Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To attractive 1 Hog Baby Calves 200.00 To 425.00 Head Calves 925.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.02/cwt on 13 head, up $15.82 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 20 comparable sales and sits +17.29 against this barn's trailing median of $357.73.

Average price

$375.02

▲ 15.82 vs prior sale

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$14.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs NC average

−43.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	380.65	2,062	8thin
Medium and Large 2	549	366.00	2,010	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.65/cwt here — about $52 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 sale13 hd

375.02

—

NC average9 barns · 295 hd

374.09

+0.93

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−43.24

This barn, trailing median20 sales

357.73

+17.29

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	1,644	215.97	3,549	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	842	177.53	1,494	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	177.32	2,488	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	173.03	2,036	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	250–300	275	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	352.50/cwt	337.50–367.50	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	407.92/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	351.64/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	336.70/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	374.29/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	318.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	494.28/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	419.38/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	413.69/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	515.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	301.67/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	527.77/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	453.67/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	401.63/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	392.38/cwt	365.00–427.50	2,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.84/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	508.21/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	554.62/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	199.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	155.09/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,160	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	169.64/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	166.07/cwt	154.00–175.00	1,993	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	155.35/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,690	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	208.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	178.92/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,090	9
Bulls	—	—	1,460	223.56/cwt	219.00–230.00	3,264	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	185.74/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	2,825.19/head	1,900.00–3,450.00	2,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,722	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	517.89/cwt	507.50–540.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,732.61/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	415.89/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	402.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	428.13/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,054	4

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 135Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 28Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	275	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	319	440.00–470.00	453.67
3	350–400	367	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	465	380.00–417.50	401.63
5	500–550	523	377.50–400.00	388.84
3	550–600	573	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	600	337.50–367.50	352.50
2	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
4	750–800	766	310.00–330.00	318.81
3	800–850	829	297.50–310.00	301.67
2	850–900	885	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	410.00–427.50	415.89
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	424	385.00–425.00	407.92
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	544	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	980	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	550.00–560.00	554.62
2	250–300	275	520.00–535.00	527.77
3	300–350	335	500.00–525.00	508.21
4	350–400	375	507.50–540.00	517.89
6	400–450	415	480.00–525.00	494.28
1	450–500	495	457.50	457.50
4	500–550	529	410.00–425.00	413.69
6	550–600	577	365.00–427.50	392.38
2	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	668	342.50–360.00	351.64
2	700–750	728	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	443	427.50–430.00	428.13
2	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	537	362.50–380.00	374.29
2	550–600	583	330.00–335.00	332.47
3	600–650	617	327.50–342.50	336.70
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–530.00	515.57
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	445.00	445.00
4	600–650	624	417.50–420.00	419.38
2	700–750	732	372.50	372.50
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	461	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	528	395.00–410.00	402.46
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	297.50	297.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	195.00–205.00	199.97
2	—	803	152.50–157.50	155.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	245.00	245.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	161.00–176.00	169.64
2	—	1,403	179.00–192.00	185.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,200	154.00–175.00	166.07
2	—	1,088	152.00–160.00	155.35
9	—	1,168	171.00–185.00	178.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	200.00–215.00	208.37
3	—	1,460	219.00–230.00	223.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,900.00–3,450.00	2,825.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,732.61
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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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