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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

1,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $298.64/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,446/hd at 819 lb · 223 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $308.36/cwt ≈ $2,174/hd at 705 lb · 207 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.96/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 753 lb · 189 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,562

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 84 350.25 $350.25 $2,084
625 625 78 365.75 $365.75 $2,286
695 value added 695 72 318.50 $318.50 $2,214
700 700 139 304.50 $304.50 $2,132
715 value added 715 68 316.25 $316.25 $2,261
750 value added 750 125 303.25 $303.25 $2,274 +15.75
760 value added 760 64 311.25 $311.25 $2,366 +23.75
815 value added 815 60 305.50 $305.50 $2,490 +10.81
800–840 value added 819 119 296.75–300.00 $298.37 $2,444 +3.68
825 825 44 290.00 $290.00 $2,392
875 value added 875 55 286.75 $286.75 $2,509 -5.00
920 value added 920 105 280.25 $280.25 $2,578 +13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 value added 560 89 330.50 $330.50 $1,851
715 value added 715 68 285.75 $285.75 $2,043
730 730 66 281.50 $281.50 $2,055 -2.50
770 value added 770 126 280.25 $280.25 $2,158 +7.75
800 value added 800 61 274.75 $274.75 $2,198 +10.75
825 value added 825 57 293.00 $293.00 $2,417 +29.00
850 value added 850 57 275.50 $275.50 $2,342
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 value added 750 25 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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.