Cattle Market Pulse

WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026 Corrected report

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 138 238
Feeder cattle 103 85 201
Slaughter cattle 14 27 25
Replacement cattle 2 10 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calf 200.00 Head Cattle 135.00 To 585.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,000 —
325 325 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,186 —
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 +4.96
410 410 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,599 +40.00
485 485 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,879 +17.71
540 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 -46.92
575–580 577 3 350.00–360.00 $353.32 $2,039 +33.32
600–640 613 6 365.00–385.00 $372.83 $2,285 +62.83
680 680 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,516 +70.00
775 775 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,596 —
1015 1015 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 —
555–580 567 7 320.00–345.00 $335.71 $1,903 —
630–635 633 2 330.00–355.00 $342.45 $2,168 +42.45
655–660 658 3 320.00–355.00 $338.33 $2,226 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,281 —
365–385 378 3 310.00–330.00 $320.18 $1,210 —
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 -20.00
455–457 457 4 340.00–355.00 $351.26 $1,605 —
515–525 518 3 310.00–325.00 $315.06 $1,632 +17.60
565 565 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,850 +9.87
620 620 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,953 —
660–680 670 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 -0.11
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 —
925 925 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,224 —
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 +55.00
535 535 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,632 +50.00
570–590 580 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,711 +33.56
620 620 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,798 —
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 2 250.00–277.50 $263.61 $1,331 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 400.00–430.00 $415.54 $1,164 -49.46
320 320 2 310.00 $310.00 $992 —
380 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 -75.00
405–425 412 3 385.00–387.50 $386.64 $1,593 +20.41
465–490 482 3 357.50–372.50 $362.33 $1,746 -1.49
515 515 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 +7.54
575–590 583 3 315.00–330.00 $321.70 $1,876 +15.48
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 —
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 —
705 705 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 -1.42
505–540 517 3 275.00–335.00 $313.82 $1,622 -17.69
555–580 567 3 285.00–310.00 $294.87 $1,672 —
600–615 608 2 270.00–315.00 $292.78 $1,780 —
660 660 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 —
740 740 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1165 1058 80-85% 3 121.00–131.00 $125.76 $1,331 —
1000–1300 1117 80-85% 3 133.00–155.00 $145.72 $1,628 —
1100–1150 value added 1125 80-85% 2 197.50–225.00 $210.94 $2,373 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $878 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,096 +20.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1250 1205 2 177.00–182.00 $179.59 $2,164 —
1845–2075 1960 2 194.00–200.00 $197.18 $3,865 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 330.00 $330.00 $874 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 —
120–125 123 2 120.00–150.00 $135.00 —
150 150 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,188 +45.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 240.00 $240.00 $624 ±0.00
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 -50.00
440 440 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
525–535 530 2 200.00–230.00 $214.86 $1,139 +44.86

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00 -65.00

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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.