Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

9 head Goats: 30.00 - 140.00; 4 head Sheep: 50.00 - 130.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.60/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −116.92 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$244.60

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

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

$110.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.71

vs NC average

−70.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	275.78	1,506	18thin
Medium and Large 2	539	204.27	1,100	8thin
Medium and Large 3	558	165.10	922	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.68/cwt here — about $584 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 sale29 hd

244.60

—

NC average9 barns · 314 hd

261.31

−16.71

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−70.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−116.92

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	1,655	166.98	2,764	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	145.89	1,896	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	115.72	1,212	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,809	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,697	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,961	11

Every lot, as filed

105 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	550–600	560	305.79/cwt	277.00–322.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	348.36/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	162.65/cwt	145.00–180.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	237.80/cwt	200.00–275.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	247.65/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	213.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	261.36/cwt	235.00–275.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	221.41/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	169.58/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	214.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	330.74/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	262.18/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	255.65/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	191.43/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	324.07/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	372.70/cwt	330.00–420.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	274.71/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	282.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	246.06/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	363.64/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	349.86/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	247.38/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	283.56/cwt	260.00–300.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	364.08/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,362	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	283.58/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,753	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	143.84/cwt	133.00–154.00	1,838	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	157.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,224	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	74.55/cwt	70.00–80.00	790	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	117.46/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,206	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	96.88/cwt	94.00–100.00	988	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	129.92/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,456	6
Bulls	—	—	1,343	139.80/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,911	184.96/cwt	179.00–200.00	3,535	9
Bulls	—	—	1,580	163.18/cwt	150.00–177.00	2,578	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,696.56/head	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,809.21/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,246.84/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,247	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	1,723.08/head	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	298.63/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	234.03/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	354.33/cwt	340.00–400.00	957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	342.48/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,617	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	356.47/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,486	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	214.84/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	265.32/cwt	250.00–280.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	304.02/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,587	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	273.33/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	186.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	273.82/cwt	242.00–287.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	277.73/cwt	245.00–292.00	1,469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	345.11/cwt	300.00–370.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	347.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	319.48/cwt	293.00–340.00	1,335	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	152.50/cwt	135.00–170.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	308.89/cwt	292.00–335.00	1,470	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	240.38/cwt	210.00–277.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	299.24/cwt	275.00–320.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	154.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	154.63/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	223.28/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	228.58/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	258.01/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	370.09/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,214	7

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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 391Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 134Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 42

9 head Goats: 30.00 - 140.00; 4 head Sheep: 50.00 - 130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
7	300–350	323	330.00–420.00	372.70
3	350–400	375	300.00–420.00	363.64
7	400–450	416	310.00–385.00	349.86
8	450–500	477	310.00–370.00	348.36
8	500–550	530	280.00–350.00	324.07
4	550–600	560	277.00–322.00	305.79
3	600–650	607	270.00–295.00	282.33
4	650–700	676	255.00–287.00	274.71
2	700–750	710	242.00–250.00	246.06
3	750–800	790	235.00–240.00	238.33
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	945	207.00	207.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	468	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	260.00–300.00	283.56
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	463	225.00–270.00	247.38
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	308	200.00–275.00	237.80
4	350–400	368	235.00–275.00	261.36
2	400–450	425	235.00–260.00	247.65
2	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	257.58
5	500–550	521	200.00–230.00	214.89
3	550–600	568	180.00–190.00	186.57
3	600–650	627	210.00–220.00	213.35
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	715	150.00–190.00	169.58
1	750–800	775	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	820	130.00	130.00
3	850–900	867	140.00–144.00	141.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	570	145.00–180.00	162.65
2	600–650	620	135.00–170.00	152.50
3	650–700	688	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	735	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	275.00–320.00	299.24
10	250–300	280	300.00–370.00	345.11
13	300–350	330	335.00–360.00	347.28
16	350–400	372	290.00–355.00	330.74
15	400–450	418	293.00–340.00	319.48
26	450–500	476	292.00–335.00	308.89
9	500–550	529	245.00–292.00	277.73
9	550–600	563	242.00–287.00	273.82
5	600–650	615	245.00–277.00	262.18
5	650–700	676	235.00–267.00	255.65
6	700–750	731	200.00–240.00	221.41
1	750–800	790	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	800	172.00	172.00
5	850–900	886	172.00–200.00	191.43
2	900–950	923	148.00–160.00	154.02
3	950–1000	978	144.00–160.00	154.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	270	340.00–400.00	354.33
7	300–350	328	340.00–395.00	370.09
18	350–400	374	325.00–390.00	364.08
11	400–450	417	330.00–380.00	356.47
25	450–500	472	310.00–360.00	342.48
21	500–550	522	270.00–325.00	304.02
12	550–600	568	280.00–312.00	298.63
16	600–650	618	270.00–297.00	283.58
8	650–700	665	257.00–287.00	273.33
3	700–750	732	225.00–250.00	234.03
3	750–800	775	200.00–230.00	214.84
1	800–850	825	207.00	207.00
1	900–950	940	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	975	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	483	195.00–200.00	197.54
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	250.00–280.00	265.32
2	300–350	333	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	427	230.00–285.00	258.01
4	450–500	479	210.00–277.00	240.38
4	500–550	525	210.00–250.00	228.58
4	550–600	560	200.00–220.00	210.04
3	600–650	610	200.00–250.00	223.28
2	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.54
1	700–750	745	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,278	133.00–154.00	143.84
14	—	1,416	155.00–162.00	157.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	70.00–80.00	74.55
20	—	1,027	107.00–128.00	117.46
2	—	1,020	94.00–100.00	96.88
6	—	1,121	129.00–131.00	129.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	130.00–149.00	139.80
9	—	1,911	179.00–200.00	184.96
14	—	1,580	150.00–177.00	163.18

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)	7	—	1,065	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,696.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,809.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,068	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,246.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	944	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,723.08

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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