Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.57/cwt ≈ $713/hd at 568 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.43/cwt ≈ $670/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.16/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 672 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 187 284
Feeder cattle 235 — 201
Slaughter cattle 66 — 57
Replacement cattle 16 — 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was fairly good, while demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 25.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 3 150.00–157.50 $154.42 $491 —
390–395 393 2 139.00–147.50 $143.28 $563 —
470–480 475 3 147.00–157.00 $153.33 $728 —
508–545 516 13 147.00–153.00 $150.76 $778 —
555–595 571 6 140.00–146.00 $143.13 $817 —
605–645 622 12 139.00–145.50 $142.40 $886 —
655–680 672 14 132.50–139.50 $138.16 $928 —
740–745 744 8 123.00–129.00 $127.87 $951 —
765–780 773 2 120.00–127.50 $123.71 $956 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 523 2 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $716 —
615–645 630 2 127.50–132.00 $129.70 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 368 5 130.00–135.00 $131.96 $486 —
410–435 427 3 133.00–134.00 $133.34 $569 —
460–485 473 7 125.00–135.00 $130.74 $618 —
505–545 522 15 122.50–133.50 $128.43 $670 —
550–585 568 16 121.00–131.00 $125.57 $713 —
605–615 609 9 110.00–120.50 $117.88 $718 —
667 667 3 119.00 $119.00 $794 —
710–715 713 2 107.50–114.00 $110.74 $790 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 4 110.00–120.00 $115.26 $501 —
475–495 488 3 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $591 —
570–592 585 5 110.00–118.00 $115.85 $678 —
635–640 638 2 100.00–109.00 $104.52 $667 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–520 508 3 100.00–107.00 $104.61 $531 —
580 580 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 429 5 141.00–148.00 $143.13 $614 —
450–495 466 9 140.00–147.50 $142.70 $665 —
510–535 519 5 138.00–149.00 $143.76 $746 —
550–595 578 6 134.00–136.00 $135.18 $781 —
615–620 618 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $813 —
655–680 668 3 117.00–125.00 $121.95 $815 —
710–745 723 4 105.00–113.00 $108.56 $785 —
785–795 790 2 100.00–107.50 $103.73 $819 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 422 3 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $538 —
460–495 479 5 126.00–134.00 $130.04 $623 —
500–545 516 8 131.00–135.00 $133.03 $686 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 508 2 119.00–122.50 $120.78 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1560 1157 80-85% 14 68.00–74.00 $70.09 $811 —
960–1620 1200 80-85% 21 60.00–66.00 $63.38 $761 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1870 1282 75-80% 10 68.00–73.00 $70.67 $906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–860 768 85-90% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.57 $481 —
645–895 770 85-90% 2 69.00–73.00 $70.68 $544 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1985 1475 4 94.00–100.00 $96.70 $1,426 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 170.00 $170.00 -151.94

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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
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00 —
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
990–1010 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,137.13 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 —
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 92.00 $92.00 $548 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 -37.50
60 60 1 75.00 $75.00 -52.40
150 150 1 115.00 $115.00 —
200 200 6 170.00 $170.00 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 125.00 $125.00 +15.00

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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.