WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.81/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 533 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	250	321	325
Feeder cattle	170	241	240
Slaughter cattle	45	52	55
Replacement cattle	26	18	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 55.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	151.00	$151.00	$461	-8.56
320–330 fancy	325	2	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$642	—
360	360	2	162.50–168.00	$165.25	$595	-5.42
350–380	362	3	150.00–155.00	$153.39	$555	-17.28
365–375 fancy	370	2	175.00–187.00	$180.92	$669	—
410–430 fancy	418	3	171.00–185.00	$177.92	$744	—
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	-15.50
465–485 fancy	475	2	172.50–177.50	$174.95	$831	—
490	490	1	157.50	$157.50	$772	-2.99
500–545	531	8	160.00–170.00	$164.04	$871	-0.22
535 value added	535	11	174.00	$174.00	$931	—
550–575	565	3	163.00–165.00	$164.32	$928	+1.32
612–625	617	4	150.00–158.00	$154.49	$953	-8.51
650–687	679	7	143.00–150.00	$146.87	$997	+12.87

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	140.00–146.00	$143.18	$305	—
295	295	1	146.00	$146.00	$431	—
350	350	1	127.50	$127.50	$446	-8.90
350–360	355	2	146.00–147.50	$146.76	$521	+10.36
450–490	477	3	140.00–148.00	$144.23	$688	—
530	530	1	148.00	$148.00	$784	+2.00
545	545	1	124.00	$124.00	$676	-22.00
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—
655–690	673	2	127.50–137.00	$132.37	$891	—
810	810	1	120.00	$120.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	—
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	138.00	$138.00	$276	—
250–290	267	5	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$358	+11.54
275	275	1	120.00	$120.00	$330	-2.50
310–335	322	3	136.00–139.00	$137.63	$443	+2.63
360–370	365	4	132.50–140.00	$137.10	$500	+0.60
400–430	415	2	120.00	$120.00	$498	—
425–445	435	2	135.00–137.50	$136.22	$593	—
460–490	477	5	127.00–135.00	$132.39	$632	+1.90
510–525	518	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$679	—
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
570–590	580	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$751	+1.97
600–620	610	2	127.00–131.00	$128.97	$787	+10.52
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	142.00–147.50	$144.87	$340	-2.63
295	295	1	143.00	$143.00	$422	—
305–345	325	2	146.00	$146.00	$474	-1.41
380–385 fancy	383	2	152.00–160.00	$156.03	$598	—
405–445	424	4	140.00–153.00	$147.31	$625	-0.62
450–495	481	8	140.00–150.00	$144.60	$696	+1.10
515–545	530	4	135.00–145.00	$140.99	$747	+1.49
575–585	582	3	131.00–135.00	$132.67	$772	-9.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	113.00	$113.00	$627	—
600–645	623	2	115.00–117.50	$116.20	$724	—
655–660	657	3	113.00–119.00	$116.67	$767	—
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	—
890	890	1	99.00	$99.00	$881	—
1015	1015	1	96.00	$96.00	$974	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	67.00	$67.00	$358	—
735	735	1	109.00	$109.00	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	142.50–145.00	$143.81	$611	-8.69
460	460	1	132.50	$132.50	$610	-16.49
465–495	474	4	142.00–147.00	$143.75	$681	-5.24
515–525	522	3	130.00–140.00	$136.65	$713	-9.65
565–575	570	2	135.00–149.00	$142.06	$810	+14.72
600–630	615	2	131.00–138.00	$134.59	$828	+11.91
645	645	2	120.00	$120.00	$774	-2.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	164.00–174.00	$169.09	$698	+4.09
450–490	468	5	158.00–165.00	$161.38	$755	+0.38
550–570	558	3	153.00–155.00	$154.34	$861	+3.84
625–635	630	2	147.50–151.00	$149.26	$940	+9.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678	—
655–695	675	2	113.00–119.00	$116.09	$784	—
830	830	1	108.00	$108.00	$896	—
995	995	1	89.00	$89.00	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–915	780	85-90%	3	76.00–80.00	$78.46	$612	—
730–985	890	85-90%	3	40.00–54.00	$47.40	$422	-19.07
870–1035	938	85-90%	3	59.00–63.00	$61.53	$577	—
780–1080	978	85-90%	9	67.00–73.00	$70.58	$690	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1255	1200	80-85%	3	67.00–69.00	$68.02	$816	—
1160–1295	1207	80-85%	3	79.00	$79.00	$954	—
1165–1250	1224	80-85%	4	73.00–76.00	$74.27	$909	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1740	1589	75-80%	5	76.00–81.00	$77.92	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2210	1736	5	102.00–110.00	$106.66	$1,852	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–795 thin fleshed	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–675.00	$650.40
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
895 thin fleshed	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925 thin fleshed	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595 thin fleshed	595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00	—
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00	—
660–705	683	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–1,025.00	$916.21	—
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—
650–785	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–935.00	$866.58	—
750 thin fleshed	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00	—
720–830	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,075.00	$981.38	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	95.00	$95.00	$280	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
40	40	2	50.00	$50.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	40.00	$40.00	-40.00
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	-32.50
80	80	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	+43.33

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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.