Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 241 207 237
Feeder cattle 153 159 138
Slaughter cattle 57 39 75
Replacement cattle 20 9 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, market activity active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle was average. Head calves 290.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 227.50 $227.50 $682 -0.50
405–440 418 3 232.50–255.00 $240.64 $1,006 +18.14
450–455 453 2 200.00–217.50 $208.70 $945 -38.80
525–545 535 2 205.00–212.50 $208.82 $1,117 -7.18
550 550 2 217.50–232.50 $225.00 $1,238 +7.84
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 167.50 $167.50 $704 -18.50
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -15.00
585 585 1 167.50 $167.50 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 205.00 $205.00 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 4 195.00–203.00 $198.05 $759 -14.10
410–440 425 2 200.00–212.50 $206.03 $876 +6.03
460–490 474 4 190.00–200.00 $195.03 $924 -11.24
500–530 520 6 192.50–199.00 $197.40 $1,026 -8.14
575–580 578 2 185.00–189.00 $186.99 $1,081 +13.99
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 —
705–740 723 2 140.00–146.00 $143.07 $1,034 -11.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 423 9 190.00–197.50 $193.68 $819 —
470–495 487 3 172.50–176.00 $174.87 $852 -13.43
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 +4.00
555–585 565 3 170.00–178.00 $175.21 $990 -10.79
630 630 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,121 +12.26
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —
900 900 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 +25.09
320–340 330 2 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $570 +14.60
425–445 435 2 165.00–167.50 $166.22 $723 +0.22
495 495 1 165.00 $165.00 $817 +4.18
540–545 543 2 155.00–157.50 $156.26 $848 -3.74
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 -4.26
640–645 643 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,013 +10.17
780 780 1 107.50 $107.50 $838 -35.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 +14.90
352 352 3 142.50 $142.50 $502 —
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
605 605 1 132.50 $132.50 $802 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 195.00 $195.00 $526 ±0.00
365 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 -1.76
410–440 425 2 170.00–180.00 $175.18 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 3 200.00 $200.00 $410 -37.53
390 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 -26.96
405–430 419 4 220.00–225.00 $223.18 $935 -20.73
465–480 473 7 215.00–225.00 $220.75 $1,044 -8.65
500–535 515 3 197.00–210.00 $202.26 $1,042 -27.07
555–595 577 6 202.50–210.00 $206.82 $1,193 —
605–640 627 3 199.00–205.00 $201.61 $1,264 +2.63
680 680 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,207 -15.00
730 730 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 210.00 $210.00 $861 —
470–475 473 2 200.00 $200.00 $946 +6.66
555–595 575 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,121 +13.92
605–610 608 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,155 —
660–680 670 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $1,222 +7.46
750 750 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 -2.50
875 875 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
310 310 1 195.00 $195.00 $604 +5.00
390 390 2 160.00–172.50 $166.25 $648 -8.73
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 -2.44
465–485 475 2 170.00–177.50 $173.67 $825 +0.62
500–510 505 2 170.00–178.00 $174.04 $879 +20.98
605–630 618 2 170.00–175.00 $172.45 $1,066 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 220.00 $220.00 $671 —
385–395 390 2 195.00–197.00 $195.99 $764 —
485–490 488 2 200.00–202.50 $201.26 $982 +1.26
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
435 435 1 142.50 $142.50 $620 +12.50
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1265 1097 80-85% 15 80.00–91.00 $87.44 $959 -7.93
1000–1250 1133 80-85% 10 94.00–106.00 $99.46 $1,127 +13.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1460 1283 75-80% 12 97.00–107.00 $103.65 $1,330 +16.65
1130–1740 1470 75-80% 10 108.00–118.00 $111.27 $1,636 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–820 748 85-90% 2 74.00–85.00 $78.97 $591 —
840 840 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $420 -23.00
865 865 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $770 +5.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1930 1700 5 117.00–130.00 $124.93 $2,124 —
1735 1735 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,596 -29.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1115 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,121.38
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 -150.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
930–1270 1017 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,175.00–1,500.00 $1,360.47 —
1045–1145 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,411.12 -138.88
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
700–750 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 450.00–875.00 $669.83 —
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
780–875 828 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,205.74 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
560–578 572 5 85.00–97.50 $95.03 $544 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 88.00 $88.00 $726 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 3 30.00 $30.00 —
40 40 3 60.00 $60.00 —
50 50 3 65.00 $65.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 117.50 $117.50 —
150 150 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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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.