Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 22, 2021

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 181 0
Feeder cattle 120
Slaughter cattle 50
Replacement cattle 11

Replacement Sheep/Lambs and Replacement Goats not available due to technical difficulties.

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–65 63 2 100.00–150.00 $124.00
65 65 2 190.00–197.50 $193.75
70 70 1 157.50 $157.50
80–85 84 4 150.00–192.50 $177.91
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00
100–130 106 7 232.50–277.50 $255.97
160 160 1 250.00 $250.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 2 40.00–50.00 $45.56
30 30 1 50.00 $50.00
30–35 33 6 70.00–100.00 $83.88
40–45 42 10 100.00–160.00 $118.10
45 45 1 80.00 $80.00
50 50 3 100.00–110.00 $103.33
50–55 52 15 115.00–185.00 $135.63
60–65 63 8 125.00–180.00 $155.33
65 65 1 115.00 $115.00
70 70 3 155.00–165.00 $160.00
80–85 82 3 160.00–235.00 $190.59
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00
105–115 108 3 200.00–235.00 $212.92

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 280.00 $280.00
155–185 170 2 160.00–270.00 $219.85
180 180 1 145.00 $145.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 52.50 $52.50
65 65 1 127.50 $127.50
65 65 1 105.00 $105.00
70–75 73 3 110.00–130.00 $119.20
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00
80 80 1 155.00 $155.00
90–95 94 5 135.00–165.00 $156.41
110–115 111 4 80.00–100.00 $95.06
100–140 116 17 110.00–165.00 $142.60
100–145 127 5 180.00–252.50 $212.85
150–170 156 5 185.00–210.00 $195.71
200–235 218 2 200.00–315.00 $262.13

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 5 40.00–50.00 $42.00
15 15 5 60.00–95.00 $74.00
20–25 21 7 65.00–90.00 $75.86
20–25 24 4 50.00–70.00 $63.16
30–35 31 5 50.00–82.50 $69.92
30–35 33 5 80.00–112.50 $95.38
40–45 42 3 80.00–107.50 $92.80
40–45 43 11 125.00–155.00 $138.03
55 55 1 150.00 $150.00
55 55 1 100.00 $100.00
65 65 1 220.00 $220.00
75 75 1 187.50 $187.50
80 80 2 165.00–310.00 $237.50

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 85.00 $85.00
50–55 52 3 140.00–170.00 $150.56
60–65 63 2 122.50–147.50 $135.50
70–75 73 2 140.00–147.50 $143.62
70–75 73 2 162.50–167.50 $165.09
80–85 83 2 152.50 $152.50
90 90 1 287.50 $287.50
95 95 1 155.00 $155.00
110–140 125 11 222.50–330.00 $269.73
145 145 1 180.00 $180.00
165–190 182 3 210.00–320.00 $260.73

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 270.00 $270.00
95 95 1 360.00 $360.00
110 110 1 265.00 $265.00

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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.