Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.08/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.44 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$311.08

110 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$687

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

$134.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs NC average

−28.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.43	1,740	89
Medium and Large 2	539	258.68	1,394	17thin
Medium and Large 3	548	192.08	1,053	4thin

One grade step is worth $134.35/cwt here — about $687 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 sale110 hd

311.08

—

NC average9 barns · 310 hd

311.60

−0.53

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−28.80

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−50.44

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	—	Average	1,676	178.57	2,993	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	154.14	1,936	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	147.08	2,144	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	118.11	1,170	31

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)	1,080	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,988	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,650	3thin

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 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	318.14/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,801	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	352.43/cwt	320.00–371.00	1,522	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	246.00/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	411.89/cwt	370.00–435.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	359.63/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,687	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	374.04/cwt	340.00–399.00	1,376	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	421.51/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	220.91/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	299.54/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	397.64/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	155.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	318.78/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,158	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	328.32/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,678	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	334.33/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,608	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.12/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,922	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	270.72/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	315.05/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	382.62/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	401.12/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,709	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	320.16/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	410.38/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	308.13/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	361.14/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,654	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	333.11/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	374.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	372.26/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,228	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	439.39/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	237.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	223.72/cwt	207.50–247.50	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	230.83/cwt	227.50–237.50	2,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	412.01/cwt	350.00–427.50	1,520	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	421.95/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,304	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	316.70/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,938	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	299.00/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,979	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,536.99/head	2,125.00–2,925.00	2,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	343.23/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	351.82/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,034	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	323.28/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,856	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	153.36/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,923	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	75.02/cwt	67.50–85.00	654	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	112.85/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,030	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	145.18/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.08/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,144	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	165.24/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	415.65/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,584	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,988.47/head	1,300.00–2,350.00	1,988	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	137.92/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,455	16
Bulls	—	—	1,676	178.57/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	389.14/cwt	380.00–391.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	184.17/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	231.12/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	255.22/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	186.51/cwt	157.50–215.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	174.00/cwt	161.00–187.50	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	174.05/cwt	157.50–190.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	316.91/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	252.67/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	278.61/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	389.52/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	254.63/cwt	230.00–305.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	298.96/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	344.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	304.44/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	306.49/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	277.75/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	312.43/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	276.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	167.61/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	261.12/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	289.05/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	214.13/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	179.63/cwt	140.00–197.50	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	262.88/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	296.23/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	249.95/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 706Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 115Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 13

8 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	280.00–330.00	306.49
4	400–450	408	270.00–310.00	298.96
3	450–500	473	310.00–317.50	312.43
2	500–550	518	260.00–295.00	277.75
3	550–600	563	230.00–305.00	254.63
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	990	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	350.00–365.00	357.50
4	250–300	276	410.00–455.00	439.39
19	300–350	309	395.00–427.50	421.95
19	350–400	369	350.00–427.50	412.01
9	400–450	418	350.00–400.00	374.56
20	450–500	469	340.00–385.00	359.63
10	500–550	510	310.00–360.00	333.11
14	550–600	574	310.00–340.00	323.28
10	600–650	612	280.00–340.00	316.70
8	650–700	662	280.00–317.50	299.00
3	700–750	723	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	850	244.50	244.50
1	950–1000	955	182.50	182.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	555	157.50–215.00	186.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	370.00–435.00	411.89
8	250–300	283	380.00–405.00	397.64
28	300–350	330	330.00–400.00	372.26
30	350–400	368	340.00–399.00	374.04
62	400–450	432	320.00–371.00	352.43
45	450–500	481	300.00–347.50	334.33
38	500–550	511	310.00–337.50	328.32
37	550–600	566	285.00–330.00	318.14
21	600–650	626	280.00–315.00	299.54
8	650–700	668	245.00–285.00	270.72
4	700–750	734	207.50–247.50	223.72
5	750–800	775	242.50–250.00	246.00
5	850–900	879	230.00–245.00	237.91
6	900–950	928	205.00–230.00	220.91
3	950–1000	970	227.50–237.50	230.83
2	1000–1050	1,020	150.00–161.00	155.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	380.00–391.00	389.14
19	450–500	458	350.00–365.00	361.14
14	500–550	505	340.00–348.00	343.23
19	700–750	715	270.00–281.00	278.61
2	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
2	500–550	518	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	578	170.00–197.50	184.17
4	600–650	620	150.00–160.00	155.63
2	650–700	668	145.00–150.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	313	250.00–300.00	276.00
5	350–400	375	250.00–325.00	289.05
11	400–450	435	250.00–315.00	296.23
8	450–500	471	230.00–290.00	261.12
10	500–550	520	230.00–285.00	262.88
7	550–600	566	220.00–280.00	252.67
3	600–650	622	230.00–260.00	249.95
3	650–700	673	200.00–227.50	214.13
1	700–750	705	147.00	147.00
2	750–800	775	150.00–185.00	167.61
2	800–850	825	157.50–190.00	174.05
6	850–900	865	140.00–197.50	179.63
2	900–950	923	161.00–187.50	174.00
1	950–1000	950	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	380.00–430.00	410.38
2	300–350	335	412.50–430.00	421.51
11	350–400	381	410.00–422.50	415.65
24	400–450	426	370.00–420.00	401.12
19	450–500	465	362.50–400.00	382.62
43	500–550	525	335.00–375.00	366.12
5	550–600	581	305.00–335.00	320.16
8	600–650	617	302.50–332.50	315.05
15	650–700	677	305.00–327.50	318.78
4	700–750	722	295.00–312.50	308.13
3	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	277.50	277.50
4	850–900	868	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	990	230.00–240.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	417.00	417.00
7	500–550	517	382.50–392.50	389.52
27	550–600	578	349.00–355.00	351.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	220.00–275.00	255.22
2	450–500	468	200.00–260.00	231.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	415	325.00–355.00	344.04
11	450–500	474	300.00–340.00	316.91
3	500–550	522	280.00–322.50	304.44
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50

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	—	1,080	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,129	1,300.00–2,350.00	1,988.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	2,125.00–2,925.00	2,536.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,254	144.00–164.00	153.36
5	—	1,284	165.00–166.00	165.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	872	67.50–85.00	75.02
5	—	913	108.00–120.00	112.85
2	—	1,148	144.00–147.00	145.18
16	—	1,055	129.00–142.00	137.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	140.00–159.00	147.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	170.00–189.00	178.57

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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