Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 19.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 225.00 To 800.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.49/cwt on 4 head, down $1.14 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +14.76 against this barn's trailing median of $357.73.

Average price

$372.49

▼ 1.14 vs prior sale

4 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.32

vs NC average

−55.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	372.49	2,017	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $285.80, median $357.73 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

372.49

—

NC average8 barns · 213 hd

377.80

−5.32

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−55.88

This barn, trailing median20 sales

357.73

+14.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,513	196.62	2,975	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	175.44	2,521	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	157.25	1,321	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	156.14	1,701	33

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,965	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,554	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,388	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,204	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$1,874	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,880	$3,760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$4,323	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,553	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,144	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,873.55/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,964.52/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,965	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,203.86/head	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,204	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	4,323.48/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,353.11/head	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,553.73/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,058.39/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	362.39/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	526.67/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	403.78/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,553.32/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	430.13/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	170.94/cwt	161.00–190.00	1,839	9
Bulls	—	—	1,438	171.52/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,466	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	178.31/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,555	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	162.48/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,424	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	225.35/cwt	210.00–238.00	3,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	194.21/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,987	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	152.39/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,676	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	130.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880	3,760.00/head	3,760.00–3,760.00	3,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,297	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	539.86/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	554.85/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	469.56/cwt	457.50–495.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	345.21/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	449.88/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	565.36/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	382.58/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	473.82/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	301.92/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	500.27/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	332.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	332.36/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	2

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Apr 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 19.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 225.00 To 800.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,873.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,964.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,303	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,203.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,353.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,553.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,323.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,058.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,553.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,880	3,760.00	3,760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	550.00–600.00	565.36
2	250–300	258	550.00–560.00	554.85
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	370	535.00–545.00	539.86
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	477	457.50–495.00	469.56
2	500–550	515	425.00–440.00	432.50
1	550–600	570	417.50	417.50
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	466	415.00–440.00	430.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
5	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	330	500.00–540.00	526.67
2	350–400	365	480.00–520.00	500.27
6	400–450	403	430.00–490.00	449.88
3	450–500	480	390.00–427.50	403.78
2	500–550	528	365.00–400.00	382.58
2	550–600	555	350.00–375.00	362.39
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
5	650–700	659	325.00–335.00	332.98
2	700–750	748	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	754	321.00	321.00
5	800–850	838	280.00–335.00	301.92
2	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
5	950–1000	969	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	232.00	232.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	473.82
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	670	377.50	377.50
7	750–800	765	340.00–352.00	345.21
3	800–850	837	325.00–336.00	332.36
4	850–900	860	329.00	329.00
1	900–950	920	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	255.00–265.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,076	161.00–190.00	170.94
22	—	1,100	140.00–160.00	152.39
2	—	1,035	126.00–135.00	130.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	172.50	172.50
1	—	875	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	170.00–189.00	178.31
3	—	1,492	155.00–167.00	162.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	160.00–185.00	171.52
2	—	1,550	210.00–238.00	225.35
3	—	1,538	193.00–197.00	194.21

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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