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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

2,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $354.40/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 778 lb · 418 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $363.99/cwt -27.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 729 lb · 269 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.66/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 723 lb · 202 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,217

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 22 400.00 $400.00 $2,100
590 590 26 381.25 $381.25 $2,249 -41.00
590 value added 590 80 427.50 $427.50 $2,522
630 value added 630 77 406.75 $406.75 $2,563 -17.25
655–685 value added 670 145 384.00–391.00 $387.49 $2,596 -18.51
700–720 714 76 360.50–368.00 $362.53 $2,588
720 value added 720 67 378.00 $378.00 $2,722 -13.00
740 value added 740 61 360.00 $360.00 $2,664
745 745 65 355.00 $355.00 $2,645
775 775 43 350.00 $350.00 $2,712 -9.50
775–780 value added 778 375 350.00–364.00 $354.90 $2,761
800 value added 800 121 348.00 $348.00 $2,784 -13.35
825 value added 825 59 351.50 $351.50 $2,900 -9.85
865–870 value added 868 112 328.75–340.00 $334.36 $2,902
890 890 54 329.25 $329.25 $2,930
900 value added 900 54 330.50 $330.50 $2,974
925 925 52 315.50 $315.50 $2,918 -6.50
980 980 49 310.25 $310.25 $3,040

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 value added 570 60 397.00 $397.00 $2,263
590 590 66 380.00 $380.00 $2,242
610 610 20 350.00 $350.00 $2,135
620 value added 620 78 363.50 $363.50 $2,254 -36.50
660–665 661 65 342.50–361.25 $357.19 $2,361
660–690 value added 675 110 337.00–355.00 $345.80 $2,334 -21.19
705–740 value added 722 135 335.00–340.00 $337.49 $2,437
725 value added 725 67 335.00 $335.00 $2,429
880 880 55 308.00 $308.00 $2,710 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 23 335.00 $335.00 $2,312 -7.50

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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.