WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $196.58/cwt ≈ $1,312/hd at 668 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	350	161	285
Feeder cattle	276	91	196
Slaughter cattle	64	66	63
Replacement cattle	10	4	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 320.00 7 Hogs 3 Goats

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,070	—
355–385	372	3	302.50–315.00	$310.80	$1,156	+13.34
415–420	418	2	300.00–317.50	$308.70	$1,290	+31.20
495	495	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,411	—
538	538	5	279.00	$279.00	$1,501	—
560–580	570	2	257.50–265.00	$261.18	$1,489	—
629	629	9	259.00	$259.00	$1,629	—
660–680	670	2	220.00–224.00	$222.03	$1,488	—
725–728	727	8	210.00–220.00	$217.51	$1,581	—
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,064	—
485	485	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	—
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	—
585	585	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,228	—
638	638	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,467	—
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—
710	710	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,225	—
880	880	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,434	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	205.00	$205.00	$584	—
350	350	1	257.50	$257.50	$901	—
435	435	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,055	—
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	—
585	585	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,112	—
620–630	625	2	215.00–217.50	$216.26	$1,352	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	150.00	$150.00	$645	—
615–620	618	3	200.00–204.00	$202.67	$1,253	—
880	880	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,232	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	245.00	$245.00	$441	—
240–245	243	2	250.00–255.00	$252.53	$614	—
305–340	317	3	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$761	-5.00
385–395	390	2	250.00	$250.00	$975	+3.58
440	440	2	237.50–242.50	$240.00	$1,056	-5.00
465–485	478	3	240.00–250.00	$245.00	$1,171	+20.00
505–545	528	3	213.00–222.00	$216.73	$1,144	-45.77
568	568	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,250	+2.50
606–637	619	9	200.00–212.50	$207.14	$1,282	-35.36
680	680	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,625	—
735–740	738	2	154.00–160.00	$157.01	$1,159	—
760–790	770	3	154.00–162.50	$157.78	$1,215	+17.78
925	925	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,415	+30.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	232.50	$232.50	$674	—
300–310	305	4	210.00–225.00	$215.06	$656	—
355–390	368	4	225.00–226.00	$225.24	$829	+7.79
405–445	426	4	215.00–226.00	$222.63	$948	-13.78
480–485	482	3	215.00–230.00	$221.64	$1,068	—
520–540	533	7	197.50–211.00	$203.41	$1,084	-24.57
560	560	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	+20.00
630	630	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,153	—
685	685	1	136.00	$136.00	$932	-59.00
705	705	1	140.00	$140.00	$987	—
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—
805	805	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	—
885	885	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,150	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	215.00	$215.00	$548	—
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
365	365	1	170.00	$170.00	$620	-10.00
410–420	415	2	180.00–185.00	$182.53	$757	-37.47
473–490	479	5	190.00–212.50	$206.46	$989	—
515	515	1	190.00	$190.00	$978	-10.00
570–590	580	3	190.00–195.00	$192.49	$1,116	+2.49
605–620	613	5	177.00–190.00	$181.78	$1,114	—
660–695	678	2	150.00–186.00	$167.54	$1,136	—
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	125.00	$125.00	$312	-55.00
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—
485–490	488	2	155.00–165.00	$160.03	$781	—
530–545	538	3	160.00–170.00	$163.37	$879	—
575	575	1	160.00	$160.00	$920	±0.00
600–630	614	4	150.00–160.00	$156.95	$964	-9.29
660	660	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,056	+1.00
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	—
900	900	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,058	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
640	640	2	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
675	675	1	137.50	$137.50	$928	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$637	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	295.00	$295.00	$811	—
300–340	323	3	262.50–270.00	$267.45	$864	-17.38
370	370	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$1,138	+25.00
400–420	413	4	300.00–305.00	$301.27	$1,244	+12.27
475 value added	475	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,425	—
470–495	478	3	270.00–285.00	$276.64	$1,322	—
505–545	525	2	260.00–280.00	$270.38	$1,419	—
560	560	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,400	+2.50
620	620	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,352	-16.98
651–677	665	9	196.00–200.00	$198.42	$1,319	—
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
705–748	729	4	174.00–180.00	$175.96	$1,283	-9.04
910	910	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	245.00	$245.00	$502	—
285	285	1	267.50	$267.50	$762	—
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	—
355–395	375	2	250.00	$250.00	$938	+8.32
405–425	415	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,079	+11.65
465–490	478	3	257.50–267.50	$263.28	$1,258	—
520	520	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,287	—
550–580	563	3	225.00–231.00	$227.38	$1,280	+7.38
605–645	626	5	180.00–196.00	$189.68	$1,187	-15.32
660–665	663	2	180.00–190.00	$184.98	$1,226	—
820	820	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,222	—
855	855	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,265	—
950	950	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,235	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	242.50–250.00	$246.08	$684	—
365	365	1	170.00	$170.00	$620	—
435–445	440	2	225.00–247.50	$236.38	$1,040	+6.38
450–490	467	3	237.00–247.50	$241.64	$1,128	—
540–545	543	3	235.00–236.00	$235.33	$1,278	—
550–580	566	4	200.00–220.00	$214.89	$1,216	—
695	695	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,268	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
360–370	365	3	195.00–205.00	$199.95	$730	—
400–435	422	3	220.00–230.00	$224.98	$949	—
450–475	463	2	200.00–220.00	$210.27	$974	—
540–545	543	2	222.50–232.50	$227.48	$1,235	—
555–585	570	2	210.00–220.00	$214.87	$1,225	—
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	417	3	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$740	—
455–485	470	2	175.00–180.00	$177.42	$834	—
565–580	573	2	165.00–167.00	$165.99	$951	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	—
480	480	1	140.00	$140.00	$672	—
525–535	530	2	115.00–195.00	$154.62	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1040	990	80-85%	2	93.00–95.00	$94.05	$931	+8.53
900–1305	1123	80-85%	20	98.00–109.00	$103.39	$1,161	—
1060–1380	1221	80-85%	5	112.00–128.00	$115.61	$1,412	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270 value added	1270	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,968	—
1340–1420	1376	75-80%	4	98.00–106.00	$100.70	$1,386	—
1210–1770	1465	75-80%	14	106.00–125.00	$115.67	$1,695	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–860	807	85-90%	3	69.00–77.00	$73.98	$597	-34.45
805–870	838	85-90%	2	102.00–107.50	$104.64	$877	-3.79
840	840	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$689	-26.43
895	895	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,056	+46.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1350	1200	3	110.00–120.00	$116.73	$1,401	—
1360–2120	1743	8	128.00–148.00	$136.77	$2,384	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1090	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,825.00	$1,643.55	—
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
975–1350	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,975.00	$1,702.42	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	—
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
510	510	1	155.00	$155.00	$790	—

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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.