Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 105 193
Feeder cattle 78 79 116
Slaughter cattle 32 15 35
Replacement cattle 5 6 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain and Muddy } Quality Average Head calves 190.00 T0 310.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 -5.00
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 +42.39
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 +2.63
360–390 377 5 155.00–165.00 $157.52 $594 +12.93
400–445 423 2 135.00–137.00 $136.05 $575 —
485 485 1 139.00 $139.00 $674 —
510 510 1 143.00 $143.00 $729 +14.00
555–560 558 2 132.00–138.00 $134.99 $753 -0.01
610 610 2 128.00–136.00 $132.00 $805 +2.89
700–735 718 2 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $890 -0.02
780 780 1 111.00 $111.00 $866 —
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 145.00 $145.00 $319 +26.29
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 —
305–325 315 2 127.50–137.50 $132.66 $418 +2.66
375–380 378 3 116.00–125.00 $120.31 $455 -2.69
385 value added 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
430–435 433 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $556 +14.16
450–480 465 4 115.00–124.00 $119.80 $557 +14.80
470 value added 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
505 value added 505 1 133.00 $133.00 $672 —
520–525 523 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $582 +1.06
580–595 588 2 107.00–111.00 $109.03 $641 -0.97
605–640 629 4 102.50–105.00 $103.90 $654 +2.96
875 875 1 89.00 $89.00 $779 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 110.00–113.00 $111.50 $446 —
425 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 —
670 670 1 89.00 $89.00 $596 —
760 760 1 75.00 $75.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 480 5 135.00–142.00 $138.20 $663 +1.98
500 500 6 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
560 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 +5.70
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -1.98
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
790 790 1 93.00 $93.00 $735 -12.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 97.50 $97.50 $414 -10.87
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
520–540 530 3 100.00–110.00 $104.60 $554 —
800 thin fleshed 800 1 75.00 $75.00 $600 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
525–545 532 3 119.00–127.00 $123.68 $658 +19.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $344 —
950–1110 1050 80-85% 4 40.00–50.00 $45.96 $483 —
1020–1175 1101 80-85% 4 53.00–59.00 $57.01 $628 -8.69
905–1725 1249 80-85% 8 60.00–68.00 $64.31 $803 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1430 1320 75-80% 3 75.00–78.00 $76.29 $1,007 —
1220–1730 1363 75-80% 6 62.00–67.00 $65.10 $887 +0.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–860 858 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.50 $468 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1920 1683 3 94.00–97.00 $95.14 $1,601 —
2075 2075 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1220 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–810.00 $772.57
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 143.00 $143.00 —

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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
970–1000 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,036.93 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 97.50 $97.50 +4.00

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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.