Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 35.00- 280.00; 3 head Sheep: 35.00 - 130.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 625.00: 5 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.05/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.46 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$292.05

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$885

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$146.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs NC average

−71.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	321.95	1,760	22
Medium and Large 2	540	263.34	1,423	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	199.96	1,120	4thin
Medium 3	500	175.00	875	1thin

One grade step is worth $146.95/cwt here — about $885 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

292.05

—

NC average9 barns · 199 hd

281.48

+10.57

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−71.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−69.46

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	1,527	167.23	2,553	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	147.38	1,860	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	134.00	2,245	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	112.16	1,114	22

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)	1,230	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,304	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	897	$2,242	5

Every lot, as filed

104 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	900–950	910	203.03/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	323.60/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	331.08/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	354.57/cwt	315.00–361.00	2,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	343.27/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	292.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	224.12/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	388.16/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	359.23/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	322.84/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	329.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	198.64/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	251.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	241.25/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	293.19/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	241.75/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	362.59/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	243.69/cwt	232.50–255.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	320.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	351.82/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	280.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,304.14/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,304	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,844.40/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	232.54/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	389.10/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	347.48/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	306.69/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	146.68/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,847	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	84.76/cwt	80.00–92.00	781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,542	169.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,621	16
Bulls	—	—	1,559	150.62/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,348	4
Bulls	—	—	1,155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,195	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,528	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,531	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	106.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,017	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	129.67/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,372	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	169.92/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,872.22/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	220.00/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	219.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	186.58/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	224.87/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	283.41/cwt	270.00–310.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	343.91/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	314.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	249.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	221.11/cwt	205.00–230.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	229.48/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,097	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 589Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 130Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 35.00- 280.00; 3 head Sheep: 35.00 - 130.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 625.00: 5 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	420.00	420.00
6	350–400	368	360.00–400.00	380.00
3	400–450	408	380.00–405.00	388.16
4	450–500	480	355.00–375.00	362.59
10	500–550	520	330.00–365.00	347.48
4	550–600	573	310.00–355.00	323.60
6	600–650	612	290.00–320.00	306.69
2	650–700	658	270.00–290.00	280.04
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	768	210.00–220.00	215.02
3	800–850	815	220.00–232.50	224.12
3	900–950	910	185.00–214.00	203.03
1	950–1000	960	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	320	320.00–365.00	343.91
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	314.29
5	500–550	538	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	675	180.00–215.00	198.64
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–235.00	232.47
2	450–500	478	210.00–250.00	229.48
3	500–550	517	210.00–250.00	224.87
3	550–600	570	230.00–240.00	233.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	400.00–420.00	409.73
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	469	365.00–410.00	389.10
11	500–550	528	330.00–360.00	351.82
10	550–600	570	315.00–361.00	354.57
5	600–650	626	310.00–345.00	331.08
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	423	305.00–310.00	307.54
2	450–500	463	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	672	220.00–265.00	241.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	210.00–230.00	219.90
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–340.00	329.73
6	400–450	447	345.00–365.00	359.23
6	450–500	471	325.00–355.00	343.27
12	500–550	534	300.00–337.50	322.84
10	550–600	562	300.00–335.00	320.88
3	600–650	635	275.00–302.50	293.19
6	650–700	681	290.00–300.00	292.34
3	700–750	732	220.00–225.00	221.70
2	750–800	753	220.00–245.00	232.54
2	800–850	815	235.00–247.50	241.25
2	850–900	885	232.50–255.00	243.69
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	283	270.00–310.00	283.41
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	381	250.00–255.00	251.26
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	310.00–315.00	312.55
2	500–550	513	230.00–240.00	235.02
4	550–600	554	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	707	282.50	282.50
4	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	500	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	240.00–260.00	249.35
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	195.00	195.00
5	400–450	432	205.00–230.00	221.11
5	450–500	486	205.00–230.00	220.00
2	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	590	160.00–180.00	169.92
3	600–650	623	180.00–200.00	186.58
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	815	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	850–900	890	172.00	172.00

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)	2	—	905	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,304.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,844.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,872.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	165.00	165.00
25	—	1,259	139.00–156.00	146.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	80.00–92.00	84.76
7	—	953	100.00–115.00	106.73
10	—	1,058	125.00–137.00	129.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,542	160.00–180.00	169.96
4	—	1,559	145.00–157.00	150.62
1	—	1,155	190.00	190.00

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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