Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.40/cwt on 7 head, up $44.54 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 21 comparable sales and sits +25.00 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$381.40

▲ 44.54 vs prior sale

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs NC average

−47.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	395.94	2,191	3thin
Medium 1	549	370.50	2,032	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $159 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.

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

381.40

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

375.48

+5.93

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−47.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

+25.00

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	1,800	189.24	3,406	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	171.91	2,668	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	158.37	2,012	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	533	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	534	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	417.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,196	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,796	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	197.48/cwt	193.00–203.00	4,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	171.91/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.91/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,811	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	168.60/cwt	163.00–186.00	2,156	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	154.58/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	465.33/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,931	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	534.64/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	563.43/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	389.91/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 105Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 1

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,279	163.00–186.00	168.60
6	—	1,253	145.00–161.00	154.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	165.00–176.00	171.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	181.00	181.00
2	—	2,055	193.00–203.00	197.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	534	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	465.33
4	500–550	526	400.00–425.00	417.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	420	520.00–550.00	534.64
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	510	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	533	379.00	379.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	540.00–600.00	563.43
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	465.00–495.00	482.91
1	400–450	425	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	460	440.00–445.00	442.47
1	500–550	540	408.00	408.00
2	550–600	560	385.00–395.00	389.91
3	600–650	602	345.00–350.00	346.68
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	373	420.00	420.00
1	900–950	900	305.00	305.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00

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

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