Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 13.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head Cattle 750.00 To1400.00 Baby Calves 325.00 To 375.00 4 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.54/cwt on 15 head, down $11.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 20 comparable sales and sits −5.19 against this barn's trailing median of $357.73.

Average price

$352.54

▼ 11.27 vs prior sale

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$45.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs NC average

−75.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	376.88	2,041	7thin
Medium and Large 2	553	331.24	1,830	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.64/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

352.54

—

NC average9 barns · 353 hd

362.68

−10.14

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−75.36

This barn, trailing median20 sales

357.73

−5.19

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	—	Average	1,815	200.99	3,648	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	171.24	2,410	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	815	161.49	1,316	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	159.90	1,804	25

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)	1,170	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,111	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,538	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	504.84/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,110.99/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,111	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,720.18/head	3,500.00–3,875.00	3,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	311.24/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	382.73/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	172.92/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,314	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	160.27/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,346	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,410	199.97/cwt	198.00–202.50	2,820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	157.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,754	12
Bulls	—	—	1,935	184.86/cwt	177.00–189.00	3,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	205.60/cwt	197.00–220.00	3,662	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	136.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	173.31/cwt	166.00–186.00	2,014	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,259	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	700	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	655	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	471.54/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	369.97/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	530.30/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	428.17/cwt	345.00–460.00	2,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	399.39/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	383.45/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	432.50/cwt	424.00–455.00	2,426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	539.93/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	337.93/cwt	300.00–375.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	368.11/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	478.92/cwt	465.00–487.50	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	498.56/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	492.25/cwt	440.00–507.50	2,323	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	427.80/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	438.97/cwt	395.00–452.00	2,068	19

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 134Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	373	515.00–545.00	530.30
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	472	440.00–507.50	492.25
10	500–550	521	477.50	477.50
9	550–600	561	424.00–455.00	432.50
1	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	658	300.00–375.00	337.93
6	750–800	798	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	563	365.00–400.00	382.73
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	487.50–510.00	498.56
2	300–350	310	495.00–515.00	504.84
10	350–400	382	465.00–487.50	478.92
5	400–450	422	420.00–445.00	427.80
19	450–500	471	395.00–452.00	438.97
4	500–550	520	365.00–390.00	383.45
3	550–600	570	350.00–390.00	368.11
2	600–650	605	350.00–360.00	354.96
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	758	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	970	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	441	367.50–380.00	369.97
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	531	350.00–355.00	351.24
4	550–600	574	285.00–330.00	311.24
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	338	530.00–550.00	539.93
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	427	462.50–480.00	471.54
5	450–500	475	345.00–460.00	428.17
1	500–550	510	442.50	442.50
4	550–600	576	397.50–405.00	399.39
1	600–650	645	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	115.00	115.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,037	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,110.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	3,500.00–3,875.00	3,720.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	4,450.00	4,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,338	168.00–184.00	172.92
6	—	1,464	153.00–166.00	160.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	198.00–202.50	199.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	150.00–165.00	157.57
4	—	1,098	130.00–145.00	136.73
9	—	1,162	166.00–186.00	173.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	177.50	177.50
2	—	820	150.00–157.50	153.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	177.00–189.00	184.86
7	—	1,781	197.00–220.00	205.60

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle