Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026 Corrected report

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 120 183
Feeder cattle 139 81 165
Slaughter cattle 30 19 14
Replacement cattle 2 14 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 100.00 To 200.00 Head Calves 275.00 To 350.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 +110.00
495 495 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,757 -20.00
500–525 513 2 385.00–390.00 $387.44 $1,988 +22.44
555–597 586 7 385.00–395.00 $389.28 $2,281 +44.28
605–632 627 8 375.00–390.00 $378.04 $2,370 +108.04
685 685 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 +30.00
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 +10.00
825–845 835 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,727 +20.80
595–598 597 4 347.50–350.00 $348.12 $2,078 —
635 635 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 —
740 740 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,147 +30.00
330–345 338 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,656 +160.00
448 448 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 +5.00
475–482 481 5 370.00–375.00 $370.99 $1,784 +43.49
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 +21.29
562–580 568 3 322.50–330.00 $327.45 $1,860 +25.85
615 615 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 -0.75
650–685 668 3 300.00–310.00 $306.76 $2,049 —
700–730 715 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 —
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
800–840 822 3 300.00–310.00 $303.41 $2,494 +43.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 +45.00
310–335 323 2 370.00–390.00 $380.39 $1,229 —
450–485 468 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,591 —
515 515 2 330.00–331.00 $330.50 $1,702 +60.50
555–585 570 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 +30.00
600–645 627 3 280.00–290.00 $283.19 $1,776 +33.19
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
470–489 484 6 300.00–327.50 $317.62 $1,537 —
525 525 3 310.00–320.00 $316.67 $1,663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 525.00–530.00 $527.60 $1,372 +192.42
315 315 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,654 +195.00
350–370 357 3 460.00–490.00 $473.08 $1,689 —
415–435 424 4 390.00–420.00 $402.85 $1,708 +62.85
450–485 474 6 350.00–377.50 $363.70 $1,724 +16.20
520 520 2 320.00–335.00 $327.50 $1,703 -4.09
560–570 565 2 320.00–332.50 $326.19 $1,843 +16.19
605–630 621 5 300.00–320.00 $312.98 $1,944 —
675–680 678 2 300.00–307.50 $303.76 $2,059 +41.26
705–745 725 2 280.00–285.00 $282.43 $2,048 —
750 750 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,062 —
815–820 818 2 250.00–270.00 $260.03 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,476 —
365–370 368 2 450.00–455.00 $452.48 $1,665 —
610 610 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,769 —
655 655 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 —
390 390 2 400.00–427.50 $413.75 $1,614 —
430 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 —
495 495 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,708 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 value added 955 80-85% 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,910 —
1010–1055 1033 80-85% 2 125.00–133.00 $128.91 $1,332 —
920–1185 1041 80-85% 9 140.00–156.00 $150.44 $1,566 —
970–1180 1075 80-85% 2 165.00–171.00 $167.71 $1,803 +19.16
1335–1345 1340 80-85% 2 90.00–113.00 $101.46 $1,360 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1265 value added 1255 75-80% 2 191.00–205.00 $197.94 $2,484 —
1345–1710 1492 75-80% 3 172.00–185.00 $176.86 $2,639 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,535 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 —
805 805 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
850–860 855 85-90% 2 153.00–154.00 $153.50 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755–1940 1848 2 210.00–214.00 $211.90 $3,916 —
2130 2130 1 195.00 $195.00 $4,154 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,591 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 —
784 784 5 267.00 $267.00 $2,093 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 —
730 730 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 20.00 $20.00 -40.00
20 20 1 20.00 $20.00 -40.00
30 30 1 30.00 $30.00 -30.00
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 -20.00
70 70 1 85.00 $85.00 +5.00

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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.