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Norwood Livestock Auction

Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2083

← Sep 25Nov 13Mar 19 →

Receipts

885 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 924▲ 174 vs year ago 711 · +24.5%

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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 tentatively March 19, 2026

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 $379.60/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −54.27 against this barn's trailing median of $433.87.

Average price

$379.60

146 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$86.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.68

vs NC average

−45.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	402.00	2,328	88
Medium and Large 1-2	547	358.58	1,963	40
Medium and Large 2	560	329.50	1,845	2thin
Small 1	540	315.26	1,703	16thin

One grade step is worth $86.74/cwt here — about $624 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 sale146 hd

379.60

—

NC average8 barns · 254 hd

353.93

+25.68

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−45.27

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.87

−54.27

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

51 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,609	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,856	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,589	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	438.68/cwt	420.00–443.00	2,044	40
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,814	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	538	313.81/cwt	312.00–339.00	1,688	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	360.23/cwt	342.00–364.00	1,960	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,981	5
Steers	550–600	Small 1	575	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,938	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,328	88
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,974	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	9
Steers	650–700	Small 1	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	334.81/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,220	110
Steers	700–750	Small 1	720	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,102	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	292.82/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,149	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	330.08/cwt	324.00–331.00	2,436	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,162	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,661	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	850–900	Small 1	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Steers	900–950	Small 1	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,752	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	356.33/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,251	9
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,344	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	432	337.97/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,460	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	367.57/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,694	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	537	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,804	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	335.05/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,809	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	347.36/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,945	100
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	560	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,842	14
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	629	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,856	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	310.16/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,979	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	319.52/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,080	115
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	279.43/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,981	4
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	718	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,025	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	305.22/cwt	305.00–306.50	2,256	54
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	815	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,046	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	288.55/cwt	279.00–290.00	2,389	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,525	2

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 885Last week 924Year ago 711

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	351	355.00–359.00	356.33
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
42	450–500	461	362.00–372.00	367.57
31	500–550	540	330.00–342.00	335.05
100	550–600	560	340.00–348.00	347.36
115	650–700	651	314.00–320.00	319.52
54	700–750	739	305.00–306.50	305.22
15	800–850	828	279.00–290.00	288.55
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00
2	900–950	918	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	349.00	349.00
4	400–450	432	335.00–339.00	337.97
3	500–550	537	336.00	336.00
14	550–600	560	329.00	329.00
5	600–650	629	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	718	282.00	282.00
1	800–850	815	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
19	600–650	638	310.00–311.00	310.16
4	700–750	709	271.00–288.00	279.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	480	332.00	332.00
15	500–550	538	312.00–339.00	313.81
1	550–600	575	337.00	337.00
9	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	720	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	445	357.00	357.00
1	500–550	535	339.00	339.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	643	307.00	307.00
5	700–750	734	280.00–302.00	292.82
1	800–850	825	262.00	262.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	371	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	417.00	417.00
40	450–500	466	420.00–443.00	438.68
88	550–600	579	402.00	402.00
110	650–700	663	320.00–340.00	334.81
69	700–750	738	324.00–331.00	330.08
31	800–850	842	316.00	316.00
2	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
14	900–950	936	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	452.00	452.00
35	500–550	544	342.00–364.00	360.23
5	550–600	571	347.00	347.00

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.