Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 35.00 - 235.00; 21 head Sheep: 37.50- 145.00;1 head baby Calves: 430.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.01/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.50 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$289.01

64 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$728

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

$132.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.00

vs NC average

−40.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	309.27	1,678	49
Medium and Large 2	540	253.55	1,369	9thin
Medium and Large 3	538	176.81	950	6thin

One grade step is worth $132.46/cwt here — about $728 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 sale64 hd

289.01

—

NC average9 barns · 333 hd

297.02

−8.00

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−40.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−72.50

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	1,557	176.03	2,741	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	153.64	1,901	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	133.40	2,198	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	131.21	1,211	39

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)	1,195	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,579	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	708	$898	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$2,041	8

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	388.93/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,653	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	402.43/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,312	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	395.34/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,467	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	395.31/cwt	360.00–430.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	276.35/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	269.24/cwt	240.00–290.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	287.92/cwt	270.00–302.50	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	342.30/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	315.34/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,961	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	290.60/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	334.26/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,591	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	326.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	158.70/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	355.50/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	303.36/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	244.45/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	159.83/cwt	142.50–177.50	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	272.95/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	361.95/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	416.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	343	382.74/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	219.28/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	347.46/cwt	340.00–350.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	358.16/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,504	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	365.47/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,710	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	230.92/cwt	215.00–247.50	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	274.06/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	313.34/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,626	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	347.71/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	406.14/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.41/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	386.18/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	336.82/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,913	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	302.66/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	248.73/cwt	240.00–257.50	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	397.51/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,085	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	897.88/head	700.00–1,050.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	208.33/cwt	197.50–222.50	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	202.61/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	299.90/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	338.79/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,758	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	132.48/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,159	21
Bulls	—	—	1,897	193.83/cwt	187.00–201.00	3,677	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	133.40/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	164.17/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,032	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	111.73/cwt	107.50–116.00	954	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,510	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,578.70/head	1,150.00–1,925.00	1,579	6
Bulls	—	—	1,130	148.86/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	174.95/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,621	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	151.84/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,878	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	186.45/cwt	180.00–192.50	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,066	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	1,590.91/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,591	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,094.10/head	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	296.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	404.70/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	232.40/cwt	225.00–240.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	206.65/cwt	195.00–215.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	302.49/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	214.74/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	272.50/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	199.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	299.99/cwt	280.00–312.50	2,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	190.75/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	272.54/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	362.70/cwt	339.00–375.00	1,404	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	324.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	169.77/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	320.11/cwt	310.00–330.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	361.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	266.23/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	299.86/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	269.40/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	330.73/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	196.98/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	180.17/cwt	165.00–205.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	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 Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 557Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 173Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 28Year ago 16

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 35.00 - 235.00; 21 head Sheep: 37.50- 145.00;1 head baby Calves: 430.00; 8 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	360.00–430.00	395.31
11	250–300	273	360.00–420.00	397.51
13	300–350	326	370.00–415.00	402.43
14	350–400	371	370.00–420.00	395.34
22	400–450	425	350.00–407.50	388.93
23	450–500	468	340.00–382.50	365.47
18	500–550	519	310.00–365.00	338.79
23	550–600	568	305.00–355.00	336.82
7	600–650	623	277.50–317.50	302.66
3	650–700	657	290.00–305.00	299.90
5	700–750	710	270.00–302.50	287.92
3	750–800	767	240.00–290.00	269.24
2	850–900	893	240.00–257.50	248.73
2	950–1000	975	215.00–247.50	230.92
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	371	300.00–350.00	330.73
4	400–450	418	250.00–285.00	266.23
3	450–500	482	280.00–320.00	299.86
3	500–550	520	285.00–300.00	295.00
4	550–600	580	250.00–290.00	272.54
1	600–650	630	227.50	227.50
2	650–700	685	190.00–210.00	199.93
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	768	142.50–177.50	159.83
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	970	150.00–167.50	158.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	365	225.00–240.00	232.40
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	465	180.00–192.50	186.45
1	500–550	535	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	580	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	615	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	385.00–430.00	406.14
3	300–350	327	410.00–430.00	416.63
2	350–400	370	380.00–410.00	395.41
4	400–450	429	385.00–420.00	404.70
7	450–500	472	370.00–410.00	386.18
12	500–550	520	350.00–372.50	361.95
9	550–600	570	327.50–357.50	347.71
13	600–650	622	280.00–330.00	315.34
14	650–700	670	280.00–312.50	299.99
6	700–750	712	290.00–300.00	296.24
4	750–800	765	265.00–285.00	276.35
1	1000–1050	1,000	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	413	300.00–350.00	324.24
4	450–500	497	350.00–365.00	361.26
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–295.00	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	340.00–350.00	347.46
15	250–300	282	340.00–405.00	355.50
9	300–350	328	330.00–360.00	342.30
15	350–400	387	339.00–375.00	362.70
36	400–450	420	335.00–380.00	358.16
25	450–500	476	310.00–362.50	334.26
29	500–550	519	295.00–335.00	313.34
20	550–600	577	280.00–322.50	303.36
20	600–650	618	260.00–305.00	290.60
11	650–700	687	265.00–280.00	274.06
9	700–750	718	210.00–265.00	244.45
3	750–800	773	197.50–210.00	202.61
4	800–850	821	205.00–224.00	219.28
1	850–900	880	192.50	192.50
3	900–950	922	197.50–222.50	208.33
2	950–1000	960	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	1000–1050	1,028	190.00–195.00	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	310.00–330.00	320.11
3	250–300	275	320.00–330.00	326.61
2	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	380	285.00–320.00	302.49
4	400–450	420	260.00–300.00	277.85
3	450–500	460	247.50–280.00	269.40
6	500–550	520	250.00–285.00	272.95
3	550–600	580	207.50–230.00	214.74
3	600–650	628	180.00–230.00	196.98
6	650–700	667	170.00–225.00	190.75
6	700–750	713	150.00–187.50	169.77
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	382.50–385.00	382.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	180.00	180.00
2	300–350	330	240.00–245.00	242.46
1	350–400	365	172.50	172.50
3	400–450	415	195.00–215.00	206.65
1	450–500	490	217.50	217.50
5	500–550	526	165.00–205.00	180.17
1	550–600	595	160.00	160.00
2	600–650	618	150.00–152.50	151.26

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)	1	—	1,195	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	708	700.00–1,050.00	897.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	935	1,150.00–1,925.00	1,578.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,590.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	865	1,575.00–2,550.00	2,094.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	875	125.00–139.00	132.48
6	—	854	107.50–116.00	111.73
11	—	1,050	140.00–148.00	143.83
1	—	955	82.50	82.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	132.00–135.00	133.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	162.00–165.00	164.17
35	—	1,237	140.00–160.00	151.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,897	187.00–201.00	193.83
3	—	1,130	146.00–151.00	148.86
7	—	1,498	162.00–180.00	174.95

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Stanly County Livestock Market - Norwood, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle