Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report, Canton, NC

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest WNC Regional Livestock Center report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.18/cwt ≈ $1,388/hd at 566 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $243.75/cwt +31.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 512 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.51/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 622 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 116 257
Feeder cattle 209 96 172
Slaughter cattle 67 19 80
Replacement cattle 2 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale last two weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 220.00 $220.00 $572 —
300–335 322 3 222.50–235.00 $227.25 $732 —
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 +40.00
438 438 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,143 +33.50
470–480 475 2 220.00–230.00 $224.95 $1,069 —
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 —
555–566 566 27 245.00–250.00 $245.18 $1,388 —
746 746 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,596 —
825 825 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,444 —
995 995 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 195.00 $195.00 $614 —
415–430 423 2 235.00–237.50 $236.23 $999 +26.23
460–470 465 2 207.50–217.50 $212.55 $988 —
585–590 588 2 226.00–232.50 $229.26 $1,348 —
620 620 2 180.00–192.50 $186.25 $1,155 —
720–730 725 3 180.00–190.00 $184.98 $1,341 —
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 217.50 $217.50 $957 —
570 570 1 164.00 $164.00 $935 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,037 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 215.00 $215.00 $559 —
315–345 330 2 215.00–225.00 $220.23 $727 —
355–375 367 3 225.00–227.50 $225.81 $829 +25.28
405–420 413 3 216.00–227.50 $221.20 $914 +21.20
435 value added 435 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,142 —
455–490 473 6 217.00–222.00 $219.85 $1,040 +29.04
500–510 503 3 213.00–219.00 $216.34 $1,088 +46.34
616–645 622 12 182.50–188.50 $187.51 $1,166 +17.51
690 690 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,156 —
705 705 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 —
810 810 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,199 —
895 895 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 185.00 $185.00 $361 —
320–340 330 2 190.00–197.50 $193.64 $639 —
390–395 393 2 197.50–210.00 $203.71 $801 +23.71
405–435 423 3 206.00–210.00 $208.65 $883 +26.94
450–490 470 4 200.00–207.00 $202.42 $951 +28.34
510–525 515 3 200.00–207.50 $204.95 $1,055 +48.47
575–580 578 2 181.00–184.00 $182.51 $1,055 —
640 640 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,072 +15.79
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 +39.00
845 845 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,132 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–190 170 2 165.00–175.00 $170.59 $290 —
210 210 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $373 —
350 350 1 177.50 $177.50 $621 +8.78
460–485 473 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $864 —
488 488 2 154.00 $154.00 $752 —
515–530 523 3 180.00–187.50 $184.13 $963 —
660 660 1 132.50 $132.50 $874 -7.50
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 1 109.00 $109.00 $371 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
460–490 475 2 120.00 $120.00 $570 +36.00
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 191.00 $191.00 $754 —
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
690 690 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,087 —
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 185.00 $185.00 $305 —
200–205 203 2 195.00–205.00 $199.94 $406 —
305 305 1 235.00 $235.00 $717 —
355–365 360 2 230.00–240.00 $235.07 $846 +26.08
410–440 419 11 225.00–239.00 $236.42 $991 +36.42
470 470 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,137 +42.00
530 530 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 +30.00
555–570 563 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,126 +10.00
650–680 670 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 +34.01
755 755 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,148 +62.00
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 260.00–267.50 $264.41 $854 +46.91
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 +48.75
400–445 423 2 260.00–261.00 $260.53 $1,102 +44.02
450–475 460 3 255.00–264.00 $259.31 $1,193 +44.88
505–514 512 12 243.00–244.00 $243.75 $1,248 +31.25
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 -1.96
630 630 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,216 +7.00
660 660 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,373 +23.00
730 730 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 170.00 $170.00 $255 —
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 —
460–490 473 3 200.00–215.00 $210.14 $994 —
590 590 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 —
680 680 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,173 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 +5.00
400–405 403 2 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $544 —
480 480 1 115.00 $115.00 $552 -52.45
555 555 1 166.00 $166.00 $921 -1.50

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1270 1050 80-85% 4 68.00–76.00 $72.86 $765 —
1080 1080 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $648 —
960–1630 1240 80-85% 14 84.00–91.00 $87.68 $1,087 —
1010–1610 1260 80-85% 16 92.00–110.00 $98.63 $1,243 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1595 1470 75-80% 11 92.00–108.00 $95.94 $1,410 —
1325–1755 1521 75-80% 4 82.00–90.00 $87.80 $1,335 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–885 797 85-90% 3 80.00–90.00 $85.13 $678 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2370 1636 8 110.00–119.00 $115.09 $1,883 —
1205–2160 1840 6 125.00–135.00 $130.49 $2,401 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 92.50 $92.50 $370 —
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
745 745 1 65.00 $65.00 $484 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 177.00 $177.00 $832 —
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 —

↑ Back to top

Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 5 50.00–75.00 $55.00 —
60 60 1 80.00 $80.00 —

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 2 30.00 $30.00 —
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 —
60 60 1 95.00 $95.00 —

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 125.00 $125.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.