Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head Goats: 80.00-170.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.30/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.22 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$308.30

73 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$713

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

$130.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs NC average

−25.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.60	1,730	66
Medium and Large 2	555	248.54	1,379	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	185.00	1,018	1thin

One grade step is worth $130.60/cwt here — about $713 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 sale73 hd

308.30

—

NC average9 barns · 320 hd

302.69

+5.60

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−25.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−53.22

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	1,604	181.38	2,909	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	155.44	1,927	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	898	120.89	1,085	30

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)	1,216	$1,895	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$2,190	6

Every lot, as filed

113 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	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	262.98/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	345.36/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	294.11/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	313.08/cwt	270.00–329.00	1,647	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.50/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,094	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	330.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	328.04/cwt	280.00–342.50	1,575	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	373.93/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	302.19/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,732	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	399.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,473	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	371.44/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,779	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	348.58/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,841	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	448.91/cwt	435.00–465.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	378.61/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	351.68/cwt	335.00–372.50	2,015	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	319	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,539	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	251	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,205	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	336.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	313.94/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	202.66/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	308.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	236.13/cwt	227.50–245.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	440.56/cwt	400.00–457.50	1,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.66/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,345	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	381.58/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	415.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	233.11/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	430.52/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	230.93/cwt	217.50–240.00	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	388.51/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.79/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	345.98/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,931	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.42/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,396	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	444.22/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	273.75/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	236.25/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,801	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	348.64/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,586	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	155.44/cwt	142.00–166.00	1,927	40
Bulls	—	—	1,560	182.48/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	109.05/cwt	100.00–113.00	962	11
Bulls	—	—	1,240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,922	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	193.47/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,895.00/head	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,895	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,426.19/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,954.16/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,305	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,887	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	130.40/cwt	117.50–140.00	1,202	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	222.06/cwt	180.00–260.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	232.75/cwt	210.00–250.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	447.68/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	186.05/cwt	150.00–210.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	200.84/cwt	192.50–210.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	263.89/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	252.38/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	246.93/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	221.81/cwt	180.00–255.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	222	192.78/cwt	175.00–230.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	334.22/cwt	300.00–355.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	360.18/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,884	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	440.94/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	274.45/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	162.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	283.24/cwt	250.00–294.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	299.30/cwt	270.00–330.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	250.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	265	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,371	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	329.35/cwt	300.00–355.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	275.53/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	339.61/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	312.37/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	317.33/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,015Last week 825Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 149Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 12

5 head Goats: 80.00-170.00; 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
3	200–250	227	410.00–475.00	447.68
6	250–300	279	400.00–490.00	444.22
16	300–350	326	390.00–465.00	430.52
13	350–400	367	350.00–405.00	381.58
12	400–450	418	360.00–420.00	388.51
12	450–500	472	330.00–372.50	345.36
22	500–550	528	320.00–365.00	348.58
28	550–600	558	300.00–350.00	345.98
9	600–650	621	320.00–340.00	330.26
3	650–700	660	280.00–327.50	305.79
2	700–750	710	265.00–282.50	273.75
5	750–800	761	200.00–265.00	236.25
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	265	517.50	517.50
52	300–350	319	482.50	482.50
76	400–450	413	436.00	436.00
16	450–500	457	413.00	413.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	278	300.00–355.00	334.22
2	300–350	323	330.00–350.00	339.61
4	350–400	378	320.00–350.00	336.26
5	400–450	416	280.00–350.00	313.94
3	450–500	470	270.00–300.00	285.48
6	500–550	527	230.00–300.00	275.53
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	750	160.00	160.00
2	800–850	823	150.00–162.50	156.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	493	180.00–255.00	221.81
2	500–550	520	165.00–185.00	175.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	213	435.00–465.00	448.91
7	250–300	287	400.00–457.50	440.56
9	300–350	332	350.00–392.50	373.93
23	350–400	373	332.50–380.00	360.66
19	400–450	425	310.00–347.50	328.42
54	450–500	480	280.00–342.50	328.04
37	500–550	526	270.00–329.00	313.08
18	550–600	573	280.00–325.00	302.19
9	600–650	623	270.00–302.50	294.11
3	650–700	673	245.00–295.00	262.98
3	700–750	718	210.00–260.00	233.11
3	750–800	787	185.00–227.50	202.66
2	800–850	830	227.50–230.00	228.77
1	850–900	870	252.50	252.50
2	900–950	913	227.50–245.00	236.13
3	950–1000	967	217.50–240.00	230.93
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	250–300	251	480.00	480.00
40	300–350	305	428.00	428.00
80	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	399.29
15	450–500	455	345.00–355.00	348.64
11	550–600	583	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	175.00–230.00	192.78
1	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
4	300–350	331	210.00–250.00	232.75
4	350–400	383	180.00–260.00	222.06
3	400–450	433	192.50–210.00	200.84
3	450–500	455	150.00–210.00	186.05
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	300.00–355.00	329.35
7	250–300	274	270.00–330.00	299.30
11	300–350	319	285.00–342.50	317.33
8	350–400	384	290.00–330.00	312.37
5	400–450	413	240.00–280.00	263.89
4	450–500	478	240.00–277.50	252.38
3	500–550	527	230.00–260.00	246.93
3	550–600	583	240.00–260.00	250.14
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	805	155.00–170.00	162.50
1	850–900	865	162.50	162.50
1	900–950	925	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
5	300–350	334	417.50–455.00	440.94
12	350–400	377	400.00–430.00	415.16
11	400–450	431	355.00–405.00	378.61
37	450–500	479	350.00–385.00	371.44
26	500–550	523	335.00–375.00	360.18
55	550–600	573	335.00–372.50	351.68
26	600–650	615	320.00–347.50	340.50
10	650–700	678	300.00–325.00	308.94
4	750–800	772	250.00–294.00	283.24
5	800–850	828	265.00–282.50	274.45
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	990	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	130.00	130.00
2	450–500	450	180.00–195.00	187.50
1	550–600	575	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	615	132.50	132.50
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	355	340.00–355.00	347.50
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,240	142.00–166.00	155.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	80.00	80.00
11	—	882	100.00–113.00	109.05
18	—	922	117.50–140.00	130.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	180.00–186.00	182.48
1	—	1,240	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,830	192.00–195.00	193.47

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)	6	—	1,216	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,895.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,426.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,954.16

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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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