Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 28, 2021

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest WNC Regional Livestock Center report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 281 0
Feeder cattle 221
Slaughter cattle 44
Replacement cattle 9

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
70–75 73 2 140.00–150.00 $144.83 +4.83
85 85 1 135.00 $135.00 -5.00
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 +20.00
95 95 1 145.00 $145.00 +5.00
125–135 130 2 260.00–265.00 $262.40 +122.40
135 135 1 210.00 $210.00 +70.00
160–175 168 2 310.00–335.00 $321.94
200 200 1 420.00 $420.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 43 2 90.00–92.50 $91.32
55 55 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 -22.50
60–65 63 2 125.00–130.00 $127.40 +7.40
65 65 2 110.00 $110.00 -10.00
70–75 73 2 155.00–170.00 $162.24 +42.24
75 75 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 -12.50
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 +12.50
80–85 81 4 120.00–140.00 $131.15 -31.35
90–95 92 3 110.00–150.00 $130.36 -32.14
90–95 93 3 165.00–175.00 $168.21 +5.71
100–120 110 7 170.00–190.00 $178.08 +43.08
110–115 111 4 160.00–170.00 $163.76 +28.76

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 165.00 $165.00
150–180 161 4 185.00–220.00 $202.09

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 110.00 $110.00
80 80 1 110.00 $110.00
90 90 1 110.00 $110.00
100–130 116 9 110.00–160.00 $140.47
100–135 120 14 170.00–210.00 $188.24

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 33 10 70.00–107.50 $81.45
30–35 33 2 130.00–180.00 $156.92
40–45 44 9 65.00–145.00 $98.63
45 45 4 135.00–270.00 $175.00
50–55 52 12 75.00–140.00 $116.00 -39.00
50–55 53 3 140.00–155.00 $148.13 -6.87
60 60 1 150.00 $150.00 -5.00
60–65 62 7 80.00–135.00 $123.16 -31.84
70–75 74 8 125.00–160.00 $147.78 -7.22
75 75 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 +22.50
80–85 82 5 175.00–230.00 $201.34 +46.34
80–85 83 9 84.00–170.00 $142.04 -12.96
90–95 93 6 170.00–285.00 $221.67 +66.67
90–95 93 4 160.00–170.00 $165.00 +10.00
100–125 108 3 285.00–350.00 $320.38

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00
80 80 1 110.00 $110.00
95 95 1 225.00 $225.00
105 105 1 110.00 $110.00
100–140 124 18 170.00–320.00 $215.00
165 165 1 325.00 $325.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 150.00 $150.00

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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.