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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $270.05/cwt ≈ $1,429/hd at 529 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 239 360
Feeder cattle 191 165 263
Slaughter cattle 68 70 79
Replacement cattle 6 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 165.00 Head calves 300.00 To 360.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 295.00 $295.00 $723 —
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 —
355–385 366 4 326.00–347.50 $339.41 $1,242 +4.41
425–445 433 3 297.50–305.00 $300.80 $1,302 +6.22
460–490 477 3 275.00–287.50 $282.50 $1,348 -29.50
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 285.00 $285.00 $727 —
340 340 1 232.50 $232.50 $790 —
370 370 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,095 —
430 430 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 —
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 +37.50
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,082 —
400 400 1 225.00 $225.00 $900 —
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
500 500 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,283 —
455 455 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,320 ±0.00
535 535 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,471 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
370 370 5 221.00–225.00 $221.80 $821 —
450–486 478 6 212.00–220.00 $214.17 $1,024 -9.82
505 505 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,151 +11.66
555–575 567 6 190.00–195.00 $193.75 $1,099 -9.75
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 280.00–290.00 $284.92 $926 +4.62
365–395 377 5 275.00–290.00 $279.11 $1,052 +14.67
430–445 438 2 269.00–271.00 $269.98 $1,183 -6.75
480–490 485 2 257.50–265.00 $261.21 $1,267 -9.93
500–545 519 4 250.00–258.00 $253.19 $1,314 -2.41
550 550 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,380 +3.00
605–620 613 2 220.00–221.00 $220.51 $1,352 —
670 670 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,424 +57.81
815 815 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,243 —
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 200.00 $200.00 $490 —
260–270 265 2 200.00–220.00 $210.19 $557 -29.81
345 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 —
370–380 375 2 250.00 $250.00 $938 +7.50
400–410 405 2 240.00–252.50 $246.33 $998 +0.82
455–480 469 4 230.00–240.00 $233.81 $1,097 -9.59
525 525 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 +1.00
555–560 558 2 220.00–223.00 $221.51 $1,236 -8.49
630 630 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 -30.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 -10.00
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
850 850 1 112.50 $112.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 260.00 $260.00 $637 —
335–340 337 3 260.00–270.00 $266.63 $899 +2.97
370–380 373 3 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $989 —
430 430 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,107 —
475 475 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,176 -8.00
555–560 558 2 200.00–230.00 $215.07 $1,200 -4.93
635 635 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 —
658 658 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 345.00 $345.00 $949 +25.54
315–330 323 2 337.50–340.00 $338.78 $1,094 +14.43
380–395 387 3 307.50–312.50 $309.99 $1,200 +7.89
430 430 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 -22.00
450–470 461 5 280.00–292.00 $286.63 $1,321 -16.66
500 500 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,455 +13.71
565–580 570 3 267.50–270.00 $269.15 $1,534 -2.77
600–630 617 3 243.00–252.50 $246.76 $1,523 -15.23
690 690 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,573 —
720 720 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,494 -5.00
770 770 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,486 —
800 800 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,624 +33.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
350 350 1 270.00 $270.00 $945 -20.00
410–435 422 3 277.50–285.00 $282.57 $1,192 -23.68
460–485 472 5 270.00–280.00 $274.94 $1,298 -10.06
510–545 529 11 260.00–277.00 $270.05 $1,429 —
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 240.00 $240.00 $528 —
260 260 1 255.00 $255.00 $663 +5.00
310–315 313 2 235.00–240.00 $237.48 $743 —
370–385 378 2 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $850 -35.10
415 415 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 -13.62
450–470 462 3 246.00–265.00 $256.12 $1,183 -15.22
512–545 523 3 227.50–235.00 $232.39 $1,215 —
570 570 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,297 -7.44
625–640 634 4 222.50–237.50 $231.72 $1,469 +5.44
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 —
480–495 488 2 220.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,098 —
518 518 6 190.00 $190.00 $984 -15.00
600–630 615 2 175.00–177.50 $176.22 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–990 975 80-85% 2 62.00–74.00 $67.91 $662 —
920–1225 1070 80-85% 4 74.00–89.00 $81.77 $875 +41.77
935–1430 1112 80-85% 15 107.00–119.00 $114.17 $1,270 -9.86
900–1420 1142 80-85% 11 120.00–135.00 $126.19 $1,441 +2.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1730 1417 75-80% 12 122.00–134.00 $128.42 $1,820 —
1350–1585 1460 75-80% 7 108.00–121.00 $116.60 $1,702 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 —
790 790 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $616 —
750–870 810 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.46 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,309 —
1090–2580 1597 6 127.00–144.00 $135.46 $2,163 +0.55
1380–2190 1799 6 148.00–164.00 $154.78 $2,784 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
945–1010 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,837.08 —
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
505 thin fleshed 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -14.58
615–630 623 2 152.50–160.00 $156.30 $974 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 80.00–92.50 $86.25 —
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 102.50 $102.50 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 2 35.00 $35.00 —
40–45 43 2 50.00–57.50 $53.75 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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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.