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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

1,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $294.69/cwt ≈ $2,372/hd at 805 lb · 181 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.19/cwt ≈ $2,085/hd at 769 lb · 158 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.12/cwt ≈ $2,172/hd at 822 lb · 118 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,471

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 307.50 $307.50 $2,306
775 value added 775 23 287.50 $287.50 $2,228
800–815 value added 805 181 293.00–295.55 $294.69 $2,372
855 value added 855 57 291.75 $291.75 $2,494
925 value added 925 52 267.25 $267.25 $2,472
995 value added 995 49 264.75 $264.75 $2,634
1010 value added 1010 48 257.75 $257.75 $2,603
1100 value added 1100 31 255.50 $255.50 $2,810
1100 value added 1100 44 250.50 $250.50 $2,756
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 value added 775 61 297.75 $297.75 $2,308
825 825 60 283.50 $283.50 $2,339
885 885 57 274.00 $274.00 $2,425

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 284.00 $284.00 $1,988
765–775 value added 768 99 272.50 $272.50 $2,093
770 770 59 269.00 $269.00 $2,071
815 value added 815 60 264.00 $264.00 $2,152
830 830 58 264.25 $264.25 $2,193
850 850 55 257.00 $257.00 $2,184
890 value added 890 55 260.25 $260.25 $2,316
935 value added 935 25 245.50 $245.50 $2,295
985 value added 985 95 239.25 $239.25 $2,357
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 value added 700 63 285.00 $285.00 $1,995
890 value added 890 55 256.50 $256.50 $2,283

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 49 214.00 $214.00 $2,076

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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.