Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 50.00 - 220.00; 2 head Sheep: 145.00- 160.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 375.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.04/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.48 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$230.04

43 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$108.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.97

vs NC average

−68.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	255.55	1,383	29
Medium and Large 2	529	207.04	1,094	7thin
Medium and Large 3	541	147.31	797	7thin

One grade step is worth $108.24/cwt here — about $586 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.

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 sale43 hd

230.04

—

NC average9 barns · 345 hd

247.00

−16.97

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−68.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−131.48

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	1,524	156.11	2,379	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	137.63	1,703	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	130.43	2,083	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	105.38	968	49

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)	1,008	$1,498	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,407	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$1,370	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,626	3thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	300–350	322	286.28/cwt	260.00–320.00	922	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	215.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	174.30/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	272.11/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,290	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	232.64/cwt	215.00–250.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	212.52/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	305.29/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	134.03/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	347.41/cwt	315.00–376.00	1,494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	222.11/cwt	210.00–235.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	281.70/cwt	260.00–305.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	244.18/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	223.29/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	236.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	164.35/cwt	143.00–182.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	231.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	182.55/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	267.93/cwt	230.00–297.00	1,139	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	178.72/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	208.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	261.12/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	282.19/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	339.12/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	193.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	228.32/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	357.95/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	294.83/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	250.14/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	249.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	399.58/cwt	360.00–440.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	326.42/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	261.31/cwt	235.00–280.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	158.23/cwt	150.00–170.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	130.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,083	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	153.19/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,976	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	90.71/cwt	80.00–100.00	771	13
Bulls	—	—	1,854	180.00/cwt	172.00–196.00	3,337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	754	69.63/cwt	60.00–79.00	525	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	123.30/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	115.04/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,101	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	136.74/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,687	87
Bulls	—	—	1,437	131.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	155.14/cwt	140.00–167.00	2,293	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,498.49/head	825.00–2,000.00	1,498	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,370.28/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,407.10/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,625.57/head	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	304.74/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,484	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	241.43/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	256.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	203.28/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	349.22/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	353.81/cwt	300.00–425.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	320.14/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,047	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.77/cwt	242.00–305.00	1,549	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	209.94/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	273.04/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	183.22/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	229.26/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	284.07/cwt	260.00–310.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	280.20/cwt	245.00–317.00	1,056	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	177.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	142.91/cwt	120.00–180.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	262.70/cwt	235.00–276.00	1,363	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	246.09/cwt	210.00–280.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	197.85/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	137.80/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	243.86/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,407	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	252.91/cwt	240.00–270.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	169.65/cwt	150.00–200.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	150.24/cwt	130.00–170.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	314.38/cwt	290.00–360.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	301.53/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,260	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	212.91/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	286.71/cwt	252.00–315.00	1,499	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	168.61/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	242.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	554	3

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 604Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 147Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 8

6 head Goats: 50.00 - 220.00; 2 head Sheep: 145.00- 160.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 375.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	260.00–310.00	284.07
9	250–300	268	260.00–305.00	281.70
20	300–350	322	260.00–320.00	286.28
33	350–400	377	245.00–317.00	280.20
20	400–450	425	230.00–297.00	267.93
29	450–500	474	240.00–300.00	272.11
18	500–550	519	235.00–276.00	262.70
11	550–600	577	220.00–262.00	243.86
10	600–650	616	220.00–257.00	244.18
5	650–700	672	212.00–236.00	223.29
7	700–750	721	170.00–215.00	197.85
4	750–800	773	165.00–182.00	174.30
1	800–850	810	207.00	207.00
4	850–900	870	170.00–198.00	178.72
1	900–950	930	165.00	165.00
4	950–1000	970	129.00–150.00	137.80
3	1000–1050	1,005	143.00–182.00	164.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	210.00–235.00	222.11
8	250–300	278	215.00–250.00	232.64
6	300–350	326	220.00–250.00	236.00
6	350–400	381	220.00–250.00	231.55
5	400–450	421	200.00–225.00	215.07
10	450–500	473	200.00–230.00	212.52
6	500–550	520	200.00–215.00	208.21
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	625	170.00–200.00	182.55
3	650–700	665	170.00–175.00	171.73
2	700–750	735	120.00–135.00	127.50
2	750–800	785	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	800–850	803	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	850–900	875	128.00–145.00	134.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	150.00–200.00	169.65
3	350–400	378	180.00–200.00	193.30
3	400–450	435	120.00–180.00	142.91
2	450–500	468	170.00–185.00	177.38
5	500–550	523	130.00–170.00	150.24
2	550–600	585	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	635	120.00	120.00
2	650–700	663	120.00–135.00	127.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	360.00–440.00	399.58
2	250–300	278	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	337	320.00–410.00	357.95
8	350–400	368	300.00–365.00	339.12
10	400–450	430	315.00–376.00	347.41
17	450–500	481	310.00–331.00	326.42
8	500–550	527	280.00–325.00	305.29
9	550–600	567	270.00–312.00	294.83
11	600–650	630	270.00–287.00	282.19
2	650–700	663	250.00–272.00	261.12
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	828	220.00–237.00	228.32
1	850–900	880	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	377	235.00–280.00	261.31
5	400–450	423	220.00–270.00	250.14
3	450–500	458	240.00–260.00	249.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	525	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	550	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	240.00–250.00	242.99
10	300–350	327	210.00–280.00	246.09
3	350–400	383	240.00–270.00	252.91
8	400–450	420	220.00–250.00	241.43
5	450–500	471	200.00–260.00	229.26
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	568	200.00–230.00	209.94
2	600–650	613	210.00–220.00	214.94
3	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	820	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	300	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	433	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00
3	500–550	522	150.00–170.00	158.23
1	550–600	590	132.00	132.00
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	290.00–360.00	314.38
11	250–300	281	300.00–425.00	353.81
15	300–350	327	300.00–390.00	320.14
15	350–400	372	300.00–385.00	349.22
18	400–450	418	270.00–335.00	301.53
14	450–500	487	270.00–322.00	304.74
20	500–550	523	252.00–315.00	286.71
16	550–600	568	242.00–305.00	272.77
8	600–650	623	250.00–287.00	273.04
4	650–700	679	250.00–270.00	256.72
5	700–750	724	190.00–235.00	212.91
3	750–800	767	170.00–200.00	183.22
3	800–850	828	190.00–210.00	203.28
2	850–900	870	162.00–175.00	168.61
2	900–950	925	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	950–1000	990	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,597	125.00–134.00	130.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	149.00–166.00	153.19
87	—	1,234	125.00–149.00	136.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	850	80.00–100.00	90.71
4	—	754	60.00–79.00	69.63
3	—	1,062	123.00–124.00	123.30
29	—	957	103.00–122.00	115.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	172.00–196.00	180.00
3	—	1,437	130.00–136.00	131.70
23	—	1,478	140.00–167.00	155.14

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)	15	—	1,008	825.00–2,000.00	1,498.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,370.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,407.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,625.57

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