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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.44/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 560 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 363 208
Feeder cattle 131 242 158
Slaughter cattle 58 101 37
Replacement cattle 15 13 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 13.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 +22.50
410 410 1 237.50 $237.50 $974 -0.18
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 -8.07
502–548 521 8 237.50–250.00 $242.12 $1,261 +20.99
635 635 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,467 +7.93
665 665 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,536 +13.50
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 -20.00
775 775 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,453 +2.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 215.00 $215.00 $903 -7.74
505 505 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,124 +46.23
600 600 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,275 +7.44
660–695 678 2 215.00–218.00 $216.46 $1,468 +16.46
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 215.00 $215.00 $538 —
335 335 1 205.00 $205.00 $687 —
470 470 1 202.00 $202.00 $949 —
590 590 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 —
605 605 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,134 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,122 +15.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 205.00–210.00 $207.56 $467 —
255 255 1 202.50 $202.50 $516 +2.50
335–345 340 3 202.50–210.00 $206.19 $701 —
360–380 368 3 202.50–210.00 $207.56 $764 -4.70
400–430 412 3 210.00–217.50 $213.43 $879 +1.17
470–495 486 4 210.00–220.00 $214.94 $1,045 +4.87
500–545 523 2 210.00–217.50 $213.59 $1,117 +7.39
550–580 560 11 196.00–209.00 $204.44 $1,145 +4.16
605 605 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,255 +30.06
785 785 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 197.50 $197.50 $810 -3.28
468 468 2 206.00 $206.00 $964 +5.53
582 582 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,100 +1.50
620–645 628 4 185.00–197.50 $191.20 $1,201 +11.20
745 745 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,136 -10.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 180.00 $180.00 $396 +15.00
285–290 288 2 185.00 $185.00 $533 +0.27
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 +10.05
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 +2.52
620 620 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,048 +26.56
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 195.00 $195.00 $653 —
470–490 480 2 195.00–198.00 $196.53 $943 +6.53
620 620 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,172 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
580 580 1 157.50 $157.50 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 3 237.50–248.00 $243.61 $767 +19.86
355 355 1 240.00 $240.00 $852 +13.23
415 415 1 234.00 $234.00 $971 +13.17
450–465 458 2 209.00–210.00 $209.51 $960 -15.19
500–515 508 2 222.00–235.00 $228.40 $1,160 -0.09
560–585 573 2 212.50–216.00 $214.21 $1,227 -1.62
615 615 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,298 +1.00
660–685 673 2 175.00–181.00 $178.06 $1,198 +1.86
765 765 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 —
940 940 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 1 222.50 $222.50 $676 —
440 440 1 206.00 $206.00 $906 +2.19
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -11.65
542–545 543 3 213.00–214.00 $213.33 $1,158 +10.27
575 575 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,156 +4.99
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 +20.00
730 730 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 ±0.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 —
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
910 910 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,019 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 205.00 $205.00 $758 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–915 913 80-85% 2 47.50–58.00 $52.76 $482 —
920–1195 1023 80-85% 14 87.00–95.00 $91.84 $940 +15.42
925–1210 1052 80-85% 9 97.00–108.00 $100.23 $1,054 —
1040–1245 1164 80-85% 8 103.00–116.00 $108.35 $1,261 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1500 1361 75-80% 8 111.00–121.00 $113.89 $1,550 —
1260–1440 1366 75-80% 5 97.00–108.00 $103.43 $1,413 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–855 823 85-90% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.52 $704 -0.88
860 860 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $877 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1765 1478 4 120.00–127.00 $123.78 $1,829 —
1620–2035 1871 5 128.00–139.00 $130.97 $2,450 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1100–1330 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,245.01

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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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
910–1095 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,775.00 $1,718.27 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745–755 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–1,425.00 $1,077.33 —
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
423 423 3 142.00 $142.00 $601 —
500 500 2 120.00–127.50 $123.75 $619 —
565 565 1 119.00 $119.00 $672 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 112.00 $112.00 $342 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 20.00 $20.00 -10.00
30 30 1 55.00 $55.00 +25.00
40–45 43 2 45.00–70.00 $57.50 +8.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 75.00 $75.00 —
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00 —

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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.