Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 65.00- 130.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.11/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −37.41 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$324.11

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$609

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

$105.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs NC average

−47.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	350.51	1,905	23
Medium and Large 2	537	297.69	1,599	11thin
Medium and Large 3	529	244.98	1,296	4thin

One grade step is worth $105.54/cwt here — about $609 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 sale38 hd

324.11

—

NC average8 barns · 205 hd

326.59

−2.48

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−47.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−37.41

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	1,579	184.81	2,918	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	162.77	2,036	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	145.86	2,297	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	132.37	1,371	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)	966	$2,041	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$1,917	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	376.77/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	261.28/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	281.49/cwt	267.50–295.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	320.07/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	420.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,387	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	348.30/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	313.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	426.47/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	357.50/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,916	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	413.75/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.90/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	441.76/cwt	410.00–510.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	325.36/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	407.63/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	375.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	244.97/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	425.30/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	299.38/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	349.40/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	304.77/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	307.84/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.14/cwt	337.50–380.00	2,007	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	422.76/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,560	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	321.88/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	465.75/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	422.22/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,769	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	823	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	333.78/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	226.98/cwt	207.50–235.00	2,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	233.96/cwt	212.50–250.00	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	390.22/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,865	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.98/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	328.55/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.29/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	119.49/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,152	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	142.88/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,523	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	99.60/cwt	90.00–105.00	967	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	145.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,297	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	162.39/cwt	152.00–172.00	2,023	37
Bulls	—	—	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,657	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	184.75/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	468	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	177.50/cwt	150.00–205.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	353.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,381	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,916.67/head	1,600.00–2,550.00	1,917	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	2,040.72/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,041	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	277.05/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	205.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	263.71/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	288.88/cwt	265.00–315.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	353.17/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	287.53/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	353.21/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	294.98/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	342.75/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.89/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	363.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	259.87/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	369.57/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	287.90/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	321.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	315.85/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	336.23/cwt	325.00–360.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	317.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	376.44/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	252.97/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	259.97/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,357	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 606Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 205Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 10

10 head Goats: 65.00- 130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	535.00	535.00
5	250–300	272	430.00–495.00	465.75
3	300–350	340	410.00–470.00	450.00
13	350–400	369	400.00–450.00	422.76
21	400–450	419	390.00–450.00	422.22
18	450–500	478	360.00–415.00	390.22
10	500–550	524	330.00–375.00	348.30
17	550–600	565	337.50–380.00	355.14
8	600–650	618	310.00–365.00	333.78
4	650–700	674	310.00–340.00	321.88
5	700–750	723	280.00–320.00	307.84
2	750–800	758	270.00	270.00
3	800–850	820	205.00–255.00	230.98
5	850–900	879	212.50–250.00	233.96
4	900–950	931	207.50–235.00	226.98
1	1000–1050	1,015	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	330.00–355.00	342.75
3	400–450	420	330.00–380.00	353.21
8	450–500	476	330.00–380.00	349.40
7	500–550	520	280.00–320.00	299.38
2	550–600	570	270.00–300.00	285.26
4	600–650	630	285.00–305.00	294.98
2	650–700	668	280.00–295.00	287.53
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	410	310.00–325.00	317.59
2	450–500	475	230.00–275.00	252.97
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	410.00–510.00	441.76
2	250–300	263	410.00	410.00
15	300–350	330	400.00–440.00	420.32
7	350–400	381	410.00–435.00	426.47
15	400–450	428	390.00–420.00	407.63
14	450–500	479	360.00–392.50	376.77
18	500–550	536	335.00–372.50	357.50
5	550–600	571	310.00–340.00	325.36
9	600–650	624	290.00–330.00	320.07
8	650–700	677	300.00–335.00	313.20
8	700–750	734	270.00–315.00	304.77
5	750–800	784	230.00–270.00	261.28
4	800–850	808	230.00–255.00	244.97
2	850–900	870	267.50–295.00	281.49
1	900–950	930	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	390	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	205.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	250	180.00–230.00	205.00
4	300–350	323	265.00–315.00	288.88
2	400–450	420	265.00–290.00	277.05
4	450–500	481	245.00–280.00	263.71
3	500–550	522	250.00–280.00	259.97
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	325.00–360.00	336.23
4	300–350	316	350.00–390.00	369.57
4	350–400	364	330.00–395.00	376.44
3	400–450	405	350.00–380.00	363.29
6	450–500	478	300.00–330.00	321.48
6	500–550	518	300.00–330.00	315.85
5	550–600	560	250.00–300.00	275.89
5	600–650	629	250.00–280.00	259.87
2	650–700	673	255.00–260.00	257.45
2	700–750	713	240.00–260.00	250.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	370	412.50–415.00	413.75
4	400–450	421	415.00–440.00	425.30
5	450–500	485	392.50–420.00	400.90
4	500–550	524	360.00–385.00	375.24
2	550–600	573	340.00–367.50	354.29
6	600–650	621	330.00–365.00	353.17
6	650–700	674	330.00–365.00	353.19
3	700–750	725	310.00–345.00	328.55
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	975	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	465	310.00–320.00	316.67
3	500–550	520	260.00–305.00	287.90
2	600–650	618	315.00–320.00	317.57
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	823	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	560	155.00	155.00
2	600–650	610	150.00–205.00	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	110.00–130.00	119.49
3	—	1,143	152.00	152.00
21	—	1,066	132.00–150.00	142.88
5	—	971	90.00–105.00	99.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	140.00–155.00	145.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	177.00	177.00
37	—	1,246	152.00–172.00	162.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,265	210.00	210.00
6	—	1,728	170.00–190.00	184.75

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	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	986	1,600.00–2,550.00	1,916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	966	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,040.72

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Norwood Livestock Auction

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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

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