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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

1,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.63/cwt -14.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,614/hd at 727 lb · 242 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.47/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,279/hd at 656 lb · 195 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.22/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,397/hd at 630 lb · 161 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,615

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 34 377.50 $377.50 $2,340 +7.25
620 value added 620 60 382.00 $382.00 $2,368 +0.35
645 value added 645 67 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 -1.65
650 value added 650 55 373.00 $373.00 $2,424 -5.00
665 value added 665 73 367.75 $367.75 $2,446 -3.25
720 value added 720 110 353.25–364.25 $359.95 $2,592 -22.05
725 725 67 350.25 $350.25 $2,539 -12.25
740 740 65 368.75 $368.75 $2,729
775–790 value added 784 104 355.25–363.75 $360.28 $2,825 +1.54
825 value added 825 59 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 +8.70
850 850 52 327.50 $327.50 $2,784
870 value added 870 34 347.25 $347.25 $3,021 +15.75
875 875 55 332.50 $332.50 $2,909
950 950 51 330.00 $330.00 $3,135
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 value added 675 45 355.00 $355.00 $2,396 -11.30
790 value added 790 50 351.50 $351.50 $2,777 +17.88
850 value added 850 60 331.50 $331.50 $2,818

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 88 382.00 $382.00 $2,101 +5.25
560 value added 560 23 367.00 $367.00 $2,055 -9.75
600 value added 600 24 359.00 $359.00 $2,154 +6.49
600 600 48 363.50 $363.50 $2,181
650 value added 650 105 343.00–352.25 $349.61 $2,272 +5.47
650–685 value added 663 90 341.25–347.25 $344.98 $2,287 +0.84
700–725 value added 712 136 345.00–346.25 $345.62 $2,461 +9.37
750–770 value added 755 60 337.25–341.25 $338.84 $2,558 +16.99

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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.