Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 10.00 - 190.00; 13 head Sheep: 60.00- 230.00; 24 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.26/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −120.26 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$241.26

44 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$110.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs NC average

−63.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	253.40	1,352	37
Medium and Large 2	556	202.78	1,126	4thin
Medium and Large 3	537	142.81	767	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.59/cwt here — about $585 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 sale44 hd

241.26

—

NC average8 barns · 166 hd

239.25

+2.02

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−63.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−120.26

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	1,742	143.98	2,508	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	127.78	1,626	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	122.25	1,969	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	94.92	968	25

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)	1,263	$1,833	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,343	6

Every lot, as filed

92 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	600–650	620	237.46/cwt	207.00–252.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	202.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	278.30/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,172	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.01/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	217.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	257.59/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,345	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	242.10/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	170.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	292.34/cwt	260.00–325.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	227.49/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	336.53/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	225.99/cwt	200.00–240.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	146.78/cwt	131.00–162.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	256.95/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	247.86/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	185.13/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	129.19/cwt	119.00–142.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	409.71/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.03/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,459	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	227.54/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	316.84/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,369	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	277.01/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	256.25/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	210.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	282.48/cwt	252.00–317.00	1,339	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	321.28/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	246.76/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	214.94/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,189	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	268.26/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	63.30/cwt	50.00–77.00	634	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	85.99/cwt	80.00–92.00	819	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	122.25/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,969	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	109.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,144	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	127.06/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,619	52
Bulls	—	—	1,945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	146.40/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,525	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,833.42/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,181.96/head	1,725.00–2,650.00	2,182	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,654.82/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	309.08/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,304	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	241.28/cwt	202.00–267.00	1,515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	202.93/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	333.44/cwt	305.00–370.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	333.49/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,244	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	325.80/cwt	285.00–370.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	224.27/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	262.12/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	198.39/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	237.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	163.58/cwt	152.00–175.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	206.23/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	143.22/cwt	132.00–155.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	271.68/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	176.92/cwt	164.00–190.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	189.56/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	308.05/cwt	275.00–340.00	859	9

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 443Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 141Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 6

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 10.00 - 190.00; 13 head Sheep: 60.00- 230.00; 24 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	275.00–340.00	308.05
9	300–350	328	260.00–325.00	292.34
11	350–400	375	275.00–320.00	300.01
20	400–450	421	240.00–305.00	278.30
17	450–500	466	240.00–310.00	271.68
27	500–550	522	225.00–272.00	257.59
10	550–600	565	225.00–260.00	242.10
6	600–650	620	207.00–252.00	237.46
2	650–700	693	195.00–210.00	202.53
8	700–750	716	205.00–225.00	217.34
2	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	212.51
2	800–850	840	169.00–172.00	170.50
2	850–900	855	164.00–190.00	176.92
1	900–950	910	122.00	122.00
2	950–1000	968	131.00–162.00	146.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	374	200.00–240.00	225.99
2	400–450	425	225.00–230.00	227.41
3	450–500	477	220.00–235.00	227.49
2	500–550	538	215.00–217.00	216.00
2	550–600	573	170.00–210.00	189.56
3	600–650	632	175.00–195.00	185.13
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
3	850–900	885	119.00–142.00	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	172.00	172.00
1	350–400	370	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	455	185.00	185.00
2	500–550	518	132.00–155.00	143.22
1	550–600	575	142.00	142.00
1	600–650	605	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
8	300–350	326	395.00–430.00	409.71
11	350–400	388	305.00–370.00	336.53
17	400–450	432	270.00–335.00	316.84
30	450–500	480	250.00–325.00	304.03
11	500–550	527	250.00–302.00	277.01
7	550–600	567	230.00–265.00	247.86
12	600–650	616	225.00–282.00	256.25
5	650–700	681	235.00–280.00	256.95
3	700–750	722	200.00–220.00	210.76
7	750–800	763	215.00–250.00	227.54
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	965	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	130.00–132.00	130.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	285.00–370.00	325.80
5	250–300	288	305.00–370.00	333.44
5	300–350	325	280.00–355.00	321.28
12	350–400	373	300.00–380.00	333.49
16	400–450	422	280.00–340.00	309.08
19	450–500	474	252.00–317.00	282.48
7	500–550	525	240.00–287.00	262.12
7	550–600	562	240.00–277.00	268.26
9	600–650	628	202.00–267.00	241.28
5	650–700	670	230.00–240.00	235.43
4	700–750	719	215.00–230.00	224.27
4	750–800	775	187.00–220.00	202.93
2	800–850	815	180.00–217.00	198.39
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	935	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	965	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	485	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	315	225.00–250.00	237.70
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
5	400–450	424	225.00–265.00	246.76
2	450–500	463	240.00–242.00	241.03
4	500–550	520	200.00–220.00	206.23
3	550–600	553	200.00–235.00	214.94
1	600–650	640	167.00	167.00
2	700–750	740	152.00–175.00	163.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,001	50.00–77.00	63.30
6	—	953	80.00–92.00	85.99
13	—	1,045	100.00–115.00	109.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,611	112.00–126.00	122.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	145.00–148.00	146.43
52	—	1,274	119.00–139.00	127.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	115.00	115.00
12	—	1,725	135.00–157.00	146.40

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	1	—	1,285	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,388	1,725.00–2,650.00	2,181.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,654.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,833.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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Norwood Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle