Name: Norwood Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

27 head Goats: 32.50-255.00; 63 head Sheep: 47.50-195.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.24/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.70 against this barn's trailing median of $410.95.

Average price

$342.24

120 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$77.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs NC average

−36.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	348.67	1,932	110
Medium and Large 2	548	271.61	1,487	10thin

One grade step is worth $77.06/cwt here — about $445 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 sale120 hd

342.24

—

NC average6 barns · 209 hd

343.20

−0.95

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−36.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

410.95

−68.70

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	1,482	184.53	2,735	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	154.97	2,027	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	129.43	1,333	37

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)	1,042	$1,949	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,911	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,878	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$2,663	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,568	5

Every lot, as filed

111 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	450–500	469	335.59/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	294.60/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,853	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	270.02/cwt	232.50–297.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	329.22/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	313.59/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,624	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	173.59/cwt	160.00–187.50	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	375.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	240.44/cwt	210.00–252.50	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	398.91/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	306.12/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	356.68/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,345	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.37/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	234.23/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.17/cwt	380.00–470.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	376.61/cwt	345.00–392.00	1,763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	349.81/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,854	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	291.28/cwt	252.50–313.00	1,978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	261.01/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	293.63/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	353.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	315.11/cwt	280.00–332.00	1,982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	426.03/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	196.33/cwt	172.50–220.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	345.87/cwt	300.00–359.00	1,494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	372.67/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.93/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	427.09/cwt	395.00–470.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	261.03/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	265.49/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	389.45/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	246.64/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	302.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,877.61/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,878	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,911.10/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,911	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.48/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.19/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	401.00/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	307.60/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	238.62/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,864	6
Bulls	—	—	1,203	150.15/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	181.27/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,879	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	137.15/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,428	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	83.52/cwt	80.00–90.00	836	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	154.97/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,027	52
Bulls	—	—	1,505	198.16/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,663.29/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,638.39/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,638	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,949.00/head	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,949	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	105.91/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,001	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	147.90/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	224.54/cwt	200.00–250.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	211.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	826	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	347.39/cwt	300.00–369.00	2,018	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	206.39/cwt	185.00–230.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	194.60/cwt	180.00–210.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	215.39/cwt	200.00–230.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	257.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	200.04/cwt	180.00–210.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	182.42/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	231.47/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	177.11/cwt	155.00–200.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	213.84/cwt	180.00–250.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	323.34/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	244.91/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	313.90/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	209.89/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	345.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	219.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	273.36/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	306.63/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	287.50/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	241.45/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	309.64/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,124	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	223.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	261.55/cwt	240.00–300.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	249.42/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.36/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	266.69/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	251.25/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	349.66/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	200.32/cwt	180.00–220.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 457Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 162Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 6

27 head Goats: 32.50-255.00; 63 head Sheep: 47.50-195.00; 2 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	228	395.00–470.00	427.09
11	250–300	280	400.00–465.00	426.03
5	300–350	320	370.00–405.00	390.48
7	350–400	358	380.00–415.00	398.91
9	400–450	413	350.00–390.00	372.67
11	450–500	469	310.00–360.00	335.59
9	500–550	533	280.00–320.00	307.60
10	550–600	576	280.00–310.00	302.24
6	600–650	629	250.00–280.00	265.49
5	650–700	652	255.00–285.00	261.03
5	700–750	727	232.50–297.00	270.02
6	750–800	781	210.00–280.00	238.62
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	322	330.00–350.00	345.96
9	350–400	373	300.00–360.00	323.34
7	400–450	421	280.00–340.00	306.63
5	450–500	475	250.00–300.00	273.36
2	500–550	538	225.00–265.00	244.91
3	550–600	587	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	608	200.00–230.00	219.89
3	650–700	672	195.00–225.00	209.89
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	940	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	200.00–230.00	215.39
3	300–350	310	180.00–220.00	200.32
2	350–400	378	180.00–250.00	213.84
2	400–450	403	250.00–260.00	254.97
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	575	155.00–200.00	177.11
1	650–700	655	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	465.00–475.00	470.00
6	250–300	264	370.00–380.00	375.74
6	300–350	328	330.00–390.00	350.93
15	350–400	377	330.00–370.00	356.68
14	400–450	432	300.00–359.00	345.87
21	450–500	479	310.00–345.00	329.22
30	500–550	518	280.00–325.00	313.59
14	550–600	564	280.00–320.00	306.12
13	600–650	629	260.00–307.50	294.60
4	650–700	670	250.00–292.50	268.37
3	700–750	703	235.00–265.00	246.64
2	750–800	768	172.50–220.00	196.33
4	800–850	830	200.00–247.50	234.23
2	850–900	860	160.00–187.50	173.59
1	900–950	935	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	270	210.00	210.00
4	300–350	328	185.00–230.00	206.39
2	350–400	385	240.00–260.00	250.00
3	400–450	412	180.00–210.00	200.04
2	450–500	473	180.00–210.00	194.60
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	568	165.00–200.00	182.42
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	323	240.00–300.00	261.55
11	350–400	363	280.00–330.00	309.64
10	400–450	418	230.00–300.00	266.69
6	450–500	475	240.00–292.00	257.36
4	500–550	504	230.00–270.00	251.25
5	550–600	564	230.00–257.50	241.45
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	670	210.00–230.00	223.33
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	275	380.00–470.00	430.17
6	300–350	337	380.00–417.50	401.00
8	350–400	375	392.50–415.00	404.19
21	400–450	428	350.00–400.00	389.45
16	450–500	468	345.00–392.00	376.61
58	500–550	530	320.00–365.00	349.81
52	550–600	581	300.00–369.00	347.39
10	600–650	629	280.00–332.00	315.11
16	650–700	679	252.50–313.00	291.28
5	700–750	719	210.00–252.50	240.44
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	350.00–360.00	353.39
2	300–350	310	280.00–285.00	282.58
3	350–400	372	335.00–365.00	349.66
7	400–450	434	280.00–355.00	313.90
7	450–500	466	270.00–320.00	293.63
4	500–550	505	260.00–310.00	287.50
6	550–600	576	230.00–285.00	261.01
3	600–650	610	230.00–267.50	249.42
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–265.00	257.16
4	350–400	391	200.00–220.00	211.21
2	400–450	408	200.00–250.00	224.54
4	450–500	473	210.00–240.00	231.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,877.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,911.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,042	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,949.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,638.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	140.00–165.00	150.15
6	—	1,588	175.00–192.00	181.27
9	—	1,505	196.00–200.00	198.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	120.00–145.00	137.15
4	—	1,001	80.00–90.00	83.52
4	—	945	102.00–111.00	105.91
5	—	1,069	147.00–150.00	147.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,308	145.00–164.00	154.97

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Norwood Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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