WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.08/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.85/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 576 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M 2 heifers $125.33/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	316	414	371
Feeder cattle	227	296	300
Slaughter cattle	66	84	60
Replacement cattle	14	12	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market not being reported last week. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings and average quality.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	160.00–172.50	$166.21	$628	+18.61
405–425	418	3	167.50–172.50	$169.96	$710	+6.96
470–490	476	4	166.00–173.00	$168.24	$801	+14.24
505–545	522	3	153.00–165.00	$157.50	$822	-6.03
560–570	565	3	150.00–162.50	$155.82	$880	-5.68
630	630	1	142.50	$142.50	$898	-2.00
682	682	2	140.00	$140.00	$955	—
735	735	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,110	—
790	790	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,098	+8.46

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	2	132.50	$132.50	$302	—
290–295	293	2	132.50–140.00	$136.22	$399	+10.82
315–320	318	2	140.00	$140.00	$445	+8.21
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	-3.84
400	400	1	157.50	$157.50	$630	+13.50
490–495	493	2	160.00	$160.00	$789	+27.01
535	535	1	152.50	$152.50	$816	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	117.50	$117.50	$335	+2.50
330	330	1	100.00	$100.00	$330	±0.00
360–365	363	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$445	+2.48
520–545	533	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$707	+12.56
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	-15.00
665–695	680	2	105.00–110.00	$107.44	$731	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	80.00	$80.00	$184	—
310	310	1	95.00	$95.00	$294	+16.25
345	345	1	75.00	$75.00	$259	-3.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	366	6	130.00–135.00	$131.64	$482	-5.47
400–445	421	4	130.00–138.00	$133.13	$560	-2.95
450–495	472	7	127.50–137.00	$130.82	$617	-11.27
500–545	521	17	130.00–140.00	$135.08	$704	+12.08
560–595	576	14	126.00–138.00	$131.85	$759	+8.36
610–640	618	6	122.00–129.00	$125.83	$778	+2.79
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	-17.69
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	-34.00
765–775	770	2	96.00–100.00	$97.99	$755	-4.66
815–840	828	2	98.00–101.00	$99.52	$824	+15.48
855	855	1	104.00	$104.00	$889	—
930	930	1	90.00	$90.00	$837	-23.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—
410–445	430	5	120.00–125.00	$123.61	$532	+0.94
455–495	480	4	120.00–125.00	$121.18	$582	-0.27
500–545	516	11	120.00–129.00	$125.33	$647	+3.14
585–590	588	2	113.00–122.00	$117.48	$691	-2.56
635	635	1	117.00	$117.00	$743	-2.63

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	97.50	$97.50	$239	—
310–335	323	2	110.00–120.00	$115.19	$372	+15.19
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	—
410–420	415	3	108.00–112.50	$110.16	$457	+6.91
465	465	1	100.00	$100.00	$465	-1.65
505–540	529	4	110.00–115.00	$113.24	$599	+0.74
575–580	578	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$614	-7.65
615–620	617	3	95.00–103.00	$99.34	$613	-0.66
675–690	683	2	110.00–113.00	$111.48	$761	+21.23
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	-2.50
810	810	1	85.00	$85.00	$688	+25.00
985	985	1	80.00	$80.00	$788	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	82.50	$82.50	$214	—
330–345	338	2	85.00–90.00	$87.44	$296	—
600	600	1	82.50	$82.50	$495	—
770	770	1	77.50	$77.50	$597	-2.50

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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	440	1	172.50	$172.50	$759	+25.03
450–495	473	8	150.00–162.00	$155.09	$734	-2.91
500–535	518	4	144.00–152.00	$147.18	$762	-0.31
560–575	570	3	129.00–139.00	$134.29	$765	-13.55
600–645	624	7	125.00–134.00	$129.69	$809	-1.30
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	-6.00
700	700	1	112.00	$112.00	$784	—
770–795	783	2	103.00–107.00	$104.97	$822	+5.97
805–815	810	3	99.00–106.00	$102.67	$832	—
900	900	1	97.50	$97.50	$878	—
965	965	1	84.00	$84.00	$811	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	+30.00
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	+13.44
500–510	505	3	130.00	$130.00	$656	+12.50
560–580	570	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$678	+4.02
605–640	627	5	100.00–110.00	$104.42	$655	—
650–670	660	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$775	—
720	720	1	90.00	$90.00	$648	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	468	3	130.00–132.50	$130.82	$612	—
530	530	1	142.50	$142.50	$755	+22.50
565–575	570	3	123.00–132.50	$126.81	$723	-5.37
630–640	634	4	115.00–120.00	$118.76	$753	+2.66
700	700	2	118.00–122.50	$120.25	$842	+18.59
805	805	1	105.00	$105.00	$845	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	102.50	$102.50	$507	+12.50
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	+10.00
560–590	575	2	71.00–80.00	$75.62	$435	-14.38
710	710	1	88.00	$88.00	$625	—
715	715	1	60.00	$60.00	$429	—
770	770	1	45.00	$45.00	$346	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1315	1144	80-85%	9	50.00–59.00	$55.27	$632	-7.39
945–1500	1182	80-85%	28	59.00–68.00	$64.48	$762	-7.55
1070–1580	1387	80-85%	5	70.00–72.00	$71.24	$988	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–805	733	85-90%	3	29.00–39.00	$32.16	$236	—
680–975	823	85-90%	6	44.00–57.50	$51.10	$421	-19.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1795	1678	75-80%	5	72.00–75.00	$73.39	$1,231	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	66.00	$66.00	$680	—
1065–2260	1615	3	86.00–98.00	$94.42	$1,525	—
1440–2355	1910	5	100.00–104.00	$101.28	$1,934	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
920–980	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00	$525.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1025–1165	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–1,250.00	$1,014.35

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–875	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	450.00–550.00	$498.93
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
865	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	60.00	$60.00	—
45	45	1	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	1	107.50	$107.50	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-7.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	+26.87

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	107.50	$107.50	-42.50
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	—
200	200	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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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.