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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.82/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 468 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.17/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 575 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.24/cwt +29.24 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 174 246
Feeder cattle 259 102 150
Slaughter cattle 59 48 63
Replacement cattle 14 6 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 10.00 To 80.00 Head caves 170.00 To 290.00 Hogs .60 TO .63 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 152.50 $152.50 $427 —
360–385 367 9 145.00–155.00 $151.19 $555 +18.75
395 value added 395 3 165.00 $165.00 $652 —
400–440 413 6 141.00–152.00 $147.70 $610 +16.70
455–482 467 17 155.00–164.50 $160.24 $748 +29.24
500–542 525 8 143.00–153.00 $148.95 $782 —
552 value added 552 8 154.00 $154.00 $850 —
550–596 588 15 134.00–143.00 $138.92 $817 -3.53
604 604 4 147.00 $147.00 $888 +8.25
658–665 660 4 138.00–143.00 $141.74 $935 —
765 765 2 126.00 $126.00 $964 +12.29
835 835 1 117.50 $117.50 $981 —
925 925 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,133 +10.00
965 965 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,071 —
1085 1085 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,139 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529 +18.00
480–498 492 3 134.00–143.00 $140.07 $689 —
510–530 520 3 131.00–139.00 $134.22 $698 —
550–552 552 4 121.00–132.00 $129.26 $714 —
640 640 2 134.00 $134.00 $858 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
500–525 thin fleshed 513 2 90.00–95.00 $92.56 $475 —
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
575–595 585 2 105.00–111.00 $107.95 $632 —
615–625 620 2 94.00–98.00 $96.02 $595 —
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 136.00 $136.00 $469 —
350–392 378 6 129.00–139.00 $132.03 $499 -2.97
405–435 425 6 128.00–136.00 $132.96 $565 +1.10
451–494 468 26 126.00–136.00 $130.82 $612 +11.80
508–537 527 12 124.00–134.00 $129.55 $683 +4.43
555–590 567 10 116.00–126.00 $123.05 $698 -0.28
605–625 613 5 112.00–117.00 $113.41 $695 -2.94
675 675 1 112.00 $112.00 $756 —
700–740 708 5 115.00–117.00 $115.42 $817 +10.65
800–820 810 2 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
970 970 1 94.00 $94.00 $912 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 124.00 $124.00 $353 —
335 335 1 117.50 $117.50 $394 ±0.00
370–395 373 8 124.00–127.00 $126.60 $472 +6.60
410–445 437 8 110.00–120.00 $117.43 $513 +4.18
470–490 478 6 118.00–124.00 $121.52 $581 +6.52
525–540 534 4 111.00–122.00 $118.72 $634 +7.48
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 —
605 605 1 102.50 $102.50 $620 -5.50
700–725 717 3 104.00–106.00 $105.35 $755 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 102.50 $102.50 $195 —
280 280 1 112.50 $112.50 $315 —
420 420 1 106.00 $106.00 $445 —
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
520–535 528 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $549 —
595 595 1 102.50 $102.50 $610 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 95.00 $95.00 $522 —
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 95.00 $95.00 $280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 145.00–148.00 $146.52 $630 —
450–485 470 4 139.00–142.00 $139.77 $657 +0.61
505–545 528 3 121.00–127.50 $123.91 $654 -9.72
550–575 558 4 120.00–127.50 $124.21 $693 -1.57
605–625 615 7 117.50–127.00 $122.91 $756 -7.09
715–740 728 2 97.50–115.00 $106.40 $775 —
750–780 768 3 105.00–111.00 $107.02 $822 —
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 -20.00
960 960 1 88.00 $88.00 $845 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 +24.00
470–490 480 2 122.50–125.00 $123.72 $594 -3.78
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 -5.00
640 640 1 92.50 $92.50 $592 -23.99
870 870 1 86.00 $86.00 $748 —
935 935 1 80.00 $80.00 $748 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $447 -22.29
1125 value added 1125 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $945 —
1130–1175 1153 80-85% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.45 $605 —
1080–1380 1194 80-85% 5 70.00–79.00 $73.38 $876 —
920–1475 1207 80-85% 19 59.00–69.00 $64.87 $783 -5.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1670 1520 75-80% 11 70.00–79.00 $73.38 $1,115 —
1370–1810 1523 75-80% 6 62.00–69.00 $66.21 $1,008 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–835 795 85-90% 2 40.00–42.00 $40.95 $326 —
760–835 798 85-90% 2 55.00–57.00 $55.95 $446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,009 —
1415–2305 1795 3 85.00–95.00 $91.44 $1,641 —
1760–2015 1858 6 99.00–110.00 $105.30 $1,956 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1150–1410 1312 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–975.00 $896.56
1170–1455 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 935.00–1,025.00 $983.81
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
925–1215 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,210.16 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 98.00 $98.00 $392 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
882 882 2 85.00 $85.00 $750 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 100.00 $100.00 ±0.00
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 +33.33
60 60 1 135.00 $135.00 +17.50

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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.