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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.94/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,970/hd at 861 lb · 224 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $367.10/cwt -42.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,684/hd at 731 lb · 172 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.81/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,437/hd at 703 lb · 170 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,196

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 37 368.00 $368.00 $2,355
720 720 67 378.25 $378.25 $2,723 -31.25
735 735 39 344.75 $344.75 $2,534 -64.75
740 value added 740 66 369.00 $369.00 $2,731
750 value added 750 65 368.00 $368.00 $2,760 +6.00
775 value added 775 63 346.50 $346.50 $2,685 -15.50
860 860 56 344.50 $344.50 $2,963 +8.12
860 value added 860 56 342.00 $342.00 $2,941 -4.25
850–875 value added 862 112 342.50–350.75 $346.64 $2,988 +0.39
920 value added 920 53 336.00 $336.00 $3,091 +7.50
945 945 44 338.00 $338.00 $3,194

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 43 351.00 $351.00 $2,246
685 685 71 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 -8.75
700 700 139 349.50 $349.50 $2,446 +10.25
715 715 31 334.75 $334.75 $2,393 -4.50
765 value added 765 63 335.00 $335.00 $2,563
775 value added 775 63 328.75 $328.75 $2,548
800–845 value added 822 118 327.75–330.00 $328.88 $2,703 +1.88
855 855 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,822

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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.