WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.10/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 581 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.79/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 630 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.13/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 662 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	525	225	187
Feeder cattle	387	176	0
Slaughter cattle	118	35	0
Replacement cattle	8	6	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 40.00 To 90.00 Head calves 150.00 To 180.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	177.50	$177.50	$604	+0.76
365	365	1	202.50	$202.50	$739	+20.89
420–445	429	5	190.00–197.50	$194.16	$833	-3.34
465–495	486	6	180.00–190.00	$184.28	$896	-1.72
505–545	529	8	171.00–179.00	$174.89	$925	-3.80
550–580	561	5	170.00–177.00	$172.60	$968	+5.25
617–648	630	29	166.00–177.00	$171.79	$1,082	+3.26
681–694	689	12	167.50–169.00	$168.12	$1,158	+5.39
705–735	720	12	143.00–147.50	$145.45	$1,047	—
801	801	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,185	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	—
325–335	330	3	152.50–160.00	$156.64	$517	—
350–380	363	5	162.50–172.50	$167.68	$609	+7.68
425	425	2	177.50	$177.50	$754	-3.23
475–490	482	5	170.00–179.00	$173.79	$838	+2.08
500–545	515	4	159.00–167.50	$162.89	$839	+6.53
570–595	585	3	162.50–165.00	$164.19	$961	—
640	640	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,043	—
650–695	673	2	151.00–152.50	$151.72	$1,021	-0.78
765	765	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,155	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	134.00–143.00	$138.43	$457	—
390–395	393	2	145.00–150.00	$147.48	$580	+14.98
405	405	2	150.00–161.00	$155.50	$630	+13.50
470–495	483	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$785	—
510–535	525	3	130.00–137.50	$134.17	$704	+14.17
550–585	568	2	145.00–147.50	$146.29	$831	+28.79
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—
660	660	1	135.00	$135.00	$891	+2.50
715	715	1	70.00	$70.00	$500	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	413	3	137.50–147.50	$144.07	$595	—
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	—
620	620	1	134.00	$134.00	$831	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	132.50	$132.50	$265	+10.00
255	255	1	157.50	$157.50	$402	+7.50
345	345	1	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
370–395	383	2	170.00–177.50	$173.63	$665	+20.15
400–446	427	10	157.50–169.00	$160.43	$685	+15.43
450–490	472	13	149.00–159.00	$154.41	$729	-0.94
500–535	520	19	151.00–160.00	$155.92	$811	-0.78
550–595	581	41	143.00–151.00	$147.10	$855	-5.89
600–635	615	4	135.00–145.00	$140.27	$863	+5.60
650–670	662	22	128.00–137.00	$133.13	$881	+2.58
720–730	725	2	118.00–127.00	$122.53	$888	-2.47
838	838	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,089	—
930	930	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,209	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	142.50–150.00	$146.11	$487	+6.78
360–395	379	6	152.50–165.00	$157.89	$598	+15.39
415–445	436	7	149.00–157.00	$154.29	$673	+19.29
450–490	462	13	146.00–152.50	$149.93	$693	+5.89
505–545	529	5	142.50–149.00	$145.40	$769	-3.60
565–590	577	3	130.00–137.00	$133.04	$768	-4.93
600–640	620	2	130.00–132.00	$131.03	$812	+6.53
690–695	693	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$863	+2.24
860	860	1	82.50	$82.50	$710	-12.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	-0.50
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	+7.50
430–445	435	3	130.00–143.00	$138.57	$603	—
450–480	465	7	130.00–145.00	$137.48	$639	+11.61
500–530	515	2	122.50–125.00	$123.79	$638	—
560–590	575	2	102.50–110.00	$106.15	$610	-18.85
605–628	620	4	125.00–133.00	$130.54	$809	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—
470	470	1	93.00	$93.00	$437	+13.00
650	650	1	82.00	$82.00	$533	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	187.50	$187.50	$759	+14.75
455–490	473	2	167.50–176.00	$171.91	$813	-11.45
510–545	533	6	165.00–175.00	$169.40	$903	+14.49
550–575	557	11	145.00–152.00	$149.74	$834	-12.26
605–615	611	4	137.00–145.00	$139.98	$855	+16.98
650–680	660	3	130.00–133.00	$130.98	$864	-3.06
705–715	713	4	120.00–122.00	$120.49	$859	-6.45
810	810	1	120.00	$120.00	$972	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$707	+6.53
450–455	452	3	139.00–145.00	$141.01	$637	-30.99
510–540	526	5	150.00–160.00	$153.32	$806	+17.10
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	-25.00
600–630	617	5	130.00–133.00	$130.61	$806	+0.61
660–670	665	2	122.50–128.00	$125.27	$833	—
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	4	135.00–147.00	$142.71	$615	—
450	450	2	115.00–123.00	$119.00	$536	-11.00
540–545	543	2	137.50–145.00	$141.27	$767	+22.93
710	710	1	87.00	$87.00	$618	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–530	524	4	120.00–128.00	$125.98	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1075	967	80-85%	3	50.00–55.00	$52.71	$510	+8.71
935–1255	1036	80-85%	13	62.00–70.00	$65.93	$683	—
915–1380	1109	80-85%	37	71.00–84.00	$78.13	$866	+22.76
975–1375	1175	80-85%	13	85.00–95.00	$90.15	$1,059	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1640	1434	75-80%	12	82.00–87.00	$84.21	$1,208	—
1250–1675	1468	75-80%	9	90.00–106.00	$95.70	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–885	698	85-90%	5	55.00–68.00	$62.14	$434	+30.14
640–885	736	85-90%	4	20.00–42.00	$31.73	$234	—
675–880	778	85-90%	2	85.00	$85.00	$661	—
650–895	780	85-90%	8	70.00–80.00	$73.99	$577	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1400	1340	3	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$1,374	—
1365–2055	1721	8	108.00–119.00	$113.53	$1,954	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	51.00	$51.00	$678	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1355–1640	1498	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,400.00	$1,207.72

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	150.00	$150.00	+3.00
150	150	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–835	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–1,085.00	$981.21	+30.72
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	60.00	$60.00	$237	—
410	410	1	70.00	$70.00	$287	—
555	555	1	50.00	$50.00	$278	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	92.50	$92.50	$227	—
250–275	262	3	52.50–87.50	$72.72	$191	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	50.00	$50.00	$280	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	25.00	$25.00	—
30	30	2	40.00–45.00	$42.50	—
45	45	2	80.00–330.00	$205.00	—
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	170.00	$170.00	+40.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	—
120	120	2	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.