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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 144▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive 5 Goats

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 $306.75/cwt on 9 head, down $29.49 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −60.76 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$306.75

▼ 29.49 vs prior sale

9 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	320.17	1,793	4thin
Medium 1	560	298.78	1,673	4thin
Medium 2	500	285.00	1,425	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

306.75

—

NC average7 barns · 237 hd

309.66

−2.91

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−60.76

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	—	Average	1,790	159.00	2,846	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	143.45	2,355	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	113.56	1,275	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	113.00	915	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,191	$2,345	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,934	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	379.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,751	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	310.60/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,901	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,763	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,510	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	312.85/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,655	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,768	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	740	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,769	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	411.97/cwt	402.50–417.00	1,722	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,733	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,646	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	310.22/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,799	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	585	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,696	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	608	264.11/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,606	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	286.34/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,792	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	296.68/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,964	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	680	270.69/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,841	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	264.11/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,902	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	110.79/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,184	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	121.88/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,690	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	132.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,186	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	2,345.24/head	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,345	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,934.37/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	2,934	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive 5 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	379.90
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	612	305.00–317.00	310.60
2	650–700	678	255.00–265.00	260.02
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	418	402.50–417.00	411.97
2	450–500	450	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	580	304.00–317.00	310.22
4	600–650	626	280.00–295.00	286.34
8	650–700	662	285.00–299.00	296.68
3	700–750	720	260.00–267.50	264.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–315.00	307.64
2	550–600	585	285.00–295.00	289.91
3	600–650	608	260.00–267.50	264.11
3	650–700	680	260.00–277.50	270.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	638	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	414	360.00–370.00	364.84
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	529	302.50–320.00	312.85
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	615	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	675	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	710	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,345.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	2,600.00–3,450.00	2,934.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	129.00–137.00	132.67
1	—	1,630	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	103.00–116.00	110.79
3	—	1,285	117.00–129.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	159.00	159.00

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.