WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.37/cwt ≈ $574/hd at 481 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.14/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	383	271	524
Feeder cattle	270	202	402
Slaughter cattle	52	54	75
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lean cows sold weak on a light comparison. Feeder steers sold strong with feeder heifers selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	128.00–131.00	$129.69	$415	—
405 thin fleshed	405	1	148.00	$148.00	$599	—
400–445	423	2	130.00–141.00	$135.79	$574	—
475–490	480	3	144.00–145.00	$144.66	$694	—
500–540	529	9	132.00–140.00	$137.91	$730	—
555–595	573	3	128.00–133.00	$129.98	$745	—
600–610	608	4	128.00–133.00	$131.77	$801	—
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	—
710–745	728	2	109.00–112.00	$110.54	$805	—
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798	—
820	820	1	109.00	$109.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
465–470	468	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$580	—
500–520	510	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$625	—
610–615	613	2	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$549	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
770	770	1	89.00	$89.00	$685	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	131.00	$131.00	$354	—
305–345	325	4	115.00–127.00	$121.80	$396	—
350–390	366	7	120.00–131.00	$126.67	$464	—
400–440	426	7	120.00–132.00	$125.86	$536	—
455 thin fleshed	455	1	131.00	$131.00	$596	—
450–495	483	14	115.00–125.00	$118.54	$573	—
505–545	524	13	110.00–118.00	$114.14	$598	—
560–590	573	3	109.00–114.00	$111.66	$640	—
625	625	1	104.00	$104.00	$650	—
665	665	1	102.00	$102.00	$678	—
700–710	705	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$666	—
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	4	110.00–117.00	$114.22	$440	—
410–440	429	5	106.00–118.00	$110.50	$474	—
450–465	455	3	100.00–107.00	$102.31	$466	—
520–540	528	4	97.00–104.00	$101.26	$535	—
575	575	1	102.00	$102.00	$586	—
645	645	1	92.00	$92.00	$593	—
660–690	673	4	88.00–95.00	$90.74	$611	—
705–735	723	3	70.00–85.00	$75.08	$543	—
765	765	1	87.00	$87.00	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	138.00	$138.00	$331	—
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
315–340	325	5	161.00–165.00	$163.58	$532	—
360–395	371	4	134.00–147.00	$141.29	$524	—
415–445	429	5	135.00–144.00	$140.18	$601	—
450–495	477	3	131.00–137.00	$133.91	$639	—
505–545	526	7	120.00–132.00	$127.04	$668	—
550–570	558	7	122.00–134.00	$127.68	$712	—
600–640	616	7	109.00–117.00	$114.32	$704	—
650–675	660	4	106.00–115.00	$110.20	$727	—
700	700	1	75.00	$75.00	$525	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 thin fleshed	310	1	150.00	$150.00	$465	—
330–340	335	2	130.00–142.00	$136.09	$456	—
375	375	1	127.00	$127.00	$476	—
405–435	417	3	113.00–125.00	$119.20	$497	—
450–475	458	4	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$504	—
525–530	528	2	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$544	—
550–595	580	6	110.00–121.00	$118.18	$685	—
660–695	684	4	92.00–104.00	$97.74	$669	—
700–735	716	5	85.00–99.00	$90.95	$651	—
760–780	774	4	85.00–97.00	$90.25	$699	—
815–845	830	2	85.00	$85.00	$706	—
860–880	870	2	81.00–85.00	$82.98	$722	—
980	980	1	82.00	$82.00	$804	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1530	1320	75-80%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.34	$770	+19.34
1020–1600	1338	75-80%	13	52.00–57.00	$54.33	$727	+15.33
1760	1760	75-80%	1	48.00	$48.00	$845	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–995	855	85-90%	3	23.00–28.00	$26.84	$229	-33.16
860	860	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$456	-7.00
740–1015	863	85-90%	3	30.00–32.00	$31.04	$268	-28.96
680–1120	969	85-90%	9	40.00–46.00	$43.49	$421	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1155	1078	80-85%	3	53.00–55.00	$53.59	$578	—
1045–1380	1199	80-85%	11	47.00–52.00	$49.72	$596	-8.04
1050–1460	1255	80-85%	2	42.00–43.00	$42.58	$534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,174	—
1135–1955	1538	6	77.00–84.00	$80.58	$1,239	—
1030–2315	1673	2	66.00–67.00	$66.31	$1,109	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	40.00	$40.00	$114	—
350	350	1	60.00	$60.00	$210	—
455	455	1	50.00	$50.00	$228	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	96.00	$96.00	$566	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	3	247.00–250.00	$248.00	$87	—
35	35	5	230.00–237.00	$231.40	$81	—
40	40	2	220.00–230.00	$225.00	$90	—
50	50	1	247.00	$247.00	$124	—
60	60	1	247.00	$247.00	$148	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	197.00	$197.00	$167	—
125–140	133	2	140.00–150.00	$145.28	$193	—

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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.