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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 26

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 145▲ 33 vs year ago 150 · +22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 30▼ 30 vs year ago 41 · −73.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle14.00 Yo 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.23/cwt on 27 head, up $22.92 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −39.10 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$313.23

▲ 22.92 vs prior sale

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs NC average

−62.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	334.21	1,781	7thin
Medium 1	550	316.37	1,740	15thin
Medium 2	549	274.46	1,507	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.75/cwt here — about $275 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

313.23

—

NC average8 barns · 270 hd

305.25

+7.98

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−62.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−39.10

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $277.87, median $352.33 across 25 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	1,765	166.61	2,941	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	124.65	1,356	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	885	90.00	797	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)	1,030	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	388	427.58/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,659	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	417.63/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,767	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	478	392.59/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,877	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	488	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,794	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	394.30/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,054	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	530	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,829	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	341.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,912	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	334.25/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,176	8
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	327.54/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,414	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	416.15/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,498	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	391.50/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,449	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	379.80/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,557	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	473	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,573	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	486	308.98/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,502	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	523	305.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,596	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	324.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	320.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,795	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	585	266.15/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,557	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	608	278.34/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,692	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	300.65/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,867	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	286.20/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,886	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	397.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,689	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	401.71/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,848	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	480	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,776	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	488	372.44/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	515	307.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,582	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	363.61/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,876	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	518	345.98/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,792	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	353.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,955	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	560	282.28/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,581	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	567	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,814	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	318.33/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,990	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	688	256.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,766	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	162.51/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,751	4
Bulls	—	—	2,055	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,123	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	123.62/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,456	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 145Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle14.00 Yo 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	360	412.50–420.00	416.15
4	400–450	410	370.00–387.50	379.80
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
6	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	324.08
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	621	297.50–305.00	300.65
4	650–700	659	280.00–295.00	286.20
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	820	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	486	295.00–320.00	308.98
3	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	585	255.00–277.50	266.15
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	385.00–397.50	391.50
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	330.00–335.00	332.46
4	500–550	523	290.00–310.00	305.12
11	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	320.46
3	600–650	608	275.00–280.00	278.34
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	425	390.00–410.00	397.41
3	450–500	460	397.50–405.00	401.71
7	500–550	516	360.00–372.50	363.61
5	550–600	553	340.00–360.00	353.48
3	600–650	625	317.50–320.00	318.33
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	370.00
5	500–550	515	295.00–320.00	307.09
2	550–600	560	270.00–295.00	282.28
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	488	360.00–385.00	372.44
3	500–550	518	337.50–350.00	345.98
3	550–600	567	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	688	250.00–260.00	256.71
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	417.63
4	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	521	387.50–397.50	394.30
5	550–600	559	340.00–350.00	341.99
8	650–700	651	333.00–335.00	334.25
6	700–750	737	315.00–330.00	327.54
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	488	365.00–370.00	367.54
2	500–550	530	340.00–350.00	345.09
2	650–700	690	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	415.00–440.00	427.58
2	450–500	478	390.00–395.00	392.59
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	155.00–175.00	162.51
1	—	2,055	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,030	109.00	109.00
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,178	119.00–128.00	123.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00

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.