Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 30.00 - 100.00; 6 head Sheep: 40.00- 85.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.83/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.12 against this barn's trailing median of $410.95.

Average price

$357.83

85 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

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

$127.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs NC average

−20.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	363.01	2,029	79
Medium and Large 2	542	316.79	1,718	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	235.39	1,353	2thin

One grade step is worth $127.62/cwt here — about $676 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $458.18, low $339.31, median $410.95 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 sale85 hd

357.83

—

NC average8 barns · 227 hd

354.67

+3.16

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−20.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

410.95

−53.12

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	1,619	177.72	2,878	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	160.86	2,043	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	142.17	2,307	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	798	111.80	892	19

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)	982	$1,808	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,772	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,562	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	632	$1,365	7

Every lot, as filed

118 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	350–400	376	341.38/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,284	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	245.26/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	332.64/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,106	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	257.89/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	319.87/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,686	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	412.56/cwt	395.00–432.50	1,559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.60/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	397.18/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,732	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	337.43/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,437	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	306.91/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,749	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	267.07/cwt	252.50–280.00	2,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.71/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	424.09/cwt	385.00–460.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	264.62/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,183	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	272.51/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	273.90/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	247.90/cwt	247.50–248.00	2,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	317.07/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	281.96/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	237.15/cwt	210.00–272.50	1,703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.07/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,594	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	373.23/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	323.27/cwt	290.00–348.00	2,017	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	284.62/cwt	267.50–302.50	2,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	262.45/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	343.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	391.01/cwt	350.00–412.50	1,674	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	236.98/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	353.28/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,872	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	340.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	406.11/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	278.82/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	299.30/cwt	291.00–310.00	2,179	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	1,155.97/head	800.00–1,450.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	378.48/cwt	355.00–391.00	1,987	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	302.18/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,025	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	408.06/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	368.24/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,757	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	412.67/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	350.70/cwt	320.00–377.50	2,055	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	296.36/cwt	296.00–302.50	2,238	18
Bulls	—	—	1,500	195.41/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	182.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,983	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	587	83.99/cwt	80.00–87.50	493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	774	127.93/cwt	120.00–140.00	990	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	104.09/cwt	97.50–112.00	900	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	1,888.88/head	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,889	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	157.48/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,991	39
Bulls	—	—	1,780	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	142.17/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,307	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	169.10/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,171	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	463.71/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,266	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,561.90/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,772.08/head	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,772	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,808.36/head	1,225.00–2,125.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	205.16/cwt	192.50–212.50	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	155.81/cwt	145.00–162.50	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	209.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	207.33/cwt	175.00–240.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	192.65/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.39/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	327.29/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	192.47/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	284.43/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	319.05/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	243.24/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.31/cwt	285.00–310.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	327.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.50/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	310.89/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	235.98/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	322.66/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	259.83/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	244.06/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	271.09/cwt	250.00–295.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	316.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.61/cwt	232.50–280.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 570Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 144Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 65

15 head Goats: 30.00 - 100.00; 6 head Sheep: 40.00- 85.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	265	330.00–350.00	340.38
7	300–350	327	350.00–400.00	373.23
12	350–400	376	310.00–350.00	341.38
19	400–450	426	310.00–360.00	337.43
53	450–500	473	305.00–355.00	337.07
35	500–550	527	280.00–335.00	319.87
24	550–600	570	270.00–327.50	306.91
15	600–650	621	250.00–297.50	278.82
5	650–700	680	235.00–272.50	257.89
11	700–750	718	210.00–272.50	237.15
2	750–800	758	257.50–267.50	262.45
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	310.00–325.00	316.92
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	328	250.00–295.00	271.09
3	350–400	390	245.00–285.00	259.83
3	400–450	425	232.50–280.00	263.61
8	450–500	473	240.00–300.00	267.71
5	500–550	525	215.00–265.00	243.24
4	550–600	584	220.00–267.50	244.06
5	600–650	620	217.50–240.00	228.50
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	840	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	865	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	200.00–220.00	209.90
2	300–350	333	185.00–195.00	189.89
3	350–400	353	145.00–162.50	155.81
3	400–450	437	192.50–212.50	205.16
4	450–500	475	175.00–240.00	207.33
1	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
4	550–600	583	180.00–210.00	192.47
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	685	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	400.00–420.00	412.67
7	300–350	315	380.00–455.00	406.11
11	350–400	380	380.00–430.00	408.06
16	400–450	428	350.00–412.50	391.01
25	450–500	477	340.00–390.00	368.24
26	500–550	530	330.00–375.00	353.28
14	550–600	579	330.00–360.00	343.10
14	600–650	624	290.00–348.00	323.27
11	650–700	670	280.00–320.00	302.18
9	700–750	717	267.50–302.50	284.62
2	750–800	770	250.00–270.00	260.00
4	850–900	875	210.00–250.00	236.98
1	950–1000	995	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	330	285.00–310.00	297.31
2	350–400	353	300.00–345.00	322.66
4	400–450	411	320.00–335.00	327.51
4	450–500	478	260.00–300.00	273.90
6	500–550	515	250.00–310.00	284.43
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	630	260.00–287.50	272.51
6	650–700	677	210.00–280.00	235.98
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	965	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	580	175.00–210.00	192.65
1	700–750	745	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	280	440.00–485.00	463.71
7	300–350	327	385.00–460.00	424.09
9	350–400	378	395.00–432.50	412.56
30	400–450	436	370.00–420.00	397.18
17	450–500	473	375.00–410.00	388.60
35	500–550	525	355.00–391.00	378.48
44	550–600	586	320.00–377.50	350.70
20	600–650	633	322.50–342.50	332.64
20	650–700	670	290.00–335.00	317.07
2	700–750	718	230.00–260.00	245.26
6	750–800	768	252.50–280.00	267.07
7	800–850	825	240.00–275.00	264.62
3	850–900	855	265.00	265.00
5	900–950	930	247.50–248.00	247.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	429	290.00–360.00	327.29
6	450–500	478	280.00–350.00	310.89
3	500–550	533	300.00–337.50	319.05
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	624	270.00–290.00	281.96
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	728	291.00–310.00	299.30
18	750–800	755	296.00–302.50	296.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	575	220.00–250.00	235.39
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00

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	5	—	586	800.00–1,450.00	1,155.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,888.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,561.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,077	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,772.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	1,225.00–2,125.00	1,808.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	193.00–199.00	195.41
2	—	1,638	180.00–184.00	182.13
2	—	1,780	140.00–150.00	146.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	80.00–87.50	83.99
7	—	774	120.00–140.00	127.93
8	—	865	97.50–112.00	104.09
1	—	1,055	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,264	145.00–165.00	157.48
16	—	1,284	166.00–179.00	169.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	138.00–149.00	142.17

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