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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M 1 heifers $212.44/cwt ≈ $1,222/hd at 575 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 531 217
Feeder cattle 185 471 176
Slaughter cattle 71 60 35
Replacement cattle 3 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 40.00 Head calves 260.00 To 490.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 247.50 $247.50 $668 —
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 —
385 385 2 247.50–249.00 $248.25 $956 —
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 -7.39
455 455 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,172 -4.48
525–545 533 3 245.00–257.50 $250.46 $1,335 -3.08
565 565 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,427 +8.26
600–640 615 3 220.00–232.50 $227.34 $1,398 -2.64
670–680 678 6 223.00–235.00 $224.98 $1,525 -4.25
765–775 770 2 200.00–209.00 $204.47 $1,574 —
930 930 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,748 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
450–490 470 2 195.00–202.50 $198.59 $933 —
500–525 508 3 180.00–185.00 $181.64 $923 —
560–595 573 3 190.00–205.00 $199.00 $1,140 —
640 640 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 —
690 690 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 227.00 $227.00 $772 -12.89
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 -38.33
405 405 1 205.00 $205.00 $830 -10.00
460 460 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,092 +4.86
545 545 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,322 +15.14
560–575 568 2 237.00–237.50 $237.25 $1,348 +14.04
690 690 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 -15.63
700 700 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,190 -38.24
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 —
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 —
485 485 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,079 —
530 530 2 230.00–232.00 $231.00 $1,224 —
550 550 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,251 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 3 237.50–246.00 $242.98 $661 —
315–320 317 3 220.00–232.50 $226.63 $718 —
400–420 411 7 212.00–223.00 $216.16 $888 -17.14
455–488 473 6 217.50–224.00 $219.37 $1,038 -4.22
545 545 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,403 +40.56
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +42.51
600–620 607 3 200.00–208.00 $202.73 $1,231 -7.58
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 -11.00
708–740 718 4 167.50–172.50 $169.98 $1,220 —
785 785 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,546 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
290 290 1 210.00 $210.00 $609 —
310–340 325 2 200.00 $200.00 $650 —
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 -10.00
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
505–525 514 4 210.00–217.00 $213.74 $1,099 —
550–595 575 12 206.00–215.00 $212.44 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 210.00 $210.00 $899 +2.41
470–485 478 2 200.00–210.00 $205.08 $980 +3.25
502–505 503 3 212.00–223.00 $215.68 $1,085 +10.53
625 625 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $1,156 -9.30
658–680 665 3 180.00–183.00 $181.98 $1,210 -3.04
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 —
395 395 1 185.00 $185.00 $731 —
415–430 423 2 167.50–180.00 $173.86 $735 —
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 —
500–525 513 2 197.00–205.00 $201.10 $1,032 —
550–565 558 2 190.00–200.00 $194.93 $1,088 —
615 615 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,095 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 240.00 $240.00 $588 —
265 265 1 235.00 $235.00 $623 —
300–305 303 2 210.00–220.00 $215.04 $652 -35.05
355–390 373 6 230.00–235.00 $232.94 $869 -7.06
405–435 418 4 232.50–245.00 $236.82 $990 -6.79
490–495 493 2 212.50–219.00 $215.73 $1,064 -24.75
525 525 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,221 +13.17
550–555 552 3 230.00–242.00 $236.67 $1,306 +36.67
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 +28.74
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 +10.00
730 730 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,332 —
940 940 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 207.50 $207.50 $820 -35.38
415–445 431 5 217.00–227.00 $221.28 $954 -0.05
510–535 523 2 208.00–215.00 $211.42 $1,106 +12.40
550–570 560 2 215.00–226.00 $220.40 $1,234 +39.17
610–635 618 3 180.00–190.00 $185.75 $1,148 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
348 348 4 195.00 $195.00 $679 —
435 435 1 205.00 $205.00 $892 —
490 490 1 200.00 $200.00 $980 —
565–592 583 5 195.00–212.50 $205.60 $1,199 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
422–440 428 3 186.00–192.50 $188.23 $806 —
495 495 1 177.50 $177.50 $879 —
590 590 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,106 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 100.00 $100.00 $425 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
730 730 1 87.50 $87.50 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $370 —
925–1080 978 80-85% 3 78.00–81.00 $79.68 $779 -4.26
910–1480 1102 80-85% 9 85.00–98.00 $93.50 $1,030 -15.82
900–1470 1112 80-85% 18 100.00–113.00 $106.22 $1,181 -3.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1735 1428 75-80% 21 101.00–115.00 $109.04 $1,557 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–810 790 85-90% 2 90.00 $90.00 $711 +13.45
760–895 817 85-90% 6 102.00–106.00 $103.94 $849 —
830–870 850 85-90% 2 60.00–69.00 $64.39 $547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1950 1522 5 130.00–137.00 $133.49 $2,032 —
1490–1750 1627 3 121.00–125.00 $123.05 $2,002 -16.84
1665 1665 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,615 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —
545 545 1 132.50 $132.50 $722 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 —

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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.