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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, January 6, 2026

1,351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.92/cwt ≈ $2,977/hd at 866 lb · 279 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 818 lb · 178 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $324.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,118/hd at 960 lb · 152 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,351 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 value added 660 56 370.00 $370.00 $2,442 ±0.00
725 725 67 409.50 $409.50 $2,969 —
750 750 65 400.00 $400.00 $3,000 —
760 value added 760 64 362.00 $362.00 $2,751 —
860 value added 860 56 346.25 $346.25 $2,978 —
850–885 value added 867 112 346.25–354.25 $350.24 $3,037 —
860–875 867 111 324.50–348.25 $336.38 $2,916 —
905 value added 905 54 328.50 $328.50 $2,973 —
960 value added 960 152 324.75 $324.75 $3,118 +4.75

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–635 value added 619 123 365.50–365.75 $365.61 $2,263 +0.61
675 675 72 358.75 $358.75 $2,422 —
735 735 66 339.25 $339.25 $2,493 —
790 790 61 329.00 $329.00 $2,599 —
805 value added 805 60 319.50 $319.50 $2,572 -0.50
825 825 59 310.50 $310.50 $2,562 —
825 value added 825 59 327.00 $327.00 $2,698 +7.00
850 value added 850 114 309.25 $309.25 $2,629 —

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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.