WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report, Canton, NC

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.