Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 8.00 18.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.70/cwt on 7 head, up $3.83 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −15.71 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$340.70

▲ 3.83 vs prior sale

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$110.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs NC average

−70.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	360.98	1,997	5thin
Medium 1	510	330.00	1,683	1thin
Medium 2	585	250.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.98/cwt here — about $534 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale7 hd

340.70

—

NC average9 barns · 284 hd

343.78

−3.08

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−70.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−15.71

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	—	High	1,798	175.00	3,146	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	153.19	2,342	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	153.02	1,796	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	817	125.93	1,029	5thin

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)	1,220	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	442.83/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	456.04/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	432.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	369.94/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	483	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	518	368.34/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,250	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	151.32/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,923	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	167.06/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,891	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	151.41/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,318	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	156.16/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,157	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	580.61/cwt	560.00–600.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium 2	100–150	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	454	383.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	621.18/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	100–150	135	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	233	457.58/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	451.18/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	525.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.48/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	549.78/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 2	100–150	130	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	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 Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 88Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 8.00 18.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	560.00–600.00	580.61
2	200–250	213	600.00–640.00	621.18
1	250–300	275	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	385	420.00–440.00	432.39
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	468	430.00–455.00	442.83
3	500–550	540	360.00–385.00	369.94
2	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	347.53
3	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00–465.00	457.58
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	454	380.00–395.00	383.84
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	522.50	522.50
2	450–500	483	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	518	365.00–370.00	368.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	690.00	690.00
2	200–250	225	540.00–560.00	549.78
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	420	430.00–460.00	450.48
3	450–500	463	450.00–467.50	456.04
2	500–550	515	400.00–420.00	410.00
2	600–650	625	345.00–355.00	350.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	385	500.00–550.00	525.32
1	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	447.50–455.00	451.18
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,415	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	186.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	105.00–110.00	107.79
3	—	838	137.00–139.00	138.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	142.00–159.00	151.32
3	—	1,132	161.00–175.00	167.06
4	—	1,039	130.00–140.00	136.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	147.00–157.00	151.41
3	—	1,525	154.00–158.00	156.16

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle