Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 19

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 88▼ 1 vs year ago 146 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 8.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 625.00 To 775.00

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 $326.10/cwt on 18 head, down $10.13 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −41.41 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$326.10

▼ 10.13 vs prior sale

18 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	345.99	1,848	5thin
Medium 1	529	334.99	1,771	3thin
Medium 2	530	313.49	1,660	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $187 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 sale18 hd

326.10

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

329.80

−3.70

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−41.41

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	1,608	166.81	2,682	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	139.06	2,237	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	133.35	1,606	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	765	115.00	880	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)	1,755	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,091	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$3,275	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. 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	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,943	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	490	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,801	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	332.39/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,948	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	313.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,280	5
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,376	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	311.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,669	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	368.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,569	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	322.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,547	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	508	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,296	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	302.10/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,544	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	294.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,686	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	286.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,814	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	273.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,823	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	673	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,750	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 2	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,475	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	433.46/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,617	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	388	410.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,592	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,721	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	408.69/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,892	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	471	329.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,553	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	487	374.13/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,822	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,951	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	513	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,789	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	524	317.77/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,665	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,769	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,722	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,904	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,915	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	723	250.85/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,814	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	733	271.14/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,987	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,023	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	778	222.62/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,732	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	243.73/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,986	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	168.41/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,875	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	144.79/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,539	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	167.72/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,800	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	121.95/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,622	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	123.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,008	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	136.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,299	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,091.23/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,091	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,755	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	880	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 88Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 8.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 625.00 To 775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	471	320.00–350.00	329.73
9	500–550	524	290.00–330.00	317.77
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
7	700–750	723	240.00–255.50	250.85
2	750–800	778	210.00–235.00	222.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	373	427.50–440.00	433.46
3	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	404.90
2	450–500	463	405.00–412.50	408.69
2	500–550	510	380.00–385.00	382.48
3	550–600	550	315.00–330.00	321.67
1	600–650	640	297.50	297.50
8	650–700	672	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	763	260.00–270.00	265.08
2	800–850	815	242.50–245.00	243.73
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	410.19
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	487	365.00–382.50	374.13
2	500–550	513	347.50–350.00	348.74
1	550–600	560	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	733	265.00–277.50	271.14
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	460	420.00–425.00	422.47
4	550–600	586	320.00–345.00	332.39
2	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	728	300.00–320.00	313.12
2	750–800	773	300.00–315.00	307.33
5	850–900	858	305.00–320.00	311.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	426	365.00–370.00	368.33
2	450–500	480	315.00–330.00	322.27
6	500–550	511	297.50–310.00	302.10
4	550–600	573	290.00–300.00	294.17
3	600–650	633	280.00–295.00	286.55
3	650–700	667	270.00–280.00	273.30
1	950–1000	980	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	508	250.00–260.00	255.07
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	673	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,525	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,091.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,755	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,275.00	3,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	132.00–145.00	136.71
3	—	1,625	120.00–126.00	123.59
1	—	1,340	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	135.00–156.00	144.79
4	—	1,253	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	1,073	160.00–180.00	167.72
6	—	1,330	115.00–127.50	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,707	165.00–174.00	168.41

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.