WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.84/cwt +19.82 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 621 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.37/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 621 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.16/cwt +17.55 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 511 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	605	95	204
Feeder cattle	472	49	167
Slaughter cattle	102	23	24
Replacement cattle	26	5	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Head calves 200.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Very Heavy Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	160.00	$160.00	$288	—
205–235	222	3	172.50–175.00	$174.12	$387	—
240 value added	240	1	195.00	$195.00	$468	—
275–295 value added	285	2	182.50–188.00	$185.35	$528	—
280–295	290	4	170.00–177.50	$173.72	$504	+8.72
310–348	339	6	180.00–185.00	$182.13	$617	+29.63
365–390	379	5	172.00–180.00	$174.61	$662	+5.61
410–420	415	2	160.00–162.50	$161.23	$669	+12.75
465–495	479	4	152.50–161.00	$158.15	$758	+13.15
505–545	521	18	155.00–163.50	$158.78	$827	+6.38
550–584	579	17	144.00–155.00	$149.00	$863	+4.00
610 value added	610	8	154.00	$154.00	$939	—
600–635	627	13	140.00–147.00	$141.68	$888	-1.32
655 value added	655	2	148.00	$148.00	$969	—
660–686	682	10	130.00–135.00	$134.51	$917	+2.59
702–720	705	6	127.50–137.00	$135.38	$954	—
764–777	767	12	130.00–134.00	$132.99	$1,020	—
802–830	808	9	126.00–127.00	$126.11	$1,019	—
858	858	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,090	—
902	902	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,091	+17.00
960	960	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,008	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	150.00	$150.00	$262	—
335–345	340	2	165.00–170.00	$167.46	$569	—
365–385	378	4	157.50–167.50	$162.21	$613	—
450–490	470	2	145.00–150.00	$147.39	$693	—
515–540	526	7	144.00–152.50	$149.05	$784	—
550–565	557	3	136.00–142.50	$139.80	$779	—
605–630	618	2	119.00–127.50	$123.34	$762	—
655–680	668	2	110.00–121.00	$115.60	$772	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
800	800	1	96.00	$96.00	$768	—
880	880	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,012	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	—
325 thin fleshed	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	—
340	340	1	153.00	$153.00	$520	—
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	—
385	385	1	149.00	$149.00	$574	—
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	—
515–545	530	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$728	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	2	150.00–155.00	$152.67	$279	—
220–235	227	3	135.00–145.00	$139.93	$318	—
270–280	275	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$351	—
300–346	332	10	137.50–148.00	$144.96	$481	—
355–395	375	9	130.00–140.00	$135.94	$510	+4.21
400–445	421	11	132.50–142.50	$136.74	$576	+11.27
455–495	476	13	126.00–136.00	$132.32	$630	+9.49
500–532	511	20	130.00–140.00	$136.16	$696	+17.55
558–595	561	11	129.00–131.50	$131.26	$736	+17.26
609–640	621	32	116.00–126.00	$123.84	$769	+19.82
657–699	675	16	115.00–125.00	$121.24	$818	—
700–735	725	5	107.50–116.00	$113.37	$822	—
755–790	777	3	106.00–114.00	$109.94	$854	—
860	860	1	94.00	$94.00	$808	—
985	985	1	98.00	$98.00	$965	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	130.00	$130.00	$325	—
310–345	330	3	130.00–136.00	$133.42	$440	—
355–385	375	3	120.00–127.50	$124.62	$467	—
420–445	430	5	120.00–130.00	$125.80	$541	—
455–495	473	6	120.00–132.50	$124.51	$589	—
500–545	521	17	119.00–127.00	$124.06	$646	+21.99
552–590	563	15	122.00–132.50	$128.94	$726	—
610–620	615	3	105.00–110.00	$106.65	$656	—
675 thin fleshed	675	1	72.50	$72.50	$489	—
660–690	677	3	100.00–102.50	$101.49	$687	—
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	—
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—
815–825	820	3	95.00–104.00	$99.67	$817	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	117.50	$117.50	$343	—
315 thin fleshed	315	1	117.50	$117.50	$370	—
310–335	323	2	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$379	—
405	405	1	117.50	$117.50	$476	—
460	460	1	118.00	$118.00	$543	—
520	520	1	85.00	$85.00	$442	—
500–545	528	8	108.00–115.00	$110.98	$586	—
560–575	568	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$630	—
570–590 thin fleshed	578	3	90.00–97.00	$94.00	$543	—
600	600	1	98.00	$98.00	$588	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—
695	695	1	67.50	$67.50	$469	—
745	745	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	—
765	765	1	80.00	$80.00	$612	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	107.50	$107.50	$333	—
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	157.50	$157.50	$551	—
410–440	425	2	160.00–167.50	$163.62	$695	+16.87
455–495	482	11	159.00–167.00	$160.97	$776	+21.83
500–530	522	8	147.50–158.00	$154.49	$806	+14.49
555–585	572	6	139.00–145.00	$142.27	$814	+9.14
607–620	610	4	140.00–146.00	$141.52	$863	+16.52
655	655	2	121.00–130.00	$125.50	$822	+3.00
843	843	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,075	—
875	875	1	102.50	$102.50	$897	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	3	150.00–156.00	$153.68	$619	—
450–480	465	8	145.00–155.00	$151.71	$705	+26.71
505–545	527	6	140.00–146.00	$143.33	$755	—
550–588	571	5	125.00–134.00	$128.32	$733	—
615–640	631	5	127.50–132.50	$130.89	$826	+9.89
680	680	1	114.00	$114.00	$775	+2.00
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—
970	970	1	75.00	$75.00	$728	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	137.50	$137.50	$653	—
525	525	1	127.00	$127.00	$667	—
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	—
795 thin fleshed	795	1	65.00	$65.00	$517	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630 thin fleshed	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1745	1388	75-80%	14	55.00–65.00	$62.15	$863	-0.54
1155–1800	1404	75-80%	25	66.00–77.00	$69.66	$978	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	80-85%	1	45.00	$45.00	$405	—
910–1290	1101	80-85%	16	53.00–63.00	$59.68	$657	+4.68
910–1300	1136	80-85%	19	64.00–74.00	$67.00	$761	+12.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	39.00	$39.00	$302	—
730–885	801	85-90%	4	64.00–75.00	$67.50	$541	—
780–895	858	85-90%	6	49.00–57.00	$53.07	$455	+4.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310 value added	1310	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,480	—
1300–2140	1720	2	91.00–92.00	$91.62	$1,576	—
1150–2180	1844	13	94.00–103.00	$98.82	$1,822	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1260	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,166.59
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1015–1290	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.99
1050–1235	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	575.00–950.00	$760.64
990–1355	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,125.00	$1,014.62
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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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
925–975	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	735.00–825.00	$781.18	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
945–1100	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,288.45	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	67.50	$67.50	$435	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	57.50	$57.50	$236	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–720	718	2	70.00–72.50	$71.25	$512	—
805	805	1	76.00	$76.00	$612	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	+47.00
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	+27.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	320.00	$320.00	—

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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.