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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.13/cwt +17.13 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 612 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 188 162
Feeder cattle 162 111 0
Slaughter cattle 78 63 0
Replacement cattle 8 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 25.00 To 100.00 Head calves 120.00 To 165.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 +26.42
275–295 285 3 143.00–154.00 $146.54 $418 -5.46
300–320 313 3 135.00–140.00 $137.66 $431 +0.62
350–390 367 5 150.00–162.50 $154.87 $568 +10.52
410–435 418 3 139.00–142.50 $141.36 $591 —
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 +11.00
515 515 1 167.00 $167.00 $860 +21.53
550–570 563 3 150.00–160.00 $154.22 $868 +12.22
615–638 630 3 130.00–133.00 $132.02 $832 -7.98
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 -4.00
700–710 701 7 133.00–137.00 $136.42 $956 +6.40
805–825 815 2 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $1,039 —
895 895 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 136.00 $136.00 $360 —
315–340 328 2 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $435 +2.60
370–390 376 5 139.00–145.00 $142.37 $535 +16.37
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 +13.00
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —
1160 1160 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,183 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 110.00 $110.00 $248 —
355–395 375 2 122.50–123.00 $122.76 $460 —
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
785 785 1 70.00 $70.00 $550 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 344 3 120.00–130.00 $126.75 $436 -6.74
350–395 372 3 136.00–147.00 $140.18 $521 +9.68
420–440 430 4 135.00–146.00 $138.94 $597 +3.60
455–480 468 2 145.00–155.00 $149.87 $701 +22.89
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 +19.23
570–595 589 4 127.50–130.00 $129.39 $762 +6.39
600–625 612 12 115.00–125.00 $122.13 $747 +17.13
665–670 668 2 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $748 -3.03
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 -21.00
760 760 2 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 122.50 $122.50 $208 —
280–285 283 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $318 —
305–330 318 2 110.00–120.00 $114.80 $365 -11.20
355–370 363 2 120.00–130.00 $125.10 $454 —
420 420 2 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $517 -2.80
450 450 1 142.00 $142.00 $639 +19.21
510–530 518 5 122.00–130.00 $126.58 $656 +12.27
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 +1.36
670 670 1 86.00 $86.00 $576 —
725 725 2 99.00 $99.00 $718 +7.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 97.50 $97.50 $171 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 +9.00
455–492 476 6 120.00–130.00 $125.49 $597 +16.44
520 520 1 116.00 $116.00 $603 —
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 —
695 695 1 80.00 $80.00 $556 —
815 815 1 83.00 $83.00 $676 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 67.50 $67.50 $341 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 —
485–490 487 3 137.50–145.00 $142.51 $694 -9.47
512–535 517 6 145.00–150.00 $146.53 $758 +1.58
555–570 560 4 135.00–145.00 $138.74 $777 -3.53
605–645 627 5 133.00–143.00 $137.16 $860 -5.84
660–670 665 2 128.00–137.50 $132.71 $883 +7.72
710–740 727 3 123.00–127.00 $124.34 $904 -10.66
815 815 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,202 +44.50
850–870 860 2 106.00–111.00 $108.47 $933 —
900 900 1 106.00 $106.00 $954 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 460 3 120.00–132.50 $126.82 $583 -11.74
510–530 520 2 125.00–135.00 $130.10 $677 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -12.00
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 —
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 +10.00
800 800 1 112.00 $112.00 $896 —
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 45.00 $45.00 $284 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1100 995 80-85% 6 62.00–69.00 $65.03 $647 —
910–1320 1067 80-85% 19 71.00–81.00 $75.48 $805 +10.12
905–1300 1103 80-85% 2 39.00–45.00 $42.54 $469 —
1000–1530 1181 80-85% 18 84.00–95.00 $88.25 $1,042 +0.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1625 1336 75-80% 12 85.00–96.00 $90.14 $1,204 —
1250–1625 1415 75-80% 6 76.00–82.00 $80.02 $1,132 -6.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $710 —
855 855 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $342 —
880 880 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $704 —
885–890 888 85-90% 2 64.00–69.00 $66.49 $590 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2335 1926 7 110.00–120.00 $114.77 $2,210 —
1970–2085 2040 3 127.00–131.00 $129.33 $2,638 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1055 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,050.00 $951.93 —
1015–1160 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,250.00 $1,063.33 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 121.00 $121.00 $333 —
438 438 2 108.00 $108.00 $473 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 50.00 $50.00 -25.00
60 60 1 120.00 $120.00 +15.00
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 -2.50

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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.