Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

15 head Goats: 20.00 - 100.00; 12 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.41/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.11 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$234.41

10 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$71.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

vs NC average

−70.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	241.56	1,291	9thin
Medium and Large 2	590	170.00	1,003	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.56/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale10 hd

234.41

—

NC average9 barns · 242 hd

245.81

−11.40

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−70.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−127.11

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	—	High	1,870	164.70	3,079	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	138.32	1,877	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	106.46	903	7thin

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)	925	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	218.18/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	318.79/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.26/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	228.16/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.61/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	336.89/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	309.20/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	232.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	237.75/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	169.71/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	259.32/cwt	227.00–280.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	289.44/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	274.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	244.61/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	279.93/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	219.86/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,596	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	137.22/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,883	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	111.15/cwt	107.00–115.00	961	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	763	2
Bulls	—	—	2,071	175.83/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	150.78/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,440	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	132.61/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.90/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.41/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	310.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	181.93/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	406.08/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	283.17/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	892	142.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	238.99/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	180.36/cwt	155.00–194.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 578Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 136Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 22Year ago 7

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

15 head Goats: 20.00 - 100.00; 12 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	260.00–270.00	264.97
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	313	360.00–450.00	406.08
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	413	275.00–360.00	318.79
2	450–500	473	280.00–315.00	297.41
2	500–550	540	260.00–270.00	264.95
2	600–650	620	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
4	750–800	789	200.00–224.00	218.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	380	390.00–430.00	410.26
2	400–450	430	320.00–355.00	336.89
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	524	305.00–317.00	309.20
2	550–600	580	280.00–300.00	290.26
6	600–650	617	287.00–292.00	289.44
5	650–700	672	227.00–280.00	259.32
2	750–800	775	225.00–240.00	232.65
1	800–850	835	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	210.00–232.00	220.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	270.00–280.00	274.63
4	300–350	319	300.00–330.00	310.24
4	350–400	358	270.00–300.00	279.93
2	400–450	415	270.00–320.00	295.90
5	450–500	473	265.00–315.00	283.17
5	500–550	513	225.00–267.00	244.61
4	550–600	561	232.00–242.00	237.75
4	600–650	633	237.00–242.00	238.99
7	650–700	674	220.00–232.00	228.16
7	700–750	726	215.00–221.00	219.86
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	828	170.00–180.00	175.05
2	850–900	863	177.00–187.00	181.93
4	900–950	930	150.00–182.00	169.71
4	950–1000	963	155.00–194.00	180.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
2	700–750	715	126.00–127.00	126.51
3	750–800	782	122.00–140.00	132.61
3	850–900	892	140.00–147.00	142.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	157.00	157.00
17	—	1,372	128.00–145.00	137.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	865	107.00–115.00	111.15
2	—	805	94.00–96.00	94.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,071	174.00–178.00	175.83
4	—	1,618	146.00–155.00	150.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,550.00	2,550.00

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