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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 21

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 101▼ 72 vs year ago 238 · −30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 5 vs year ago 38 · +13.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 13▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.94/cwt on 15 head, up $19.16 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −25.58 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$341.94

▲ 19.16 vs prior sale

15 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$81.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.22

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	366.27	2,010	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	330.81	1,821	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	285.00	1,496	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.27/cwt here — about $513 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

341.94

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

+21.22

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−25.58

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $367.51 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,767	170.60	3,015	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	149.03	2,201	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	134.45	1,583	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	133.54	1,165	4thin

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)	1,120	$1,664	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	393.31/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,821	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	346.88/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,797	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	382.88/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,991	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,995	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	339.19/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,998	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	343.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,092	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,066	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,513	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	424.45/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,549	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Full	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.81/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,508	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	334.50/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,569	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,051	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	322.86/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,802	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	247.36/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,442	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	280.03/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,736	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,879	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	281.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,982	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	448.52/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,467	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	322.82/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,146	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	394.40/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,688	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	393.37/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,876	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	368.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,768	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	373.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,906	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	336.49/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,767	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	362.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,059	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	325.12/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,873	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	284.88/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,752	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	337.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,088	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	269.03/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,934	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	238.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,886	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	245.69/cwt	227.50–255.00	2,383	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	567	215.07/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,219	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	157.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	175.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,141	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	124.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,091	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	108.76/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,205	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	173.58/cwt	162.50–182.50	2,017	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	122.51/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,458	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	143.07/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,725	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	145.51/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,066	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	132.49/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,948	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	179.12/cwt	162.00–192.50	2,818	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,664.29/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,664	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 101Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	300.00–345.00	322.82
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	360.00–380.00	368.28
4	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	336.49
4	550–600	576	320.00–337.50	325.12
4	600–650	615	275.00–295.00	284.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	327	440.00–455.00	448.52
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	428	390.00–407.50	394.40
8	450–500	477	385.00–397.50	393.37
2	500–550	510	370.00–377.50	373.75
4	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	362.53
6	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	337.80
2	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	719	255.00–290.00	269.03
2	750–800	790	235.00–242.50	238.75
2	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	970	227.50–255.00	245.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	558	365.00–370.00	367.53
1	600–650	635	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	683	270.00–280.00	275.09
4	700–750	705	270.00–285.00	281.20
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	405.00–445.00	424.45
7	400–450	430	320.00–372.50	350.81
5	450–500	469	325.00–347.50	334.50
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	558	305.00–355.00	322.86
3	600–650	620	270.00–290.00	280.03
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	583	240.00–275.00	247.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	320.00–372.50	346.88
6	550–600	589	335.00–340.00	339.19
4	600–650	631	325.00–330.00	327.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	393.31
5	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	382.88
2	550–600	558	350.00–365.00	357.60
5	600–650	609	340.00–345.00	343.47
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	771	326.00	326.00
2	850–900	880	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	200.00–235.00	215.07

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,664.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	115.00–130.00	122.51
8	—	1,206	133.00–160.00	143.07
3	—	1,162	162.50–182.50	173.58
4	—	1,108	102.00–113.00	108.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
3	—	875	120.00–131.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	128.00–136.00	132.49
2	—	1,573	162.00–192.50	179.12
3	—	1,420	140.00–157.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,787	170.00–185.00	175.75
2	—	1,718	155.00–160.00	157.71

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.