WNC Regional Livestock Center Market Report, Canton, NC

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026 Corrected report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	224	150	281
Feeder cattle	166	101	238
Slaughter cattle	43	27	38
Replacement cattle	3	13	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

▲ Feeder cattle: Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,581	—
360	360	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,476	—
450–475	463	3	380.00–400.00	$393.31	$1,821	-49.19
500–525	520	5	380.00–395.00	$382.88	$1,991	+0.40
550–565	558	2	350.00–365.00	$357.60	$1,995	-7.40
600–630	609	5	340.00–345.00	$343.47	$2,092	+17.33
695	695	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,120	—
771	771	4	326.00	$326.00	$2,513	+8.50
880	880	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	518	2	320.00–372.50	$346.88	$1,797	—
570–593	589	6	335.00–340.00	$339.19	$1,998	—
620–645	631	4	325.00–330.00	$327.48	$2,066	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
355–375	365	2	405.00–445.00	$424.45	$1,549	—
415–445	430	7	320.00–372.50	$350.81	$1,508	—
450–480	469	5	325.00–347.50	$334.50	$1,569	—
540	540	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,701	—
550–575	558	4	305.00–355.00	$322.86	$1,802	—
605–630	620	3	270.00–290.00	$280.03	$1,736	—
685	685	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,175	—
365	365	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,679	+80.00
420	420	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,680	+47.50
455	455	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,684	+110.00
500	500	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,725	+56.72
550–565	558	2	365.00–370.00	$367.53	$2,051	+55.88
635	635	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,048	+25.00
670–695	683	2	270.00–280.00	$275.09	$1,879	+7.59
702–715	705	4	270.00–285.00	$281.20	$1,982	—
810	810	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,228	±0.00
880	880	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,530	—
900	900	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,340	—
960	960	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,112	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	—
385	385	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	—
490	490	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,102	—
560–590	583	6	240.00–275.00	$247.36	$1,442	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,232	-50.00
315–340	327	3	440.00–455.00	$448.52	$1,467	—
375	375	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	—
400–445	428	4	390.00–407.50	$394.40	$1,688	-30.51
465–495	477	8	385.00–397.50	$393.37	$1,876	+35.99
510	510	2	370.00–377.50	$373.75	$1,906	-21.25
555–575	568	4	360.00–370.00	$362.53	$2,059	+46.78
600–635	618	6	330.00–345.00	$337.80	$2,088	—
670–675	673	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,817	-40.00
700–735	719	4	255.00–290.00	$269.03	$1,934	-30.97
790	790	2	235.00–242.50	$238.75	$1,886	—
805	805	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,093	—
962–985	970	3	227.50–255.00	$245.69	$2,383	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	2	300.00–345.00	$322.82	$1,146	—
425	425	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,488	—
465–495	480	3	360.00–380.00	$368.28	$1,768	—
505–540	525	4	325.00–345.00	$336.49	$1,767	—
560–595	576	4	320.00–337.50	$325.12	$1,873	—
600–630	615	4	275.00–295.00	$284.88	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	—
450	450	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,080	—
525	525	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,496	—
605	605	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,512	—
680	680	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1222	1108	80-85%	4	102.00–113.00	$108.76	$1,205	-63.96
1115–1200	1162	80-85%	3	162.50–182.50	$173.58	$2,017	+23.48
1075–1350	1190	80-85%	7	115.00–130.00	$122.51	$1,458	-27.59
910–1650	1206	80-85%	8	133.00–160.00	$143.07	$1,725	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1625	1420	75-80%	3	140.00–157.00	$145.51	$2,066	—
1380–1570	1470	75-80%	3	128.00–136.00	$132.49	$1,948	—
1380–1765	1573	75-80%	2	162.00–192.50	$179.12	$2,818	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,384	-10.00
800–960	875	85-90%	3	120.00–131.00	$124.72	$1,091	-45.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1865	1718	2	155.00–160.00	$157.71	$2,709	—
1225–2095	1787	5	170.00–185.00	$175.75	$3,141	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
940–1300	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–2,000.00	$1,664.29

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–585	567	3	200.00–235.00	$215.07	$1,219	-114.93

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	70.00	$70.00	—
140	140	2	190.00	$190.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	-57.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	+50.00
150	150	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	—
120	120	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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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.