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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 21, 2025

1,479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.78/cwt +32.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 724 lb · 288 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.20/cwt ≈ $3,025/hd at 859 lb · 283 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $369.95/cwt ≈ $2,441/hd at 660 lb · 204 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,479 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 30 371.50 $371.50 $2,489 —
700–725 value added 712 136 383.00–394.50 $388.73 $2,768 —
750 value added 750 65 382.50 $382.50 $2,869 +48.00
775 value added 775 93 374.00 $374.00 $2,898 +39.50
790 790 41 379.25 $379.25 $2,996 —
800 value added 800 61 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 —
835–840 value added 837 101 351.00–367.50 $360.45 $3,017 —
850 value added 850 114 351.25–353.75 $352.50 $2,996 —
855–870 value added 865 169 346.50–355.00 $352.00 $3,045 —
980 980 40 331.25 $331.25 $3,246 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 45 355.50 $355.50 $2,222 —
650 value added 650 72 379.25 $379.25 $2,465 —
650–685 value added 665 132 353.50–374.00 $364.88 $2,426 —
700–725 value added 712 136 352.50–355.00 $353.75 $2,519 +33.25
725 725 23 367.25 $367.25 $2,663 —
735 735 63 346.50 $346.50 $2,547 —
740 value added 740 66 351.75 $351.75 $2,603 —
825 value added 825 59 345.25 $345.25 $2,848 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 33 240.50 $240.50 $2,465 —

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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.