Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

12 head Goats: 25.00 - 160.00; 11 head Sheep: 110.00 - 310.00; 10 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.14/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −104.38 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$257.14

89 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

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

$115.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs NC average

−49.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	265.21	1,442	80
Medium and Large 2	548	214.00	1,173	5thin
Medium and Large 3	564	149.63	843	4thin

One grade step is worth $115.58/cwt here — about $599 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 sale89 hd

257.14

—

NC average7 barns · 200 hd

249.91

+7.23

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−49.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−104.38

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	—	Average	1,709	169.27	2,893	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	144.67	1,857	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	115.34	1,061	43

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)	1,202	$1,919	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,222	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,290	6

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1Value Added	600–650	621	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	328.25/cwt	297.00–340.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	258.65/cwt	225.00–280.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	204.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	318.50/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	150.04/cwt	138.00–162.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	176.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	238.19/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	303.48/cwt	280.00–311.50	1,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	135.61/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	316.39/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,190	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	246.07/cwt	220.00–270.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	225.52/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	142.46/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	131.99/cwt	120.00–145.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	289.22/cwt	252.00–318.00	1,374	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	271.72/cwt	237.00–290.00	1,418	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	256.41/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,469	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	159.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	230.25/cwt	220.00–235.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	230.44/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.51/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	247.18/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	248.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	308.24/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	318.58/cwt	300.00–350.00	898	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	358.87/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	364.79/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,306	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	692	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	336.43/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,265	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	249.79/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	213.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	144.03/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,845	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	99.30/cwt	92.00–104.00	870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	122.16/cwt	107.00–131.00	1,101	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	79.22/cwt	73.00–83.00	761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	157.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	161.19/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,639	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	132.38/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	180.93/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,280	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,524.93/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,221.89/head	975.00–1,425.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,918.88/head	800.00–2,600.00	1,919	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,328.10/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,560.75/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	302.47/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,403	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	333.90/cwt	300.00–360.00	935	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.23/cwt	262.00–320.00	1,546	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	273.44/cwt	230.00–297.00	1,570	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	241.74/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	212.83/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	313.34/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,332	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	261.68/cwt	230.00–292.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	356.39/cwt	300.00–395.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	202.66/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	165.66/cwt	140.00–185.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	337.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	228.54/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	229.54/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.93/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	331.99/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,099	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	159.51/cwt	150.00–180.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	148.89/cwt	142.00–155.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	300.30/cwt	270.00–340.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	272.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	239.57/cwt	230.00–250.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	248.24/cwt	220.00–280.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	179.62/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	300.38/cwt	267.00–332.00	1,292	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	258.34/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	221.27/cwt	200.00–257.00	1,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	209.78/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	342.31/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,099	11

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 200Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 79Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 12

12 head Goats: 25.00 - 160.00; 11 head Sheep: 110.00 - 310.00; 10 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	621	282.00	282.00
3	650–700	692	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	282	300.00–350.00	318.58
8	300–350	331	320.00–380.00	358.87
4	350–400	358	330.00–395.00	364.79
8	400–450	419	297.00–340.00	328.25
12	450–500	478	300.00–327.00	318.50
11	500–550	528	285.00–322.00	308.24
10	550–600	559	280.00–311.50	303.48
2	600–650	640	245.00–252.00	248.47
7	650–700	664	200.00–247.00	230.44
3	700–750	725	230.00–252.00	244.51
9	750–800	764	220.00–254.00	247.18
3	900–950	903	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	820	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	370	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
4	250–300	275	220.00–270.00	246.07
4	300–350	320	225.00–280.00	258.65
3	350–400	373	220.00–235.00	230.25
8	400–450	424	220.00–255.00	238.19
2	450–500	478	240.00–242.00	240.98
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	555	200.00–220.00	210.00
5	600–650	632	200.00–210.00	204.42
3	650–700	692	150.00–170.00	159.04
1	700–750	710	135.00	135.00
2	750–800	785	127.00–144.00	135.61
2	800–850	823	138.00–162.00	150.04
2	850–900	880	135.00–150.00	142.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	654	259.00	259.00
10	700–750	722	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
5	350–400	379	170.00–180.00	176.20
2	400–450	428	120.00–145.00	131.99
3	450–500	478	140.00–185.00	165.66
1	500–550	520	120.00	120.00
3	550–600	578	150.00–180.00	159.51
3	600–650	615	142.00–155.00	148.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	270.00–340.00	300.30
8	250–300	272	330.00–350.00	337.94
23	300–350	331	290.00–357.50	331.99
43	350–400	376	280.00–340.00	316.39
31	400–450	430	267.00–332.00	300.38
39	450–500	475	252.00–318.00	289.22
46	500–550	522	237.00–290.00	271.72
34	550–600	573	225.00–272.00	256.41
14	600–650	623	220.00–260.00	243.93
7	650–700	669	200.00–242.00	225.52
12	700–750	721	212.00–235.00	228.54
2	750–800	768	225.00–234.00	229.54
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	975	172.00–187.00	179.62
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	720	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	234	300.00–395.00	356.39
11	250–300	280	300.00–360.00	333.90
11	300–350	321	300.00–370.00	342.31
23	350–400	376	300.00–360.00	336.43
19	400–450	425	280.00–335.00	313.34
25	450–500	464	270.00–322.00	302.47
23	500–550	520	262.00–320.00	297.23
17	550–600	574	230.00–297.00	273.44
5	600–650	613	230.00–292.00	261.68
8	650–700	674	220.00–275.00	241.74
3	700–750	730	185.00–225.00	209.78
3	750–800	772	202.00–227.00	212.83
2	800–850	805	170.00–180.00	175.03
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	230.00–250.00	239.57
4	250–300	270	260.00–280.00	272.64
3	300–350	333	210.00–220.00	213.40
4	350–400	369	220.00–280.00	248.24
6	400–450	426	220.00–275.00	258.34
5	450–500	482	225.00–280.00	249.79
11	500–550	513	200.00–257.00	221.27
5	550–600	579	180.00–225.00	202.66
2	650–700	665	185.00–187.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	510	125.00	125.00
4	550–600	559	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,281	132.00–155.00	144.03
3	—	1,328	156.00–159.00	157.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	92.00–104.00	99.30
25	—	901	107.00–131.00	122.16
4	—	960	73.00–83.00	79.22
6	—	1,029	132.00–135.00	132.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,637	150.00–171.00	161.19
9	—	1,813	174.00–190.00	180.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	975.00–1,425.00	1,221.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,202	800.00–2,600.00	1,918.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,328.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,560.75

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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