WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.86/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 566 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.76/cwt -18.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 508 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.53/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 572 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	450	208	388
Feeder cattle	306	143	297
Slaughter cattle	117	44	78
Replacement cattle	14	11	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Sale Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 150.00 To 160.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,089	-10.00
370–385	378	2	312.50–322.50	$317.60	$1,201	-17.40
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	-16.43
451	451	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,398	+30.00
557–571	566	27	280.00–289.00	$284.86	$1,612	+6.53
608–634	632	11	254.00–255.00	$254.91	$1,611	-12.09
654	654	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,727	+19.00
702	702	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,706	—
760	760	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,596	+39.00
818	818	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,701	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	265.00	$265.00	$702	—
375	375	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,031	—
430	430	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,174	—
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
520	520	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	-20.00
576	576	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,492	+19.00
600	600	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,350	—
708–730	724	7	210.00–222.50	$216.41	$1,567	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,008	—
415	415	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,100	-24.79
453	453	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,268	—
510	510	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-9.81
590	590	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,608	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	170.00	$170.00	$706	—
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	-30.00
290	290	1	320.00	$320.00	$928	+62.50
305–320	313	2	285.00–290.00	$287.56	$900	-7.41
350–372	359	7	290.00–305.00	$297.33	$1,067	+4.24
435–440	438	2	267.50–270.00	$268.74	$1,177	-4.63
459–485	465	11	260.00–272.00	$269.78	$1,254	-7.84
500–545	508	21	255.00–265.00	$261.76	$1,330	-18.24
565–580	572	17	245.00–259.00	$255.53	$1,462	-7.56
609–625	612	8	246.00–253.00	$251.73	$1,541	+14.76
665–670	668	2	220.00–222.50	$221.25	$1,478	-33.75
728–735	730	3	190.00–209.00	$202.63	$1,479	+18.63
862	862	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,388	+27.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	200.00–230.00	$213.98	$471	—
300	300	1	230.00	$230.00	$690	-18.49
350–390	365	4	230.00–240.00	$232.53	$849	-24.14
410–435	418	3	210.00–220.00	$216.73	$906	-25.77
450–495	474	5	237.50–250.00	$244.66	$1,160	-7.85
505–520	510	3	230.00–240.00	$233.30	$1,190	-6.75
550–585	572	6	200.00–220.00	$205.74	$1,177	-32.78
622	622	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,300	-14.75
710–740	725	2	141.00–150.00	$145.59	$1,056	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	167.50	$167.50	$352	—
440	440	1	210.00	$210.00	$924	±0.00
460–475	469	4	200.00–220.00	$209.92	$985	—
560–585	573	2	167.50–180.00	$173.89	$996	—
615–640	627	3	170.00–175.00	$173.30	$1,087	-6.70
670–690	680	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	290.00	$290.00	$725	—
325–335	330	2	250.00–265.00	$257.61	$850	—
370	370	1	247.50	$247.50	$916	—
405–435	419	4	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,058	—
475–490	486	4	250.00–252.50	$250.61	$1,218	-14.39
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	-12.74

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	175.00–190.00	$182.38	$872	—
565–580	570	3	150.00–160.00	$155.04	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	345.00	$345.00	$914	+20.00
310–321	318	7	320.00–342.00	$334.16	$1,063	-25.84
355–385	368	4	320.00–330.00	$324.93	$1,196	+9.93
408–435	418	5	270.00–285.00	$275.85	$1,153	-34.15
465–475	468	3	257.50–270.00	$264.17	$1,236	-45.83
515–520	518	2	280.00–282.50	$281.26	$1,457	+12.89
552–585	557	7	230.00–250.00	$236.79	$1,319	—
625	625	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,422	+4.18
660–680	671	6	220.00–232.50	$225.07	$1,510	+17.56
705–710	708	2	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,451	+23.34
905–945	925	2	127.50–137.50	$132.61	$1,227	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,045	-5.00
420–445	433	5	220.00–240.00	$229.98	$996	-30.05
460–495	482	5	230.00–260.00	$240.82	$1,161	-19.18
505–540	522	6	202.50–225.00	$215.50	$1,125	-19.03
550–555	553	2	200.00–220.00	$209.95	$1,161	—
605–648	634	3	152.50–175.00	$167.84	$1,064	-47.16
715–725	720	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	-7.03
890	890	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
340	340	1	270.00	$270.00	$918	-65.08
505–545	525	2	235.00–245.00	$240.19	$1,261	-9.81
605	605	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	190.00	$190.00	$342	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	—
630	630	1	137.50	$137.50	$866	-37.50
840	840	1	95.00	$95.00	$798	-35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1040	985	80-85%	3	90.00–102.50	$96.55	$951	—
900–1300	1069	80-85%	15	107.00–119.00	$115.76	$1,237	+8.76
940–1240	1105	80-85%	14	136.00–149.00	$140.96	$1,558	-2.35
1115–1232 value added	1174	80-85%	2	150.00–160.00	$154.75	$1,817	—
905–1585	1183	80-85%	38	120.00–138.00	$128.17	$1,516	-0.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1595	1365	75-80%	10	138.00–151.00	$142.85	$1,950	—
1320–1900	1574	75-80%	7	125.00–137.00	$133.74	$2,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–840	715	85-90%	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—
675–850	743	85-90%	4	64.00–97.50	$76.13	$566	—
740–880	795	85-90%	3	130.00–140.00	$135.97	$1,081	—
785–885	845	85-90%	3	118.00–127.50	$121.24	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1785	1448	4	135.00–148.00	$142.33	$2,061	—
1345–2090	1743	9	152.00–171.00	$160.33	$2,795	—
1810–2070	1967	3	175.00–190.00	$179.60	$3,533	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1185	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,085.00–1,650.00	$1,423.64
1075–1295	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,700.00	$1,546.03
1125–1350	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,385.00–1,900.00	$1,645.06
1190–1295	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,885.00	$1,616.83

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250	250	2	280.00	$280.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–590	588	2	120.00–132.50	$126.22	$742	—
680	680	1	137.50	$137.50	$935	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	4.00	$4.00	-83.50
40	40	3	40.00	$40.00	-47.50
60	60	5	90.00	$90.00	+60.00

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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.