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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.43/cwt +20.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 464 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 240 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,334 +120.00
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 -80.00
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 -31.57
435–445 440 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,870 +21.12
480–490 485 2 397.50–402.00 $399.73 $1,939 -1.52
520 520 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,872 -11.89
555–580 570 5 380.00–387.50 $383.53 $2,186 +16.86
600–635 620 3 355.00–370.00 $363.25 $2,252 +30.24
700–740 720 2 320.00–330.00 $325.14 $2,341 +8.14
765 765 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,486 +63.09
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,842 -10.13
610–640 630 3 340.00–350.00 $343.39 $2,163 —
720 720 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,124 —
754 754 5 311.00 $311.00 $2,345 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,084 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
550 550 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,182 -55.00
605 605 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,259 +42.57
355–362 360 3 360.00–365.00 $363.35 $1,308 +2.65
420–445 433 2 345.00–357.50 $351.07 $1,520 +0.29
450 value added 450 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,879 —
450–485 465 9 325.00–355.00 $346.31 $1,610 +13.21
500–540 529 8 307.00–320.00 $315.23 $1,668 -67.27
560 560 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 +21.34
615–640 631 7 280.00–290.00 $281.45 $1,776 +1.36
680–690 685 2 295.00–305.00 $300.04 $2,055 +18.04
710–730 720 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,926 +2.41
865–875 870 2 182.50–185.00 $183.76 $1,599 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 265.00 $265.00 $517 —
310–330 320 2 325.00–335.00 $329.84 $1,055 +5.89
400–430 415 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 +53.87
480 480 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,524 +42.37
510–535 523 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,491 -7.04
570–595 579 6 270.00–300.00 $285.26 $1,652 +4.77
600–640 625 6 250.00–262.00 $254.52 $1,591 -0.48
730–735 733 3 240.00–252.50 $248.35 $1,820 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 230.00–250.00 $240.38 $800 -4.62
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 —
425–435 430 2 250.00–275.00 $262.35 $1,128 +37.35
450–490 469 7 270.00–290.00 $279.85 $1,312 +49.85
500–540 520 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 +30.00
550–580 570 3 230.00–265.00 $246.35 $1,404 —
650–670 660 3 240.00–260.00 $253.23 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–575 573 2 307.50–312.50 $310.01 $1,776 —
610–645 637 6 265.00–275.00 $269.96 $1,720 —
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 375.00 $375.00 $825 —
320 320 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 +1.19
380–395 388 2 415.00–430.00 $422.65 $1,640 +88.99
405–435 418 6 400.00–432.50 $422.71 $1,767 +33.70
465–492 485 6 382.00–400.00 $395.08 $1,916 +16.86
500–530 510 7 350.00–360.00 $356.36 $1,817 +20.57
555 555 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,012 +48.93
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 -7.62
660 660 2 290.00–305.00 $297.50 $1,964 +9.21
700–710 705 2 270.00–285.00 $277.55 $1,957 -42.45
820 820 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,009 —
920 920 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 487 3 355.00–367.50 $360.76 $1,757 —
514 514 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,742 —
560–565 564 5 335.00–340.00 $339.01 $1,912 —
600–635 618 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $1,684 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,087 -32.76
350–375 363 2 350.00–370.00 $359.66 $1,306 +114.66
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 +15.06
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -29.66
500–540 527 3 300.00–310.00 $306.58 $1,616 -14.25
560 560 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,778 +42.81
645 645 2 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $1,709 -11.31
945 945 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,552 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 457 3 250.00–265.00 $257.47 $1,177 -37.48
590 590 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,711 —
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 177.50 $177.50 $950 —
560 560 1 175.00 $175.00 $980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1280 1109 80-85% 6 150.00–159.00 $155.34 $1,723 -11.78
1080–1150 1111 80-85% 5 164.00–177.00 $170.24 $1,891 +3.12
1200–1265 1233 80-85% 2 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $1,696 -6.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,361 —
1220–1370 1309 75-80% 4 150.00–165.00 $159.56 $2,089 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 85-90% 1 117.50 $117.50 $670 —
630 630 85-90% 1 152.50 $152.50 $961 +3.61
895 895 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,432 -40.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1175 1082 3 160.00–169.00 $163.57 $1,770 —
1070–2055 1540 6 175.00–185.00 $181.94 $2,802 —
1500–1880 1630 3 199.00–218.00 $205.45 $3,349 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 155.00 $155.00 —

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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
610 610 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
748 748 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,571 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 2 35.00–70.00 $52.50 —
35 35 1 35.00 $35.00 —
40 40 1 65.00 $65.00 —
50 50 1 60.00 $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.