WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	249	385	356
Feeder cattle	142	—	256
Slaughter cattle	63	—	50
Replacement cattle	12	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Goats Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
160–185	173	2	145.00–150.00	$147.32	$255
350–365	360	3	144.00–152.50	$147.09	$530
425 value added	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616
440–445	443	3	125.00–128.00	$127.00	$563
500 value added	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705
505–545	521	4	124.00–129.00	$126.89	$661
550–592	575	6	120.00–127.00	$121.52	$699
605–630	618	2	120.00	$120.00	$742
665–690	679	4	119.00–125.00	$120.72	$820
710	710	1	107.50	$107.50	$763
775–780	778	3	97.00–110.00	$105.66	$822

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
185	185	1	135.00	$135.00	$250
335	335	1	116.00	$116.00	$389
385–395	392	3	137.50–140.00	$139.16	$546
685	685	1	95.00	$95.00	$651
725	725	2	93.00	$93.00	$674
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
290–295	293	2	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$356
380	380	1	126.00	$126.00	$479
405–440	414	4	122.50–126.00	$124.34	$515
450–485	472	8	116.00–126.00	$121.11	$572
500–538	520	8	112.00–118.00	$114.85	$597
550–595	567	6	100.00–105.00	$102.61	$582
600–645	616	8	94.00–102.50	$97.54	$601
690	690	4	83.00–88.00	$86.00	$593
740	740	2	95.00	$95.00	$703
800–830	815	2	80.00	$80.00	$652
980	980	1	63.00	$63.00	$617

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	100.00	$100.00	$245
365	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420
405–440	423	6	106.00–114.00	$109.36	$463
460–480	470	3	110.00	$110.00	$517
620	620	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$533
665–695	680	2	75.00–86.00	$80.38	$547
750–775	763	2	70.00–79.00	$74.57	$569
895	895	1	60.00	$60.00	$537

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
445	445	1	98.00	$98.00	$436
535	535	1	80.00	$80.00	$428
585	585	1	79.00	$79.00	$462

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
425	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340
460 thin fleshed	460	1	60.00	$60.00	$276
535 thin fleshed	535	1	62.50	$62.50	$334

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
435	435	1	144.00	$144.00	$626
460–470	465	3	130.00–136.00	$134.00	$623
520–535	528	2	117.50–122.50	$119.96	$633
560–590	574	9	115.00–122.50	$118.04	$678
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662
650–675	663	2	94.00–97.00	$95.47	$633
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730
770	770	1	88.00	$88.00	$678

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
460–495	483	4	119.00–123.00	$121.79	$588
590	590	1	104.00	$104.00	$614

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555	555	1	70.00	$70.00	$388
825	825	1	76.00	$76.00	$627

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575	575	1	77.50	$77.50	$446

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060	1060	80-85%	1	21.00	$21.00	$223
925–1300	1086	80-85%	7	56.00–60.00	$57.24	$622
920–1290	1115	80-85%	7	36.00–45.00	$42.89	$478
955–1220	1117	80-85%	15	46.00–55.00	$50.10	$560

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–865 value added	747	85-90%	3	68.00–75.00	$71.25	$532
780–800	792	85-90%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.65	$496
700–885	836	85-90%	7	48.00–55.00	$50.94	$426
845	845	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$262

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1210–1535	1395	75-80%	3	56.00–60.00	$57.38	$800
1310–1700	1429	75-80%	8	48.00–55.00	$50.82	$726

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1340	1340	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,045
1740–2155	1920	4	78.00–83.00	$80.39	$1,543

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1195	1150	3	71.00–74.00	$72.65	$835

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–795	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	575.00–685.00	$637.38
735–865	786	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–650.00	$629.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
75	75	1	195.00	$195.00
90	90	1	175.50	$175.50
115	115	1	172.50	$172.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1015–1115	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–885.00	$837.35

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–375	370	2	65.00	$65.00	$240
425	425	1	62.00	$62.00	$264
475	475	1	55.00	$55.00	$261

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320	320	1	92.50	$92.50	$296

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
30–35	32	3	45.00–57.00	$51.50
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
170	170	1	212.50	$212.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
35	35	1	80.50	$80.50
40–45	43	5	94.50–135.00	$111.30
55	55	5	82.50–181.00	$123.50
60–65	63	4	138.00–188.50	$162.63
70–75	71	4	84.00–217.00	$171.13
80	80	3	192.00–240.00	$213.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
90–95	93	2	220.50–247.00	$233.75

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Reading this report

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.