Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.96/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.48/cwt -6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 567 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 406 317 383
Feeder cattle 297 236 270
Slaughter cattle 76 43 52
Replacement cattle 15 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 5.00 To 20.00 Head calves 95.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 127.50 $127.50 $230 —
250–265 258 2 130.00 $130.00 $335 —
320–325 323 2 142.50–152.50 $147.54 $477 +9.05
370–380 375 2 154.00–158.00 $156.03 $585 +10.62
400–435 423 4 146.00–158.00 $151.66 $642 +7.29
450–495 470 3 138.00–147.50 $142.54 $670 +3.97
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 -5.61
575 575 1 139.00 $139.00 $799 +3.65
625 625 2 135.00 $135.00 $844 +6.24
655–682 675 4 120.00–129.00 $126.82 $856 -1.19
715 715 1 126.00 $126.00 $901 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
840–845 843 2 116.00–123.00 $119.51 $1,007 +1.51
945 945 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,134 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
350–390 376 5 125.00–132.00 $127.71 $480 -0.82
425–430 428 2 132.00–140.00 $136.02 $582 —
665 665 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $725 —
780 780 1 108.00 $108.00 $842 -13.00
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 100.00 $100.00 $215 —
265 265 1 110.00 $110.00 $292 —
300–345 323 2 93.00–99.00 $96.21 $311 —
355–395 375 2 110.00–120.00 $115.27 $432 —
498 498 1 99.00 $99.00 $493 -15.43
960 960 1 66.00 $66.00 $634 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 40.00 $40.00 $96 —
255 255 1 40.00 $40.00 $102 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 4 110.00–120.00 $113.20 $306 —
305–345 326 4 122.50–134.00 $127.92 $417 —
350–395 381 7 120.00–127.50 $122.92 $468 -1.00
400–445 427 11 117.50–124.00 $119.96 $512 -1.71
455–495 474 5 113.00–122.00 $116.36 $552 +0.92
500–545 521 8 110.00–120.00 $115.45 $601 -2.43
555–595 567 10 112.50–120.00 $116.48 $660 +0.24
600–643 633 9 112.00–122.00 $114.41 $724 +1.54
660–680 675 5 105.00–115.00 $112.61 $760 +5.74
708–735 721 7 96.00–105.00 $102.75 $741 -6.24
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 -16.66
820–825 823 2 97.00–100.00 $98.50 $811 —
878 878 2 95.00 $95.00 $834 —
912 912 2 96.00 $96.00 $876 —
990 990 1 80.00 $80.00 $792 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 269 5 100.00–108.00 $105.72 $284 +7.07
320–345 333 4 110.00–120.00 $113.92 $379 -8.34
355–395 377 5 102.50–110.00 $106.85 $403 -6.18
415–435 423 4 105.00–115.00 $109.80 $464 -1.71
450–490 473 6 110.00–115.00 $110.84 $524 +9.88
520–545 530 6 100.00–110.00 $105.30 $558 -3.69
560–595 579 6 103.00–109.00 $105.73 $612 -3.31
645 645 2 102.50–111.00 $106.75 $689 —
660–690 678 4 95.00–103.00 $98.70 $669 —
730–745 738 3 70.00–80.00 $76.66 $566 -18.34
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 80.00 $80.00 $124 —
245 245 1 60.00 $60.00 $147 —
310 310 1 103.00 $103.00 $319 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 90.00 $90.00 $288 —
385 385 1 95.00 $95.00 $366 —
450–490 467 5 96.00–102.50 $99.08 $463 —
515 515 1 90.00 $90.00 $464 —
550 550 1 85.00 $85.00 $468 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 62.50 $62.50 $381 —
610–645 625 3 90.00–92.00 $91.02 $569 —
725 725 1 89.00 $89.00 $645 —
735 735 1 52.50 $52.50 $386 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 100.00 $100.00 $175 —
250–265 258 2 70.00–75.00 $72.57 $187 —
275 thin fleshed 275 1 55.00 $55.00 $151 —
415 thin fleshed 415 1 47.50 $47.50 $197 —
420 420 1 60.00 $60.00 $252 —
565 565 1 60.00 $60.00 $339 —
650 650 1 74.00 $74.00 $481 —
660 thin fleshed 660 1 30.00 $30.00 $198 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 1 154.00 $154.00 $631 —
400–430 416 4 139.00–146.00 $142.47 $593 —
450–490 476 7 131.00–141.00 $135.14 $643 +3.90
505–545 531 7 125.00–135.00 $129.37 $687 +1.49
555–570 563 3 120.00–128.00 $123.98 $698 -2.60
600–645 625 6 107.50–117.00 $110.11 $688 -9.30
655–690 669 6 100.00–109.00 $106.62 $713 —
700–720 710 2 102.00–105.00 $103.52 $735 +6.06
755–795 773 3 88.00–94.00 $90.68 $701 —
850–890 864 4 84.00–95.00 $88.33 $763 —
910–925 921 4 85.00–96.00 $93.28 $859 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 5 122.00–125.00 $124.41 $510 +9.38
450–495 478 3 120.00–129.00 $124.55 $595 +4.55
500–515 509 4 115.00–123.00 $119.74 $609 +3.54
560–595 578 2 108.00–113.00 $110.58 $639 —
615–640 628 4 93.00–102.50 $98.85 $621 —
665–695 680 2 97.00–107.00 $101.89 $693 —
705–745 722 3 90.00–93.00 $91.32 $659 —
750 750 1 87.00 $87.00 $652 —
865–890 878 2 83.00 $83.00 $729 —
910 910 1 81.00 $81.00 $737 —
960 960 1 77.00 $77.00 $739 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 412 3 112.00–113.00 $112.35 $463 —
430 thin fleshed 430 1 107.00 $107.00 $460 —
455–470 463 4 110.00–111.00 $110.25 $510 —
505 thin fleshed 505 1 65.00 $65.00 $328 —
585–595 592 3 82.00–90.00 $87.32 $517 —
615–645 628 3 80.00–90.00 $86.58 $544 —
690 690 1 85.00 $85.00 $586 —
735 thin fleshed 735 1 69.00 $69.00 $507 —
810 810 1 60.00 $60.00 $486 —
850 850 1 70.00 $70.00 $595 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 1 62.50 $62.50 $228 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 value added 935 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $678 —
950 950 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $361 —
915–1230 1073 80-85% 2 60.00–67.50 $63.20 $678 —
960–1375 1111 80-85% 9 41.00–48.00 $45.12 $501 —
900–1360 1153 80-85% 17 50.00–58.00 $53.78 $620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1525 1408 75-80% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.54 $852 —
1285–1825 1470 75-80% 17 50.00–59.00 $53.93 $793 -7.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–885 766 85-90% 6 23.00–35.00 $31.34 $240 —
770–815 793 85-90% 3 39.00–45.00 $41.97 $333 —
880 880 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $440 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1945 1365 4 71.00–78.00 $75.70 $1,033 —
1230–1970 1567 9 80.00–88.00 $83.72 $1,312 —
1175–2020 1701 4 90.00–93.00 $91.68 $1,559 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1065 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–785.00 $716.54
1040–1065 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–650.00 $630.24
965–1245 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 535.00–725.00 $631.96

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 -10.88
200 200 1 140.00 $140.00 —
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
740–810 763 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 575.00–735.00 $631.59 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 -50.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 -50.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -200.78

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 52.50–87.50 $70.00 $214 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 55.00 $55.00 -55.00
100–130 118 3 80.00–147.50 $115.99 -4.01
150–160 155 2 95.00–147.50 $120.40 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 3 135.00–160.00 $145.00 +51.67
70 70 1 127.50 $127.50 +34.17
85 85 1 127.50 $127.50 +22.50
90 90 1 140.00 $140.00 +35.00
100 100 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 80.00 $80.00 —
250 250 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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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.