Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 50.00 - 270.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 175.00 - 700.00; 5 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.14/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.37 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$288.14

52 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$50.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.93

vs NC average

−26.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	292.96	1,619	47
Medium and Large 2	529	242.91	1,286	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.04/cwt here — about $333 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd

288.14

—

NC average8 barns · 259 hd

274.22

+13.93

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−26.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−73.37

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	1,647	177.49	2,923	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	147.39	1,854	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	116.12	1,047	38

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)	1,014	$1,902	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,653	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	836	$1,854	7

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.33/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	244.46/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	289.03/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,650	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	341.49/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,264	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	226.63/cwt	207.00–242.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	299.28/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	265.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	278.70/cwt	255.00–297.00	1,750	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	362.46/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	273.46/cwt	250.00–300.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	371.89/cwt	320.00–398.00	1,577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	271.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	218.61/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	263.60/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	182.46/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	166.29/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.39/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.22/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,806	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	392.75/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,477	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	320.55/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,013	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	325.24/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,880	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	290.07/cwt	267.00–312.00	1,967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	262.28/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	404.44/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,355	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	344.44/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,791	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	261.37/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	264.82/cwt	245.00–280.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	433.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	285.45/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.71/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	73.37/cwt	65.00–82.00	585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	704	96.03/cwt	90.00–104.00	676	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	146.78/cwt	134.00–157.00	1,842	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,097	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	123.43/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,160	29
Bulls	—	—	1,927	191.94/cwt	189.00–201.00	3,699	8
Bulls	—	—	1,496	174.19/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,606	8
Bulls	—	—	1,388	155.20/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,154	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	1,955.41/head	1,350.00–2,425.00	1,955	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,653.17/head	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,653	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,901.73/head	1,300.00–2,350.00	1,902	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,750.00/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	232.29/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.05/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,425	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.14/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,623	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	298.15/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,717	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	252.04/cwt	237.00–272.00	1,812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	247.54/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	359.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	301.83/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,576	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	296.25/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	219.06/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	253.47/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	348.25/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	396.58/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	209.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	291.76/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	260.31/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	181.64/cwt	159.00–210.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.45/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,426	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	240.55/cwt	207.00–260.00	1,725	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	371.31/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 424Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 171Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 50.00 - 270.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 175.00 - 700.00; 5 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	270	260.00–270.00	265.37
2	300–350	325	250.00–300.00	273.46
2	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	302.50
7	400–450	424	250.00–285.00	263.60
4	450–500	453	260.00–285.00	271.22
4	500–550	523	220.00–250.00	242.39
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
6	600–650	619	200.00–240.00	218.61
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	152.00–180.00	166.29
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	870	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
5	250–300	283	350.00–390.00	371.31
20	300–350	328	335.00–390.00	362.46
19	350–400	370	310.00–375.00	341.49
28	400–450	425	320.00–357.00	335.45
18	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	316.33
18	500–550	523	285.00–308.00	299.28
29	550–600	571	275.00–302.00	289.03
23	600–650	628	255.00–297.00	278.70
14	650–700	671	237.00–275.00	260.31
18	700–750	717	207.00–260.00	240.55
11	750–800	781	222.00–255.00	244.46
6	800–850	834	207.00–242.00	226.63
2	850–900	855	175.00–190.00	182.46
1	900–950	910	177.00	177.00
4	950–1000	963	159.00–210.00	181.64
1	1000–1050	1,000	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	483	205.00–210.00	207.54
2	600–650	615	165.00–195.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	273	420.00–450.00	433.05
11	300–350	335	350.00–440.00	404.44
18	350–400	376	330.00–425.00	392.75
11	400–450	424	320.00–398.00	371.89
24	450–500	475	330.00–395.00	380.22
23	500–550	520	320.00–365.00	344.44
17	550–600	578	300.00–352.00	325.24
17	600–650	628	305.00–333.00	320.55
6	650–700	678	267.00–312.00	290.07
5	700–750	713	250.00–285.00	262.28
1	750–800	795	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	330	245.00–280.00	264.82
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	235.00–290.00	261.37
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	350.00–435.00	396.58
5	300–350	327	335.00–370.00	359.68
12	350–400	373	360.00–415.00	382.05
10	400–450	429	325.00–395.00	348.25
25	450–500	473	310.00–385.00	343.14
16	500–550	522	275.00–335.00	301.83
19	550–600	576	270.00–327.00	298.15
11	600–650	625	287.00–307.00	296.25
6	650–700	658	277.00–292.00	285.45
11	700–750	719	237.00–272.00	252.04
4	750–800	771	227.00–240.00	232.29
4	800–850	820	202.00–230.00	219.06
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	935	172.00	172.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	427	275.00–315.00	291.76
4	450–500	475	230.00–290.00	267.71
6	500–550	533	225.00–260.00	247.54
2	550–600	573	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	618	252.00–255.00	253.47
2	650–700	673	200.00–220.00	209.89
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	890	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	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
3	—	797	65.00–82.00	73.37
5	—	704	90.00–104.00	96.03
1	—	1,100	133.00	133.00
29	—	940	110.00–132.00	123.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,255	134.00–157.00	146.78
4	—	1,319	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,927	189.00–201.00	191.94
8	—	1,496	168.00–182.00	174.19
4	—	1,388	151.00–160.00	155.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	851	1,350.00–2,425.00	1,955.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	955	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,653.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,014	1,300.00–2,350.00	1,901.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,750.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

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