Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Active Activity Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 275.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.89/cwt on 9 head, down $11.85 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.25 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$378.89

▼ 11.85 vs prior sale

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	396.26	2,185	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium 2	542	360.01	1,949	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $236 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 sale9 hd

378.89

—

NC average9 barns · 189 hd

377.39

+1.50

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

+0.25

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	1,451	179.10	2,598	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	159.87	1,853	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	138.00	1,187	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)	1,445	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	400–450	433	429.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	149.67/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	200.19/cwt	187.50–215.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	192.02/cwt	188.00–197.50	2,967	5
Bulls	—	—	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	493	378.34/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	578	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	150	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	176.88/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,724	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	397.60/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	444.85/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 142Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Active Activity Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	433	415.00–440.00	429.87
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	570	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	600–650	603	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	471	440.00–450.00	444.85
2	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	394.91
2	550–600	568	390.00–405.00	397.60
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	493	370.00–390.00	378.34
2	500–550	505	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	352.51
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

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	—	1,445	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,183	147.00–153.00	149.67
2	—	1,105	187.50–215.00	200.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	188.00–197.50	192.02
2	—	1,125	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,540	175.00–179.00	176.88

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle