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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M 2 heifers $126.17/cwt -9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 558 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.27/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 538 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.39/cwt -11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 626 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 250 385
Feeder cattle 291 210 286
Slaughter cattle 64 26 80
Replacement cattle 6 6 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Lower 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
210 210 1 167.50 $167.50 $352 —
260–295 278 2 150.00 $150.00 $417 —
300 300 1 167.50 $167.50 $502 +16.46
350–390 369 5 170.00–182.50 $174.79 $645 -8.12
405–410 408 2 167.00–167.50 $167.25 $682 -10.25
456–495 464 5 146.00–150.00 $146.85 $681 -10.15
500–545 538 13 150.00–157.00 $155.27 $835 +1.27
560–585 568 3 155.00–162.50 $158.49 $900 +0.49
608–639 626 12 140.00–152.50 $143.39 $898 -11.96
670–685 678 2 137.50–140.00 $138.76 $941 -13.22
712 712 3 133.00 $133.00 $947 -8.34
785 785 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,001 —
820 820 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 -9.00
865–870 868 2 122.50–125.00 $123.75 $1,074 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $639 -7.17
410–445 433 3 145.00–152.00 $148.42 $643 —
485 485 1 142.00 $142.00 $689 -3.00
500–535 518 2 145.00–147.50 $146.21 $757 +6.21
565–583 574 6 145.00–148.00 $146.49 $841 —
845 845 1 103.00 $103.00 $870 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 125.00 $125.00 $344 +2.50
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
355–370 360 3 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 95.00–100.00 $97.35 $363 -22.65
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -20.00
500 500 1 65.00 $65.00 $325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
305–345 327 3 120.00–129.00 $123.38 $403 -4.99
400–445 423 2 120.00–127.50 $123.55 $523 -10.62
465–495 480 6 130.00–137.50 $133.86 $643 +1.23
519–525 520 5 120.00 $120.00 $624 -12.50
550–595 558 23 123.00–133.00 $126.17 $704 -9.61
610–625 618 2 118.00–126.00 $122.05 $754 -11.65
655–675 665 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $768 +1.89
702–705 703 4 108.00–113.00 $111.75 $786 —
765 765 1 106.00 $106.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 136.00 $136.00 $320 —
370–395 386 8 134.00–145.00 $141.43 $546 -4.72
400–435 423 11 135.00–140.00 $138.63 $586 -5.15
450–480 465 2 139.00–150.00 $144.68 $673 +0.07
500–545 521 11 130.00–136.00 $132.84 $692 -8.59
555–565 560 2 138.00–145.00 $141.47 $792 -21.53
605–625 616 5 120.00–131.00 $123.77 $762 -31.23
670–695 683 2 115.00–121.00 $117.95 $806 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 105.00 $105.00 $236 —
320–340 330 2 107.50–110.00 $108.71 $359 +8.71
360 360 1 107.50 $107.50 $387 —
415–440 432 3 100.00–106.00 $103.64 $448 -8.69
450–480 470 9 120.00–127.50 $124.06 $583 +8.70
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 -5.00
550–590 570 3 120.00–121.00 $120.35 $686 +1.35
620–640 630 4 109.00–116.00 $111.28 $701 +1.29
720 720 1 102.50 $102.50 $738 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 70.00 $70.00 $147 —
290 290 1 80.00 $80.00 $232 -20.00
355 355 1 62.50 $62.50 $222 +7.50
410 410 2 80.00–84.00 $82.00 $336 -3.00
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 —
460–495 482 3 80.00–93.00 $86.19 $415 —
480–490 485 3 105.00–110.00 $108.02 $524 —
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 +5.00
590 590 1 90.00 $90.00 $531 —
670 670 1 85.00 $85.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 157.00–162.50 $159.69 $687 -25.31
470–485 475 3 150.00–160.00 $153.30 $728 -8.14
505–530 518 4 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $803 —
565–595 585 3 147.50–155.00 $150.04 $878 -5.77
600–630 616 7 140.00–153.00 $145.40 $896 +8.91
650–690 670 2 135.00–142.50 $138.64 $929 +11.18
770 770 1 103.00 $103.00 $793 —
845 845 1 102.00 $102.00 $862 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 +6.21
450–485 474 7 137.00–143.00 $141.30 $670 -11.20
510–520 517 3 140.00–147.50 $142.47 $737 +5.47
550–570 560 2 140.00 $140.00 $784 +6.63
620–635 628 3 140.00–150.00 $145.80 $916 +25.79
650–680 665 2 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $877 +13.20
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 —
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 -3.00
850 850 1 99.00 $99.00 $842 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 120.00–131.00 $125.40 $537 -3.33
460–485 473 4 127.00–130.00 $128.63 $608 +3.63
500–530 518 4 121.00–131.00 $128.08 $663 +4.70
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
605–645 622 5 115.00–124.00 $119.65 $744 —
650–675 663 2 110.00–120.00 $114.91 $762 +7.16
715 715 1 112.50 $112.50 $804 —
785 785 1 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
840 840 1 93.00 $93.00 $781 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 106.00 $106.00 $435 -5.39
465 465 1 117.50 $117.50 $546 +7.50
490 490 1 102.50 $102.50 $502 +1.02
500 500 1 80.00 $80.00 $400 ±0.00
525–545 532 3 110.00–120.00 $114.24 $608 +34.24
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1215 1103 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $574 -24.19
945–1270 1112 80-85% 9 56.00–68.00 $63.10 $702 -13.09
945–1595 1246 80-85% 23 70.00–79.00 $73.73 $919 —
1190–1360 1252 80-85% 5 81.00–84.00 $82.38 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–890 772 85-90% 3 55.00–65.00 $62.05 $479 —
660–885 812 85-90% 7 30.00–50.00 $39.11 $318 -34.48
850 850 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1460 1390 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.53 $1,092 —
1440–1575 1511 75-80% 4 80.00–84.00 $81.97 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1545 1355 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,274 —
1380–2080 1657 6 99.00–106.00 $102.03 $1,691 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–955 953 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–925.00 $737.99
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 63.00 $63.00 $183 —
475 475 1 30.00 $30.00 $142 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 70.00 $70.00 $259 -7.50
495 495 1 79.00 $79.00 $391 —
580 580 1 75.00 $75.00 $435 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 50.00 $50.00 $245 —

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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.