WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.65/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 512 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $196.64/cwt +16.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 568 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.50/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 531 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	629	191	178
Feeder cattle	521	146	135
Slaughter cattle	78	38	37
Replacement cattle	30	7	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Head calves 150.00 To 470.00 Baby calves 40.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	240.00	$240.00	$828	—
395	395	2	240.00–247.50	$243.75	$963	—
405–420	412	3	235.00–247.50	$239.48	$987	+0.73
459–488	468	10	251.00–255.00	$252.25	$1,181	+15.73
501–545	510	10	249.00–257.00	$255.29	$1,302	—
560 value added	560	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,400	—
565–594	588	16	227.00–237.00	$235.61	$1,385	+15.20
619	619	9	233.00	$233.00	$1,442	—
661–688	670	9	207.00–218.00	$210.77	$1,412	+16.77
946	946	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,684	—
1041	1041	7	166.00	$166.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	232.50	$232.50	$988	—
450–485	471	5	227.00–237.50	$230.37	$1,085	—
515–542	534	7	241.00–243.00	$242.58	$1,295	—
590	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	—
605–640	623	2	204.00–214.00	$209.14	$1,303	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	235.00	$235.00	$811	—
465–470	468	2	150.00–157.00	$153.52	$718	-23.48
500–540	520	4	210.00–220.00	$215.41	$1,120	—
575–580	578	2	174.00–175.00	$174.50	$1,009	—
605–615	608	3	170.00–182.50	$178.29	$1,084	—
690	690	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	—
870	870	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,153	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	518	3	170.00–177.50	$173.74	$900	—
555–570	559	5	150.00–160.00	$157.96	$883	—
615–625	620	2	135.00–142.50	$138.72	$860	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
425	425	1	235.00	$235.00	$999	—
450–495	475	3	200.00–217.50	$209.45	$995	—
520	520	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,001	—
560–575	568	2	180.00–190.00	$185.07	$1,051	—
640	640	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	337	3	200.00–215.00	$206.61	$696	—
370–395	377	9	207.50–220.00	$211.87	$799	+5.43
412 value added	412	12	227.00	$227.00	$935	—
400–445	429	6	208.00–217.50	$211.80	$909	-4.55
455–485	469	12	205.00–215.00	$209.70	$983	—
501–543	512	55	212.00–223.00	$218.65	$1,119	+16.61
550–574	568	13	202.50–207.00	$206.05	$1,170	+7.05
605–625	613	18	193.00–198.00	$195.70	$1,200	—
659	659	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,186	+24.53
788	788	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,269	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	195.00–200.00	$197.53	$751	+1.53
405–435	418	3	197.50–203.00	$200.10	$836	-4.90
465	465	1	202.50	$202.50	$942	—
500–542	531	22	195.00–207.50	$202.50	$1,075	—
552–589	568	24	190.00–198.00	$196.64	$1,117	+16.64
614–625	616	11	176.00–179.00	$178.59	$1,100	+29.59
655–668	665	5	162.00–165.00	$162.59	$1,081	+12.59
706–720	708	7	155.00–157.50	$155.36	$1,100	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	4	200.00–210.00	$206.73	$682	+5.73
350–385	363	6	200.00–214.00	$207.72	$754	—
405–430	414	6	190.00–202.50	$195.42	$809	-13.58
455–488	474	7	194.00–200.00	$197.50	$936	—
510–520	514	5	187.50–198.00	$191.69	$985	—
550–599	592	16	180.00–191.00	$182.54	$1,081	-12.46
825	825	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,048	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	—
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	+20.00
315	315	1	195.00	$195.00	$614	+12.52
350–390	374	5	187.50–197.00	$191.55	$716	-0.26
410–440	424	7	180.00–190.00	$184.63	$783	+4.63
475–490	482	3	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$747	-14.97
510–545	529	10	175.00–187.50	$180.01	$952	—
555–595	573	6	152.50–167.50	$161.00	$923	-0.36
640–645	643	2	155.00–157.50	$156.25	$1,005	+13.73
655–685	670	5	145.50–157.50	$151.83	$1,017	+1.83
700–720	710	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	+65.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$495	—
390	390	2	142.00–145.00	$143.50	$560	-19.00
405–440	422	5	141.00–151.00	$147.41	$622	+17.41
510–545	530	3	140.00–147.50	$144.59	$766	—
585	585	2	127.50–133.00	$130.25	$762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	230.00	$230.00	$586	+17.50
300–325	315	3	245.00–250.00	$247.28	$779	+16.56
350–390	365	3	220.00–232.00	$227.47	$830	-7.11
410–445	430	6	220.00–230.00	$227.64	$979	-4.80
450–485	467	8	220.00–227.00	$222.76	$1,040	-1.90
505–545	525	3	210.00–222.00	$217.46	$1,142	+4.37
580–585	583	2	200.00–215.00	$207.53	$1,210	-0.79
610	610	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,141	-13.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	220.00	$220.00	$473	—
315	315	1	230.00	$230.00	$724	—
380	380	1	185.00	$185.00	$703	—
415–445	430	3	160.00–170.00	$164.08	$706	—
450–495	473	2	179.50–189.00	$184.48	$873	—
510–545	528	2	171.00–180.00	$175.65	$927	—
550–595	576	5	170.00–180.00	$174.24	$1,004	—
605–625	615	3	162.50–170.00	$165.81	$1,020	+8.31
665	665	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	375	3	200.00–210.00	$206.58	$775	-10.92
430–440	435	2	207.00–209.00	$208.01	$905	-11.99
450–485	468	2	197.50–210.00	$203.52	$952	-5.18
525	525	2	207.50–217.00	$212.25	$1,114	+12.25
582	582	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,106	—
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	+30.00
700	700	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,274	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	220.00	$220.00	$506	+8.00
265–290	278	2	225.00	$225.00	$626	—
390–395	393	2	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$781	-11.24
415–440	428	2	200.00–217.50	$208.49	$892	—
465	465	1	192.50	$192.50	$895	—
505–515	510	2	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$1,014	—
570	570	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,186	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1285	1064	80-85%	9	64.00–78.00	$74.12	$789	-12.44
900–1330	1121	80-85%	12	90.00–103.00	$96.43	$1,081	+0.15
920–1350	1127	80-85%	20	80.00–92.00	$86.78	$978	-9.50
1145–1220	1183	80-85%	2	46.00–62.00	$53.75	$636	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1515	1333	75-80%	7	84.00–92.00	$89.80	$1,197	—
1175–1695	1430	75-80%	11	94.00–103.00	$98.11	$1,403	+1.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–825	755	85-90%	3	65.00–67.50	$65.76	$496	—
815–885	842	85-90%	3	105.00–107.50	$106.52	$897	—
800–895	868	85-90%	7	76.00–85.00	$81.43	$707	-3.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1190	1180	2	103.00–107.00	$105.02	$1,239	—
1455–1475	1465	2	117.00–123.00	$119.98	$1,758	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1155	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,450.16	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+150.00
980–1230	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,585.90	+160.90
975–1200	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,733.62	+308.62
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
630–800	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,397.90	—
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-112.58
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$526	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$485	—
520–545	533	2	146.00–155.00	$150.39	$802	—
570–590	580	2	117.50–120.00	$118.77	$689	—
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

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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.