Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 11.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 450.00 To 500.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.62/cwt on 18 head, down $2.39 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 21 comparable sales and sits +17.22 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$373.62

▼ 2.39 vs prior sale

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$87.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs NC average

−51.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	387.80	2,106	14thin
Medium and Large 2	515	347.48	1,790	2thin
Medium and Large 3	523	300.50	1,572	2thin

One grade step is worth $87.30/cwt here — about $534 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 sale18 hd

373.62

—

NC average10 barns · 340 hd

374.85

−1.22

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−51.57

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

+17.22

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	1,868	195.17	3,646	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	180.86	2,689	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	773	164.00	1,268	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	161.83	1,830	17

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)	1,087	$2,503	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$3,423	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	680	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	187.02/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,658	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	173.67/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,714	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	150.20/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,652	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	287.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,380	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	167.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,934	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	185.04/cwt	176.00–197.50	2,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	408.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	385.12/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	399.56/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	428.71/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,041	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,422.86/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,787.60/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	439.77/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	428.75/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	279.94/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	363.62/cwt	335.00–372.50	2,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	546.74/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	459.63/cwt	430.00–482.50	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	300.50/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	381.81/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	368.48/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	450.79/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	592.11/cwt	560.00–625.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	480.50/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	389.90/cwt	355.00–407.50	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	493.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	410.23/cwt	380.00–452.50	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	384.29/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	360.49/cwt	340.00–366.00	2,754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	493.37/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	431.20/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	433.92/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	441.84/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	346.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	485.02/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	457.54/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	351.69/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	330.29/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	414.89/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 48Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 17.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 11.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 450.00 To 500.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,787.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,422.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	180.00–196.00	187.02
6	—	1,563	167.00–179.00	173.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	145.00–155.00	150.20
3	—	1,118	120.00–125.00	123.40
8	—	1,154	160.00–175.00	167.55
4	—	1,109	176.00–197.50	185.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	157.00	157.00
1	—	725	225.00	225.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	190.00–200.00	195.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	479	370.00–395.00	385.12
2	500–550	515	345.00–350.00	347.48
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	468	275.00–300.00	287.70
2	500–550	523	285.00–315.00	300.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	460.00–510.00	485.02
3	250–300	278	410.00–465.00	433.92
2	300–350	320	410.00–450.00	428.75
3	350–400	368	422.50–480.00	441.84
6	400–450	417	420.00–440.00	431.20
4	450–500	476	415.00–460.00	428.71
8	500–550	525	375.00–425.00	414.89
6	550–600	567	330.00–370.00	351.69
9	600–650	610	335.00–372.50	363.62
5	650–700	677	340.00–350.00	346.03
8	700–750	721	315.00–337.50	330.29
1	800–850	825	297.50	297.50
2	850–900	865	270.00–290.00	279.94
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	318	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	594	317.50–320.00	318.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	314	560.00–625.00	592.11
3	400–450	425	470.00–540.00	493.37
9	500–550	538	450.00–500.00	480.50
6	550–600	560	380.00–452.50	410.23
3	600–650	607	355.00–407.50	389.90
5	650–700	673	365.00–395.00	384.29
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
16	750–800	764	340.00–366.00	360.49
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	435	400.00–460.00	439.77
4	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	408.75
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	280	520.00–600.00	546.74
3	300–350	325	445.00–480.00	457.54
3	350–400	368	490.00–500.00	493.57
4	400–450	434	430.00–482.50	459.63
5	450–500	458	420.00–480.00	450.79
3	500–550	527	380.00–420.00	399.56
7	550–600	580	370.00–402.50	381.81
5	600–650	629	360.00–377.50	368.48
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	810	280.00–300.00	290.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle