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WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 171 110
Feeder cattle 48 142 71
Slaughter cattle 17 19 34
Replacement cattle 4 10 5

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Active Activity Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 275.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 +20.00
470 470 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,998 -60.00
505 505 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 +30.00
550 550 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 +21.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,312 +6.63
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 -55.00
410–445 433 3 415.00–440.00 $429.87 $1,861 +21.92
460 460 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,771 -50.00
545 545 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 -22.50
570 570 2 365.00–375.00 $370.00 $2,109 -12.58
600–605 603 2 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $2,005 +7.74
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +35.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 260.00 $260.00 $390
440 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 +30.00
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 +42.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,104

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Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,260
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580
490–495 493 3 370.00–390.00 $378.34 $1,865 +28.34
505 505 2 365.00–370.00 $367.50 $1,856
575–580 578 2 350.00–355.00 $352.51 $2,038
645 645 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 +5.00
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,612 +45.00
355 355 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,598 +5.00
456–485 471 2 440.00–450.00 $444.85 $2,095 +10.57
525–545 535 2 390.00–400.00 $394.91 $2,113 -2.27
560–575 568 2 390.00–405.00 $397.60 $2,258 +12.60
605 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 -19.93
765 765 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,618
550 550 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,118

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1190 1105 80-85% 2 187.50–215.00 $200.19 $2,212
1170 1170 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,404 -0.53
1095–1265 1183 80-85% 4 147.00–153.00 $149.67 $1,771 +29.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,187

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,676
1445–1635 1540 2 175.00–179.00 $176.88 $2,724
1070–1775 1545 5 188.00–197.50 $192.02 $2,967

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 -1,220.55

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 24 4 25.00–30.00 $26.25
30 30 2 15.00–65.00 $40.00
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125–140 133 2 140.00 $140.00
150 150 1 160.00 $160.00

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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.