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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M 1 heifers $272.76/cwt +27.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 586 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.26/cwt +20.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 464 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.85/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 585 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 211 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 295.00 $295.00 $649 —
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 -45.00
390 390 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,482 +35.00
430 430 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,634 +19.00
479 479 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,569 -31.24
535–540 538 2 315.00–345.00 $330.07 $1,776 -1.25
555–590 585 11 312.50–326.00 $319.85 $1,871 +3.58
608 608 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,702 -42.54
685–695 692 3 275.00–280.00 $278.35 $1,926 +15.85
705–717 713 6 270.00–277.50 $271.90 $1,939 +24.40
890 890 1 232.00 $232.00 $2,065 +7.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,154 —
400 400 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 —
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 -57.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,075 +0.09
365–370 368 2 295.00–307.50 $301.21 $1,108 +4.20
420–440 430 2 320.00–325.00 $322.56 $1,387 +23.50
450–480 464 14 300.00–320.00 $308.26 $1,430 +20.35
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 +35.85
554 554 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,623 +3.00
600–612 606 2 250.00–256.00 $252.97 $1,533 +8.07
658 658 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,559 +2.00
700 700 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 +3.64
752 752 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,684 +8.03
815 815 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,622 -2.66
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 290.00 $290.00 $899 +30.00
435–440 438 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,248 +35.00
465–495 481 4 280.00–295.00 $288.24 $1,386 +53.24
500–545 530 3 281.00–290.00 $285.20 $1,512 +32.69
561–597 586 14 272.00–275.00 $272.76 $1,598 +27.94
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 +4.34
685 685 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,637 +59.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 255.00 $255.00 $612 —
315 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 —
360 360 1 220.00 $220.00 $792 —
545 545 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 +35.40
550–585 573 3 255.00–267.00 $263.16 $1,508 +41.83
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 +5.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 —
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,185 +16.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 342.50 $342.50 $822 —
250–290 270 2 360.00–382.50 $372.08 $1,005 +22.08
310 310 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,147 +6.31
365 365 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,451 +37.50
405–440 423 2 370.00–384.00 $376.71 $1,593 +38.23
450–495 475 3 337.50–359.00 $345.16 $1,640 +11.92
515–535 525 2 300.00–320.00 $310.19 $1,628 -3.56
553–560 554 10 313.00–314.00 $313.80 $1,738 +14.52
610 610 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,806 +33.47
685 685 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,788 -46.50
720 720 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,728 -87.50
945 945 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,772 +1.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 -5.00
530–545 539 4 287.50–292.50 $289.99 $1,563 +14.99
580–595 586 4 270.00–290.00 $283.04 $1,659 -6.95
610–640 625 2 250.00–273.00 $261.78 $1,636 —
650–690 670 2 235.00–250.00 $242.28 $1,623 -1.47
715 715 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,637 +7.54
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 —
360 360 1 230.00 $230.00 $828 —
540–545 543 2 187.50–200.00 $193.78 $1,052 —
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 -9.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 thin fleshed 420 3 330.00–345.00 $339.21 $1,425 —
465–485 thin fleshed 475 2 307.50–310.00 $308.72 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1590 1417 75-80% 9 150.00–163.00 $156.83 $2,222 —
1280–1825 1582 75-80% 7 139.00–150.00 $144.91 $2,292 +7.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–955 938 80-85% 2 105.00–109.00 $107.04 $1,004 —
910–1080 995 80-85% 3 66.00–95.00 $81.17 $808 —
945–1225 1085 80-85% 2 151.00–165.00 $158.90 $1,724 +34.34
960–1390 1135 80-85% 8 138.00–150.00 $143.78 $1,632 +44.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,345 +7.77
880 880 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,179 -6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,101 -4.00
1390–1885 1635 4 155.00–164.00 $159.05 $2,600 —
1885–2110 1990 3 169.00–187.00 $179.15 $3,565 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.