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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 277 629
Feeder cattle 148 235 521
Slaughter cattle 52 39 78
Replacement cattle 20 3 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 170.00 Head Calves 260.00 To 320.00 2 Goats

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,147 +22.50
375 375 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,284 +25.05
400–408 405 3 325.00–337.00 $328.95 $1,332 -6.05
465 465 3 310.00–322.50 $318.33 $1,480 +23.33
500–535 519 7 299.00–305.00 $302.51 $1,570 —
558–565 560 5 290.00–305.00 $300.20 $1,681 +18.02
605 605 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,736 +11.37
660 660 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 +10.00
742 742 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
415–440 425 4 310.00–317.50 $311.83 $1,325 —
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 +30.00
515 515 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,506 +62.50
590 590 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,696 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 232.50 $232.50 $686 —
350 350 1 270.00 $270.00 $945 —
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 +19.91
465–470 468 2 280.00–290.00 $284.97 $1,334 —
515 515 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 —
630 630 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 302.50 $302.50 $892 +26.56
323 323 3 359.00 $359.00 $1,160 +66.50
350–378 370 6 290.00–297.50 $292.01 $1,080 -1.81
410 410 2 280.00–289.00 $284.50 $1,166 +11.11
480 480 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 +16.32
525 525 2 239.00–242.50 $240.75 $1,264 -44.32
551–585 559 7 234.00–245.00 $241.95 $1,353 -2.64
600–610 605 2 230.00–238.00 $233.97 $1,416 -21.03
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 -48.78
915 915 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,441 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 250.00 $250.00 $575 —
260–285 273 2 250.00–255.00 $252.61 $690 —
305 305 1 235.00 $235.00 $717 -15.00
355–390 375 3 244.00–257.50 $250.45 $939 -5.98
425–430 428 2 240.00–250.00 $245.03 $1,049 -6.01
450–490 473 3 230.00–242.50 $234.92 $1,111 -9.30
510–535 523 2 226.00–237.00 $231.63 $1,211 -17.85
580–590 585 2 212.00–218.00 $215.03 $1,258 -14.97
605 605 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,316 -8.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 270.00 $270.00 $716 —
320–345 333 3 265.00–277.50 $270.99 $902 +10.99
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -3.33
440 440 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,199 +16.69
455–475 462 3 252.00–262.50 $256.44 $1,185 +5.19
505–535 520 2 220.00–230.00 $224.86 $1,169 -36.66
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 +6.63
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -33.09
660 660 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,353 +3.62
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 220.00 $220.00 $704 —
435 435 1 207.50 $207.50 $903 -28.50
460 460 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,017 —
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 -16.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 290.00 $290.00 $710 -25.00
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 +1.45
320–325 323 2 317.50–327.50 $322.54 $1,042 -3.85
350–390 370 2 332.50–342.00 $336.99 $1,247 +28.40
430 430 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,354 -12.44
460–495 475 4 300.00–310.00 $305.08 $1,449 +11.39
505–540 528 3 277.50–285.00 $282.61 $1,492 -34.89
575 575 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,668 +2.97
680 680 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,445 -22.00
845 845 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 —
940 940 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 280.00–290.00 $286.70 $955 -5.87
385–390 388 2 295.00–312.50 $303.69 $1,178 +24.84
440 440 2 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,254 -23.49
480–485 483 2 290.00–295.00 $292.49 $1,413 +27.49
500 500 2 252.50–262.50 $257.50 $1,288 -26.68
565 565 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,511 -5.00
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 -9.59
845 845 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 250.00 $250.00 $562 —
385 385 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,063 —
405 405 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,104 -6.30
465 465 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,151 +17.50
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 -25.99
555–590 568 3 240.00–250.00 $245.01 $1,392 -10.28
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 -57.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 —
415 415 1 240.00 $240.00 $996 -2.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1345 1096 80-85% 14 104.00–117.00 $109.84 $1,204 +12.10
1140 value added 1140 80-85% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,796 —
1030–1380 1165 80-85% 11 118.00–130.00 $122.53 $1,427 -17.47
1075–1270 1175 80-85% 3 89.00–99.00 $93.52 $1,099 -46.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1400 1320 75-80% 3 127.00–136.00 $130.21 $1,719 —
1205–1705 1399 75-80% 9 110.00–120.00 $116.28 $1,627 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 -40.00
815 815 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
850 850 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $561 —
860–870 865 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1265 1135 2 125.00–129.00 $127.23 $1,444 —
1270–1965 1579 4 140.00–156.00 $148.07 $2,338 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–917 909 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 850.00–900.00 $874.77
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
945–1015 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,010.27
1140–1445 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,486.32
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
827 827 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +5.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 177.50 $177.50 $657 -42.50
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —

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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.