Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

8 head Goats: 70.00-295.00; 21 head Sheep: 80.00-310.00; 9 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.96/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.56 against this barn's trailing median of $361.52.

Average price

$297.96

61 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$885

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

$156.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs NC average

−34.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	314.20	1,709	53
Medium and Large 2	530	222.60	1,180	4thin
Medium and Large 3	521	158.12	824	4thin

One grade step is worth $156.08/cwt here — about $885 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale61 hd

297.96

—

NC average8 barns · 196 hd

293.53

+4.43

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−34.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

361.52

−63.56

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	—	Low	1,618	188.66	3,053	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	157.78	1,977	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	966	127.18	1,228	32

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)	1,100	$2,276	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,743	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$2,036	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	—	1,395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	374.10/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,579	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	347.42/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,008	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	272.30/cwt	267.00–280.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	356.49/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	318.33/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,687	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	386.33/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	337.39/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	327.95/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,554	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	304.65/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.03/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	359.35/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	275.48/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	363.49/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	289.20/cwt	275.00–292.50	2,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.22/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	199.83/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	327.74/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,704	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.77/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	398.71/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	465.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	285.37/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,923	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,743.23/head	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	367.46/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	183.63/cwt	167.50–200.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	394.53/cwt	375.00–432.50	1,274	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	167.30/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,260	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	154.37/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,880	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	185.69/cwt	174.00–194.00	3,034	10
Bulls	—	—	1,632	201.52/cwt	197.00–212.50	3,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	374.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,405	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,073.60/head	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,276.19/head	1,025.00–3,500.00	2,276	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	110.22/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,029	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	141.93/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,402	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	133.45/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,309	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	216.25/cwt	180.00–250.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	366.00/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	234.49/cwt	225.00–250.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	241.74/cwt	217.00–260.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	232.58/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	180.14/cwt	150.00–212.50	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	260.31/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	334.65/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	281.93/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	213.47/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	295.47/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	160.83/cwt	150.00–182.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	319.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	261.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	346.48/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	314.23/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	291.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	353.55/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	308.17/cwt	290.00–320.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	280.19/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	364.27/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,920	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	408.43/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	326.25/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,019	8

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 1,015Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 104Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 4

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

8 head Goats: 70.00-295.00; 21 head Sheep: 80.00-310.00; 9 head Hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,634	174.00–194.00	185.69
5	—	1,632	197.00–212.50	201.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,351	163.00–179.00	167.30
67	—	1,218	142.00–162.00	154.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
7	—	934	100.00–117.00	110.22
3	—	988	141.00–144.00	141.93
21	—	981	120.00–140.00	133.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	290.00–320.00	308.17
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	322	310.00–322.00	314.23
2	350–400	393	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	418	225.00–250.00	234.49
4	450–500	465	217.00–260.00	241.74
3	500–550	512	205.00–230.00	213.47
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	157.50	157.50
1	950–1000	985	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	350.00	350.00
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	279	345.00–395.00	363.49
7	300–350	325	330.00–385.00	356.49
10	350–400	375	332.50–370.00	359.35
14	400–450	425	325.00–355.00	337.39
37	450–500	474	300.00–342.00	327.95
37	500–550	530	295.00–325.00	318.33
16	550–600	576	280.00–315.00	304.65
14	600–650	623	250.00–295.00	269.22
6	650–700	672	250.00–295.00	275.48
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	935	227.50	227.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	505	150.00–182.50	160.83
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
3	250–300	280	400.00–440.00	425.03
6	300–350	329	370.00–430.00	408.43
5	350–400	384	370.00–400.00	386.33
20	400–450	422	340.00–385.00	374.10
12	450–500	480	330.00–370.00	353.55
25	500–550	527	330.00–375.00	364.27
36	550–600	578	320.00–367.50	347.42
8	600–650	619	305.00–345.00	326.25
13	650–700	670	280.00–310.00	291.10
6	700–750	715	275.00–300.00	285.79
3	750–800	760	267.00–280.00	272.30
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	315.00–320.00	317.50
3	450–500	475	280.00–310.00	295.47
2	500–550	515	260.00–300.00	280.19
2	550–600	583	280.00–282.50	281.26
3	600–650	608	250.00–270.00	261.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
3	500–550	518	150.00–212.50	180.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	450.00–470.00	465.26
3	250–300	272	380.00–420.00	398.71
5	300–350	323	375.00–432.50	394.53
2	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	374.73
5	400–450	436	350.00–382.50	367.46
2	450–500	455	362.00–370.00	366.00
17	500–550	520	305.00–350.00	327.74
20	550–600	575	280.00–330.00	317.77
3	600–650	628	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	674	260.00–310.00	285.37
7	700–750	716	275.00–292.50	289.20
2	750–800	758	260.00–267.50	263.71
2	800–850	818	240.00–250.00	244.89
2	850–900	883	180.00–220.00	199.83
2	1000–1050	1,008	167.50–200.00	183.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	180.00–250.00	216.25
2	450–500	480	225.00–240.00	232.58
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	300–350	330	330.00–362.00	346.48
7	350–400	374	295.00–355.00	334.65
2	400–450	435	310.00–330.00	319.77
6	450–500	471	250.00–310.00	281.93
4	500–550	524	250.00–280.00	260.31

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	—	890	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	968	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,743.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,100	1,025.00–3,500.00	2,276.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,073.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle