Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

97 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 97 262 216
Feeder cattle 55 178 127
Slaughter cattle 34 60 67
Replacement cattle 4 10 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 142.00 $142.00 $568 -18.56
468 468 3 155.00 $155.00 $725 -9.54
508 508 2 149.00 $149.00 $757 -1.99
585 585 1 143.00 $143.00 $837 -4.01
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 127.50 $127.50 $555 —
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 117.00 $117.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 128.00 $128.00 $384 -2.62
350–395 373 4 137.00–139.00 $138.14 $515 -0.31
400–440 425 3 133.00–137.50 $135.92 $578 -1.56
460–490 473 3 123.00–126.00 $124.64 $590 -7.46
535 value added 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 —
550–590 573 5 120.00–130.00 $124.24 $712 +4.78
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755 +0.62
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 125.00 $125.00 $548 —
530–532 532 4 131.00–135.00 $134.00 $713 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 62.50 $62.50 $403 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 142.00 $142.00 $700 -11.43
525–535 530 2 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $753 —
570–575 573 2 136.00–143.00 $139.48 $799 +6.52
605–630 622 3 125.00–134.00 $131.08 $815 +0.08
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -10.97
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 108.00–115.00 $111.56 $483 -35.54
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 75.00 $75.00 $349 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1880 1511 75-80% 17 61.00–68.00 $64.37 $973 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 14.00 $14.00 $150 —
1010–1290 1105 80-85% 5 51.00–58.00 $54.94 $607 —
995–1495 1245 80-85% 6 60.00–69.00 $64.72 $806 +1.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–800 757 85-90% 3 21.00–30.00 $25.49 $193 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870–2350 2110 2 92.00–95.00 $93.33 $1,969 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 -225.00
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 95.00 $95.00 $466 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 70.00–100.00 $85.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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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.