Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.40/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 477 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.90/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 499 383 414
Feeder cattle 440 270 301
Slaughter cattle 47 52 86
Replacement cattle 12 — 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lean cows sold firm on light comparison. Feeder steers sold strong with feeder heifers selling 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Holstein baby calves ranged 30.00 to 45.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 152.00 $152.00 $524 +22.31
365–380 373 3 145.00–150.00 $147.35 $550 —
400–435 424 6 145.00–149.00 $146.81 $622 +11.02
450–495 478 7 135.00–147.00 $142.10 $679 -2.56
505–545 528 8 130.00–134.00 $132.26 $698 -5.65
550–595 571 7 125.00–133.00 $129.65 $740 -0.33
605–630 618 2 123.00–128.00 $125.55 $776 -6.22
655–698 685 4 110.00–120.00 $117.36 $804 +6.36
710–740 720 5 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $806 +1.47
770 770 2 110.00 $110.00 $847 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $478 —
400–410 405 2 121.00–124.00 $122.48 $496 —
515–540 525 3 120.00–126.00 $122.06 $641 -0.49
570–585 580 3 110.00–120.00 $116.05 $673 —
605–620 615 3 105.00–107.00 $105.67 $650 +16.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 123.00 $123.00 $406 +1.20
350–395 368 4 120.00–123.00 $120.74 $444 -5.93
405–435 423 9 115.00–123.00 $118.80 $503 -7.06
455–490 477 15 110.00–119.00 $115.40 $550 -3.14
510–548 527 14 108.00–113.00 $109.90 $579 -4.24
550–590 567 7 107.00–113.00 $109.98 $624 -1.68
605–635 618 8 99.00–105.00 $102.25 $632 -1.75
650–673 665 3 96.00–99.00 $96.98 $645 -5.02
710 710 1 99.00 $99.00 $703 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
360–395 384 8 110.00–119.00 $113.24 $435 -0.98
400–425 415 5 104.00–108.00 $106.59 $442 -3.91
455–495 476 4 103.00–107.00 $104.96 $500 +2.65
505–540 524 6 100.00–107.00 $105.54 $553 +4.28
565–590 575 3 99.00–105.00 $103.02 $592 +1.02
600–620 612 3 95.00–97.00 $95.99 $587 +3.99
685 685 1 94.00 $94.00 $644 +3.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 +10.00
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 -3.58
350–370 359 5 152.00–163.00 $159.33 $572 +18.04
415–440 427 5 150.00–155.00 $151.77 $648 +11.59
465–480 471 4 138.00–147.00 $142.97 $673 +9.06
505–545 524 7 125.00–135.00 $130.14 $682 +3.10
555–570 563 2 119.00–122.00 $120.48 $678 -7.20
620–625 623 3 111.00–118.00 $115.33 $719 +1.01
650–690 670 3 97.00–115.00 $104.19 $698 -6.01
710–735 720 4 85.00–95.00 $91.20 $657 +16.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 139.00–145.00 $141.92 $387 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 +3.91
380–390 387 3 120.00–125.00 $122.35 $473 -4.65
490 490 1 123.00 $123.00 $603 +13.00
500–540 524 6 120.00–125.00 $121.84 $638 +18.84
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 -3.18
600–640 620 5 100.00–110.00 $102.97 $638 —
660–680 670 2 94.00–99.00 $95.97 $643 -1.77
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 -5.95
790 790 1 86.00 $86.00 $679 -4.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $425 —
855–1360 1061 80-85% 4 54.00–59.00 $56.33 $598 +2.74
760–1350 1074 80-85% 10 49.00–53.00 $51.01 $548 -2.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1440 1214 75-80% 4 60.00–66.00 $63.26 $768 —
1090–1480 1268 75-80% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.29 $663 —
960–1710 1296 75-80% 7 54.00–59.00 $56.18 $728 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–1080 808 85-90% 5 32.00–38.00 $35.69 $288 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $485 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 65.00 $65.00 $744 —
1510–2265 1766 5 77.00–83.00 $79.23 $1,399 —
2065–2080 2073 2 88.00–91.00 $89.49 $1,855 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1130 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 665.00–685.00 $676.22
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 235.00 $235.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1215 929 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–1,175.00 $1,012.50 —
875–1200 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–900.00 $858.33 —

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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.