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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report, Norwood, NC

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

2,381 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.25/cwt -7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 764 lb · 445 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $345.89/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 764 lb · 343 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.72/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 823 lb · 295 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,381 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 value added 625 78 370.50 $370.50 $2,316 -5.50
675 675 40 369.25 $369.25 $2,492 -2.50
700 value added 700 69 362.25 $362.25 $2,536 +10.00
750 750 65 354.00 $354.00 $2,655 —
765 765 25 337.50 $337.50 $2,582 —
760–775 value added 767 253 341.50–347.75 $344.63 $2,643 +6.28
800 value added 800 61 335.50 $335.50 $2,684 +10.50
820–835 value added 829 234 329.00–340.00 $333.25 $2,763 +8.00
850 850 57 323.50 $323.50 $2,750 —
850–880 value added 870 161 320.75–323.50 $321.60 $2,798 +5.25
875 value added 875 55 320.50 $320.50 $2,804 +4.15
970–975 value added 971 200 292.25–296.00 $293.19 $2,847 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–895 872 57 305.00–307.75 $306.76 $2,675 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 35 354.25 $354.25 $2,179 +9.25
625 value added 625 78 355.75 $355.75 $2,223 +6.25
690 690 70 336.75 $336.75 $2,324 -8.25
725–745 value added 738 197 321.50–333.00 $325.34 $2,401 —
745 745 15 319.50 $319.50 $2,380 —
750 value added 750 130 320.25 $320.25 $2,402 -4.75
750–790 value added 770 315 312.00–327.50 $316.01 $2,433 -8.99
850 850 52 304.00 $304.00 $2,584 —
920 value added 920 53 301.50 $301.50 $2,774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 39 297.75 $297.75 $2,218 —
830 830 42 295.00 $295.00 $2,448 —

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high 409.50 low 331.54 Nov 2025 Oct 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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