Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

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 moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Goats: 70.00 - 110.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.56/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.96 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$235.56

76 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$75.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.93

vs NC average

−69.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	245.67	1,326	61
Medium and Large 2	543	200.56	1,089	12thin
Medium and Large 3	543	169.99	924	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.68/cwt here — about $402 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale76 hd

235.56

—

NC average7 barns · 254 hd

250.49

−14.93

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−69.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−125.96

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	1,623	159.32	2,586	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	140.98	1,798	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	127.00	1,991	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	105.43	997	33

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)	1,560	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$1,979	12

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	265.75/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	253.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	191.63/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	215.29/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	199.49/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	163.24/cwt	147.00–180.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	234.85/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,350	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	233.23/cwt	225.00–250.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	231.58/cwt	225.00–240.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	202.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	229.93/cwt	200.00–242.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	231.94/cwt	212.00–243.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	300.14/cwt	270.00–340.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	402.61/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	239.77/cwt	215.00–256.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	212.55/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	288.95/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	390.60/cwt	370.00–400.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	348.27/cwt	280.00–380.00	1,449	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	315.02/cwt	280.00–337.00	1,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	286.06/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	309.21/cwt	277.00–317.00	1,654	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	364.07/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	234.01/cwt	200.00–260.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	180.36/cwt	170.00–190.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	233.68/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	295.59/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,268	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	162.04/cwt	130.00–195.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	115.75/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,097	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,991	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	153.20/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,145	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	139.40/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,755	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	66.29/cwt	60.00–70.00	524	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	88.71/cwt	80.00–94.00	790	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,381	7
Bulls	—	—	1,625	170.18/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,765	4
Bulls	—	—	1,622	154.50/cwt	139.00–161.00	2,506	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,727.53/head	950.00–2,150.00	1,728	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,155.72/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,156	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	249.28/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	348.95/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,162	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.49/cwt	250.00–318.00	1,498	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	349.12/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,348	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	257.27/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,590	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	216.23/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	190.03/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	200.20/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	287.42/cwt	265.00–317.00	1,359	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	282.55/cwt	262.00–302.00	1,599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	203.17/cwt	173.00–227.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	231.23/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,431	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	257.06/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,234	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	201.36/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	243.76/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,275	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	286.14/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,219	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	322.19/cwt	290.00–350.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	180.16/cwt	170.00–190.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	220.50/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	316.02/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,052	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	302.83/cwt	270.00–337.00	1,142	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	283.05/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	182.16/cwt	170.00–195.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	211.61/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	223.20/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	396.58/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,102	4

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 110Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 45Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 17

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 moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Goats: 70.00 - 110.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	370.00–400.00	390.60
6	250–300	283	360.00–430.00	402.61
3	300–350	323	300.00–400.00	364.07
25	400–450	416	280.00–380.00	348.27
17	450–500	478	280.00–337.00	315.02
15	500–550	535	277.00–317.00	309.21
6	550–600	578	274.00–297.00	286.06
16	600–650	618	275.00–294.00	288.95
4	650–700	674	247.00–280.00	265.75
5	700–750	727	215.00–256.00	239.77
2	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	828	195.00–230.00	212.55
1	850–900	860	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	140.00	140.00
2	400–450	415	170.00–190.00	180.36
1	450–500	455	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	505	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
5	400–450	419	200.00–260.00	234.01
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	327	225.00–240.00	231.58
7	350–400	374	225.00–250.00	233.23
6	400–450	416	200.00–242.00	229.93
4	450–500	471	200.00–232.00	215.29
7	500–550	525	187.00–220.00	199.49
5	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	202.06
2	600–650	635	147.00–180.00	163.24
3	650–700	675	187.00–200.00	191.63
2	700–750	743	152.00–160.00	155.99
2	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	855	145.00	145.00
1	900–950	935	143.00	143.00
1	950–1000	955	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	275.50	275.50
12	600–650	624	250.00–257.00	253.26
7	700–750	735	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	325	130.00	130.00
2	350–400	370	170.00–195.00	182.16
1	400–450	445	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	473	170.00–190.00	180.16
2	500–550	530	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	645	122.00	122.00
2	650–700	673	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	228	270.00–340.00	300.14
5	250–300	274	290.00–350.00	322.19
11	300–350	333	290.00–350.00	316.02
19	350–400	377	270.00–337.00	302.83
43	400–450	426	250.00–315.00	286.14
30	450–500	480	230.00–280.00	257.06
33	500–550	523	210.00–257.00	243.76
19	550–600	575	210.00–250.00	234.85
13	600–650	619	200.00–245.00	231.23
7	650–700	657	212.00–243.00	231.94
9	700–750	731	200.00–233.00	220.50
7	750–800	771	173.00–227.00	203.17
2	800–850	823	170.00–180.00	174.86
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
3	900–950	913	192.00–207.00	201.36
1	950–1000	990	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	440.00	440.00
4	250–300	278	360.00–420.00	396.58
8	300–350	333	300.00–380.00	348.95
22	350–400	386	300.00–395.00	349.12
22	400–450	429	270.00–340.00	295.59
19	450–500	473	265.00–317.00	287.42
32	500–550	521	250.00–318.00	287.49
13	550–600	566	262.00–302.00	282.55
12	600–650	618	235.00–285.00	257.27
4	650–700	681	220.00–275.00	249.28
8	700–750	721	220.00–242.00	233.68
5	750–800	782	205.00–227.00	216.23
3	800–850	817	175.00–215.00	200.20
3	850–900	875	170.00–215.00	190.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	355	130.00–195.00	162.04
1	500–550	500	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–297.00	283.05
2	400–450	440	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	450–500	477	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	513	200.00–230.00	211.61
3	550–600	563	210.00–230.00	223.20
2	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	224.92
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	948	100.00–123.00	115.75
4	—	791	60.00–70.00	66.29
8	—	891	80.00–94.00	88.71
7	—	1,094	125.00–127.00	126.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	126.00–128.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,400	152.00–156.00	153.20
54	—	1,259	128.00–149.00	139.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	165.00–179.00	170.18
9	—	1,622	139.00–161.00	154.50

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	—	840	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	950.00–2,150.00	1,727.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	883	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,155.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

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How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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