Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.39/cwt +14.57 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 533 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 272 368
Feeder cattle 127 216 267
Slaughter cattle 67 26 78
Replacement cattle 17 6 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 50.00 per head; "head calves" were 140.00 to 250.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
280 280 1 135.00 $135.00 $378 -12.50
320–325 323 3 150.00–160.00 $156.70 $506 -0.14
355–395 382 6 135.00–142.50 $139.30 $532 -12.46
405–435 425 3 130.00–145.00 $138.61 $589 -6.45
460–470 465 2 134.00–142.50 $138.20 $643 +2.22
525–540 533 3 135.00–136.00 $135.67 $723 +3.40
565–590 575 7 127.50–136.00 $131.05 $754 +11.05
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +5.49
670–690 677 3 117.50–123.00 $120.17 $814 +8.42
730–745 738 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $828 +5.51
750 750 1 113.00 $113.00 $848 —
965 965 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,023 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 476 4 115.00–126.00 $120.71 $575 -0.81
515–525 520 2 121.00–122.50 $121.76 $633 +2.63
575 575 1 122.50 $122.50 $704 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 95.00 $95.00 $484 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 127.50–128.00 $127.75 $425 +7.06
350–385 372 3 122.50–132.50 $127.34 $474 +7.17
410–445 425 4 120.00–127.50 $124.45 $529 +4.55
450–495 471 6 115.00–120.00 $118.26 $557 +12.27
500–545 533 14 115.00–118.00 $116.39 $620 +14.57
565–580 574 5 112.50–120.00 $116.08 $666 +17.65
600–620 610 2 107.50–108.00 $107.75 $657 +13.49
665–675 670 2 112.50–120.00 $116.28 $779 +26.34
720 720 1 96.00 $96.00 $691 +12.98
780 780 1 89.00 $89.00 $694 +11.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 117.50 $117.50 $364 +12.31
355 355 1 117.50 $117.50 $417 +5.98
505 505 1 111.00 $111.00 $561 +15.38
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 +13.51
685 685 2 101.00–102.50 $101.75 $697 +21.01
700 700 1 85.00 $85.00 $595 +12.53
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 100.00 $100.00 $350 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 4 138.00–147.00 $142.51 $591 +13.78
450–475 464 4 130.00–139.00 $135.51 $629 -1.32
505–545 528 6 125.00–132.50 $126.61 $669 +7.94
550–590 575 5 115.00–126.00 $121.91 $701 +10.28
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 +7.58
650–690 670 3 105.00–110.00 $107.62 $721 +8.68
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 +8.00
755–780 767 3 95.00–102.50 $99.18 $761 +11.50
800 800 2 90.00–99.00 $94.50 $756 —
850 850 1 92.50 $92.50 $786 +11.50
960 960 1 75.00 $75.00 $720 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 value added 910 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $637 —
955–1195 1020 80-85% 4 56.00–60.00 $57.76 $589 —
940–1310 1085 80-85% 7 35.00–43.00 $40.07 $435 —
910–1380 1154 80-85% 25 45.00–55.00 $48.69 $562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $735 +19.00
1255 1255 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $502 —
1160–1790 1512 75-80% 13 45.00–53.00 $49.98 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 value added 710 85-90% 1 72.50 $72.50 $515 —
830 830 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $581 —
870 870 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $348 -12.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 50.00 $50.00 $615 —
1290–1820 1658 4 68.00–78.00 $74.71 $1,239 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1915 1733 4 79.00–85.00 $82.33 $1,427 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
905–1275 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 550.00–700.00 $642.43
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 82.50 $82.50 -7.50

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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
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
1005–1085 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +250.93
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655 655 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 59.00 $59.00 $330 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 50.00 $50.00 $268 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1400 1332 3 48.00–57.00 $52.33 $697 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 82.50 $82.50 $503 —
750 750 1 54.00 $54.00 $405 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 65.00 $65.00 -22.50
95 95 1 95.00 $95.00 -90.00
100–110 105 3 105.00–130.00 $115.00 -62.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 115.50 $115.50 +33.00
60 60 1 132.00 $132.00 -57.00
75 75 1 112.50 $112.50 -131.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 144.00 $144.00 —

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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.