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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

1,271 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (35)

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.00/cwt ≈ $2,644/hd at 625 lb · 156 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.89/cwt -26.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 715 lb · 148 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.35/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,934/hd at 812 lb · 119 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,271

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 33 422.25 $422.25 $2,491 -63.75
625 value added 625 78 424.00 $424.00 $2,650
625 value added 625 78 422.00 $422.00 $2,638
650 value added 650 75 406.00 $406.00 $2,639 -24.00
700 value added 700 69 391.00 $391.00 $2,737
750–795 776 112 352.00–366.00 $359.50 $2,790
800–825 value added 812 119 358.25–364.50 $361.35 $2,934
930 930 52 322.00 $322.00 $2,995
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 46 361.00 $361.00 $2,509
735 value added 735 66 359.00 $359.00 $2,639

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 35 397.25 $397.25 $2,185
600 value added 600 81 400.00 $400.00 $2,400
660 value added 660 73 366.99 $366.99 $2,422 -8.41
710 710 68 341.25 $341.25 $2,423
700–740 719 80 332.00–351.00 $342.44 $2,462
810 810 60 322.75 $322.75 $2,614
865 865 56 314.50 $314.50 $2,720 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 20 346.00 $346.00 $2,214
690 690 70 342.50 $342.50 $2,363 -14.50

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high 385.00 low 337.92 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

750–799 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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