WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.30/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.88/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 516 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.37/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	317	371
Feeder cattle	236	300
Slaughter cattle	43	60
Replacement cattle	15	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was 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
335–340	338	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$468	-1.71
365–385	375	5	140.00–150.00	$145.41	$545	-0.93
400–430	423	12	140.00–150.00	$144.37	$611	+0.64
460–485	473	5	132.50–142.50	$138.57	$655	-2.93
500–525	517	3	130.00–135.00	$131.61	$680	-7.16
550–580	565	2	130.00–141.00	$135.35	$765	-1.30
610–632	626	4	128.00–129.00	$128.76	$806	-1.18
650–655	653	2	126.00–130.00	$128.01	$836	+3.01
804–825	808	7	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$953	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	110.00–119.00	$114.43	$547	—
600–630	615	2	113.00–117.00	$114.95	$707	+29.95
680	680	2	119.00	$119.00	$809	—
732	732	2	119.00	$119.00	$871	—
775–795	785	2	112.50–118.00	$115.29	$905	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	127.00–130.00	$128.53	$492	-5.24
450–480	462	3	125.00–128.00	$126.86	$586	+2.61
575–580	578	2	127.00–129.00	$128.00	$740	+16.00
760	760	1	121.00	$121.00	$920	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	100.00–107.50	$104.01	$224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	4	120.00–129.00	$123.92	$465	-0.29
400–435	424	9	120.00–127.00	$121.67	$516	-2.34
460–490	471	9	110.00–120.00	$115.44	$544	-7.09
505–542	516	14	112.00–123.00	$117.88	$608	-2.97
550–590	571	11	114.00–122.00	$116.24	$664	+0.28
589 value added	589	8	133.00	$133.00	$783	—
610–638	622	7	111.00–114.00	$112.87	$702	+3.27
650–675	659	7	104.00–112.00	$106.87	$704	-1.46
720–740	730	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$796	+3.49
765–785	775	3	111.00–112.00	$111.66	$865	-0.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	97.50–100.00	$98.65	$269	-13.79
300–330	310	3	119.00–125.00	$122.26	$379	+5.38
365–375	370	2	111.00–115.00	$113.03	$418	+0.55
410–445	428	6	109.00–115.00	$111.51	$477	-2.14
455–480	466	4	99.00–105.00	$100.96	$470	-9.88
500–520	513	3	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$559	-2.23
550–585	565	5	106.00–113.00	$109.04	$616	-4.64
735	735	2	95.00	$95.00	$698	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	476	5	127.50–137.50	$131.24	$625	-8.27
530–545	540	3	122.50–131.00	$127.88	$691	-7.11
550–590	562	10	122.00–130.00	$126.58	$711	+4.56
600–625	608	3	116.00–125.00	$119.41	$726	+2.35
700–720	710	2	95.00–100.00	$97.46	$692	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	112.00–118.00	$115.03	$506	-23.97
455–485	470	3	120.00	$120.00	$564	-13.65
505–520	513	2	112.50–120.00	$116.20	$596	-3.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–1440	1196	80-85%	4	61.00–65.00	$61.82	$739	—
1010–1535	1218	80-85%	12	52.00–58.00	$54.84	$668	-6.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1605	1495	75-80%	5	60.00–63.00	$61.02	$912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1445	1192	3	78.00–79.00	$78.28	$933	—
1610–1670	1640	2	91.00–93.00	$92.02	$1,509	-0.17
1435–2150	1851	4	86.00–89.00	$87.49	$1,619	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
900–1145	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–850.00	$674.31
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
745–765	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	475.00–550.00	$512.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	100.00	$100.00	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100–140	113	3	100.00–150.00	$130.88	—
180	180	1	195.00	$195.00	—
250	250	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
995–1395	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,150.78	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
110	110	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	—
50	50	2	50.00–80.00	$65.00	—
60	60	3	70.00–105.00	$93.33	—
80	80	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	106	4	100.00–115.00	$105.88	—
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.