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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2083

← Aug 14Sep 25Nov 13 →

Receipts

924 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 990▼ 88 vs year ago 1,012 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All consignments must be weaned at least 60 days, have two rounds of vaccinations, and one round of parasite control per market protocol; heifers guaranteed open (penalties apply). The next sale date is November 13, 2025

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.61/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −33.26 against this barn's trailing median of $433.87.

Average price

$400.61

145 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$53.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.13

vs NC average

−16.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	403.99	2,214	132
Medium and Large 1-2	558	371.18	2,071	10thin
Small 1	555	350.00	1,943	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.99/cwt here — about $271 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale145 hd

400.61

—

NC average8 barns · 271 hd

377.48

+23.13

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−16.48

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.87

−33.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.17, low $390.26, median $433.87 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	454.41/cwt	449.00–460.00	1,704	8
Steers	350–400	Small 1	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,954	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,079	36
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	413.52/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,977	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	487	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,997	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,480	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,028	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	403.99/cwt	391.00–408.50	2,214	132
Steers	550–600	Small 1	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	369.72/cwt	347.00–392.00	2,082	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,441	124
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,568	68
Steers	700–750	Small 1	739	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,217	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	336.46/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,490	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	327.70/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,474	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,203	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,615	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,645	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,945	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,875	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,252	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	450	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,719	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	415.79/cwt	412.00–418.00	1,892	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,895	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	503	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,761	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	372.27/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,992	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	369.47/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,062	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,107	99
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	574	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,020	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,239	119
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	337.06/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,194	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	313.02/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,260	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,345	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,615	17

This sale against other markets

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 →

North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction

Thu Sep 25, 2025

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

Receipts 924Last week 990Year ago 1,012

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	404.00	404.00
1	350–400	375	401.00	401.00
65	450–500	455	412.00–418.00	415.79
99	550–600	559	377.00	377.00
119	600–650	648	345.50	345.50
53	700–750	734	319.50	319.50
17	800–850	834	313.50	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	382.00	382.00
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
6	550–600	574	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	412.00	412.00
21	500–550	535	370.00–374.00	372.27
2	550–600	558	367.00–372.00	369.47
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
16	650–700	651	333.00–338.00	337.06
4	700–750	722	310.00–314.00	313.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	720	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	739	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	302.00	302.00
2	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	825	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	410.00–416.00	413.52
2	500–550	538	377.00	377.00
8	550–600	563	347.00–392.00	369.72
16	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	666	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	740	332.00–337.00	336.46
7	750–800	755	317.00–332.00	327.70
2	800–850	830	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	955	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	449.00–460.00	454.41
19	400–450	444	440.00	440.00
36	450–500	457	455.00	455.00
132	500–550	548	391.00–408.50	403.99
124	650–700	650	375.50	375.50
68	700–750	739	347.50	347.50
28	800–850	833	317.50	317.50
12	900–950	947	311.00	311.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	265.00	265.00

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.