Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 280.00 To 610.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.87/cwt on 12 head, down $19.54 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −19.54 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$336.87

▼ 19.54 vs prior sale

12 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$94.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs NC average

−76.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	361.66	1,938	6thin
Medium 1	523	320.99	1,678	5thin
Medium 2	560	267.50	1,498	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.16/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $285.80, median $356.41 across 21 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

336.87

—

NC average9 barns · 278 hd

339.84

−2.97

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−76.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−19.54

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	1,878	177.50	3,333	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	147.37	2,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	134.13	1,661	10

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)	1,585	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	540	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,391	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	565	267.90/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,745	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	583	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	511	323.74/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,654	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	523	342.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	850–900	850	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	425.92/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	467.23/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	412.46/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	341.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	391.26/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	383.01/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	140.55/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	151.92/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,169	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	136.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	147.79/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	121.75/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,372	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	458.91/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	320.82/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	410.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	429.17/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	371.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	387.58/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,046	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 280.00 To 610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	245.00–290.00	267.90
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	440.00–480.00	467.23
2	400–450	408	450.00–467.50	458.91
2	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	410.16
2	500–550	528	385.00–390.00	387.58
5	550–600	592	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	606	407.50–415.00	412.46
1	650–700	695	352.50	352.50
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–355.00	342.92
2	550–600	583	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	437.50	437.50
7	450–500	477	400.00–435.00	425.92
2	500–550	513	390.00–392.50	391.26
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	628	335.00–345.00	341.48
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	511	305.00–335.00	323.74
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	370.00–395.00	383.01
3	400–450	400	417.50–435.00	429.17
3	450–500	472	365.00–380.00	371.63
5	500–550	532	360.00–370.00	364.99
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
6	600–650	612	305.00–335.00	320.82
2	700–750	708	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,590	182.00	182.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	134.00–147.00	140.55
3	—	1,428	150.00–153.00	151.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	130.00–141.00	136.10
2	—	1,250	143.00–152.00	147.79
3	—	1,127	119.00–127.00	121.75

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)	1	—	1,585	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle