Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 1 Head Calf 385.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.67/cwt on 12 head, up $30.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −37.97 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$340.67

▲ 30.85 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	345.34	1,897	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	317.33	1,634	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale12 hd

340.67

—

NC average9 barns · 183 hd

359.46

−18.79

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−37.97

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	1,553	210.79	3,273	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	170.00	2,555	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	159.21	1,886	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	105.00	866	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$2,785	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,742	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$2,538	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$2,452	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,220	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	342.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	352.36/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	384.38/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	366.52/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.33/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	341.61/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	354.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	390.15/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,742.00/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,742	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,784.99/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,785	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,451.93/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,452	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	650	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	343.86/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	377	333.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,258	5
Bulls	—	—	1,198	195.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	216.53/cwt	205.00–227.50	3,742	4
Bulls	—Value Added	—	1,915	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	157.28/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,010	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	176.73/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,965	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,401	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,140	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,252	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,605.16/head	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	412.57/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	490.47/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	420.63/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	443.65/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	387.26/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	478.46/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 139Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 2Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 1 Head Calf 385.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	450.00–500.00	478.46
3	300–350	317	475.00–505.00	490.47
3	350–400	372	432.50–460.00	443.65
4	400–450	414	420.00–422.50	420.63
4	450–500	466	370.00–412.50	387.26
4	500–550	526	345.00–365.00	352.36
6	550–600	565	325.00–350.00	340.66
2	600–650	630	335.00–350.00	342.38
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.96
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–355.00	341.61
2	500–550	515	300.00–335.00	317.33
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	365	370.00–400.00	384.38
5	400–450	428	360.00–372.50	366.52
1	450–500	465	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	622	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	360.00–365.00	362.52
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	354.15
2	500–550	515	350.00–355.00	352.52
2	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	330.13
2	600–650	623	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	325.00–345.00	333.57
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	478	410.00–415.00	412.57
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	385.00–395.00	390.15
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	212.50	212.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,220.00	2,220.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,184	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,742.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,784.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,451.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,172	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,605.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	189.00–200.00	195.74
4	—	1,728	205.00–227.50	216.53
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	233.00	233.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,278	151.00–167.00	157.28
5	—	1,112	171.00–185.00	176.73
3	—	1,020	135.00–140.00	137.38
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	197.50	197.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	105.00	105.00

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

Bulls · 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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