Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.74/cwt +36.74 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 369 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.82/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 420 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $237.72/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 431 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 360 311
Feeder cattle 178 263 241
Slaughter cattle 41 79 52
Replacement cattle 4 12 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings moderate and quality average to attractive. 14 Hogs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 -5.23
420–440 431 11 237.50–238.00 $237.72 $1,025 -0.77
510 510 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,204 +6.00
650 650 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,469 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 200.00–205.00 $202.41 $735 —
430 430 3 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
680 680 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,258 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
590 590 1 127.50 $127.50 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 221.00 $221.00 $796 +1.00
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 311 7 236.00 $236.00 $734 +33.46
360–390 369 14 240.00–242.50 $241.74 $892 +36.74
400–435 420 14 211.00–213.00 $211.82 $890 -2.94
500 500 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,005 +5.06
570 570 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 +8.49
620–640 629 7 160.00–170.00 $165.64 $1,042 -37.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 577 9 170.00–180.00 $171.07 $987 —
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 -20.00
650 650 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $991 —
720 720 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,123 +18.50
750–780 770 5 140.00–142.00 $140.39 $1,081 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 170.00–180.00 $174.72 $463 -20.28
350–365 356 5 180.00–182.00 $180.82 $644 —
440 440 4 200.00 $200.00 $880 +4.98
460 460 1 210.00 $210.00 $966 +12.90
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 160.00–170.00 $164.96 $566 -11.97
440 440 5 160.00 $160.00 $704 -19.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 277 6 230.00–240.00 $236.51 $655 +2.70
375 375 8 246.00 $246.00 $922 +11.92
425 425 1 233.00 $233.00 $990 +15.86
490 490 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 -4.67
520 520 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,108 -5.60
550–590 583 6 210.00–211.00 $210.84 $1,229 -15.11
605 605 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 +2.30
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 —
790 790 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,248 +20.75
840 840 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,323 —
850 850 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
950 950 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,259 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 200.00 $200.00 $520 —
480 480 4 196.00 $196.00 $941 +26.00
500–545 523 2 162.50–170.00 $166.41 $870 -6.92
660 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 -45.57
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 -38.72
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1320 1105 80-85% 10 90.00–100.00 $95.53 $1,056 +11.03
1120 1120 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $762 -16.50
960–1350 1155 80-85% 7 80.00–90.00 $85.48 $987 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1500 1355 75-80% 6 96.00–102.00 $99.00 $1,341 -1.60
1410–1600 1476 75-80% 4 114.00–119.00 $115.73 $1,708 +24.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–850 795 85-90% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.07 $565 —
850 850 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1272 1181 2 89.00–95.00 $92.23 $1,089 —
1325–2125 1850 6 115.00–125.00 $120.39 $2,227 —

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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
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -301.63
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.