Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 156 230 305
Feeder cattle 112 156 209
Slaughter cattle 37 58 83
Replacement cattle 2 7 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 60.00 To 280.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 317.50–325.00 $321.22 $1,150 +0.64
400–445 420 4 295.00–310.00 $301.95 $1,268 -27.55
460–495 483 5 292.50–300.00 $297.48 $1,437 -26.23
500–545 511 7 280.00–295.00 $285.66 $1,460 -10.68
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 +2.17
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
415–440 432 3 256.00–265.00 $260.42 $1,125 —
540 540 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,323 —
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 250.00 $250.00 $762 —
380 380 1 240.00 $240.00 $912 -57.50
415–440 423 3 270.00–287.50 $279.33 $1,182 -31.35
475 475 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,152 -64.86
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 245.00 $245.00 $576 —
275 275 1 295.00 $295.00 $811 -10.00
305 305 1 232.00 $232.00 $708 -68.20
355–375 365 2 295.00–296.00 $295.49 $1,079 +5.47
420 420 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,250 +9.07
475–480 478 2 250.00–251.00 $250.50 $1,197 -28.47
515–530 523 2 239.00–240.00 $239.51 $1,253 -14.25
575 575 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,426 -12.00
705 705 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,322 -8.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 280.00 $280.00 $784 ±0.00
350–390 370 5 260.00–270.00 $267.45 $990 -7.55
410–445 429 4 260.00–265.00 $262.55 $1,126 -13.44
515 515 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,164 -23.56
580 580 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,357 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 210.00 $210.00 $452 -20.00
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 ±0.00
435–440 438 2 245.00–247.50 $246.24 $1,079 +36.24
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 207.00–217.00 $212.14 $919 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 +30.00
375 375 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 +30.00
415–430 423 2 315.00–325.00 $320.09 $1,354 +14.03
465–485 478 4 290.00–297.50 $294.42 $1,407 -12.43
530 530 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,656 +19.73
570 570 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 +19.17
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 -27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 +30.00
400–430 410 3 287.50–300.00 $294.31 $1,207 +9.31
505–520 513 2 295.00–297.50 $296.27 $1,520 +15.01
550–555 553 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,410 -16.24
605 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 —
675 675 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,404 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 210.00 $210.00 $410 —
400 400 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 —
493 493 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,331 -10.00
525–540 533 2 250.00–265.00 $257.61 $1,373 +47.61
670–675 673 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,211 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 220.00–240.00 $230.48 $968 —
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —
990 thin fleshed 990 1 80.00 $80.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $504 —
970–1005 988 80-85% 2 90.00–103.00 $96.62 $955 —
1045–1260 1143 80-85% 3 120.00–128.00 $124.27 $1,420 +50.27
1085–1410 1184 80-85% 9 105.00–116.00 $109.71 $1,299 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1375 1283 75-80% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,475 -4.00
1230–1410 1334 75-80% 6 121.00–132.00 $126.43 $1,687 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $190 —
740–790 765 85-90% 2 78.00–88.00 $83.16 $636 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1685 1463 6 135.00–144.00 $140.92 $2,062 —
1640–2050 1828 4 152.00–158.00 $154.06 $2,816 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 205.00 $205.00 $769 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 -10.00
460 460 1 175.00 $175.00 $805 —
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 thin fleshed 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 125.00 $125.00 $231 —
280–290 285 2 175.00–190.00 $182.63 $520 —
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 90.00 $90.00 +27.50
50 50 2 110.00–125.00 $117.50 +27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 140.00 $140.00 —

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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.