Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 40.00- 260.00; 2 head Sheep: 150.00; 12 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.23/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −37.29 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$324.23

83 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$980

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$186.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

vs NC average

−66.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	339.75	1,856	69
Medium and Large 2	546	270.16	1,475	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	229.65	1,298	2thin
Medium 3	570	153.62	876	2thin

One grade step is worth $186.13/cwt here — about $980 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 sale83 hd

324.23

—

NC average9 barns · 339 hd

317.57

+6.66

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−66.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−37.29

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	1,622	166.56	2,702	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	148.45	1,845	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	131.00	1,939	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	119.65	1,179	34

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)	1,094	$2,033	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,963	4thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	384.23/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	311.01/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	334.46/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,930	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	406.30/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	386.33/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	453.42/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	334.27/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,762	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	344.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	371.87/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,123	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	465.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	431.33/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	365.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,956	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	336.53/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	411.06/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,990	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	202.20/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	382.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	163.33/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	254.64/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	279.15/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,426	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	361.43/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	307.51/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	339.75/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	326.25/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,013	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	390.49/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,851	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	433.94/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	256.34/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	415.95/cwt	390.00–430.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	246.37/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	405.89/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	479.97/cwt	440.00–525.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	201.70/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	373.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,590	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	439.34/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	266.28/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	308.48/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,984.52/head	1,050.00–2,550.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	331.60/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,910	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	399.18/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,032	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.94/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	110.16/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,082	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	147.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	135.22/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,372	16
Bulls	—	—	2,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	148.45/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,845	24
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	84.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	763	6
Bulls	—	—	1,591	167.90/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,671	17
Heifers	Medium 3	200–250	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	570	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	416.88/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,793	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,033.31/head	1,175.00–2,350.00	2,033	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	423	185.53/cwt	175.00–195.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.49/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	260.48/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	307.78/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	364.66/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,239	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	284.91/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	357.29/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	382.23/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	252.15/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	279.93/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	282.57/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	318.94/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	281.69/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	254.90/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.90/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.24/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	229.65/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	257.26/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	258.64/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	287.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	270.27/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	953	2

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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 700Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 124Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 8

16 head Goats: 40.00- 260.00; 2 head Sheep: 150.00; 12 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	390.00–430.00	415.95
5	250–300	280	380.00–445.00	406.30
5	300–350	338	370.00–410.00	384.23
11	350–400	377	370.00–410.00	386.33
13	400–450	426	360.00–390.00	373.24
17	450–500	473	310.00–365.00	339.75
34	500–550	527	280.00–365.00	334.27
23	550–600	577	315.00–350.00	334.46
11	600–650	617	305.00–345.00	326.25
4	650–700	674	295.00–325.00	307.51
3	700–750	707	290.00–295.00	293.35
1	950–1000	975	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	535	365.00–370.00	365.61
4	550–600	556	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	325.03
5	400–450	417	310.00–345.00	318.94
3	450–500	473	250.00–290.00	276.90
5	500–550	519	230.00–280.00	258.64
5	550–600	573	250.00–300.00	281.69
4	600–650	604	250.00–300.00	282.57
3	650–700	663	240.00–265.00	254.90
2	700–750	720	225.00–230.00	227.43
3	800–850	818	150.00–185.00	163.33
1	900–950	915	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	970	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	410	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	480	155.00	155.00
2	550–600	570	150.00–157.00	153.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	468	230.00–290.00	260.48
2	550–600	565	210.00–250.00	229.65
2	600–650	615	180.00–220.00	200.49
1	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	318	450.00–490.00	465.62
4	350–400	386	410.00–455.00	431.33
3	400–450	430	410.00–425.00	416.88
9	450–500	484	395.00–415.00	411.06
9	500–550	509	397.50–410.00	399.18
15	550–600	571	350.00–389.00	371.87
3	600–650	628	340.00–350.00	344.95
4	650–700	659	335.00–350.00	344.90
2	700–750	725	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	833	302.00–315.00	308.48
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00
5	900–950	903	295.00–315.00	311.01
1	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	435.00	435.00
7	600–650	614	362.50–370.00	364.66
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	518	285.00–305.00	295.24
5	550–600	561	265.00–300.00	279.93
5	600–650	623	280.00–300.00	287.93
2	650–700	663	245.00–270.00	257.26
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	440.00–525.00	479.97
5	250–300	269	405.00–475.00	433.94
11	300–350	322	440.00–480.00	453.42
11	350–400	381	405.00–455.00	439.34
7	400–450	414	380.00–420.00	405.89
19	450–500	474	370.00–422.50	390.49
28	500–550	515	330.00–371.00	361.43
20	550–600	576	310.00–350.00	331.60
8	600–650	619	300.00–335.00	318.94
4	650–700	679	250.00–285.00	266.28
7	700–750	729	230.00–265.00	246.37
4	750–800	763	240.00–275.00	256.34
3	850–900	870	180.00–215.00	201.70
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	365.00–400.00	382.23
2	350–400	380	365.00–400.00	382.27
6	400–450	431	330.00–370.00	357.29
6	450–500	479	315.00–350.00	336.53
5	500–550	511	250.00–300.00	279.15
2	550–600	565	250.00–275.00	262.72
6	600–650	624	230.00–280.00	252.15
2	650–700	685	230.00–280.00	254.64
2	700–750	718	190.00–215.00	202.20
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	950	160.00–180.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	423	175.00–195.00	185.53
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	295.00–320.00	307.78
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	428	250.00–310.00	284.91
4	450–500	466	230.00–295.00	270.27
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	615	150.00–160.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,055	1,050.00–2,550.00	1,984.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,175.00–2,350.00	2,033.31

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	982	100.00–120.00	110.16
2	—	1,020	146.00–150.00	147.71
16	—	1,015	126.00–141.00	135.22
6	—	902	80.00–90.00	84.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,243	139.00–158.00	148.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,693	142.00–145.00	143.48
17	—	1,591	155.00–178.00	167.90

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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