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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.61/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 468 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.43/cwt -5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 527 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.78/cwt -12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 322 215
Feeder cattle 210 230 0
Slaughter cattle 26 68 0
Replacement cattle 6 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Hogs 29 Head Baby calves 85.00 To 90.00 Head calves 160.00 To 230.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy 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
305–335 319 5 147.50–157.50 $151.04 $482 -31.95
350–380 366 4 180.00–190.00 $182.91 $669 +10.43
440 440 2 172.00–183.00 $177.50 $781 -10.19
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 -17.55
520 520 1 154.00 $154.00 $801 -22.03
565–585 578 3 158.00 $158.00 $913 -8.00
630–640 637 3 152.00–159.00 $155.35 $990 -2.66
663–670 665 4 146.00–154.00 $151.98 $1,011 -3.45
720–730 727 3 140.00–142.00 $141.34 $1,028 -7.66
800 800 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,152 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 -5.00
315–345 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 -21.87
365–395 384 4 167.50–176.00 $169.69 $652 +12.44
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
515 515 2 140.00 $140.00 $721 +7.00
665–695 683 3 134.00–138.00 $136.48 $932 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
570 570 1 119.00 $119.00 $678 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 ±0.00
285 285 1 122.50 $122.50 $349 -14.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 -6.61
365–395 383 3 140.00–150.00 $146.15 $560 -14.00
400–445 420 10 140.00–149.00 $143.78 $604 -12.27
450–495 468 14 140.00–150.00 $144.61 $677 -7.22
510–545 527 13 135.00–145.00 $141.43 $745 -5.74
575 575 1 163.00 $163.00 $937 +16.54
640 640 1 155.00 $155.00 $992 +23.68
702 702 3 117.00 $117.00 $821 -11.00
885–890 888 2 105.00 $105.00 $932 —
1080 1080 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,285 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 131.00 $131.00 $301 +7.21
250 250 1 134.00 $134.00 $335 —
300–340 322 3 125.00–133.00 $128.37 $413 —
360–385 369 6 125.00–136.00 $130.85 $483 -17.83
430 430 3 130.00–137.50 $134.17 $577 —
450–485 473 4 130.00–137.50 $132.63 $627 -8.02
500 500 1 132.50 $132.50 $662 -5.27
550–565 561 5 130.00–140.00 $135.78 $762 -3.73
610–620 617 3 127.00–137.00 $133.70 $825 +13.70
650–675 663 3 110.00–117.00 $113.62 $753 -1.38
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 +2.50
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 —
430–440 436 4 107.50–120.00 $112.33 $490 —
450–470 465 4 107.00–120.00 $115.36 $536 -15.64
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 -6.50
565 565 1 119.00 $119.00 $672 —
600–605 603 2 107.50–112.50 $109.99 $663 +2.49
845 845 1 60.00 $60.00 $507 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 100.00 $100.00 $295 —
360 360 1 55.00 $55.00 $198 —
400 400 1 85.00 $85.00 $340 —
500 500 1 95.00 $95.00 $475 —
525 525 1 92.50 $92.50 $486 —
610 610 1 97.50 $97.50 $595 +11.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 5 137.50–147.00 $142.79 $604 —
485 485 1 152.50 $152.50 $740 -10.66
500–545 526 6 135.00–142.00 $137.00 $721 —
550–595 569 4 132.50–135.00 $133.37 $759 -7.64
635–640 638 3 115.00–122.50 $120.01 $766 —
680–682 682 4 118.00–119.00 $118.75 $810 -8.31
840 840 1 98.00 $98.00 $823 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —
970 970 1 94.00 $94.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 185.00 $185.00 $768 +20.03
455–470 463 2 158.00–165.00 $161.44 $747 -15.56
571–595 576 6 150.00–158.00 $155.81 $897 -9.18
635–645 642 3 134.00–138.00 $136.49 $876 -4.85
665–680 673 2 124.00–131.00 $127.46 $858 -8.54
710–720 715 3 110.00–119.00 $113.02 $808 —
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 127.50–130.00 $128.73 $525 —
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 -18.03
500–520 512 3 120.00–127.50 $123.38 $632 -24.10
590 590 2 125.00 $125.00 $738 -5.59
675–685 680 2 107.50–108.00 $107.75 $733 -7.25
925 925 1 70.00 $70.00 $648 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 105.00–117.50 $111.39 $485 —
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 -15.00
475–485 480 2 100.00–103.00 $101.48 $487 -23.52
500 500 1 80.00 $80.00 $400 -49.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $381 -2.23
925–1230 1067 80-85% 6 56.00–69.00 $63.14 $674 —
955–1385 1128 80-85% 6 73.00–80.00 $76.19 $859 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–880 808 85-90% 3 71.00–77.00 $73.59 $595 +24.99
830 830 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $722 +38.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1415 1283 75-80% 4 80.00–91.00 $82.82 $1,063 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,003 —
1320 1320 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,373 —
1715–1885 1793 3 110.00–119.00 $113.82 $2,041 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 110.00 $110.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 77.50 $77.50 $306 -49.50
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 -34.00
655 655 1 68.00 $68.00 $445 —
795 795 1 72.00 $72.00 $572 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 4 45.00 $45.00 -25.00
35 35 1 30.00 $30.00 -40.00
40–45 43 2 40.00–57.50 $48.75 -21.25

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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.