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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

1,925 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (38)

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $352.25/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 677 lb · 352 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.08/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 713 lb · 272 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $324.14/cwt -19.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,637/hd at 813 lb · 239 head
Norwood, NC 6-weight steers sold at $354/cwt. NC 6-weight steers have come off $25 from the early August peak of $363. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,925

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 78 361.00 $361.00 $2,256
670 value added 670 67 376.75 $376.75 $2,524 +21.75
675 675 72 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 -24.00
660–690 value added 680 213 343.50–350.00 $347.00 $2,360 -8.00
705 705 69 343.00 $343.00 $2,418 +2.00
700–730 value added 713 123 345.25–350.00 $347.87 $2,480 -22.13
760–775 767 92 328.75–335.00 $332.12 $2,547
770 value added 770 128 332.75–339.00 $335.92 $2,587
800 value added 800 121 332.50 $332.50 $2,660 -11.25
815 value added 815 60 319.50 $319.50 $2,604 -24.25
840 value added 840 58 311.50 $311.50 $2,617
850 850 38 314.50 $314.50 $2,673 -16.75
860 value added 860 56 315.75 $315.75 $2,715 -20.00
875 value added 875 55 308.00 $308.00 $2,695 -27.75
925 value added 925 52 298.25 $298.25 $2,759
940 value added 940 52 294.50 $294.50 $2,768
985 value added 985 49 291.00 $291.00 $2,866

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 value added 640 77 327.00 $327.00 $2,093
650 value added 650 75 334.00 $334.00 $2,171
690 value added 690 77 330.25 $330.25 $2,279
700 700 25 306.50 $306.50 $2,146 -13.63
705 705 69 317.25 $317.25 $2,237 -2.88
700–725 709 44 318.75–320.00 $319.21 $2,263 -0.92
710–730 value added 720 134 320.25–332.50 $326.38 $2,350 +3.88

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 41 224.00 $224.00 $1,971

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high 409.50 low 331.54 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

700–749 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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