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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $271.96/cwt -41.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 571 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 185 350
Feeder cattle 205 142 276
Slaughter cattle 49 40 64
Replacement cattle 2 3 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 12 Hogs 1 Goat

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 380.00 $380.00 $931 —
285–290 288 2 400.00–412.50 $406.30 $1,170 —
345 345 2 385.00–410.00 $397.50 $1,371 —
365–370 368 2 350.00–380.00 $365.10 $1,344 +5.10
435 435 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 -25.00
515–530 523 2 295.00–312.50 $303.88 $1,589 -17.40
550–590 561 4 293.00–317.50 $309.22 $1,735 +1.98
645 645 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 -19.00
650 650 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,722 +5.76
800–825 813 2 230.00–238.00 $234.06 $1,903 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
400 400 2 305.00–307.50 $306.25 $1,225 —
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -45.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999 —
545 545 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 270.00–300.00 $284.36 $668 -70.64
265 265 2 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $702 -110.00
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 —
365–385 375 5 300.00–319.00 $311.90 $1,170 -5.05
385 value added 385 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 —
405–445 423 3 345.00–355.00 $350.16 $1,481 +46.46
450–490 472 9 282.00–300.00 $287.89 $1,359 -34.61
500–530 515 4 270.00–282.50 $274.28 $1,413 -59.86
565 565 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,588 -9.00
605–630 618 7 235.00–249.00 $245.64 $1,518 -3.38
655–660 658 2 235.00–250.00 $242.53 $1,596 -9.47
715 715 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,566 +0.30
780 780 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,747 -17.00
830 830 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,635 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 431 4 260.00–290.00 $281.41 $1,213 -3.38
465–498 493 6 273.00–275.00 $273.31 $1,347 -16.25
540 540 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 -12.59
570–586 584 8 260.00–262.00 $261.76 $1,529 +11.08
645 645 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 -2.10
665 665 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 +10.00
715 715 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,180 -12.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 thin fleshed 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 +43.07
480–495 488 2 260.00–265.00 $262.46 $1,281 —
510–545 533 5 250.00–260.00 $252.01 $1,343 +4.37
570–590 580 2 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $1,246 -10.11
610–625 618 3 205.00–220.00 $214.23 $1,324 —
650–670 660 3 205.00–220.00 $213.28 $1,408 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 —
500–515 508 2 225.00–235.00 $230.07 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 310.00–320.00 $315.06 $1,276 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 -50.00
310–335 323 2 407.50–410.00 $408.70 $1,320 +52.00
350–380 367 5 370.00–387.50 $377.40 $1,385 +27.40
400 400 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,530 +42.50
450–485 463 3 320.00–335.00 $324.86 $1,504 +0.04
505–535 522 3 285.00–296.00 $290.30 $1,515 -24.70
555–590 571 15 265.00–280.00 $271.96 $1,553 -41.04
600–640 616 4 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,617 +12.28
670–685 682 5 258.00–268.00 $266.04 $1,814 —
705 705 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,671 +23.12
795 795 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,908 +23.54
810–820 815 2 210.00–217.50 $213.73 $1,742 —
875 875 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,732 +38.00
955–975 965 2 155.00–166.00 $160.44 $1,548 -16.56
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 340.00–350.00 $345.10 $1,287 +110.10
405–440 418 4 290.00–310.00 $302.54 $1,265 —
454–465 458 3 285.00–290.00 $288.31 $1,320 -11.69
515–525 518 3 275.00–280.00 $276.69 $1,433 -13.31
560–585 572 5 247.50–265.00 $255.44 $1,461 -21.10
640 640 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,552 —
655–680 668 2 245.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,669 —
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 —
770–790 777 3 212.50–222.00 $218.12 $1,695 —
820 820 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,624 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 —
400–445 423 2 220.00–235.00 $227.10 $961 —
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 +10.00
500–545 520 3 250.00–270.00 $259.90 $1,351 +17.90
550–580 562 3 230.00–247.50 $240.88 $1,354 —
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —
710 710 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,498 —
760 760 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,424 —
493 493 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,484 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 226.00 $226.00 $814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1240 1036 80-85% 7 149.00–187.50 $163.81 $1,697 —
1150–1245 1198 80-85% 2 97.00–100.00 $98.56 $1,181 -58.85
865–1515 1207 80-85% 13 119.00–146.00 $127.64 $1,541 —
1125–2150 1454 80-85% 5 114.00–118.00 $114.80 $1,669 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1470 1366 75-80% 4 150.00–165.00 $158.88 $2,170 +29.88
1485–1960 1659 75-80% 4 132.00–144.00 $137.12 $2,275 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —
875 875 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $455 —
890 890 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,157 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1285 1210 2 137.00–148.00 $142.84 $1,728 —
1235–2090 1624 9 153.00–167.00 $158.49 $2,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 137.50 $137.50 $667 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 -5.00

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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.