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Norwood Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Norwood, North Carolina · Wed, May 21

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2093

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,015 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 825▲ 610 vs year ago 405 · +150.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 149▼ 16 vs year ago 120 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.30/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.36 against this barn's trailing median of $350.65.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median33 sales

350.65

−42.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.88, low $296.26, median $350.65 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	440.94/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,473	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,234	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	415.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,565	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	378.61/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,632	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	844	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	371.44/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,779	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	360.18/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,884	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	351.68/cwt	335.00–372.50	2,015	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.50/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,094	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	308.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,095	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	283.24/cwt	250.00–294.00	2,187	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	274.45/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,272	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	448.91/cwt	435.00–465.00	956	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	329.35/cwt	300.00–355.00	718	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	222	192.78/cwt	175.00–230.00	428	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	251	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,205	28
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	299.30/cwt	270.00–330.00	820	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	440.56/cwt	400.00–457.50	1,264	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	305	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,305	40
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	317.33/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,012	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	232.75/cwt	210.00–250.00	770	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	373.93/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,241	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	369	399.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,473	80
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	360.66/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,345	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	222.06/cwt	180.00–260.00	850	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	312.37/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,200	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	263.89/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,090	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	328.42/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,396	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	200.84/cwt	192.50–210.00	870	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	348.64/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,586	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	186.05/cwt	150.00–210.00	847	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	252.38/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,206	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	328.04/cwt	280.00–342.50	1,575	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	313.08/cwt	270.00–329.00	1,647	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	246.93/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,301	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	302.19/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,732	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,017	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	250.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,458	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	294.11/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,832	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	262.98/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,770	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	233.11/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,674	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	202.66/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,595	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	162.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,308	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,899	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,406	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,197	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	236.13/cwt	227.50–245.00	2,156	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,489	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	230.93/cwt	217.50–240.00	2,233	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	447.68/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,016	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	265	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,371	22
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	334.22/cwt	300.00–355.00	929	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	444.22/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,239	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	319	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,539	52
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	339.61/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,097	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	430.52/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,403	16
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	381.58/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,400	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	336.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,271	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,801	76
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	313.94/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,306	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	388.51/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,624	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,887	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	285.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,342	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	345.36/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,630	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	221.81/cwt	180.00–255.00	1,094	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	910	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	275.53/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,452	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	348.58/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,841	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	345.98/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,931	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	330.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,051	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	305.79/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,018	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	273.75/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,944	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	236.25/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,798	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,285	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,922	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	182.48/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	193.47/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,541	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
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
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	130.40/cwt	117.50–140.00	1,202	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	155.44/cwt	142.00–166.00	1,927	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	1,895.00/head	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,895	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	1,954.16/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	1,954	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,426.19/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,426	3

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	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

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.