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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report, Canton, NC

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.83/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 473 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.60/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,778/hd at 522 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 269 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 370.00 $370.00 $758 —
300 300 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,335 —
385 385 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,810 —
455–495 480 4 405.00–435.00 $418.46 $2,009 +28.62
515 515 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 +55.00
580–590 585 2 374.00–380.00 $376.97 $2,205 +7.18
640 640 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,352 +44.73
655 655 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,374 +17.50
710–725 718 2 310.00–340.00 $325.16 $2,335 —
750–760 755 2 345.00–355.00 $350.03 $2,643 +26.03
825 825 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,681 —
880 880 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,851 —
970 970 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,886 —
1015 1015 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,766 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
375 375 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 —
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 -55.00
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 —
675 675 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 410.00 $410.00 $984 —
250–290 270 2 400.00–422.50 $410.42 $1,108 -19.99
315 315 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,323 -10.00
360–378 375 7 460.00–465.00 $464.32 $1,741 +60.95
400–440 408 6 375.00–392.50 $379.66 $1,549 +0.73
450–495 473 11 360.00–377.50 $367.83 $1,740 +10.92
500–545 522 11 320.00–360.00 $340.60 $1,778 -6.35
550–590 569 7 335.00–355.00 $342.63 $1,950 +1.41
620–645 632 5 310.00–340.00 $321.99 $2,035 +15.15
660–670 665 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $2,028 -1.04
710–745 723 4 292.50–305.00 $300.62 $2,173 -1.88
1060 1060 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,544 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
360–395 379 4 350.00–380.00 $363.50 $1,378 -6.50
405–440 423 7 350.00–365.00 $358.53 $1,517 +34.48
460–490 477 6 325.00–345.00 $334.54 $1,596 +12.33
515–530 523 2 300.00–305.00 $302.54 $1,582 +11.17
565–595 583 4 297.50–310.00 $303.04 $1,767 +6.75
605–630 615 3 297.50–305.00 $300.83 $1,850 +14.39
665 665 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 +11.35
980 980 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,936 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 —
445 445 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,179 —
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 +10.00
505–535 520 2 265.00–275.00 $270.14 $1,405 —
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 379 4 395.00–415.00 $401.76 $1,523 —
470–495 483 2 350.00–357.50 $353.85 $1,709 +13.84

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 485.00–495.00 $490.04 $1,411 —
320–335 328 2 440.00–460.00 $449.77 $1,475 —
350–380 365 2 470.00–487.50 $478.39 $1,746 +59.75
410–420 415 3 450.00–460.00 $456.71 $1,895 +19.80
450 450 2 437.50–460.00 $448.75 $2,019 +18.22
500–540 523 8 370.00–397.50 $383.69 $2,007 +31.05
550–555 552 3 380.00–408.00 $392.63 $2,167 +62.36
625–640 630 4 320.00–345.00 $336.21 $2,118 +25.28
650–675 665 5 320.00–345.00 $329.36 $2,190 +42.00
710 710 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,006 +12.50
760–785 772 3 280.00–300.00 $291.56 $2,251 +20.56
805–830 822 3 260.00–270.00 $265.79 $2,185 +19.07
965 965 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,930 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 430.00–440.00 $435.33 $1,167 —
380 380 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 +58.34
400 400 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,720 +30.78
465–479 476 5 367.50–390.00 $385.61 $1,836 +17.77
500–540 516 5 325.00–335.00 $329.01 $1,698 -0.99
550–590 569 4 325.00–345.00 $334.59 $1,904 +32.77
600–640 620 2 285.00–300.00 $292.26 $1,812 +8.52
680–690 685 2 295.00–310.00 $302.45 $2,072 +27.45
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 335.00 $335.00 $972 —
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 —
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —
425 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 +31.98
450–490 477 3 300.00–310.00 $306.57 $1,462 —
505–535 520 2 300.00–310.00 $305.14 $1,587 +25.14
640 640 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,584 —
695 695 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 —
470–490 480 2 402.50–410.00 $406.33 $1,950 +3.05
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 —
550–570 560 2 350.00–375.00 $362.28 $2,029 —
860 860 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,107 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 270.00 $270.00 $729 —
380 380 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,045 —
475 475 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 —
510–540 525 2 190.00 $190.00 $998 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1120 1059 80-85% 4 135.00–153.00 $144.23 $1,527 +0.85
1130 value added 1130 80-85% 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,384 —
1045–1265 1155 80-85% 2 122.00–130.00 $126.38 $1,460 —
1075–1390 1249 80-85% 6 155.00–169.00 $160.24 $2,001 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 value added 1200 75-80% 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,760 —
1430–1940 1561 75-80% 6 171.00–180.00 $174.86 $2,730 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,091 -59.97

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,582 —
1010–1490 1225 3 173.00–179.00 $176.67 $2,164 —
1090–1890 1560 3 189.00–202.00 $196.07 $3,059 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280–1350 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,225.00–2,750.00 $2,575.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —

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Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,022 —
323 323 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,244 —
405 405 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
455–470 464 7 345.00–355.00 $349.21 $1,620 —
518 518 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,813 —
578 578 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,023 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 —
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —
763 763 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,679 —
873 873 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,816 —

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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.