WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.60/cwt -21.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 523 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $343.99/cwt -17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,930/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.60/cwt ≈ $2,406/hd at 717 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	276	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	3	400.00–455.00	$430.99	$1,371	—
405–430	418	2	400.00–430.00	$415.45	$1,737	+45.45
470–490	480	3	357.50–382.50	$371.55	$1,783	-34.66
510–535	524	8	357.50–385.00	$366.24	$1,919	-11.26
560–565	561	10	335.00–345.00	$343.99	$1,930	-17.29
605–610	608	2	342.50–356.00	$349.28	$2,124	-0.72
680	680	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,108	-52.50
715–721	717	10	333.00–338.00	$335.60	$2,406	—
770	770	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,272	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	3	360.00–385.00	$369.72	$1,213	—
415–448	444	8	350.00–360.00	$351.17	$1,559	+31.17
455	455	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,433	-50.00
520–535	529	4	345.00–350.00	$348.74	$1,845	+14.99
597	597	3	318.00	$318.00	$1,898	-5.97
605–610	608	2	315.00–337.50	$326.30	$1,984	+6.30
670	670	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,876	-37.50
715–735	725	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,421	+25.00
520	520	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—
610–630	620	2	275.00–290.00	$282.38	$1,751	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,188	+107.46
300	300	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,275	+35.00
370	370	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	-26.08
400–430	420	3	370.00–382.50	$373.97	$1,571	+0.70
460–490	478	6	340.00–350.00	$343.24	$1,641	-10.82
500–545	523	13	320.00–347.50	$326.60	$1,708	-21.44
565–590	574	6	320.00–340.00	$334.15	$1,918	+0.54
610–635	618	3	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$1,761	-17.37
730–740	735	2	260.00–280.00	$269.93	$1,984	+29.97
790	790	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,094	-10.00
820	820	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,968	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	290.00	$290.00	$710	—
250–275	263	2	385.00–395.00	$389.76	$1,025	+74.76
315–340	323	3	315.00–335.00	$322.01	$1,040	+12.01
415–438	430	5	310.00–345.00	$330.18	$1,420	-29.82
455–480	466	4	285.00–310.00	$294.96	$1,375	-28.36
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	-23.15
550–560	555	3	275.00–295.00	$285.03	$1,582	-22.32
608–615	610	3	255.00–267.50	$263.30	$1,606	-11.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	—
510–545	527	7	305.00–317.50	$311.10	$1,639	—
565–585	575	2	305.00–315.00	$309.91	$1,782	-10.09

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	—
540	540	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,444	-14.79
615	615	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,476	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	450.00–465.00	$457.58	$1,089	+37.52
305–335	320	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,376	-20.00
350	350	2	420.00–445.00	$432.50	$1,514	—
400–420	408	3	390.00–412.50	$404.33	$1,650	-8.00
455–490	469	5	365.00–392.50	$378.28	$1,774	-0.68
510–522	517	5	360.00–370.00	$362.98	$1,877	+4.78
550–595	570	5	317.50–340.00	$327.74	$1,868	-11.54
600–640	626	6	320.00–335.00	$329.24	$2,061	+40.28
650–670	660	2	300.00–310.00	$304.92	$2,012	-24.11
705	705	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,009	+13.36
750–780	765	2	270.00–295.00	$282.25	$2,159	+17.25

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,072	-23.38
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	-75.20
415–435	430	6	325.00–347.50	$342.50	$1,473	-7.44
450–495	474	8	330.00–360.00	$343.69	$1,629	+62.18
525–543	539	4	327.00–340.00	$330.17	$1,780	-3.40
575–585	580	2	275.00–290.00	$282.56	$1,639	-30.27
635–645	639	7	275.00–295.00	$286.42	$1,830	+16.16
680–685	683	2	285.00–295.00	$289.98	$1,981	+4.96
775	775	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,015	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–525	520	2	250.00–270.00	$260.10	$1,353	-32.34
660–690	683	8	250.00–280.00	$258.74	$1,767	+3.74
755–780	768	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	395.00–400.00	$397.66	$1,273	—
350–385	374	4	400.00–405.00	$401.27	$1,501	+11.27
425	425	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,636	-0.98
600	600	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,830	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,150	—
670	670	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1080	1063	80-85%	2	164.00–180.00	$172.13	$1,830	—
965–1350	1181	80-85%	7	110.00–128.00	$121.00	$1,429	-49.55
935–1555	1276	80-85%	11	130.00–152.00	$139.83	$1,784	+7.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1605	1463	75-80%	3	158.00–163.00	$159.99	$2,341	—
1500–1625	1563	75-80%	2	149.00–150.00	$149.48	$2,336	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	85-90%	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	—
765	765	85-90%	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,782	—
1205–1350	1273	3	164.00–178.00	$169.70	$2,160	—
1550–2220	1871	6	186.00–208.00	$194.57	$3,640	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1580	1580	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,650	—

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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.