Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

6 head Goats: 100.00 - 260.00; 17 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.65/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.87 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$308.65

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

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

$139.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.60

vs NC average

−21.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	319.61	1,726	48
Medium and Large 2	534	263.86	1,410	6thin
Medium and Large 3	558	180.00	1,004	2thin

One grade step is worth $139.61/cwt here — about $722 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 sale56 hd

308.65

—

NC average7 barns · 205 hd

292.05

+16.60

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−21.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−52.87

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	1,609	176.79	2,845	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	149.15	1,858	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	144.81	2,243	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	127.40	1,285	70

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)	1,121	$1,762	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,501	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,910	6

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	222.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	334.15/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,417	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	322.23/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	418.11/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	359.34/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	229.03/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	359.36/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.27/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	410.00/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.13/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,693	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	303.57/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	269.70/cwt	230.00–292.50	1,829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	203.17/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	216.21/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	386.05/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	230.61/cwt	212.50–245.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	234.99/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	247.06/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	262.00/cwt	230.00–280.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	333.93/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,593	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	352.26/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,342	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	421.00/cwt	395.00–450.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	334.19/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,892	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	370.26/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,562	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	353.39/cwt	340.00–380.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	248.45/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	409.31/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,310	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	278.02/cwt	250.00–300.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	359.55/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	319.94/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	338.74/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,785	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,020.66/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,021	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	342.43/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	397.07/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	408.06/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	359.83/cwt	322.50–372.50	1,864	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	73.11/cwt	60.00–87.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	104.12/cwt	90.00–111.00	929	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	141.97/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,485	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	148.66/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,852	51
Bulls	—	—	1,888	189.17/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,481	172.17/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,550	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	131.51/cwt	117.50–138.00	1,372	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	144.81/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,243	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	161.70/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,995	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,761.58/head	1,175.00–2,175.00	1,762	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,501.34/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	255.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	210.54/cwt	200.00–220.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	216.24/cwt	200.00–230.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	239.86/cwt	230.00–250.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	299.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	270.61/cwt	230.00–287.50	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	279.81/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.35/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	307.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	315.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	339.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	290.45/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	172.36/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	278.49/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	204.96/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	302.65/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	404	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	399.70/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.56/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,928	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	271.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,072	4

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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 606Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 124Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 5Year ago 23

6 head Goats: 100.00 - 260.00; 17 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	390.00–430.00	410.00
6	300–350	318	390.00–440.00	418.11
7	350–400	359	380.00–425.00	399.70
12	400–450	418	370.00–415.00	386.05
4	450–500	468	320.00–370.00	342.43
30	500–550	518	322.50–372.50	359.83
25	550–600	566	310.00–360.00	340.56
12	600–650	621	280.00–335.00	322.23
2	650–700	673	280.00–305.00	292.27
2	700–750	740	285.00–290.00	287.48
4	750–800	764	260.00–275.00	271.17
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	215.00–230.00	222.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	200.00–230.00	216.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	330.00–350.00	339.91
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	340.00–380.00	353.39
6	250–300	283	340.00–380.00	359.34
8	300–350	323	330.00–380.00	359.36
11	350–400	381	330.00–395.00	352.26
27	400–450	424	310.00–360.00	334.15
37	450–500	477	310.00–365.00	333.93
29	500–550	519	300.00–345.00	326.13
15	550–600	573	285.00–325.00	303.57
6	600–650	634	230.00–260.00	248.45
13	650–700	678	230.00–292.50	269.70
4	700–750	733	212.50–245.00	230.61
6	750–800	784	235.00–265.00	247.06
3	800–850	823	190.00–225.00	203.17
3	850–900	872	210.00–245.00	229.03
2	900–950	918	200.00–232.50	216.21
1	1000–1050	1,010	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	372.50	372.50
4	550–600	568	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	732	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	300.00–325.00	307.77
2	300–350	325	300.00–310.00	305.31
7	350–400	389	280.00–320.00	299.93
2	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	255.14
4	450–500	471	250.00–300.00	279.81
4	500–550	514	230.00–287.50	270.61
2	550–600	575	230.00–270.00	250.35
3	600–650	622	210.00–215.00	212.39
3	650–700	685	190.00–225.00	204.96
4	700–750	724	160.00–180.00	172.36
1	750–800	775	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	865	167.50	167.50
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	323	200.00–220.00	210.54
2	350–400	360	230.00–250.00	239.86
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	520	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	660	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	315.10
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	480	280.00–325.00	302.65
3	500–550	520	265.00–300.00	278.49
2	550–600	578	275.00–305.00	290.45
2	600–650	638	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	940	156.00	156.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	395.00–450.00	421.00
5	250–300	273	380.00–425.00	408.06
14	300–350	320	395.00–422.50	409.31
17	350–400	373	370.00–425.00	397.07
18	400–450	422	340.00–405.00	370.26
11	450–500	476	330.00–385.00	359.55
21	500–550	527	320.00–362.50	338.74
27	550–600	566	310.00–350.00	334.19
7	600–650	631	315.00–327.50	319.94
3	650–700	668	310.00–315.00	312.51
4	700–750	720	250.00–300.00	278.02
4	750–800	785	230.00–280.00	262.00
1	800–850	845	260.00	260.00
6	850–900	857	200.00–245.00	234.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	184.00	184.00
2	400–450	440	200.00–230.00	215.00
2	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	160.00	160.00

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	4	—	893	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,020.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,121	1,175.00–2,175.00	1,761.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,501.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	799	60.00–87.00	73.11
10	—	892	90.00–111.00	104.12
21	—	1,046	139.00–146.00	141.97
35	—	1,043	117.50–138.00	131.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,246	140.00–158.00	148.66
2	—	1,243	160.00–163.00	161.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,549	139.00–150.00	144.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	184.00–193.00	189.17
6	—	1,481	164.00–179.00	172.17
1	—	1,265	155.00	155.00

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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