Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 506 268
Feeder cattle 196 445 179
Slaughter cattle 63 42 81
Replacement cattle 26 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 —
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
312–335 320 3 190.00–207.50 $201.39 $644 +0.44
375–395 382 3 190.00–205.00 $194.91 $745 -5.02
445 445 1 177.50 $177.50 $790 -32.73
490 490 2 177.00 $177.00 $867 —
500 500 1 172.50 $172.50 $862 -40.91
575–580 578 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,023 -15.00
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 -18.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 —
250–290 275 3 162.50–170.00 $166.00 $456 —
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 -7.44
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 —
430 430 1 158.00 $158.00 $679 -23.23
570–595 583 2 150.00–163.00 $156.36 $912 -17.63
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 -24.15
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
325–335 330 2 115.00–126.00 $120.58 $398 —
390 390 2 145.00–160.00 $152.50 $595 +10.00
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
595 595 1 142.50 $142.50 $848 -18.85
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
575 575 1 111.00 $111.00 $638 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 135.00 $135.00 $277 —
250–290 281 8 140.00–152.50 $147.60 $415 -9.40
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
350–395 375 8 148.00–157.50 $151.18 $567 -5.15
400–445 424 9 152.00–165.00 $157.42 $667 -17.82
465–480 473 2 157.00–165.00 $160.94 $761 -20.06
500–530 511 4 154.00–160.00 $157.03 $802 -3.55
560–580 568 3 137.00–145.00 $142.28 $808 -14.20
605–640 623 2 120.00–122.50 $121.21 $755 -32.29
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 -40.00
710 710 1 131.00 $131.00 $930 -14.00
780 780 1 113.00 $113.00 $881 -24.00
825 825 1 80.00 $80.00 $660 -37.50
985 985 1 85.00 $85.00 $837 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 110.00 $110.00 $220 —
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —
310–315 313 2 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $380 —
398 398 2 125.00 $125.00 $498 -1.98
415–440 423 3 120.00–130.00 $126.73 $536 -23.07
500–543 534 5 125.00–130.00 $129.06 $689 -4.40
560–590 570 4 112.50–126.00 $120.68 $688 +0.68
610–625 618 2 107.50–115.00 $111.20 $687 -8.87
725 725 1 104.00 $104.00 $754 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 125.00 $125.00 $256 —
290 290 1 126.00 $126.00 $365 +3.08
305–310 308 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $425 +10.48
360–380 370 2 136.00–140.00 $137.95 $510 -8.27
400 400 1 148.00 $148.00 $592 -11.49
470–495 479 5 137.50–149.00 $141.41 $677 -23.03
525–545 536 5 134.00–145.00 $136.56 $732 -12.51
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -6.11
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -53.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -29.25
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 -18.88
515 515 1 107.50 $107.50 $554 -2.50
520 520 1 91.00 $91.00 $473 -19.00
565–590 578 2 70.00–97.50 $83.45 $482 —
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 ±0.00
735 735 2 67.50–90.00 $78.75 $579 -15.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
410–430 420 2 180.00–190.00 $184.88 $776 -17.05
450–485 463 3 170.00–180.00 $175.69 $813 +1.69
500–525 519 5 166.00–172.00 $170.24 $884 -0.99
570–590 578 6 153.00–163.00 $158.00 $913 -4.63
608 608 5 149.00 $149.00 $906 -6.00
660–690 675 3 130.00–140.00 $133.59 $902 -17.41
745 745 1 117.50 $117.50 $875 —
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 -18.78
805–835 816 4 100.00–110.00 $106.29 $867 -3.71
900–915 908 2 89.00–99.00 $93.96 $853 —
965 965 1 100.00 $100.00 $965 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
405–435 418 3 147.50–155.00 $150.79 $630 -34.10
490 490 1 162.50 $162.50 $796 +2.50
525 525 1 158.00 $158.00 $830 +3.70
550 550 1 147.50 $147.50 $811 -4.67
600–615 608 4 130.00–140.00 $134.64 $819 -10.38
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 126.00 $126.00 $510 -45.22
460–470 465 3 150.00–157.50 $154.18 $717 +29.18
515–530 523 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $693 —
770 770 1 91.00 $91.00 $701 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
825 825 1 83.00 $83.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1260 1130 80-85% 3 50.00–58.00 $55.60 $628 -19.24
985–1260 1138 80-85% 3 65.00–72.00 $68.16 $776 -6.68
915–1455 1185 80-85% 20 70.00–82.00 $77.62 $920 -8.33
925–1470 1234 80-85% 16 83.00–94.00 $88.79 $1,096 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1430 1340 75-80% 2 87.00–91.00 $89.13 $1,194 —
1135–1670 1438 75-80% 6 94.00–109.00 $98.84 $1,421 +7.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $661 -6.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 86.00 $86.00 $882 —
1065–2525 1672 5 90.00–102.00 $96.74 $1,617 -2.91
1335–1965 1682 5 109.00–122.00 $115.11 $1,936 +15.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
940–1250 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–1,250.00 $1,067.58
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
925–1300 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,525.00 $1,216.30
1010–1300 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 735.00–1,200.00 $996.69
1220–1570 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,525.00 $1,266.23
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645–750 698 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $851.88
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
950–960 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.30 —
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -50.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 60.00 $60.00 $201 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 87.50 $87.50 $341 —

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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.