Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Goats: 25.00- 320.00; 2 head Sheep: 115.00 -150.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.53/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.99 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$337.53

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$739

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

$135.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs NC average

−30.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	350.50	1,932	55
Medium and Large 2	541	304.08	1,646	14thin
Medium and Large 3	555	215.00	1,193	2thin

One grade step is worth $135.50/cwt here — about $739 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 sale71 hd

337.53

—

NC average9 barns · 327 hd

331.70

+5.82

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−30.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−23.99

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	1,306	178.74	2,335	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	157.66	2,106	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	145.71	2,248	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	131.76	1,355	33

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)	1,027	$1,813	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,703	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	715	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	172.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,674	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	155.32/cwt	147.50–167.50	2,021	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,703.28/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,703	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,748.79/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	1,351.91/head	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,126	158.49/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,785	8
Bulls	—	—	1,513	210.64/cwt	200.00–227.50	3,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	185.28/cwt	173.00–197.00	2,548	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	276.31/cwt	247.50–290.00	2,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	394.73/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,480	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	365.10/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,723	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	418.78/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	281.97/cwt	260.00–307.50	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	377.12/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,595	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.53/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,983	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	354.54/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	418.23/cwt	407.50–432.50	1,782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.98/cwt	290.00–337.50	2,012	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.95/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	318.82/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	367.43/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,113	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	332.47/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	292.60/cwt	277.50–307.50	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	277.20/cwt	230.00–305.00	1,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	335.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	338.10/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	467.89/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	357.31/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,879	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	402.03/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	477.85/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	273.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	441.08/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,447	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	407.13/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	292.63/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	193.75/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	382.14/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,785	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	881	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	366.92/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,297	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	340.31/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,953	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	415.31/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,740	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	525.65/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	328.73/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	337.22/cwt	317.50–360.00	2,118	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	334.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	384.61/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,812	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	98.00/cwt	95.00–100.00	941	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	110.53/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	140.56/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,487	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	145.71/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	297.76/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	268.57/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	380.55/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,243	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,812.83/head	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	314.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	268.82/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	245.06/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	375.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	357.19/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,525	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	323.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	307.49/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	308.50/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	272.67/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	297.94/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	299.10/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	336.01/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	339.43/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,443	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	344.95/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	347.22/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	269.25/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	233.20/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 404Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 116Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Goats: 25.00- 320.00; 2 head Sheep: 115.00 -150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	170.00–179.00	172.19
31	—	1,301	147.50–167.50	155.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	95.00–100.00	98.00
4	—	914	107.50–114.00	110.53
25	—	1,058	127.00–146.00	140.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	142.00–151.00	145.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	150.00–170.00	158.49
2	—	1,513	200.00–227.50	210.64
15	—	1,375	173.00–197.00	185.28

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	888	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,703.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,027	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,812.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,748.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	1,175.00–1,625.00	1,351.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	515.00–535.00	525.65
13	250–300	280	450.00–500.00	477.85
21	300–350	328	415.00–470.00	441.08
20	350–400	374	400.00–450.00	418.78
15	400–450	419	390.00–440.00	415.31
21	450–500	467	365.00–405.00	382.14
36	500–550	526	330.00–385.00	357.31
19	550–600	574	320.00–360.00	340.31
16	600–650	628	317.50–360.00	337.22
5	650–700	671	310.00–350.00	328.73
4	700–750	714	265.00–310.00	292.63
4	750–800	770	247.50–290.00	276.31
4	800–850	824	260.00–285.00	273.21
1	850–900	890	207.50	207.50
2	900–950	913	225.00–227.50	226.23
2	950–1000	960	185.00–202.50	193.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	372	360.00–390.00	375.20
22	400–450	427	325.00–385.00	357.19
15	450–500	479	310.00–355.00	332.47
9	500–550	519	290.00–322.50	308.50
5	550–600	590	250.00–315.00	299.10
2	600–650	603	230.00–260.00	245.06
2	650–700	665	250.00–295.00	272.67
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	763	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	908	170.00–180.00	175.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00–330.00	314.49
3	400–450	422	284.00–310.00	297.76
3	450–500	467	240.00–285.00	268.82
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	132.50	132.50
1	750–800	780	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	380.00–415.00	402.03
9	300–350	314	390.00–425.00	407.13
25	350–400	375	370.00–415.00	394.73
31	400–450	423	360.00–400.00	377.12
40	450–500	472	340.00–390.00	365.10
18	500–550	515	330.00–375.00	354.54
37	550–600	569	320.00–357.50	348.53
24	600–650	623	290.00–337.50	322.98
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	721	260.00–307.50	281.97
2	750–800	765	277.50–307.50	292.60
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	712	315.00	315.00
4	850–900	881	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–310.00	304.95
4	450–500	473	250.00–280.00	268.57
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	328	310.00–360.00	336.01
7	350–400	376	315.00–360.00	347.22
11	400–450	425	320.00–355.00	339.43
12	450–500	478	300.00–340.00	323.99
9	500–550	523	280.00–327.50	307.49
5	550–600	574	275.00–310.00	297.94
3	600–650	625	258.00–280.00	269.25
4	650–700	674	230.00–242.50	233.20
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	885	177.50	177.50
1	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	450.00–485.00	467.89
2	350–400	375	410.00–432.50	420.95
7	400–450	426	407.50–432.50	418.23
7	450–500	471	375.00–405.00	384.61
9	500–550	527	360.00–395.00	380.55
18	550–600	575	345.00–375.00	367.43
11	600–650	626	340.00–380.00	366.92
7	650–700	669	317.50–350.00	338.10
5	700–750	716	330.00–335.00	334.01
2	750–800	765	307.50–330.00	318.82
1	850–900	895	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	469	320.00–360.00	344.95
4	500–550	529	330.00–350.00	335.49
2	550–600	570	320.00–325.00	322.43
3	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	301.70
3	650–700	675	230.00–305.00	277.20
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	195.00	195.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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