Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

7 head Goats: 95.00 - 360.00; 3 head Sheep: 80.00 - 160.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 475.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.83/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.69 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$285.83

88 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$700

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

$130.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs NC average

−35.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	298.35	1,607	75
Medium and Large 2	546	227.45	1,243	10thin
Medium and Large 3	542	167.37	907	3thin

One grade step is worth $130.98/cwt here — about $700 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 sale88 hd

285.83

—

NC average10 barns · 376 hd

288.92

−3.09

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−35.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−75.69

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	1,751	169.94	2,976	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	142.08	1,803	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	130.74	1,974	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	113.22	1,117	40

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)	1,050	$1,736	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$1,682	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,454	8

Every lot, as filed

106 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	250–300	280	352.51/cwt	320.00–390.00	987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.54/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,702	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	317.29/cwt	275.00–344.00	1,498	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.13/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	373.97/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,230	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	424.53/cwt	400.00–460.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	226.53/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	203.45/cwt	196.00–210.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	271.16/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	225.86/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	209.86/cwt	197.00–222.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	228.84/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	245.07/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	209.36/cwt	200.00–216.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	329.69/cwt	287.00–350.00	1,385	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	318.91/cwt	305.00–324.00	2,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	377.11/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,629	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	349.62/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,308	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	184.76/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	353.23/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,664	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	208.34/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	381.55/cwt	330.00–402.00	1,458	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	298.92/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,539	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	267.89/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	243.16/cwt	207.00–265.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	338.65/cwt	320.00–360.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	286.95/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	269.91/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	329.38/cwt	302.00–342.00	1,904	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	243.34/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.76/cwt	315.00–373.00	1,843	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	295.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	371.72/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	277.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	221.89/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	331.42/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,564	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	191.08/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2NHTC	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	363.70/cwt	325.00–408.00	1,357	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	76.34/cwt	72.00–80.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	142.08/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,803	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	96.07/cwt	86.00–102.00	854	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	134.23/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	124.28/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,305	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	130.74/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	169.63/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,965	15
Bulls	—	—	1,791	188.52/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,376	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,736.11/head	1,100.00–2,425.00	1,736	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,682.24/head	850.00–2,100.00	1,682	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,821.08/head	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,268.20/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,268	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	2,183.89/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,184	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	242.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	227.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	340.13/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,452	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	233.78/cwt	214.00–257.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	307.65/cwt	277.00–325.00	1,751	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	290.10/cwt	250.00–310.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.30/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,155	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	250.14/cwt	230.00–270.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	262.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	300.27/cwt	290.00–310.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	187.15/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	291.79/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	173.56/cwt	167.00–180.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	386.41/cwt	340.00–445.00	1,055	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	324.67/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,688	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	229.54/cwt	215.00–252.00	1,632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 592Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 165Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 22

7 head Goats: 95.00 - 360.00; 3 head Sheep: 80.00 - 160.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 475.00; 8 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	320.00	320.00
13	250–300	280	320.00–390.00	352.51
21	300–350	325	320.00–390.00	355.30
36	350–400	374	310.00–380.00	349.62
67	400–450	420	287.00–350.00	329.69
67	450–500	472	275.00–344.00	317.29
44	500–550	515	270.00–318.00	298.92
31	550–600	572	275.00–311.00	297.54
9	600–650	623	250.00–287.00	271.16
4	650–700	673	227.00–265.00	245.07
8	700–750	726	210.00–240.00	225.86
4	750–800	770	197.00–222.00	209.86
5	800–850	813	190.00–225.00	208.34
1	850–900	875	169.00	169.00
4	900–950	924	170.00–215.00	184.76
3	1000–1050	1,013	200.00–216.00	209.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	290.00–310.00	300.27
6	300–350	324	250.00–310.00	290.10
2	350–400	358	230.00–270.00	250.14
3	400–450	425	250.00–270.00	262.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	529	200.00–255.00	228.84
6	550–600	558	200.00–260.00	226.53
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	674	170.00–210.00	187.15
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	925	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	985	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	196.00–210.00	203.45
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	525	167.00–180.00	173.56
1	550–600	575	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	640	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	675	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	250.00–300.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	473	250.00–310.00	276.13
2	500–550	538	240.00–250.00	244.93
2	550–600	563	220.00–235.00	227.67
2	600–650	605	230.00–255.00	242.40
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	400.00–460.00	424.53
18	250–300	273	340.00–445.00	386.41
18	300–350	329	330.00–410.00	373.97
51	350–400	373	325.00–408.00	363.70
41	400–450	427	290.00–365.00	340.13
29	450–500	472	300.00–365.00	331.42
43	500–550	520	295.00–345.00	324.67
25	550–600	569	277.00–325.00	307.65
11	600–650	620	280.00–302.00	291.79
4	650–700	668	270.00–285.00	277.39
9	700–750	711	215.00–252.00	229.54
6	750–800	772	214.00–257.00	233.78
2	800–850	818	217.00–227.00	221.89
1	850–900	855	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	933	185.00–197.00	191.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	690	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	860	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	456	290.00–300.00	295.01
2	500–550	535	275.00–280.00	277.45
2	550–600	583	250.00–290.00	269.91
4	600–650	625	235.00–257.00	243.34
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	665	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
6	250–300	281	320.00–360.00	338.65
6	300–350	319	330.00–395.00	371.72
16	350–400	382	330.00–402.00	381.55
22	400–450	432	330.00–395.00	377.11
28	450–500	471	310.00–390.00	353.23
35	500–550	521	315.00–373.00	353.76
37	550–600	578	302.00–342.00	329.38
24	600–650	627	305.00–324.00	318.91
3	650–700	665	282.00–292.00	286.95
9	700–750	724	267.00–268.00	267.89
6	750–800	772	207.00–265.00	243.16
1	850–900	855	252.00	252.00
1	950–1000	960	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	72.00–80.00	76.34
12	—	889	86.00–102.00	96.07
4	—	1,000	134.00–135.00	134.23
21	—	1,050	110.00–133.00	124.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,269	133.00–155.00	142.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	129.00–133.00	130.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	130.00–140.00	135.14
15	—	1,748	154.00–179.00	169.63
4	—	1,791	186.00–191.00	188.52

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)	12	—	1,050	1,100.00–2,425.00	1,736.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	987	850.00–2,100.00	1,682.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	2,475.00–3,050.00	2,821.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,268.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,183.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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