Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 328 0
Feeder cattle — 238 —
Slaughter cattle — 49 —
Replacement cattle — 11 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Replacement Sheep/Lambs and Replacement Goats not available due to technical difficulties.

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 105.00 $105.00 -115.00
65 65 1 145.00 $145.00 -75.00
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 -140.00
80–85 82 3 138.00–160.00 $149.55 -70.45
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 -50.00
120–140 130 2 255.00–280.00 $268.46 —
185 185 2 400.00–450.00 $425.00 —
200 200 1 580.00 $580.00 +260.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 210.00 $210.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 +80.00
85 85 1 185.00 $185.00 +135.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 180.00 $180.00 —
165–180 173 2 200.00–220.00 $210.43 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 84.00 $84.00 —
110–140 125 2 130.00–145.00 $138.40 —
130 130 1 180.00 $180.00 —
160 160 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 +30.00
20 20 1 170.00 $170.00 +95.00
30–35 33 3 42.00–52.00 $46.10 -28.90
35 35 2 85.00–100.00 $92.50 +17.50
40 40 2 82.00–84.00 $83.00 +8.00
40 40 1 30.00 $30.00 -45.00
40–45 43 11 40.00–78.00 $57.79 -17.21
50 50 2 104.00–112.00 $108.00 -27.00
50–55 53 10 52.00–92.00 $76.46 -58.54
60–65 61 4 56.00–100.00 $81.88 -53.12
60–65 62 5 120.00–145.00 $132.02 -2.98
70–75 74 10 135.00–180.00 $154.16 +19.16
75 75 4 80.00–135.00 $111.75 -23.25
80–85 82 8 150.00–185.00 $167.06 +32.06
85 85 1 130.00 $130.00 -5.00
90 90 2 110.00–140.00 $125.00 -10.00
100–130 121 5 230.00–260.00 $241.32 —
150 150 1 245.00 $245.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 130.00 $130.00 —
65 65 1 78.00 $78.00 —
80–85 81 5 82.00–120.00 $102.17 —
90 90 1 145.00 $145.00 —
90 90 1 120.00 $120.00 —
100–120 107 3 120.00–210.00 $153.75 +33.75
100–145 123 16 150.00–340.00 $228.84 +108.84
150–160 152 6 215.00–390.00 $292.25 +92.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 155.00 $155.00 —
100 100 1 210.00 $210.00 —
115 115 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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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.