WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.99/cwt -12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 470 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $101.82/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 513 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $94.26/cwt -22.47 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 622 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	272	256	253
Feeder cattle	216	193	178
Slaughter cattle	26	43	53
Replacement cattle	6	11	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady, while heifers and bulls were sharply lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive. Baby calves ranged 40.00 to 70.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$435	—
305–325	313	6	152.50–161.00	$156.84	$491	+12.05
370–390	378	3	147.50–157.50	$151.76	$574	+7.15
400–435	413	4	141.00–149.00	$145.06	$599	+6.06
475–490	483	2	135.00–137.00	$135.98	$657	+2.55
500–532	519	4	128.00–137.00	$132.27	$686	-0.75
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	-12.22
630–647	640	8	110.00–117.00	$114.51	$733	-6.60
650–685	668	6	109.00–113.00	$111.75	$746	-2.73
715–735	728	4	103.00–109.00	$106.74	$777	-6.86
840	840	1	110.00	$110.00	$924	+2.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	3	135.00–142.50	$139.09	$526	+9.09
480–495	488	2	120.00–123.00	$121.52	$593	+1.52
515–530	522	3	115.00–122.50	$119.13	$622	+3.62
640	640	1	97.50	$97.50	$624	-11.01
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	+13.00
785	785	1	85.00	$85.00	$667	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	122.50	$122.50	$368	+17.50
380–385	383	2	122.50–125.00	$123.76	$474	—
410	410	1	102.50	$102.50	$420	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1580	1555	2	63.00	$63.00	$980	—
1875	1875	1	60.00	$60.00	$1,125	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	60.00	$60.00	$138	—
370	370	1	87.50	$87.50	$324	—
380	380	1	100.00	$100.00	$380	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	131.00	$131.00	$386	+8.50
300–335	314	6	117.50–124.00	$120.69	$379	—
355–385	366	4	115.00–125.00	$120.17	$440	-5.69
402–440	418	8	116.00–126.00	$119.90	$501	-4.25
450–495	470	17	100.00–110.00	$105.99	$498	-12.44
500–545	513	11	100.00–110.00	$101.82	$522	-9.40
560–572	567	7	93.00–102.00	$98.43	$558	-13.56
600–640	622	11	90.00–99.00	$94.26	$586	-22.47
660–675	668	2	85.00–95.00	$89.94	$601	-10.06
730–740	735	2	80.00–86.00	$83.02	$610	—
750	750	1	78.00	$78.00	$585	-7.00
835	835	1	68.00	$68.00	$568	—
1010	1010	1	67.50	$67.50	$682	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	117.50	$117.50	$341	—
320–345	333	2	100.00–110.00	$105.19	$350	+9.90
360–370	365	2	110.00–113.00	$111.52	$407	+15.52
405–435	422	3	110.00–113.00	$111.87	$472	-0.41
460	460	1	95.00	$95.00	$437	-12.67
525–548	540	5	87.00–99.00	$95.62	$516	—
565–590	580	4	90.00–95.00	$91.49	$531	-7.51
605–620	612	3	80.00–87.50	$84.16	$515	-24.02
650–695	664	4	80.00–83.00	$80.74	$536	—
710–725	718	2	70.00–75.00	$72.47	$520	—
780	780	1	65.00	$65.00	$507	-12.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	97.50	$97.50	$346	—
410–435	423	5	90.00–95.00	$91.41	$387	+1.41
485	485	1	76.00	$76.00	$369	-7.00
570	570	1	85.00	$85.00	$484	—
660	660	2	60.00–62.50	$61.25	$404	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	80.00	$80.00	$316	—
410 thin fleshed	410	1	70.00	$70.00	$287	—
540 thin fleshed	540	1	50.00	$50.00	$270	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$564	-12.78
450–485	463	6	132.50–143.00	$136.83	$634	+6.63
520–545	534	9	115.00–122.00	$118.67	$634	-3.01
550–595	571	7	110.00–117.00	$111.63	$637	-10.71
605–645	625	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$640	-7.51
655–695	678	3	95.00–103.00	$98.94	$671	-16.06
735–745	740	2	87.00	$87.00	$644	-16.00
750–775	763	3	87.00–89.00	$87.68	$669	-8.32
870	870	1	81.00	$81.00	$705	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	478	2	120.00–123.00	$121.46	$581	-3.54
575	575	1	90.00	$90.00	$518	—
660–695	678	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$614	-9.51
825	825	1	79.00	$79.00	$652	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$529	—
1190	1190	80-85%	1	42.00	$42.00	$500	-7.31
1020–1285	1193	80-85%	7	45.00–55.00	$49.58	$591	+0.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	75-80%	1	41.00	$41.00	$502	—
1250–1595	1398	75-80%	6	45.00–53.00	$50.01	$699	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$455	+12.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1765	1612	3	74.00–78.00	$76.10	$1,227	—
1880–2020	1950	3	82.00–86.00	$83.33	$1,625	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–965	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$550.92
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	156.00	$156.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80	80	2	120.00–160.00	$140.00	—

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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
975–1050	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$849.07	-125.93

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	65.00	$65.00	$228	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	52.00–123.00	$87.50	-6.25
70	70	1	143.00	$143.00	+34.25
95	95	1	185.00	$185.00	+76.25
105–115	110	2	172.00–183.00	$177.50	+117.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	212.00	$212.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	1	162.00	$162.00	+71.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	20.00–28.00	$24.00	—
55	55	1	82.50	$82.50	—
60–65	63	5	174.00–198.00	$189.00	—
80	80	1	244.00	$244.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	192.00	$192.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	176.00	$176.00	—
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.