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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, October 6, 2026

1,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $354.79/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 717 lb · 368 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.92/cwt ≈ $2,215/hd at 633 lb · 263 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.88/cwt ≈ $2,482/hd at 676 lb · 251 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,825 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 88 420.00 $420.00 $2,310 —
575 575 84 388.00 $388.00 $2,231 -19.00
640 value added 640 76 376.00 $376.00 $2,406 —
675 value added 675 72 360.50 $360.50 $2,433 —
675 675 144 371.75 $371.75 $2,509 —
685 685 35 360.00 $360.00 $2,466 —
700 700 58 357.00 $357.00 $2,499 +12.59
700 700 45 348.00 $348.00 $2,436 +3.59
710 710 65 354.00 $354.00 $2,513 +9.59
725 725 134 357.75 $357.75 $2,594 +13.34
735 value added 735 66 352.25 $352.25 $2,589 -14.38
750–755 value added 752 128 334.50–342.00 $338.35 $2,544 -6.15
820 value added 820 59 325.00 $325.00 $2,665 -2.97
825 value added 825 59 325.25 $325.25 $2,683 -2.72
855–890 value added 873 167 310.25–325.50 $316.35 $2,762 -12.40
930 value added 930 52 301.50 $301.50 $2,804 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 89 365.00 $365.00 $1,989 —
600 600 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 —
625 value added 625 78 349.50 $349.50 $2,184 —
640 value added 640 139 353.00–355.25 $354.02 $2,266 —
645 645 26 333.00 $333.00 $2,148 —
660 660 42 345.00 $345.00 $2,277 +13.78
755 value added 755 64 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 +6.50
815 value added 815 35 331.50 $331.50 $2,702 —

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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.