Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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

9 head Goats: 55.00- 160.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.02/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.49 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$297.02

57 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$893

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$167.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs NC average

−59.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	317.58	1,756	40
Medium and Large 2	553	264.02	1,459	14thin
Medium and Large 3	578	190.43	1,101	2thin
Medium 3	575	150.00	863	1thin

One grade step is worth $167.58/cwt here — about $893 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 sale57 hd

297.02

—

NC average10 barns · 413 hd

305.66

−8.64

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−59.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−64.49

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	—	Low	1,715	160.26	2,748	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	147.97	1,945	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	137.22	2,039	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	118.09	1,208	18

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)	1,145	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,930	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	850–900	855	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	306.60/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	341.30/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,976	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	317.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	309.34/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,776	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	222.36/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	399.03/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	406.99/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	356.44/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,504	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	282.51/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	215.03/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	436.14/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	343.31/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	309.75/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.31/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	312.67/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,295	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	354.45/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	323.50/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	220.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	297.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	294.77/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	408.09/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,510	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	371.31/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,188	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	340.04/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	410.00/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	434.14/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	195.08/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	376.84/cwt	355.00–395.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	334.02/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	387.06/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	324.18/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	363.20/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.90/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	413.57/cwt	390.00–435.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	436.65/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	366.09/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,380	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,877	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	146.29/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,950	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	164.73/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,904	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	137.22/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,039	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	128.35/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,310	12
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	372.87/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	334.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,930.00/head	1,575.00–2,500.00	1,930	8
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	470	166.61/cwt	155.00–180.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	190.43/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	252.85/cwt	230.00–275.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	239.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	185.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	274.95/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	243.54/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	276.95/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	243.81/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	187.27/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	246.76/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	316.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	282.09/cwt	260.00–300.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	292.27/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	331.39/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	253.08/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	213.82/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	159.61/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	222.80/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	237.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	193.08/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	152.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 242Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 90Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 6

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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

9 head Goats: 55.00- 160.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	355.00–395.00	376.84
3	250–300	270	370.00–380.00	376.67
13	300–350	320	350.00–390.00	371.31
15	350–400	377	340.00–380.00	366.09
17	400–450	422	330.00–375.00	356.44
9	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	343.31
14	500–550	529	300.00–330.00	317.55
19	550–600	574	280.00–320.00	309.34
6	600–650	619	280.00–315.00	294.77
9	650–700	668	260.00–292.50	282.51
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	855	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	940	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00–320.00	310.05
4	350–400	369	280.00–310.00	292.27
3	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	316.51
5	450–500	474	280.00–310.00	297.25
7	500–550	523	250.00–300.00	274.95
7	550–600	582	230.00–275.00	253.08
4	600–650	611	230.00–265.00	243.54
4	650–700	661	210.00–230.00	220.09
2	700–750	723	180.00–195.00	187.27
2	750–800	775	180.00–190.00	185.13
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	386.00	386.00
3	500–550	532	337.50–345.00	340.04
4	550–600	551	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	415	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	475	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	230.00–250.00	239.35
2	300–350	320	230.00–275.00	252.85
2	350–400	378	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	473	230.00–255.00	237.92
2	550–600	578	170.00–210.00	190.43
2	600–650	615	180.00–190.00	185.04
2	650–700	678	145.00–175.00	159.61
2	700–750	720	145.00–160.00	152.40
1	750–800	795	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	360	300.00–325.00	312.50
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
11	450–500	478	300.00–345.00	331.39
3	500–550	510	290.00–320.00	306.60
2	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	235.10
2	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	768	195.00–200.00	197.48
2	800–850	803	205.00–225.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	400.00–455.00	436.65
5	300–350	325	430.00–445.00	436.14
9	350–400	369	370.00–420.00	399.03
9	400–450	418	395.00–425.00	406.99
13	450–500	488	360.00–395.00	372.87
12	500–550	520	330.00–370.00	350.31
16	550–600	579	320.00–352.50	341.30
10	600–650	630	320.00–340.00	334.25
2	650–700	678	322.50	322.50
13	700–750	734	308.00–320.00	312.67
1	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	565	150.00–170.00	160.00
2	600–650	608	150.00–160.00	154.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	390.00–435.00	413.57
10	250–300	274	400.00–455.00	434.14
6	300–350	319	380.00–435.00	410.00
22	350–400	370	390.00–420.00	408.09
16	400–450	434	360.00–400.00	387.06
14	450–500	474	335.00–385.00	363.20
8	500–550	529	310.00–347.50	334.02
6	550–600	571	310.00–350.00	324.18
5	600–650	620	270.00–310.00	288.90
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	773	170.00–225.00	195.08
1	900–950	900	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	382	330.00–370.00	354.45
6	400–450	423	300.00–335.00	323.50
3	450–500	472	285.00–330.00	309.75
4	500–550	521	250.00–300.00	276.95
2	550–600	583	302.50–305.00	303.76
4	600–650	615	210.00–265.00	243.81
2	650–700	678	215.00–230.00	222.36
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	195.00	195.00
3	450–500	470	155.00–180.00	166.61
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	338	260.00–300.00	282.09
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	475	230.00–265.00	246.76
4	500–550	513	200.00–245.00	213.82
4	550–600	569	210.00–245.00	222.80
5	600–650	623	180.00–225.00	193.08
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	160.00–165.00	162.67
35	—	1,333	135.00–156.00	146.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	139.00	139.00
4	—	995	80.00–87.00	84.11
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
12	—	1,021	115.00–135.00	128.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	132.00–145.00	137.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,763	155.00–179.00	164.73

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,150	1,575.00–2,500.00	1,930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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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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