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Mid-Atlantic Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Norwood, North Carolina · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

1,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.98/cwt -17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 716 lb · 362 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $353.78/cwt -10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,587/hd at 731 lb · 302 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $328.11/cwt -4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,827/hd at 862 lb · 222 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,658

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 73 369.00 $369.00 $2,454
690 value added 690 70 355.00 $355.00 $2,450 -32.49
725 725 38 341.00 $341.00 $2,472 -21.53
730 value added 730 66 370.00 $370.00 $2,701 -8.00
720–740 733 198 348.00–356.50 $350.82 $2,572 -4.18
800 value added 800 121 343.75 $343.75 $2,750 -4.25
850 850 36 331.25 $331.25 $2,816
850 value added 850 114 335.25–336.25 $335.75 $2,854 +1.39
875 875 18 320.25 $320.25 $2,802 -9.00
890 890 54 312.50 $312.50 $2,781 -16.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 value added 735 194 355.50 $355.50 $2,613
780 value added 780 62 345.00 $345.00 $2,691

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 75 352.00 $352.00 $2,094 -28.00
670 670 30 323.00 $323.00 $2,164 -34.19
710 value added 710 134 316.00 $316.00 $2,244 -21.49
700–735 717 136 320.00–320.25 $320.13 $2,295
725 value added 725 67 322.50 $322.50 $2,338 -12.50
725 725 25 319.25 $319.25 $2,315
750 value added 750 65 317.50 $317.50 $2,381
800 800 17 305.25 $305.25 $2,442

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Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 306.50 $306.50 $2,299

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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.