Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.75/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 477 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 250 0
Feeder cattle 145 175 0
Slaughter cattle 46 65 0
Replacement cattle 6 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good, very good for attractive cattle; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 40.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
325–330 328 2 180.00–187.50 $183.72 $603 +16.28
355–390 371 4 180.00–190.00 $183.71 $682 —
380 value added 380 1 206.00 $206.00 $783 —
410–420 415 2 180.00–194.00 $186.92 $776 +26.86
455–470 465 3 176.00–180.00 $177.30 $824 +17.61
505–518 515 5 161.00–167.50 $162.59 $837 +0.68
580 580 1 158.00 $158.00 $916 —
655–685 670 2 145.00 $145.00 $972 —
830 830 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,071 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 155.00–167.00 $160.84 $455 —
350 350 1 167.50 $167.50 $586 —
415 415 1 167.50 $167.50 $695 —
520 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 +5.82
610 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
655 655 1 126.00 $126.00 $825 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 140.00–151.00 $145.45 $412 —
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 +2.35
680 680 1 111.00 $111.00 $755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 132.50 $132.50 $358 —
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
380 value added 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
355–395 381 5 144.00–150.00 $146.54 $558 -1.07
400–440 421 5 145.00–149.00 $147.58 $621 +0.41
460–485 477 11 137.00–147.00 $141.75 $676 -3.01
555–582 571 6 127.50–136.00 $131.35 $750 +0.39
605–640 615 5 120.00–123.00 $122.17 $751 -5.55
688 688 2 119.00 $119.00 $819 -0.50
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 -3.48
770 value added 770 1 117.00 $117.00 $901 —
825 825 1 106.00 $106.00 $874 —
860 value added 860 1 102.50 $102.50 $882 —
905 905 1 95.00 $95.00 $860 —
1005 value added 1005 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,005 —
1050–1085 value added 1068 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $1,223 —
1075 1075 1 92.50 $92.50 $994 —
1135 1135 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,124 —
1150 value added 1150 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,311 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.50 $132.50 $477 —
425–435 430 3 123.00–130.00 $125.64 $540 -4.15
500–525 513 3 116.00–120.00 $117.34 $602 -8.93
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 —
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
755 755 1 95.00 $95.00 $717 —
840 840 1 93.00 $93.00 $781 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
410 410 1 117.50 $117.50 $482 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 87.50 $87.50 $389 —
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
480 thin fleshed 480 1 75.00 $75.00 $360 —
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 -1.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 174.00–180.00 $176.91 $757 +22.96
450–490 465 3 152.50–166.00 $158.38 $736 +2.86
525–535 530 3 156.00–167.00 $160.99 $853 +5.15
550–565 557 6 151.00–161.00 $155.14 $864 —
625–630 628 2 138.00–143.00 $140.49 $882 +5.08
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 412 3 140.00–150.00 $146.64 $604 —
455–490 471 4 139.00–145.00 $141.50 $666 —
510–540 528 4 132.00–140.00 $136.81 $722 -6.91
550–560 555 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $697 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 2 117.50–124.00 $120.70 $565 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 -4.49
665 665 2 112.00–115.00 $113.50 $755 —
700–725 713 2 107.00–113.00 $110.05 $785 —
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
820 820 1 102.50 $102.50 $840 —
865–895 880 2 95.00–97.00 $96.02 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1265 1178 80-85% 12 70.00–76.00 $72.52 $854 —
1105–1265 1185 80-85% 2 63.00–69.00 $66.20 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–760 748 85-90% 2 45.00–52.50 $48.81 $365 —
900–1050 997 85-90% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.35 $652 —
940–1095 1045 85-90% 6 72.00–75.00 $73.52 $768 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1580 1420 75-80% 4 63.00–69.00 $66.06 $938 —
1325–1515 1449 75-80% 5 75.00–80.00 $77.99 $1,130 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1820 1757 3 114.00–115.00 $114.33 $2,009 —
1850 1850 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,350 —
1900–2220 2060 2 104.00–108.00 $105.84 $2,180 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -75.00

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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.