Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 2.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.66/cwt on 14 head, up $5.03 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +20.93 against this barn's trailing median of $357.73.

Average price

$378.66

▲ 5.03 vs prior sale

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs NC average

−48.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	389.57	2,110	9thin
Medium and Large 2	531	359.02	1,906	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale14 hd

378.66

—

NC average9 barns · 293 hd

371.32

+7.34

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−48.73

This barn, trailing median20 sales

357.73

+20.93

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,360	178.00	2,421	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,751	201.25	3,524	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	175.70	2,634	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,170	154.95	1,813	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	705	150.00	1,058	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,540	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$3,165	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,500	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	384.62/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	401.06/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,676	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	382.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	447.88/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,324	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,972.47/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,972	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,539.51/head	2,075.00–2,950.00	2,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	466.66/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	327.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	373.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	421.22/cwt	350.00–442.50	1,950	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	424.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	184.66/cwt	173.00–205.00	2,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	161.61/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,495	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	116.08/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,147	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	158.29/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,896	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	178.63/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,036	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	137.14/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,581	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	189.53/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,961	2
Bullocks	—	—	1,360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	163.67/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	217.68/cwt	206.00–230.00	3,866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	364.83/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	625	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	546.43/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	338.63/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	346.25/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	421.97/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	428.40/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.51/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	429.59/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	353.94/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	368.00/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	448.33/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	406.82/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	484.71/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	430.87/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,249	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	572.93/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	406.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	466.05/cwt	440.00–487.50	2,190	11

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 110Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 52Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 2.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	350.00–410.00	384.62
5	400–450	418	390.00–410.00	401.06
18	450–500	463	350.00–442.50	421.22
4	500–550	520	350.00–395.00	373.77
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	400.00–430.00	415.00
4	300–350	318	430.00–480.00	448.33
4	350–400	376	440.00–490.00	466.66
13	400–450	421	430.00–457.50	448.51
8	450–500	465	400.00–465.00	429.59
5	500–550	519	380.00–420.00	406.82
4	550–600	570	350.00–420.00	368.00
7	600–650	618	347.50–365.00	353.94
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	970	212.50	212.50
2	1000–1050	1,000	210.00–250.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	420	487.50	487.50
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	530	415.00–435.00	428.40
3	550–600	555	405.00–455.00	421.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	327	420.00–480.00	447.88
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	424.87
6	500–550	515	375.00–390.00	382.46
8	550–600	588	370.00–385.00	382.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
6	250–300	268	545.00–590.00	572.93
4	300–350	320	510.00–560.00	546.43
1	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
8	400–450	427	470.00–500.00	484.71
11	450–500	470	440.00–487.50	466.05
6	500–550	522	400.00–442.50	430.87
4	550–600	568	390.00–420.00	406.00
6	600–650	617	370.00–385.00	376.59
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	708	345.00–347.50	346.25
2	750–800	760	330.00–347.50	338.63
2	800–850	810	315.00–320.00	317.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	355.00–375.00	364.83
2	500–550	513	320.00–335.00	327.32
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,075.00–2,950.00	2,539.51
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	625	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,972.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,471	173.00–205.00	184.66
7	—	1,544	150.00–171.00	161.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	105.00–127.00	116.08
18	—	1,198	149.00–170.00	158.29
3	—	1,140	176.00–182.00	178.63
3	—	1,153	132.50–144.00	137.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	185.00–195.00	189.53
2	—	1,338	162.00–165.00	163.67
6	—	1,776	206.00–230.00	217.68
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	178.00	178.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Canton Livestock Auction

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle