WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.95/cwt +14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 690 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.14/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.53/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	370	194	381
Feeder cattle	302	116	297
Slaughter cattle	52	59	55
Replacement cattle	7	10	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 20.00 To 70.00 Head calves 45.00 190.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 value added	270	1	148.00	$148.00	$400	—
255–290	273	3	128.00–132.50	$130.11	$355	—
335–345 value added	340	2	177.50–180.00	$178.73	$608	—
340	340	1	157.50	$157.50	$536	+14.50
355–365	360	2	155.00–158.00	$156.48	$563	—
400–440	416	6	150.00–156.00	$152.73	$635	+10.59
455–465	460	3	150.00–156.00	$154.02	$708	+10.52
500–530	514	5	147.00–151.00	$149.82	$770	+4.82
555–585	571	5	136.00–147.00	$141.57	$808	-0.56
600–630	621	8	135.00–140.00	$138.58	$861	+1.08
670–698	690	14	127.00–138.00	$134.95	$931	—
723–730	727	4	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$978	+11.50
750	750	2	133.50	$133.50	$1,001	—
860	860	1	116.00	$116.00	$998	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	5	135.00–145.00	$140.37	$458	+20.31
365–395	385	6	130.00–140.00	$133.36	$513	+10.88
405–440	422	3	138.00–140.00	$139.30	$588	—
470–490	483	4	130.00–140.00	$137.46	$664	+7.09
535	535	2	133.00	$133.00	$712	—
618	618	5	107.00	$107.00	$661	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	115.00	$115.00	$267	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
335	335	6	119.00	$119.00	$399	—
360–385	375	3	120.00–122.50	$121.70	$456	—
415 thin fleshed	415	1	119.00	$119.00	$494	—
445	445	1	117.50	$117.50	$523	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	—
662	662	2	115.00	$115.00	$761	—
735	735	1	95.00	$95.00	$698	—
790	790	1	113.00	$113.00	$893	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 thin fleshed	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	—
360	360	1	62.00	$62.00	$223	—
530	530	1	80.00	$80.00	$424	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	279	7	125.00–136.00	$130.84	$365	—
300–340	316	7	127.50–137.50	$132.05	$417	-2.46
355–395	376	8	129.00–137.50	$133.94	$504	—
400–435	413	4	129.00–138.00	$134.79	$557	-3.52
450–498	472	10	128.00–138.00	$133.53	$630	-0.82
510–548	535	11	123.00–133.00	$129.14	$691	+0.14
550–595	565	8	120.00–130.00	$125.16	$707	-1.42
605–640	624	7	119.00–121.00	$119.70	$747	+0.50
685–690	688	3	112.00–114.00	$113.33	$780	-4.16
740	740	1	113.00	$113.00	$836	+3.00
800–840	818	3	105.00–115.00	$111.08	$909	—
860	860	1	85.00	$85.00	$731	—
910	910	1	95.00	$95.00	$864	—
995	995	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,055	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	115.00	$115.00	$264	—
305–320	313	2	120.00–126.00	$123.07	$385	+13.07
360–395	382	3	112.50–120.00	$116.78	$446	+3.78
420–445	433	4	112.00–125.00	$120.10	$520	-5.91
475	475	2	117.50–125.00	$121.25	$576	-0.27
515–540	528	6	105.00–115.00	$111.01	$586	-8.99
570–580	575	2	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$656	-4.73
610–645	625	6	100.00–110.00	$105.01	$656	+10.01
830	830	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	±0.00
410–445	428	2	92.50–96.00	$94.18	$403	-17.82
440	440	1	108.00	$108.00	$475	-4.00
450–490	468	3	97.50–107.00	$102.56	$480	-2.44
475	475	1	95.00	$95.00	$451	-10.00
560 thin fleshed	560	1	90.00	$90.00	$504	—
595	595	1	93.00	$93.00	$553	-16.00
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	60.00	$60.00	$189	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	3	144.00–153.00	$149.90	$619	+3.43
450–475	459	4	145.00–153.00	$148.50	$682	+9.11
500 value added	500	1	147.00	$147.00	$735	—
535	535	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$694	-7.17
550–592	572	7	135.00–140.00	$137.16	$785	-2.81
600–640	617	3	128.00–136.00	$131.29	$810	-3.71
650–655	653	2	120.00	$120.00	$784	-20.00
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	—
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—
800–815	808	3	89.00–90.00	$89.66	$724	-3.34
970	970	1	80.00	$80.00	$776	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	3	127.50	$127.50	$538	+27.50
470–495	483	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$582	-0.50
585	585	4	103.00	$103.00	$603	—
620	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	—
800	800	1	73.00	$73.00	$584	—
900–930	915	2	68.00–70.00	$68.98	$631	—
965	965	1	70.00	$70.00	$676	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	437	3	135.00–140.00	$138.32	$604	+13.32
490	490	2	133.00–140.00	$136.50	$669	+3.31
512–525	516	4	114.00–119.00	$116.24	$600	-9.76
665	665	1	100.00	$100.00	$665	+17.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	47.50	$47.50	$192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1090	1057	80-85%	3	51.00–52.00	$51.66	$546	—
905–1205	1059	80-85%	14	55.00–67.00	$62.63	$663	—
990–1330	1117	80-85%	6	68.00–72.00	$70.13	$783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270 value added	1270	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$991	—
1260–1420	1340	75-80%	2	66.00	$66.00	$884	-0.67
1205–1570	1401	75-80%	8	68.00–78.00	$71.91	$1,007	-2.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–835	723	85-90%	2	25.00	$25.00	$181	—
820–830	825	85-90%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.48	$392	—
835–890	868	85-90%	3	56.00–66.00	$59.75	$519	-0.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2420	1680	3	88.00–94.00	$91.92	$1,544	—
1445–2150	1867	8	95.00–105.00	$100.47	$1,876	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
1035–1325	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	735.00–1,100.00	$939.93

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	—
110	110	1	100.00	$100.00	-45.00
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+150.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	60.00	$60.00	$426	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	3	115.00	$115.00	$267	—
335	335	6	119.00	$119.00	$399	—
448	448	6	118.00	$118.00	$529	—
493	493	3	115.00	$115.00	$567	—
557	557	3	112.50	$112.50	$627	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 thin fleshed	390	1	52.50	$52.50	$205	—
410	410	1	84.00	$84.00	$344	—
470	470	1	92.50	$92.50	$435	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	40.00	$40.00	±0.00
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	+20.00
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	-20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	—
75	75	1	57.50	$57.50	—
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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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.