WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.43/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 668 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.83/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 477 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	322	58	370
Feeder cattle	230	31	302
Slaughter cattle	68	22	52
Replacement cattle	2	5	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 50.00To 90.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
315 value added	315	1	207.50	$207.50	$654	—
325–340	334	4	181.00–187.00	$182.99	$611	—
355–390	373	2	172.00–173.00	$172.48	$643	+3.48
375 value added	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	—
410–425	418	3	185.00–190.00	$187.69	$785	+37.69
465–490	480	5	167.50–178.00	$174.55	$838	+22.05
505–545	528	4	170.00–181.00	$176.03	$929	—
590	590	1	166.00	$166.00	$979	—
615–620	618	2	155.00–161.00	$158.01	$977	+13.01
659–693	668	14	154.00–164.00	$155.43	$1,038	—
738	738	7	149.00	$149.00	$1,100	—
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	145.00	$145.00	$261	—
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	—
300–345	317	5	147.50–157.50	$151.87	$481	—
355–365	360	4	150.00–160.00	$157.25	$566	—
415–435	428	3	172.00–178.00	$175.00	$749	—
520	520	1	133.00	$133.00	$692	—
555	555	1	126.00	$126.00	$699	—
600–635	622	3	140.00–147.50	$144.58	$899	+12.58

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	—
285–290	288	2	136.00–137.50	$136.74	$394	—
435	435	1	153.00	$153.00	$666	—
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	—
625	625	1	132.50	$132.50	$828	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	137.50–140.00	$138.71	$330	—
270–295	283	2	142.50–150.00	$146.42	$414	—
300–325	315	3	140.00–150.00	$146.61	$462	-9.39
350–390	365	7	156.00–162.00	$160.15	$585	-2.85
410–445	429	9	149.00–160.00	$156.05	$669	+2.05
460–495	477	10	149.00–159.00	$151.83	$724	+0.51
515–545	536	7	142.50–152.00	$147.17	$789	-0.33
555–595	572	4	144.00–152.50	$146.46	$838	—
620–638	634	8	123.00–132.50	$131.32	$833	—
655–680	670	3	121.00–125.00	$122.68	$822	—
730	730	2	128.00	$128.00	$934	—
750–760	755	2	115.00–122.00	$118.48	$895	—
815–835	825	2	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$949	-5.46

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–228	225	3	122.00–127.50	$123.79	$279	—
350–390	370	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$550	—
490–495	492	3	136.00–146.00	$140.65	$692	+3.15
505–545	533	5	135.00–141.00	$137.77	$734	+9.49
565–585	575	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$802	+23.51
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	—
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	117.50	$117.50	$317	—
475	475	1	131.00	$131.00	$622	—
535	535	2	123.00–130.00	$126.50	$677	—
635	635	1	107.50	$107.50	$683	—
960	960	1	80.00	$80.00	$768	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	86.00	$86.00	$542	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$731	—
475–480	478	3	175.00–180.00	$177.00	$846	+24.25
510–540	523	7	160.00–170.00	$166.83	$873	—
560–585	572	3	160.00–169.00	$164.99	$944	+20.99
605–640	624	5	137.50–147.50	$141.34	$882	+1.34
665	665	1	136.00	$136.00	$904	—
790	790	1	117.00	$117.00	$924	—
925	925	1	105.00	$105.00	$971	—
985	985	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,015	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	479	5	157.50–167.50	$163.16	$782	—
560–570	565	3	137.00–145.00	$141.01	$797	—
650–675	663	2	124.00–130.00	$127.06	$842	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	140.00–146.00	$143.03	$694	+24.03
535–540	538	2	144.00–151.00	$147.48	$793	—
560–590	580	4	126.00–135.00	$130.59	$757	—
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	—
690	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
525	525	1	129.00	$129.00	$677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–960	930	80-85%	2	35.00–52.00	$43.23	$402	—
975–1505	1153	80-85%	6	59.00–67.00	$62.06	$716	-4.23
970–1575	1208	80-85%	25	72.00–83.00	$77.29	$934	—
1125–1555	1264	80-85%	8	83.00–93.00	$85.52	$1,081	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1480	1311	75-80%	5	105.00–114.00	$108.84	$1,427	—
1345–1675	1535	75-80%	6	75.00–85.00	$81.38	$1,249	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–850	709	85-90%	5	51.00–66.00	$59.46	$422	—
720–880	800	85-90%	2	45.00–53.00	$48.60	$389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1285	1188	4	89.00–97.00	$93.38	$1,109	—
1660–2010	1835	5	106.00–120.00	$113.27	$2,079	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1210	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,002.16

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	105.00	$105.00	$168	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	5	120.00	$120.00	$360	—
361	361	5	127.00	$127.00	$458	—
426	426	7	124.00	$124.00	$528	—
505	505	4	120.00	$120.00	$606	—
557	557	3	130.00	$130.00	$724	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	77.50	$77.50	$302	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	70.00	$70.00	—
60–65	63	2	75.00–87.50	$81.25	—
70–75	70	15	55.00–77.50	$76.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	127	3	110.00–180.00	$153.33	—
160	160	1	185.00	$185.00	—

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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.