Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.93/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 522 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 134 217 248
Feeder cattle 99 165 175
Slaughter cattle 30 41 65
Replacement cattle 2 5 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 70.00 Head cattle 100.00 To 700.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Cold and Snow) 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
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 -15.00
350–395 377 3 162.00–174.00 $168.57 $636 -29.82
425–445 437 3 170.00–182.00 $174.88 $764 -30.12
460–465 463 2 170.00–180.00 $175.03 $810 -8.03
515 515 1 172.50 $172.50 $888 -7.26
575–585 580 4 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $986 -10.07
650–655 654 5 156.00–160.00 $156.80 $1,025 -7.66
810 810 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,150 -0.50
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 145.00 $145.00 $570 +25.00
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 90.00 $90.00 $256 —
330 330 1 70.00 $70.00 $231 —
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 158.00 $158.00 $608 -12.00
465 465 1 162.50 $162.50 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 -7.00
320–325 323 2 150.00–152.50 $151.24 $489 -15.76
375 375 1 166.00 $166.00 $622 +3.16
410–443 430 5 145.00–152.00 $149.23 $642 -8.75
472–480 476 4 140.00–145.00 $142.75 $679 -10.56
506–545 522 10 145.00–155.00 $150.93 $788 +0.11
580 580 1 166.00 $166.00 $963 +16.11
605 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 +15.36
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 -7.50
441 441 4 105.00 $105.00 $463 -31.27
500 500 3 121.00–125.00 $122.33 $612 -12.83
628 628 2 83.00 $83.00 $521 -20.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 95.00 $95.00 $226 —
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —
338 338 2 100.00 $100.00 $338 —
350 350 1 80.00 $80.00 $280 —
580 580 1 108.00 $108.00 $626 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 -10.49
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -16.26
530 530 1 139.00 $139.00 $737 -5.00
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 -2.50
705 705 1 87.00 $87.00 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
430–445 438 2 173.00–175.00 $173.98 $762 -3.52
460–480 472 3 160.00–172.50 $167.26 $789 -19.57
535 535 2 145.00 $145.00 $776 -23.03
552 552 2 165.00 $165.00 $911 +5.73
645 645 3 143.00 $143.00 $922 -14.51
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 -21.00
565 565 1 139.00 $139.00 $785 -4.52
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -12.50
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 110.00–112.50 $111.23 $456 -26.20
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 80.00 $80.00 $344 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1245 1138 80-85% 3 59.00–65.00 $61.98 $705 +11.27
1095–1195 1145 80-85% 2 52.00–59.00 $55.65 $637 +4.94
1100–1535 1328 80-85% 8 70.00–76.00 $71.87 $954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1550 1361 75-80% 8 76.00–90.00 $81.27 $1,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–850 823 85-90% 2 44.00–55.00 $49.68 $409 -12.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 78.00 $78.00 $963 —
1945 1945 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,848 —
2065 2065 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,065 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 107.50 $107.50 $306 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 100.00 $100.00 +55.00
80 80 2 100.00–150.00 $125.00 +25.00

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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.