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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 316 294
Feeder cattle 220 227 236
Slaughter cattle 85 66 43
Replacement cattle 21 14 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 TO 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
310–335 322 3 150.00–155.00 $151.74 $489 —
365–370 368 2 167.50–170.00 $168.76 $621 +2.55
440 440 1 167.50 $167.50 $737 -2.46
470–485 477 8 160.00–167.50 $163.41 $779 -4.83
556–590 567 8 146.00–155.00 $152.55 $865 -3.27
610–648 632 4 140.00–146.00 $143.68 $908 +1.18
735 735 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,084 -3.50
825 825 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,122 —
895 895 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,007 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 70.00 $70.00 $172 -10.00
295 295 1 97.50 $97.50 $288 —
305–340 323 2 60.00–100.00 $78.91 $255 -16.09
335 335 1 117.50 $117.50 $394 +42.50
355 355 1 100.00 $100.00 $355 —
460–485 473 2 93.00–100.00 $96.41 $456 —
655 655 1 70.00 $70.00 $458 —
800 800 1 84.00 $84.00 $672 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 145.00–155.00 $149.59 $558 +19.59
568 568 2 137.50 $137.50 $781 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 +30.00
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +7.44
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
411–445 418 7 122.50–132.50 $127.54 $533 +3.93
455–482 477 9 125.00–135.00 $130.67 $623 +9.49
500–545 518 3 125.00–132.00 $127.95 $663 +2.62
580–590 585 2 125.00–133.00 $129.03 $755 +11.55
618 618 6 122.50 $122.50 $757 +5.50
650–655 653 2 117.50–123.00 $120.26 $785 —
720 720 1 114.00 $114.00 $821 —
770 770 1 112.50 $112.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 130.00 $130.00 $511 -1.64
400–445 418 4 135.00–146.00 $138.56 $579 +5.43
460–480 470 2 141.00–147.00 $143.94 $677 +13.12
505–540 527 9 135.00–147.00 $140.66 $741 +5.58
550–585 568 2 132.00–140.00 $136.12 $773 +4.27
650 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 +42.00
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 +13.00
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 +11.01
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 +16.48
1080 1080 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,102 —
1250 1250 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,288 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 120.00 $120.00 $252 +22.50
375 375 1 107.50 $107.50 $403 -12.50
439 439 4 115.00 $115.00 $505 +4.84
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 +10.00
505 505 1 119.00 $119.00 $601 +5.76
563–585 566 8 112.00–114.00 $113.74 $644 +7.50
600–625 613 3 107.00–110.00 $108.98 $668 +9.64
655 655 1 113.00 $113.00 $740 +1.52
760 760 1 113.00 $113.00 $859 +23.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 70.00 $70.00 $168 —
245 245 1 97.50 $97.50 $239 —
260 260 1 75.00 $75.00 $195 -7.50
300 300 1 95.00 $95.00 $285 —
365 365 1 72.50 $72.50 $265 —
425–430 428 2 95.00–100.00 $97.51 $417 —
510 510 1 90.00 $90.00 $459 —
535 535 1 63.00 $63.00 $337 —
615 615 1 70.00 $70.00 $430 -12.50
660–685 673 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $676 —
695 695 1 84.00 $84.00 $584 —
725–730 728 2 64.00–70.00 $67.01 $488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 85.00 $85.00 $340 -45.00
470–495 483 2 123.00–130.00 $126.41 $611 +6.41
500–540 526 7 120.00–132.50 $124.14 $653 -5.86
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 -14.02
615–635 625 2 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $703 +8.12
695 695 1 107.50 $107.50 $747 -9.96
702 702 6 111.00 $111.00 $779 +21.00
775 775 1 93.00 $93.00 $721 —
810–845 828 2 90.00–100.00 $95.11 $788 —
945 945 1 83.00 $83.00 $784 —
975 975 1 87.00 $87.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 5 158.00–167.00 $162.36 $682 -10.14
470–495 478 3 152.00–160.00 $154.78 $740 -0.31
515 515 1 164.00 $164.00 $845 +16.82
550–585 568 2 132.00–134.00 $133.03 $756 -1.26
605–610 608 2 136.00–137.50 $136.75 $831 +7.06
665–670 667 3 138.00–145.00 $141.84 $946 +11.84
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 -3.00
915–945 927 3 87.00–95.00 $91.67 $850 -5.83
1935 1935 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,819 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 468 7 145.00–150.00 $146.99 $688 +16.17
500–530 513 3 147.50–150.00 $149.19 $765 +6.69
560–590 574 5 120.00–125.00 $122.63 $704 -4.18
660–680 670 2 110.00–116.00 $113.04 $757 —
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 -30.25
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 105.00 $105.00 $404 —
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
475 475 1 65.00 $65.00 $309 -37.50
470–490 482 3 80.00–90.00 $86.61 $417 -15.89
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 +15.00
540 540 1 52.50 $52.50 $284 -47.50
550 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 +4.38
570 570 1 87.50 $87.50 $499 +11.88
690 690 1 77.50 $77.50 $535 —
980 980 1 64.00 $64.00 $627 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1180 1060 80-85% 7 30.00–42.00 $38.25 $405 —
900–1340 1127 80-85% 27 46.00–59.00 $54.79 $617 -0.48
900–1390 1198 80-85% 24 59.00–69.00 $64.18 $769 -0.30
1205–1240 1223 80-85% 2 70.00–74.00 $71.97 $880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $412 —
715–895 818 85-90% 6 25.00–41.00 $35.31 $289 -15.79
840–880 860 85-90% 2 47.00–52.00 $49.56 $426 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $999 —
1255–1605 1433 75-80% 6 60.00–66.00 $63.39 $908 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1380 1193 2 85.00–89.00 $86.69 $1,034 —
1245–1995 1598 4 91.00–97.00 $92.57 $1,479 —
1740–1810 1775 2 104.00–109.00 $106.55 $1,891 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 71.00 $71.00 $746 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
965–1025 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 635.00–750.00 $713.19
950–1240 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–850.00 $806.37
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
775–840 813 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 425.00–810.00 $584.48

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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
985–1065 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00–975.00 $830.85 —
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
765–780 773 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 675.00–725.00 $700.24 —

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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.