WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report, Canton, NC

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.20/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.56/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 531 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.63/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 461 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	329	525	317
Feeder cattle	257	387	235
Slaughter cattle	60	118	66
Replacement cattle	12	8	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

7 Hogs .28 TO .75 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To 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
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	—
365–380	372	3	180.00–187.00	$183.14	$681	-19.36
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	-14.16
454–480	461	11	174.00–184.00	$180.63	$833	-3.65
540	540	1	167.50	$167.50	$904	-7.39
595	595	1	167.50	$167.50	$997	-5.10
612–615	613	4	150.00–159.00	$156.74	$961	-15.05
670–695	680	4	155.00–163.00	$158.84	$1,080	-9.28
830	830	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,141	-10.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	277	3	137.50–145.00	$139.98	$388	-10.02
305	305	1	163.00	$163.00	$497	+6.36
352	352	2	160.00	$160.00	$563	-7.68
450–490	465	3	160.00–165.00	$161.63	$752	-12.16
555	555	10	146.00	$146.00	$810	-18.19
605–615	610	2	132.50–142.50	$137.54	$839	-25.46
675–677	677	4	140.00–150.00	$147.51	$999	-4.21
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	137.50	$137.50	$444	-0.93
365–395	383	4	130.00–140.00	$136.32	$522	-11.16
478–485	480	3	142.00–142.50	$142.17	$682	-20.39
600	600	1	132.50	$132.50	$795	-17.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	82.50–85.00	$83.66	$184	—
265	265	1	100.00	$100.00	$265	—
385	385	1	77.50	$77.50	$298	—
395	395	1	112.50	$112.50	$444	—
550	550	1	92.50	$92.50	$509	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$428	-10.04
305–310	308	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$412	—
360–395	376	5	145.00–155.00	$151.66	$570	-21.97
420–438	432	3	153.00–155.00	$154.35	$667	-6.08
455–490	466	20	150.00–160.00	$157.20	$733	+2.79
515–545	531	15	148.00–158.00	$153.56	$815	-2.36
550–590	572	5	148.00–154.00	$150.80	$863	+3.70
600–635	619	4	130.00–138.00	$134.29	$831	-5.98
650	650	1	138.00	$138.00	$897	+4.87
744–745	744	6	126.00–129.00	$127.00	$945	+4.47
885	885	1	98.00	$98.00	$867	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	4	127.00–137.50	$133.86	$376	—
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372	-26.11
360–395	373	6	130.00–135.00	$132.80	$495	-25.09
410–435	424	5	135.00–145.00	$139.43	$591	-14.86
455–490	472	6	137.50–145.00	$142.19	$671	-7.74
515–535	525	2	132.50–140.00	$136.32	$716	-9.08
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	+6.96
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-6.03

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	107.50	$107.50	$398	-12.50
405–430	415	3	120.00–122.50	$120.86	$502	-17.71
470	470	1	122.00	$122.00	$573	-15.48
520	520	1	132.50	$132.50	$689	+8.71
560–570	565	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$768	+29.84
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	-45.54
675–685	680	2	87.50–90.00	$88.76	$604	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	80.00	$80.00	$168	—
285	285	1	80.00	$80.00	$228	—
315	315	1	85.00	$85.00	$268	—
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	-10.00
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	+7.00
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—
555–580	568	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	429	4	173.00–180.00	$176.49	$757	-11.01
455–475	461	4	175.00–185.00	$178.95	$825	+7.04
505–545	525	5	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$866	-4.40
551–580	556	9	157.50–167.50	$163.48	$909	+13.74
605–630	617	3	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$864	-0.02
660	660	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,040	+26.52
720–725	723	3	125.00–128.00	$126.33	$913	+5.84
835	835	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,069	+8.00
885	885	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,097	—
920	920	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,113	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–436	433	8	155.00–163.00	$161.27	$698	-1.26
477–480	478	4	170.00–172.50	$170.63	$816	+29.62
525	525	1	150.00	$150.00	$788	-3.32
570–590	580	2	147.50–152.50	$149.96	$870	+29.96
602–625	610	3	127.50–132.00	$130.46	$796	-0.15
668–685	674	3	129.00–130.00	$129.34	$872	+4.07
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	—
865	865	1	100.00	$100.00	$865	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	4	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$548	-12.46
490–495	493	2	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$791	—
515–530	523	2	135.00–137.00	$136.01	$711	-5.26
550–580	565	3	131.00–140.00	$135.29	$764	—
605–610	608	2	112.50–115.00	$113.76	$692	—
795	795	1	112.50	$112.50	$894	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	65.00	$65.00	$260	—
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	—
460–465	463	2	126.00–132.50	$129.23	$598	—
505	505	1	117.50	$117.50	$593	-8.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1200	1063	80-85%	6	56.00–68.00	$63.83	$679	—
900–1365	1134	80-85%	24	70.00–80.00	$75.73	$859	-2.40
1145–1395	1221	80-85%	8	84.00–89.00	$86.39	$1,055	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1485	1361	75-80%	6	80.00–86.00	$83.17	$1,132	—
1280–1585	1468	75-80%	3	72.00–80.00	$77.12	$1,132	-18.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$334	+14.27
815	815	85-90%	1	78.00	$78.00	$636	—
865	865	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1340	1240	2	92.00–98.00	$94.76	$1,175	—
1460–2280	1786	5	102.00–114.00	$107.94	$1,928	—
1820–1830	1823	3	118.00–126.00	$121.67	$2,218	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585	585	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	480.00	$480.00
760–895	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$645.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1300–1365	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,135.00	$1,081.34

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
520	520	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	82.50–115.00	$98.97	$371	—
625	625	1	50.00	$50.00	$312	—
815	815	1	62.50	$62.50	$509	—

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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.