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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 194 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 305.00 $305.00 $793 —
335 335 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,139 -60.00
370 370 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 —
440 440 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,518 +10.00
470–475 473 2 387.50–390.00 $388.76 $1,839 +28.73
540 540 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,998 +50.94
555–565 560 2 360.00–367.50 $363.72 $2,037 +49.46
605 605 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 +49.32
680–690 685 2 307.50–320.00 $313.70 $2,149 +13.70
735 735 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,242 —
955 955 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,407 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 +50.00
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 +45.00
605–640 628 4 300.00–315.00 $306.35 $1,924 +38.76
670 670 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 350.00–355.00 $352.63 $1,322 —
495 495 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,782 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 295.00 $295.00 $620 +5.00
325 325 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,024 +32.48
350–390 369 4 265.00–295.00 $280.37 $1,035 —
415 415 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 -42.53
455–492 481 8 315.00–330.00 $325.71 $1,567 +50.71
515–525 520 2 280.00–295.00 $287.43 $1,495 -18.71
550 550 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 -46.65
610–645 628 2 270.00–280.00 $275.14 $1,728 -7.36
655–695 677 3 245.00–250.00 $246.71 $1,670 +21.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 340.00–350.00 $344.81 $1,131 +9.81
355–385 370 2 357.50–360.00 $358.70 $1,327 +41.45
435–445 440 2 337.50–347.50 $342.56 $1,507 +4.64
450–495 473 2 335.00–350.00 $342.14 $1,618 -6.61
500–520 508 7 314.00–330.00 $327.75 $1,665 +0.47
560–575 568 2 321.00–325.00 $322.97 $1,834 -12.03
605–610 608 2 302.50–320.00 $311.29 $1,893 +3.79
655–690 667 3 280.00–285.00 $281.73 $1,879 +9.28
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 +10.00
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 —
465–485 475 2 260.00–280.00 $269.79 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,190 —
420 420 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 ±0.00
525–535 530 2 304.50–310.00 $307.22 $1,628 +47.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 412.50 $412.50 $908 —
290 290 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,204 +24.87
300–345 328 3 392.50–410.00 $399.56 $1,311 +29.76
350–370 360 2 375.00–400.00 $387.85 $1,396 +25.62
415–425 420 2 375.00–385.00 $379.94 $1,596 +7.48
460–480 470 2 370.00–390.00 $379.79 $1,785 +65.19
500 500 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,825 +50.00
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 +44.16
605–625 615 2 310.00–315.00 $312.54 $1,922 +57.54
650–675 655 5 292.50–295.00 $293.02 $1,919 +12.99
720–731 729 8 268.00–280.00 $269.73 $1,966 -0.27
750–775 763 2 252.50–260.00 $256.31 $1,956 +48.81
885 885 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,965 +9.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 300.00–312.50 $306.29 $1,097 -36.19
405–435 420 2 330.00–340.00 $334.82 $1,406 +3.18
475–492 486 3 357.50–362.50 $359.13 $1,745 —
500–535 509 4 280.00–285.00 $283.69 $1,444 -11.31
595 595 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,770 +23.50
720–735 727 3 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,781 —
760 760 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,710 +33.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 385.00 $385.00 $886 —
315–330 323 2 370.00–390.00 $380.23 $1,228 —
500–510 506 5 315.00–337.50 $330.58 $1,673 —
585–592 590 5 300.00–310.00 $303.50 $1,791 —
625–640 633 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,883 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,018 —
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1160 1029 80-85% 4 109.00–117.00 $112.92 $1,162 —
1065 1065 80-85% 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,226 +68.72
915–1230 1123 80-85% 8 130.00–148.00 $137.88 $1,548 —
1145–1190 1167 80-85% 3 167.00–178.00 $171.07 $1,996 +11.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1245 1240 75-80% 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $1,953 —
1255 1255 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,380 —
1290–1450 1350 75-80% 3 171.00–179.00 $175.17 $2,365 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 —
745–855 800 85-90% 2 104.00–110.00 $106.79 $854 -17.00
835–845 840 85-90% 2 125.00–133.00 $128.98 $1,083 +5.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–2070 1647 3 200.00–217.50 $207.04 $3,410 —
1305–2195 1662 5 189.00–196.00 $192.79 $3,204 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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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
995–1130 1052 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00–3,150.00 $2,834.63 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,365 —
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 25.00 $25.00 —
30–35 31 4 60.00–80.00 $65.00 —
40 40 2 60.00–80.00 $70.00 —
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 190.00 $190.00 —

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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.