WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.49/cwt ≈ $2,754/hd at 764 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	245	79	260
Feeder cattle	200	48	210
Slaughter cattle	35	17	37
Replacement cattle	10	4	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 11.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 450.00 To 500.00

▲ Feeder cattle: Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 11.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 450.00 To 500.00
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 11.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 450.00 To 500.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,040	—
280	280	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,820	—
300–335	314	4	560.00–625.00	$592.11	$1,859	—
410–440	425	3	470.00–540.00	$493.37	$2,097	+43.37
525–540	538	9	450.00–500.00	$480.50	$2,585	+70.50
550–595	560	6	380.00–452.50	$410.23	$2,297	+20.23
605–610	607	3	355.00–407.50	$389.90	$2,367	—
663–695	673	5	365.00–395.00	$384.29	$2,586	—
745	745	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,533	—
754–775	764	16	340.00–366.00	$360.49	$2,754	—
830	830	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,490	—
950	950	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,034	—
300–335	318	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,336	—
350	350	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,540	—
425	425	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,870	—
470	470	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	—
505	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—
592–595	594	2	317.50–320.00	$318.75	$1,893	-36.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	227	5	460.00–510.00	$485.02	$1,101	—
250–295	278	3	410.00–465.00	$433.92	$1,206	—
300–340	320	2	410.00–450.00	$428.75	$1,372	-1.25
355–385	368	3	422.50–480.00	$441.84	$1,626	+26.84
400–425	417	6	420.00–440.00	$431.20	$1,798	+1.33
470–480	476	4	415.00–460.00	$428.71	$2,041	+43.71
523–535	525	8	375.00–425.00	$414.89	$2,178	+44.89
550–595	567	6	330.00–370.00	$351.69	$1,994	-18.31
600–640	610	9	335.00–372.50	$363.62	$2,218	+31.11
670–685	677	5	340.00–350.00	$346.03	$2,343	+11.03
700–738	721	8	315.00–337.50	$330.29	$2,381	—
825	825	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,454	—
860–870	865	2	270.00–290.00	$279.94	$2,421	—
940	940	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,369	—
420	420	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	—
460–495	479	4	370.00–395.00	$385.12	$1,845	—
510–520	515	2	345.00–350.00	$347.48	$1,790	—
630	630	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	250.00	$250.00	$925	—
460–475	468	2	275.00–300.00	$287.70	$1,346	—
505–540	523	2	285.00–315.00	$300.50	$1,572	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,290	—
270–295	280	4	520.00–600.00	$546.74	$1,531	—
300–345	325	3	445.00–480.00	$457.54	$1,487	-12.46
350–395	368	3	490.00–500.00	$493.57	$1,816	+43.57
420–445	434	4	430.00–482.50	$459.63	$1,995	—
450–475	458	5	420.00–480.00	$450.79	$2,065	+5.94
510–545	527	3	380.00–420.00	$399.56	$2,106	+4.65
570–592	580	7	370.00–402.50	$381.81	$2,214	-15.79
610–645	629	5	360.00–377.50	$368.48	$2,318	+28.48
690	690	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,518	—
715–728	725	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,501	—
810	810	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$2,349	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,260	—
395	395	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,580	—
420–445	435	3	400.00–460.00	$439.77	$1,913	+49.77
460–490	475	4	400.00–415.00	$408.75	$1,942	—
625	625	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,031	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,522	—
545	545	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1145	1100	80-85%	2	145.00–155.00	$150.20	$1,652	-49.99
1050–1185	1109	80-85%	4	176.00–197.50	$185.04	$2,052	-15.15
1065–1215	1118	80-85%	3	120.00–125.00	$123.40	$1,380	-76.79
1000–1315	1154	80-85%	8	160.00–175.00	$167.55	$1,934	+47.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1660	1421	75-80%	7	180.00–196.00	$187.02	$2,658	—
1380–2020	1563	75-80%	6	167.00–179.00	$173.67	$2,714	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,631	—
735	735	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
860	860	85-90%	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,350	+19.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1805–1930	1868	2	190.00–200.00	$195.17	$3,646	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1520	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,250.00–3,000.00	$2,787.60

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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
940–1280	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–3,750.00	$3,422.86	—

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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.