	550–600	568	320.00–335.00	330.62
20	600–650	618	295.00–330.00	322.52
8	650–700	671	300.00–327.50	311.61
10	700–750	714	247.50–297.50	282.36
2	750–800	768	287.50–290.00	288.74
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	870	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
3	1000–1050	1,017	173.00–207.50	193.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	402.00–406.00	404.47
9	500–550	536	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	368	185.00–230.00	207.04
2	500–550	525	157.50–210.00	184.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	325	321.00–330.00	326.86
5	350–400	376	250.00–330.00	294.18
4	400–450	430	280.00–320.00	305.57
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	250.00–270.00	259.76
3	550–600	573	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	220.00–225.00	222.56
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	840	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	890	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00–420.00	409.82
5	300–350	332	390.00–410.00	397.03
3	350–400	382	400.00–410.00	405.78
12	400–450	426	360.00–395.00	382.57
12	450–500	465	342.50–390.00	373.82
21	500–550	528	340.00–382.50	363.50
8	550–600	579	330.00–372.50	357.80
10	600–650	624	325.00–362.50	351.55
2	650–700	683	350.00–357.00	353.51
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	773	270.00–300.00	284.56
1	900–950	910	297.50	297.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	300.00–330.00	315.55
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	623	277.50–290.00	283.83
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	401.00	401.00
9	450–500	462	398.00	398.00
17	500–550	534	386.00	386.00
14	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	425	190.00–210.00	199.53
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	585	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	155.00–162.00	157.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	182.50–200.00	190.80
41	—	1,259	160.00–179.00	169.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,074	157.50–161.00	159.20
2	—	848	127.00–130.00	128.43
22	—	1,092	135.00–155.00	147.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,280	155.00–175.00	166.99
4	—	1,471	182.00–194.00	189.83

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	1	—	1,000	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,216.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	2,450.00–2,925.00	2,712.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,324.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,540.41

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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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