WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.15/cwt ≈ $1,043/hd at 668 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	292	295	70
Feeder cattle	195	179	38
Slaughter cattle	70	81	24
Replacement cattle	22	8	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate, good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 110.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 170.00 to 275.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	271	7	180.00–190.00	$183.93	$498	—
305–325	315	2	182.00–190.00	$185.87	$585	-7.92
375–395	384	4	178.00–186.00	$181.04	$695	-11.25
410–420	413	3	175.00–182.00	$177.70	$734	-8.92
500–525	513	5	162.00–170.00	$166.60	$855	-3.60
600–615	608	2	152.00–154.00	$152.99	$930	-7.29
661–680	668	12	151.00–158.00	$156.15	$1,043	—
760–793	783	6	129.00–139.00	$134.56	$1,054	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	158.00–168.00	$162.96	$559	—
450–495	473	3	154.00–156.00	$154.67	$732	-9.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	4	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$466	-0.06
305–340 value added	323	2	158.00–162.00	$160.11	$517	—
389 value added	389	5	165.00	$165.00	$642	—
412 value added	412	6	162.50	$162.50	$670	—
415–425	420	3	152.00–162.00	$157.97	$663	+8.63
475–480	478	2	146.00–152.00	$149.02	$712	+3.62
500–535	516	7	138.00–148.00	$144.41	$745	+2.04
560–590	576	5	136.00–147.00	$140.82	$811	+4.58
605–638	630	4	134.00–136.50	$135.90	$856	+4.90

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	128.00	$128.00	$358	+5.93
315–340	328	2	134.00	$134.00	$440	—
390	390	2	142.00–146.00	$144.00	$562	—
405–425	416	4	140.00–150.00	$146.51	$609	+25.33
465–480	474	4	130.00–140.00	$135.54	$642	—
505–545	523	4	130.00–136.00	$132.96	$695	+3.49
555–590	575	3	130.00–135.00	$131.71	$757	+7.21
635–645	640	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$838	+9.53
715–730	723	2	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$886	+8.07

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	120.00	$120.00	$376	—
500–535	518	2	120.00–122.00	$120.97	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	6	164.00–169.00	$166.20	$701	—
512–530	516	5	148.00–156.00	$153.16	$790	-4.10
550–590	565	8	146.00–156.00	$152.72	$863	-0.96
610–640	628	3	136.00–144.00	$139.94	$879	-9.28
655–680	663	3	131.00–140.00	$134.65	$893	—
730–740	736	4	122.00–124.00	$123.50	$909	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–435	433	3	146.00–152.00	$149.99	$649	—
540	540	3	136.00	$136.00	$734	+2.99
580–585	583	2	128.00–136.00	$131.98	$769	+2.96

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515	513	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$626	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1870	1456	75-80%	9	78.00–83.00	$79.85	$1,163	—
1395–1525	1463	75-80%	4	66.00–71.00	$67.56	$988	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–890	815	85-90%	3	51.00–55.00	$52.93	$431	—
755–1085	979	85-90%	7	63.00–68.00	$65.38	$640	+19.85
1070–1090	1080	85-90%	2	77.00–82.00	$79.48	$858	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1230	1173	80-85%	6	66.00–72.00	$68.86	$808	-9.42
1125–1275	1235	80-85%	5	77.00–82.00	$79.44	$981	+8.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1405	1177	3	86.00	$86.00	$1,012	—
1580–1695	1644	4	104.00–109.00	$107.06	$1,760	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1130	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–900.00	$808.92
950–1145	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–945.00	$879.42
1170–1185	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,050.00	$1,030.13
1200–1250	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$916.46

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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
920–1045	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,320.00	$1,145.51	—
1050–1285	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,360.00	$1,218.38	—
1080–1370	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00–1,260.00	$1,149.80	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	89.00	$89.00	$343	—
480	480	1	62.00	$62.00	$298	—
645	645	1	60.00	$60.00	$387	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	75.00	$75.00	-85.00
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-70.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
280	280	2	280.00	$280.00	—

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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.