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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.68/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 460 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 202 377 259
Feeder cattle 157 290 178
Slaughter cattle 35 73 60
Replacement cattle 6 9 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

13 Hogs Baby calves 90.00 Demand Good Activity Active 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
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 -2.43
400–445 423 2 191.00–192.50 $191.79 $811 +6.79
460 460 14 167.50–170.00 $167.68 $771 -9.00
510 510 3 187.00 $187.00 $954 +23.46
560–595 583 4 163.00–172.50 $166.57 $971 +5.30
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
700–735 718 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $901 —
815 815 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,039 +7.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 370 4 150.00–155.00 $151.30 $560 -8.70
405 405 1 177.00 $177.00 $717 —
455 455 1 155.00 $155.00 $705 -0.11
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 -20.00
360 360 1 122.50 $122.50 $441 -22.50
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 85.00–92.50 $88.81 $302 -31.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 130.00–137.50 $133.87 $513 -9.57
435–440 437 3 131.00–135.00 $133.34 $583 -1.68
455–495 469 9 135.00–144.00 $138.73 $651 -3.02
510–535 525 8 127.00–137.00 $133.67 $702 +3.91
560–585 578 6 126.00–135.00 $130.89 $757 -15.11
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 +22.54
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -13.00
950–965 958 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $886 —
1070 1070 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,252 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 -21.51
455–490 473 2 124.00–128.00 $126.07 $596 -4.90
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 -1.20
558–560 559 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $669 -8.55
630 630 1 112.50 $112.50 $709 —
650 650 1 95.00 $95.00 $618 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 115.00 $115.00 $288 —
470 470 1 117.50 $117.50 $552 +1.54
560 560 1 112.50 $112.50 $630 -7.49
610 610 1 91.00 $91.00 $555 -3.92
640 640 1 82.00 $82.00 $525 -12.92
665–670 668 2 90.00–100.00 $95.02 $635 —
760–785 773 2 85.00–88.00 $86.48 $668 -7.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 3 178.00–187.00 $181.73 $787 +7.26
455 455 1 179.00 $179.00 $814 +2.32
505–545 530 3 156.00–169.00 $161.69 $857 +11.75
578–585 580 3 156.00 $156.00 $905 +8.38
600–635 617 3 145.00–150.00 $147.35 $909 +7.34
665–680 673 2 137.50–139.00 $138.24 $930 —
705 705 1 127.00 $127.00 $895 +15.60
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 —
815–845 832 3 88.00–95.00 $91.71 $763 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
470–490 482 3 162.00–165.00 $164.02 $791 -2.23
505–545 517 6 150.00–155.00 $151.22 $782 +10.72
555–575 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 +1.05
640 640 1 127.00 $127.00 $813 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $701 +27.47
470–495 483 2 150.00–156.00 $153.08 $739 +20.58
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 +5.00
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 —
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 +15.00
700–730 713 3 105.00–109.00 $106.64 $760 +6.64
765 765 1 85.00 $85.00 $650 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 3 127.50–137.50 $132.52 $643 +25.52
495 495 1 90.00 $90.00 $446 -17.00
500–515 508 2 105.00–107.50 $106.23 $540 -8.83
605–635 620 2 80.00–90.00 $84.88 $526 -9.73
645 645 1 77.00 $77.00 $497 -17.61
680 680 2 89.00–100.00 $94.50 $643 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1230 1132 80-85% 9 51.00–59.00 $55.03 $623 -0.80
900–1350 1188 80-85% 8 61.00–69.00 $64.30 $764 —
1070–1370 1262 80-85% 5 70.00–78.00 $73.48 $927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–775 725 85-90% 4 53.00–56.00 $54.27 $393 +1.22
890 890 85-90% 1 77.50 $77.50 $690 +9.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1565 1443 75-80% 3 71.00–81.00 $74.64 $1,077 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 2 98.00–104.00 $101.00 $1,434 —
1605 1605 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,428 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
425–610 518 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 360.00–750.00 $520.14
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 80.00 $80.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–800 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 650.00–735.00 $692.77 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 115.00 $115.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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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.