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WNC Regional Livestock Center Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Canton, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 9, 2025

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 206 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
245 245 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 135.00 $135.00 -5.00
75 75 5 95.00–110.00 $103.00 -30.75
80–85 82 5 82.50–140.00 $120.00 -44.17
100–125 105 7 90.00–222.50 $139.64 -6.79
150–160 154 5 160.00–265.00 $205.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 60.00 $60.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 55.00 $55.00 +35.00
25 25 2 55.00–80.00 $67.50 +17.50
30–35 32 3 35.00–60.00 $50.00 -1.00
40–45 43 10 45.00–85.00 $64.50 -11.83
50–55 51 11 62.50–110.00 $86.36 +8.86
60–65 63 4 85.00–110.00 $98.75 +2.50
70 70 2 107.00 $107.00 -11.33
80–85 83 2 90.00–110.00 $100.00 -36.25
100 100 3 130.00–145.00 $140.00 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 85.00 $85.00 -96.15
100–140 120 2 95.00–155.00 $125.00 -126.00
150–170 158 4 160.00–230.00 $196.25 +9.58
200 200 3 235.00–275.00 $253.33 +53.33
250–285 272 3 210.00–360.00 $306.67 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–85 78 6 77.50–135.00 $109.58 +12.24
100–140 113 17 90.00–180.00 $127.21 -40.41
165 165 2 225.00 $225.00 +31.43

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–15 14 14 27.50–85.00 $47.32 +24.82
20–25 23 13 30.00–75.00 $46.15 +8.01
30–35 34 15 32.50–110.00 $54.67 +1.89
40–45 42 16 40.00–185.00 $76.53 -27.94
50–55 52 3 60.00–80.00 $71.67 -31.86
60–65 63 6 70.00–140.00 $97.50 -30.00
70 70 2 95.00 $95.00 -67.50

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 73 5 13.00–90.00 $71.60 -23.40
80 80 4 95.00–175.00 $116.25 +19.11
90 90 4 75.00–130.00 $100.00 -56.25
100–140 117 5 100.00–145.00 $122.00 -35.50
150–180 163 3 155.00–200.00 $185.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 155.00 $155.00 —
140 140 1 190.00 $190.00 —
175 175 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 2 115.00 $115.00 +60.00
65 65 1 110.00 $110.00 +55.00
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 +55.00
85 85 2 110.00–185.00 $147.50 +92.50
100 100 2 130.00–215.00 $172.50 —
120 120 2 125.00–165.00 $145.00 —
130 130 2 165.00 $165.00 —

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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.