Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week { Bad Weather } Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 300.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $395.57/cwt on 15 head, down $6.72 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 19 comparable sales and sits +16.93 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$395.57

▼ 6.72 vs prior sale

15 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$64.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	412.82	2,162	11thin
Medium 2	544	348.11	1,892	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.71/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale15 hd

395.57

—

NC average8 barns · 207 hd

394.79

+0.77

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

+16.93

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	1,438	204.52	2,940	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	165.97	2,871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	164.31	1,913	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	157.50	1,370	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 and Large 1	700–750	720	338.98/cwt	322.50–355.00	2,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	544.73/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	384.97/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	568.69/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	314.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	465.70/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	512.16/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	489.93/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	354.70/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	431.94/cwt	385.00–470.00	2,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	193.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,169	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	217.82/cwt	190.00–232.50	2,490	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	161.64/cwt	149.00–171.00	1,956	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,100	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,505	5
Bulls	—	—	1,232	233.37/cwt	227.00–237.50	2,875	3
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	538	372.48/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	484	340.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,646	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	174.45/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,695	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	177.82/cwt	177.50–178.00	2,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	282.96/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	346.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	431	381.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	519.87/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	269.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	389.12/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	495.39/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	330.73/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	468.57/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	392.65/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	497.46/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.64/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	420.45/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	523.10/cwt	492.50–555.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	455.46/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	382.38/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,000	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	344.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	411.60/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,922	6

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 58Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 7

No Sale Last Week { Bad Weather } Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	520.00–570.00	544.73
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	363	492.50–555.00	523.10
3	450–500	477	445.00–485.00	468.57
5	550–600	575	385.00–425.00	392.65
2	600–650	613	377.50–392.50	384.97
2	700–750	720	322.50–355.00	338.98
1	750–800	770	337.50	337.50
2	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	455	280.00–290.00	285.05
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	288	480.00–510.00	495.39
2	300–350	328	450.00–460.00	454.96
4	350–400	371	480.00–510.00	489.93
9	400–450	423	440.00–510.00	455.46
6	450–500	467	360.00–435.00	411.60
8	500–550	523	370.00–415.00	382.38
4	550–600	566	335.00–395.00	354.70
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	673	280.00–305.00	292.64
3	700–750	703	310.00–365.00	330.73
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	808	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	995	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	346.71
3	400–450	415	340.00–420.00	389.12
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–305.00	302.58
2	550–600	570	265.00–300.00	282.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	273	550.00–585.00	568.69
1	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	519.87
2	400–450	423	490.00–505.00	497.46
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	511	410.00–450.00	420.45
3	550–600	558	390.00–395.00	392.49
3	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	344.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	715	305.00–325.00	314.93
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	480.00–540.00	512.16
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	410	445.00–480.00	465.70
11	450–500	466	385.00–470.00	431.94
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	725	265.00–275.00	269.86
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	431	375.00–390.00	381.26
6	450–500	484	335.00–350.00	340.01
3	500–550	538	350.00–390.00	372.48
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00

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	—	1,120	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	190.00–195.00	193.46
3	—	1,232	227.00–237.50	233.37
2	—	1,445	177.50–178.00	177.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	190.00–232.50	217.82
8	—	1,210	149.00–171.00	161.64
5	—	1,103	134.00–139.00	136.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,545	173.00–176.00	174.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	157.50	157.50

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

Bulls · 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