WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.39/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 523 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.29/cwt -30.71 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 476 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.22/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 570 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	346	372	126
Feeder cattle	246	248	0
Slaughter cattle	87	104	0
Replacement cattle	11	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 9.00 to 10.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 11.00 to 12.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 50.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 190.00 to 270.00 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
200–245	223	2	145.00–150.00	$147.75	$329	—
269–280	272	11	147.50–155.00	$152.10	$414	+5.38
330–345	338	2	152.50–160.00	$156.33	$528	-16.17
375 fancy	375	2	163.00–175.00	$169.00	$634	—
519–523 value added	521	10	160.00	$160.00	$834	—
565	565	2	145.00	$145.00	$819	-23.85
594 value added	594	5	153.00	$153.00	$909	—
665	665	2	147.50	$147.50	$981	-5.36
770	770	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,109	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	4	132.50–142.50	$139.34	$472	—
365–390	382	3	126.00–137.50	$131.99	$504	—
615–640	628	2	77.50–83.00	$80.20	$504	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	121.00	$121.00	$436	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	147.50–150.00	$148.78	$536	+9.97
435	435	2	143.00–151.00	$147.00	$639	+4.96
460–497	479	7	130.00–146.00	$136.95	$656	-4.69
502–545	523	24	125.00–139.00	$132.39	$692	-3.12
560–565 fancy	563	2	140.00–152.50	$146.28	$824	—
550–592	571	9	125.00–135.00	$130.32	$744	-5.27
600–645	627	8	122.50–134.00	$125.91	$789	-3.09
652–660	656	4	126.00–128.00	$126.88	$832	+6.30

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	107.50–112.50	$109.97	$451	—
452–460	455	6	106.00–110.00	$108.91	$496	—
450–490	471	5	120.00	$120.00	$565	—
605–645	625	2	106.00–107.00	$106.48	$666	—
700–725	713	3	107.50–115.00	$110.80	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	130.00–132.50	$131.18	$299	—
257–285	265	5	130.00–142.00	$137.23	$364	—
300–345	310	5	126.00–135.00	$132.70	$411	—
450–480	465	2	125.00–127.50	$126.21	$587	—
710–745	728	2	117.50–119.00	$118.27	$861	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430 fancy	425	3	153.00–162.00	$156.63	$666	—
410–445	430	3	140.00–150.00	$144.64	$622	—
458–490	474	11	124.00–135.00	$129.85	$615	-33.15
482 fancy	482	4	139.00	$139.00	$670	—
500–525	509	5	120.00–125.00	$120.99	$616	-15.01
505–545 fancy	520	3	130.00–135.00	$131.75	$685	—
555–595	575	6	120.00–132.50	$124.49	$716	-9.26
605–645	622	10	118.00–128.00	$122.73	$763	-5.92
655–675 fancy	665	2	124.00–127.00	$125.48	$834	—
650–685	671	7	112.50–118.00	$115.57	$775	-9.73
700–745	723	3	109.00–115.00	$110.94	$802	-2.19
775–795	785	2	112.50–116.00	$114.27	$897	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	127.50–129.00	$128.22	$542	—
530	530	2	94.00–100.00	$97.00	$514	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	80-85%	1	40.00	$40.00	$414	—
965–1215	1086	80-85%	8	53.00–62.00	$58.88	$639	—
915–1345	1088	80-85%	5	75.00–85.00	$78.01	$849	—
945–1605	1204	80-85%	41	63.00–73.00	$67.69	$815	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,316	—
1230–1775	1441	75-80%	13	72.00–80.00	$75.73	$1,091	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–885	770	85-90%	3	30.00–40.00	$34.05	$262	—
760–870	812	85-90%	3	49.00–59.00	$55.69	$452	-12.77
845–870	860	85-90%	3	65.00–72.00	$68.66	$590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	84.00	$84.00	$932	—
1510–1900	1737	3	96.00–99.00	$96.87	$1,683	—
1465–1925	1756	4	100.00–111.00	$106.70	$1,874	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—
1090–1105	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,424.49	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–775	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,025.00	$970.84	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	60.00	$60.00	$141	—
270	270	1	85.00	$85.00	$230	—
520	520	1	55.00	$55.00	$286	—
570	570	1	70.00	$70.00	$399	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	90.00	$90.00	$230	—
470–480	475	2	60.00–67.50	$63.71	$303	—
505	505	1	50.00	$50.00	$252	—
750	750	1	87.50	$87.50	$656	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
190	190	1	235.00	$235.00	+105.00

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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.