WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.54/cwt -5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 428 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.74/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 469 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	243	330	81
Feeder cattle	159	255	49
Slaughter cattle	59	56	23
Replacement cattle	20	14	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Head calves 330.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality 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
215	215	1	158.00	$158.00	$340	-34.50
250 unweaned	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	—
265–275	270	2	168.00–170.00	$168.98	$456	-13.34
300–345	329	6	160.00–172.00	$167.05	$550	-8.06
350–395	369	4	163.00–173.00	$169.47	$625	+10.98
460	460	2	160.00–167.00	$163.50	$752	-9.87
515–535	525	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$801	-8.14
575	575	1	164.00	$164.00	$943	-1.00
610–635	623	2	159.00–164.00	$161.45	$1,006	+2.45

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	145.00	$145.00	$297	+2.00
295	295	1	148.00	$148.00	$437	—
320	320	1	145.00	$145.00	$464	+10.00
355–395	375	3	150.00–152.50	$151.62	$569	+9.62

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	—
475 thin fleshed	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	147.50	$147.50	$354	+3.74
250–285	263	3	133.00–138.00	$136.03	$358	—
300–330	322	5	129.00–133.00	$130.60	$421	-15.62
350–390	374	8	135.00–142.50	$137.57	$515	-10.43
405–445	428	12	137.00–145.00	$140.54	$602	-5.05
450–495	469	11	134.00–142.00	$138.26	$648	-5.24
470 value added	470	1	156.00	$156.00	$733	—
500–545	526	7	125.00–134.00	$130.99	$689	-11.57
555–595	566	5	125.00–135.00	$132.12	$748	-1.20
610 value added	610	1	147.00	$147.00	$897	—
600–635	621	7	120.00–130.00	$123.87	$769	—
670 value added	670	1	143.00	$143.00	$958	—
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	±0.00
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	-4.15
415–440	430	3	120.00–133.00	$125.55	$540	-9.79
460–470	465	2	125.00	$125.00	$581	+4.02
505–535	522	3	110.00–120.00	$116.77	$610	-13.70
560–590	575	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$646	-14.71
610–645	628	3	110.00–118.00	$114.04	$716	-9.95

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	112.50	$112.50	$366	—
400–420	411	4	110.00–117.00	$112.23	$461	—
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	7	157.00–162.50	$159.23	$677	+5.00
465–495	479	4	155.00–160.00	$157.46	$754	+0.60
520–525	523	3	142.00–146.00	$143.67	$751	-10.06
580–585	583	3	137.50–141.00	$139.16	$811	-14.14
605–640	625	5	135.00–142.00	$138.38	$865	-14.62
655–670	663	2	130.00–138.00	$134.05	$889	—
775	775	1	118.00	$118.00	$914	—
850–890	870	2	107.50–110.00	$108.72	$946	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$633	+11.91
510–545	523	5	123.00–131.00	$127.99	$669	-7.34
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	-2.89
625	625	1	119.00	$119.00	$744	-16.02
670	670	1	123.00	$123.00	$824	-3.21

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	125.00–137.50	$131.29	$529	—
545	545	1	117.00	$117.00	$638	—
560–565	563	2	107.00–116.00	$111.48	$628	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	40.00	$40.00	$400	-24.85
920–1285	1032	80-85%	12	70.00–79.00	$75.37	$778	+10.52
900–1445	1093	80-85%	14	80.00–90.00	$83.77	$916	—
730–1480	1126	80-85%	4	55.00–67.00	$62.78	$707	-14.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1540	1354	75-80%	10	75.00–84.00	$82.40	$1,116	—
1260–1630	1418	75-80%	8	86.00–95.00	$88.59	$1,256	+2.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$416	—
795–870	840	85-90%	3	63.00–66.00	$64.02	$538	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,318	—
1215–1915	1662	5	110.00–119.00	$117.28	$1,949	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
985–1170	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	735.00–750.00	$743.14
955–1485	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	685.00–985.00	$902.66
1025–1490	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,160.00	$1,044.84

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–800	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$773.86
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
465–700	583	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–825.00	$695.28	—
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1085	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,126.14	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
715	715	1	72.00	$72.00	$515	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-15.00
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	+102.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–125	118	2	180.00–220.00	$200.00	—

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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.