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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 294 372
Feeder cattle 177 205 290
Slaughter cattle 56 77 73
Replacement cattle 1 8 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Somewhat Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 3 Goats 14 Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 235.00 $235.00 $822 +25.00
430–445 438 2 230.00–245.00 $237.37 $1,040 —
515 515 3 220.00–227.50 $222.50 $1,146 -7.26
555 555 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,271 -1.38
638 638 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,423 +50.69
668 668 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,436 +56.00
820 820 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,337 —
870 870 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,357 —
925 925 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,304 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 3 182.50 $182.50 $1,035 —
638 638 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 +20.00
500 500 1 197.50 $197.50 $988 +32.50
575 575 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,222 +22.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 +20.00
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 —
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 220.00 $220.00 $572 +52.50
365–380 373 3 209.00–215.00 $211.36 $788 +30.31
430–440 433 3 202.50–207.50 $204.15 $884 +25.55
460–470 465 2 197.00–204.00 $200.46 $932 +25.14
502–515 505 5 189.00–195.00 $190.42 $962 +7.94
570–592 585 3 223.00–224.00 $223.68 $1,309 +57.32
628 628 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,174 —
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 +13.50
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 —
1058 1058 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,471 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 +3.78
400–440 418 3 156.00–165.00 $159.65 $667 +8.64
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -5.19
525–545 535 2 140.00–147.50 $143.82 $769 +0.02
620–642 636 5 153.00–155.00 $154.00 $979 +19.00
665–670 668 2 117.50–127.50 $122.52 $818 -9.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 4 187.50–195.00 $191.84 $840 +24.33
450–480 461 4 182.50–192.00 $187.32 $864 +23.56
505–530 518 2 170.00–175.00 $172.56 $894 +1.89
575 575 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 +26.53
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 +12.58
655 655 1 146.00 $146.00 $956 +36.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 3 172.50–175.00 $174.18 $728 +18.18
450–470 460 2 155.00–160.00 $157.45 $724 +7.45
500–530 517 3 155.00–161.00 $158.61 $820 +13.51
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
820 820 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,250 —
895 895 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,164 +0.51
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
415 thin fleshed 415 1 40.00 $40.00 $166 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 80.00 $80.00 $280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 272.50–275.00 $273.74 $925 +36.24
350–375 367 8 235.00–244.00 $240.87 $884 +15.87
400 400 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,032 +61.19
455–490 468 7 230.00–242.50 $237.02 $1,109 +4.02
515–520 518 2 207.50–220.00 $213.78 $1,107 +13.99
570–590 580 2 182.50–191.00 $186.82 $1,084 +11.85
600–610 605 2 177.50–185.00 $181.22 $1,096 +1.22
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 -29.00
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 -0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 237.50 $237.50 $724 —
365–385 375 2 210.00–222.50 $216.08 $810 +16.08
405–410 408 2 242.50–243.00 $242.75 $990 —
475–495 488 3 210.00–215.00 $212.30 $1,036 +39.82
505 505 1 180.00 $180.00 $909 —
565–585 575 2 172.50–177.00 $174.79 $1,005 +24.79
610–632 625 4 165.00–170.00 $168.75 $1,055 +10.02
712 712 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,050 +10.00
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
885 885 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 200.00–210.00 $204.97 $785 —
420 420 5 222.00–235.00 $226.80 $953 +69.17
460–465 463 2 180.00–190.00 $184.97 $856 +19.97
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 +60.00
370–375 373 2 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $578 +17.53
445 445 1 183.00 $183.00 $814 +53.00
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 +41.19
520 520 1 142.50 $142.50 $741 +13.73
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 +19.50
645 645 1 152.00 $152.00 $980 +17.08
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 —
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 95.00 $95.00 $385 —
415 415 1 75.00 $75.00 $311 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1035 972 80-85% 3 102.00–111.00 $107.14 $1,041 —
935–1345 1121 80-85% 4 50.00–68.00 $58.90 $660 -26.58
1130 1130 80-85% 1 18.00 $18.00 $203 -67.48
1065–1390 1199 80-85% 5 72.00–79.00 $76.77 $920 —
920–1475 1264 80-85% 19 80.00–94.00 $86.85 $1,098 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $887 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $900 —
1260–1785 1528 75-80% 6 90.00–96.00 $94.22 $1,440 —
1435–1780 1582 75-80% 5 83.00–89.00 $85.93 $1,359 +20.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $598 +20.54
885 885 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 +32.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 value added 1220 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,860 —
1400 1400 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,176 -45.31
1345–1950 1686 4 104.00–112.00 $107.64 $1,815 —
1315–2345 1868 3 117.00–129.00 $122.00 $2,279 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 175.00 $175.00 $634 —

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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.