WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.50/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 482 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.83/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 369 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.49/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 483 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	321	181	302
Feeder cattle	241	130	201
Slaughter cattle	52	32	49
Replacement cattle	18	19	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good 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
180	180	1	180.00	$180.00	$324	+10.00
220–240	230	2	174.00–175.00	$174.48	$401	+9.48
290–295	294	7	174.00–175.00	$174.14	$512	—
320–326	325	6	158.00–167.50	$159.56	$519	+8.14
370–380	373	6	170.00–171.00	$170.67	$637	+10.14
420	420	2	164.00–167.00	$165.50	$695	—
468–490	483	13	153.00–164.00	$160.49	$775	+1.52
505–530	518	4	160.00–168.00	$164.26	$851	+4.43
566	566	6	163.00	$163.00	$923	+9.35
640	640	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,043	—
660–680	670	2	134.00	$134.00	$898	-15.69
720	720	1	137.00	$137.00	$986	—
1015	1015	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,269	—
1190	1190	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,488	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	312	3	142.50–150.00	$146.55	$457	+6.55
365–385	373	3	133.00–140.00	$136.40	$509	-10.61
520	520	1	146.00	$146.00	$759	—
615–625	620	2	146.00–150.00	$147.98	$917	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
570–580	575	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	167.50	$167.50	$293	—
233	233	3	147.50	$147.50	$344	+6.70
334–348	341	10	143.00–152.00	$147.41	$503	+11.41
358–390	369	13	142.50–153.00	$148.83	$549	+9.49
400–442	422	9	140.00–151.00	$147.93	$624	+5.49
450–495	482	17	138.00–146.00	$143.50	$692	-2.49
500–545	519	8	135.00–143.00	$139.50	$724	+9.50
550–590	566	8	135.00–145.00	$141.68	$802	-3.32
610–640	630	5	124.00–127.50	$126.30	$796	—
665–695	681	5	116.00–126.00	$120.01	$817	—
700–725	716	4	110.00–119.00	$115.97	$830	—
760–790	775	2	114.00–120.00	$116.94	$906	—
800–825	810	3	115.00–119.00	$117.31	$950	—
1005	1005	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,075	—
1080	1080	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,161	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	122.50	$122.50	$355	—
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—
350	350	2	135.00–138.00	$136.50	$478	+15.50
450–490	467	7	127.00–135.00	$130.49	$609	—
575–595	585	5	123.00–133.00	$127.52	$746	—
600–645	623	2	117.00–120.00	$118.45	$738	+0.45
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	+4.00
770	770	1	98.00	$98.00	$755	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	116.00	$116.00	$493	—
430 thin fleshed	430	1	100.00	$100.00	$430	—
465	465	1	117.50	$117.50	$546	—
505 thin fleshed	505	1	115.00	$115.00	$581	—
515	515	2	111.00–120.00	$115.50	$595	—
555–585	569	6	105.50–115.00	$109.91	$625	—
610	610	1	107.00	$107.00	$653	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 thin fleshed	500	1	75.00	$75.00	$375	—
560	560	1	94.00	$94.00	$526	—
595 thin fleshed	595	1	80.00	$80.00	$476	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	165.00	$165.00	$710	+7.66
455–485	466	9	154.00–165.00	$161.00	$750	+13.25
500–540	528	5	155.00–164.00	$158.66	$838	+16.23
550–565	554	4	144.00–155.00	$150.50	$834	+13.15
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	+6.59
660–685	673	2	120.00–128.00	$123.93	$834	-5.57
705–745	723	3	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$896	—
760	760	1	121.00	$121.00	$920	±0.00
845	845	1	106.00	$106.00	$896	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	152.50	$152.50	$663	+23.76
485–495	492	3	145.00–152.00	$148.99	$733	+21.61
520–540	533	3	145.00–149.00	$146.30	$780	+23.80
550–595	580	3	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$739	—
610–625	615	3	118.00–126.00	$122.68	$754	—
705–720	713	2	109.00–112.50	$110.73	$790	—
750	750	1	109.00	$109.00	$818	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	—
630	630	1	94.00	$94.00	$592	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	86.00	$86.00	$421	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1070	974	80-85%	7	54.00–66.00	$62.04	$604	—
945–1190	1027	80-85%	5	81.00–90.00	$83.87	$861	—
960–1255	1083	80-85%	14	68.00–78.00	$72.55	$786	—
1095	1095	80-85%	2	34.00–44.00	$39.00	$427	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1795	1470	75-80%	12	78.00–88.00	$80.89	$1,189	+7.42
1465–1580	1523	75-80%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.48	$1,073	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$394	—
870–885	878	85-90%	2	63.00–70.00	$66.47	$584	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1630	1453	3	94.00–105.00	$98.39	$1,430	—
1190–1885	1552	3	108.00–118.00	$111.77	$1,735	—
1785	1785	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,571	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1025–1035	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–1,025.00	$863.29
1005–1490	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,350.00	$1,179.14

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	—
160	160	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645–775	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–900.00	$877.29	—
660–805	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–900.00	$877.47	—
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
545	545	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	50.00	$50.00	$258	—
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00–90.00	$80.00	—
40	40	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	—
50	50	3	50.00–90.00	$66.67	—

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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.