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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,049/hd at 840 lb · 227 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.92/cwt ≈ $2,638/hd at 772 lb · 189 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $433.54/cwt +28.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,842/hd at 656 lb · 169 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 904

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 440.50 $440.50 $2,863 +35.50
660 660 73 432.00 $432.00 $2,851 +27.00
660 660 21 414.00 $414.00 $2,732 +9.00
705 705 51 372.50 $372.50 $2,626 -23.50
745 745 65 392.50 $392.50 $2,924
840 value added 840 227 363.00 $363.00 $3,049

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 31 394.00 $394.00 $2,462
685–690 687 141 375.00–376.00 $375.50 $2,580
700 700 31 357.50 $357.50 $2,502
770 value added 770 126 340.50 $340.50 $2,622
775 775 63 344.75 $344.75 $2,672

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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.