WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.85/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.84/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.86/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	370	287
Feeder cattle	276	302	188
Slaughter cattle	81	52	60
Replacement cattle	16	7	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower; heifers 3.00 to 7.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 25.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 185.00 to 195.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	131.00–137.50	$134.08	$440	-23.42
350–395	373	5	145.00–153.00	$149.40	$557	-7.08
415–438	433	5	141.00–150.00	$144.33	$625	-8.40
450–495	476	9	140.00–150.00	$144.57	$688	-9.45
508–519	514	7	137.00–139.00	$137.85	$709	-11.97
561–595	573	15	132.00–137.00	$135.84	$778	-5.73
600–610	605	2	117.50–127.00	$122.21	$739	-16.37
660–690	673	4	115.00–124.00	$119.49	$804	-15.46
712–720	715	3	110.00–112.00	$110.67	$791	-23.83
775–787	784	4	122.00–126.00	$125.01	$980	-8.49
820–840	830	2	112.50–122.00	$117.31	$974	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	129.00–137.50	$133.31	$507	-0.05
469–475	470	6	134.00–139.00	$134.84	$634	-2.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	115.00–123.00	$119.00	$333	-11.84
350–390	378	4	119.00–128.00	$124.25	$470	-9.69
400–448	434	10	128.00–137.00	$131.34	$570	-3.45
452–495	467	17	123.00–132.50	$127.85	$597	-5.68
508–540	518	8	120.00–127.00	$122.84	$636	-6.30
555–575	568	6	120.00–124.00	$121.85	$692	-3.31
600–640	616	4	113.00–119.00	$115.30	$710	-4.40

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	111.00–115.00	$113.03	$384	-10.04
360–385	373	2	115.00–117.50	$116.29	$434	-0.49
405–445	433	8	120.00–126.00	$123.15	$533	+3.05
470–490	477	6	110.00–120.00	$116.35	$555	-4.90
500–545	523	9	106.00–116.00	$112.33	$587	+1.32
555–586	581	11	109.00–118.50	$115.73	$672	+1.70

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	4	105.00–108.00	$106.86	$443	+12.68
480–490	485	2	105.00–108.00	$106.48	$516	+11.48
525–530	528	2	102.50–105.00	$103.76	$548	—
580–590	585	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$594	+8.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	419	4	140.00–149.00	$145.17	$608	-4.73
454–480	459	5	127.00–130.00	$129.37	$594	-19.13
500–540	521	6	131.00–137.50	$133.52	$696	+3.85
550–590	567	11	129.00–137.50	$132.86	$753	-4.30
630–645	640	3	124.00–132.50	$129.48	$829	-1.81
655–695	678	3	97.00–101.00	$98.63	$669	-21.37

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	528	3	115.00–124.00	$119.63	$632	+3.39
570–585	575	3	117.50–125.00	$120.80	$695	—
600–610	605	2	110.00	$110.00	$666	—
690–695	693	2	85.00–90.00	$87.51	$606	-12.49
705–740	729	4	96.00–102.00	$99.54	$726	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	538	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$578	—
635–645	638	3	107.00–109.00	$107.83	$688	+17.83
700–745	723	3	83.00–88.00	$85.28	$617	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1430	1095	80-85%	27	56.00–63.00	$59.38	$650	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1575	1321	75-80%	6	58.00–64.00	$60.76	$803	-5.24
1240–1670	1456	75-80%	4	67.00–69.00	$67.65	$985	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–785	658	85-90%	2	30.00–32.00	$30.81	$203	—
560–850	718	85-90%	3	52.00–54.00	$53.21	$382	+28.21
750–805	787	85-90%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.29	$451	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1010	1008	2	75.00	$75.00	$756	—
1110–2425	1744	9	88.00–93.00	$91.20	$1,591	—
1585–2125	1864	6	95.00–101.00	$96.64	$1,801	-3.83

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–810	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	760.00–900.00	$862.31
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	100.00–150.00	$125.00	+25.00
220	220	1	290.00	$290.00	+120.00

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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
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-250.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	60.00–75.00	$68.33	—
60	60	1	40.00	$40.00	—
70	70	2	80.00–110.00	$95.00	—
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	—
120–140	125	5	85.00–120.00	$103.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–120	115	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	—
150–180	165	2	135.00–175.00	$155.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-10.00
30	30	4	20.00–55.00	$36.25	-3.75
40–45	42	3	45.00–90.00	$73.33	+13.33
50–55	51	5	50.00–110.00	$78.00	+18.00
60–65	63	4	67.50–200.00	$109.38	+49.38
70–75	73	6	60.00–165.00	$95.83	+35.83
80–85	82	3	105.00–165.00	$129.17	+69.17
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	+90.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	120	3	65.00–90.00	$78.33	—
100–140	124	7	100.00–250.00	$137.86	—
160	160	1	50.00	$50.00	—
150–180	168	5	140.00–210.00	$187.00	—

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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.