Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 629 203
Feeder cattle 159 521 146
Slaughter cattle 39 78 49
Replacement cattle 9 30 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 100.00 Head calves 200.00 To 320.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 235.00 $235.00 $564 —
310 310 1 228.00 $228.00 $707 -12.00
395 395 1 242.00 $242.00 $956 -1.75
410 410 1 222.50 $222.50 $912 -16.98
450 450 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,114 -4.75
545 545 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,177 -39.29
558–590 573 4 212.00–221.00 $217.16 $1,244 -18.45
630 630 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,285 -29.00
720 720 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,354 —
830 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
300 300 1 187.50 $187.50 $562 —
415 415 1 186.00 $186.00 $772 —
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 +11.48
515–520 518 2 170.00 $170.00 $881 -45.41
605 605 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,028 -8.29
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 215.00 $215.00 $430 —
300–310 305 2 202.50–215.00 $208.65 $636 -11.35
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 —
320–340 330 2 200.00–210.00 $205.15 $677 -1.46
350–395 368 3 206.00–217.00 $212.15 $781 +0.28
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -11.80
450–485 464 5 205.00–208.00 $206.27 $957 -3.43
515–525 520 2 201.00–210.00 $205.54 $1,069 -13.11
578 578 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,000 -33.05
720 720 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $1,112 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 —
275–290 280 3 150.00–160.00 $154.91 $434 -15.09
305–310 308 2 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $487 -37.02
355–370 361 3 175.00 $175.00 $632 -16.55
430 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 -18.63
485–495 492 3 155.00–165.00 $160.82 $791 +5.79
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 -20.01
570–575 573 2 162.50–166.00 $164.26 $941 +3.26
605–625 615 2 142.50–152.00 $147.33 $906 -8.92
655 655 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $999 +0.67
790 790 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,126 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 227 3 180.00–190.00 $185.94 $422 —
277 277 5 195.00 $195.00 $540 —
300–340 320 2 190.00–197.50 $193.98 $621 -12.75
350–395 383 6 180.00–190.00 $186.76 $715 -20.96
470 470 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $834 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 —
465–490 482 3 183.00–192.00 $188.30 $908 -14.20
530 530 1 181.00 $181.00 $959 -21.50
570 570 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,060 -10.64
600–620 614 4 161.00–170.00 $165.74 $1,018 -12.85
700–745 720 3 140.00–150.00 $145.72 $1,049 -9.64
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 3 120.00–130.00 $125.10 $323 —
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 -34.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 235.00–240.00 $237.53 $553 —
260–285 273 2 225.00–235.00 $229.77 $627 -0.23
310–345 332 3 225.00–235.00 $228.98 $760 -18.30
350–385 369 6 230.00–243.00 $236.96 $874 +9.49
400–445 425 4 240.00–250.00 $243.91 $1,037 +16.27
460–495 477 3 222.50–236.00 $229.40 $1,094 +6.64
510–535 523 2 226.00–232.50 $229.33 $1,199 +11.87
600–610 605 2 196.00–202.00 $198.98 $1,204 +11.98
650 650 2 190.00–195.00 $192.50 $1,251 —
860 860 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,376 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 -40.00
380–385 383 2 172.50–177.50 $174.98 $670 -10.02
405–435 419 4 170.00–182.50 $177.44 $743 +13.36
470–485 478 2 170.00–176.00 $173.05 $827 -11.43
510–530 520 2 150.00–156.00 $153.06 $796 -22.59
555 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 -9.24
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 -29.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 217.50 $217.50 $783 +10.92
470–490 480 2 189.00–197.50 $193.34 $928 -10.18
510–540 525 5 191.00–205.00 $198.63 $1,043 -13.62
560–590 570 3 176.00–187.50 $181.08 $1,032 -8.92
680 680 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 -5.00
755 755 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,227 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 200.00 $200.00 $960 +7.50
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1115 1086 80-85% 5 93.00–99.00 $95.37 $1,036 +21.25
920–1415 1103 80-85% 4 63.00–76.00 $70.37 $776 -26.06
915–1250 1111 80-85% 9 80.00–89.00 $86.07 $956 -10.36
990–1335 value added 1163 80-85% 2 104.00–112.50 $107.62 $1,252 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,127 —
1230–1593 1392 75-80% 4 93.00–105.00 $97.04 $1,351 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $602 -33.52
850 850 85-90% 2 82.50–84.00 $83.25 $708 +1.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1640 1335 2 100.00–112.00 $107.37 $1,433 —
1350–2035 1737 9 116.00–128.00 $121.53 $2,111 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1100 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,185.00 $1,119.07

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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
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 -25.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -475.00
1105–1215 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,623.81 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 +39.90

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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.