Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 223 192
Feeder cattle 76 127 127
Slaughter cattle 21 67 33
Replacement cattle 3 17 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 10.00 to 40.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light [ snow ] Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 135.00 $135.00 $364 ±0.00
305–310 308 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $408 -24.22
360–365 363 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $579 +20.20
430 430 1 152.50 $152.50 $656 +13.89
540 540 1 132.00 $132.00 $713 -3.67
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 -0.05
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 +8.00
655–690 673 2 112.50–119.00 $115.67 $778 -4.50
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 +1.75
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
380–395 388 2 137.50–140.00 $138.77 $538 —
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 —
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 +2.29
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 thin fleshed 395 1 70.00 $70.00 $276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 +2.25
355–395 373 6 118.00–128.00 $123.29 $460 -4.05
410 410 1 126.00 $126.00 $517 +1.55
460–465 463 2 110.00–119.00 $114.52 $530 -3.74
500–520 512 7 108.00–117.00 $110.98 $568 -5.41
555–575 565 3 101.00–108.00 $104.31 $589 -11.77
620–625 623 2 97.00–98.00 $97.50 $607 -10.25
650–680 663 3 94.00–97.00 $95.32 $632 -20.96
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 -6.00
770 770 1 99.00 $99.00 $762 +10.00
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
915 915 1 98.00 $98.00 $897 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 112.50 $112.50 $292 —
335 335 1 117.00 $117.00 $392 -0.50
495 495 1 99.00 $99.00 $490 —
515–520 518 2 100.00 $100.00 $518 -11.00
590–595 593 2 89.00–95.00 $92.01 $546 -12.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–428 427 3 141.00–147.50 $143.16 $611 +0.65
495 495 1 131.00 $131.00 $648 -4.51
530–535 533 3 127.00–131.00 $129.68 $691 +3.07
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 +2.09
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
655–675 667 3 100.00–106.00 $104.04 $694 -3.58
735–740 738 2 107.50–110.00 $108.75 $803 +13.75
775 775 1 94.00 $94.00 $728 -5.18
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
580 580 1 101.00 $101.00 $586 —
695 695 1 85.00 $85.00 $591 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1040 965 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.08 $570 —
910–1175 968 80-85% 10 45.00–54.00 $48.09 $466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1620 1341 75-80% 4 57.00–64.00 $60.00 $805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 85-90% 1 16.00 $16.00 $107 —
720 720 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $389 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,054 —
1230–1680 1455 2 80.00–86.00 $82.54 $1,201 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 80.00 $80.00 $352 —
505 505 1 80.00 $80.00 $404 —
740 740 1 77.00 $77.00 $570 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 125.00 $125.00 —
155 155 1 155.00 $155.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 33 2 45.00–56.00 $50.50 —
40 40 1 118.00 $118.00 —
50–55 54 5 80.00–189.00 $141.20 +25.70
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 +37.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 250.00 $250.00 —
70 70 1 231.00 $231.00 —

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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.