Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last two weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Bad Weather } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 210.00 To 480.00 Head calve 700.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.31/cwt on 9 head, up $1.44 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −18.10 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$338.31

▲ 1.44 vs prior sale

9 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$54.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.55

vs NC average

−85.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	364.93	2,018	4thin
Medium and Large 2	578	327.53	1,893	2thin
Medium 1	553	310.00	1,715	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.93/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

338.31

—

NC average6 barns · 85 hd

375.86

−37.55

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−85.64

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−18.10

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	1,618	192.42	3,114	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	161.06	2,356	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,131	148.13	1,676	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	753	103.33	778	3thin

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)	1,242	$2,465	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$2,393	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,135	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	518	282.08/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	155.82/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,326	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	166.30/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,383	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	150.75/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	417	399.12/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	478	327.41/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	399.74/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	668	274.68/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	603	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	838	2,147.01/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	340.44/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	450.41/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	413.31/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	134.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,393	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	168.04/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	199.97/cwt	196.00–207.50	3,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	181.10/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,638.09/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,827.13/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	331.80/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	569.29/cwt	555.00–585.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	350.67/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,143	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	382.39/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,465.17/head	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	458.18/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	293.66/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,085	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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 72Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 29Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 11

No sale last two weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Bad Weather } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 210.00 To 480.00 Head calve 700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00–410.00	399.74
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	478	310.00–345.00	327.41
2	500–550	518	270.00–295.00	282.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	313	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	450.41
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	362.00	362.00
2	500–550	515	325.00–355.00	340.44
1	550–600	570	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	315	555.00–585.00	569.29
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	430	455.00–465.00	458.18
1	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	542	405.00–417.50	413.31
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	675	320.00–337.50	331.80
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	417	390.00–407.50	399.12
3	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	375.04
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	603	275.00–285.00	280.02
3	650–700	668	255.00–285.00	274.68
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	578	325.00–330.00	327.53
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	533	375.00–390.00	382.39
2	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	347.47
7	600–650	611	340.00–355.00	350.67
4	650–700	673	320.00–325.00	323.79
2	700–750	710	287.50–300.00	293.66
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	680	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	575.00	575.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	710	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	154.00–158.00	155.82
3	—	1,433	163.00–171.00	166.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,136	143.00–156.00	150.75
3	—	1,033	128.00–139.00	134.81
3	—	1,260	163.00–179.00	168.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	196.00–207.50	199.97
2	—	1,628	177.00–185.00	181.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,147.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,638.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,465.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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

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