Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 25.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calve 850.00 17 Hogs 75.00 To 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.92/cwt on 9 head, down $13.70 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +3.51 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$359.92

▼ 13.70 vs prior sale

9 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.63

vs NC average

−63.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	363.66	1,941	8thin
Medium and Large 2	505	330.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $274 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

359.92

—

NC average8 barns · 322 hd

380.55

−20.63

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−63.27

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

+3.51

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	1,708	197.93	3,380	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	174.32	2,744	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	154.62	1,678	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	773	139.00	1,074	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 and Large 1	450–500	480	475.76/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	366.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	520.90/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	479.79/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,497	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	360.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	355.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	509.66/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	180.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	156.96/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,709	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,074	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	174.32/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,744	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	132.04/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,140	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,451	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	518	212.32/cwt	175.00–250.00	1,100	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	187.90/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	384.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	855	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	423.39/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,155	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	384.98/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	350.20/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	506.66/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	533.06/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	429.66/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	479.74/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	319.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	366.06/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	494.30/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	482.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	350.85/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	358.21/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	436.57/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	483.08/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	408.99/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,951	8

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 200Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 25.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calve 850.00 17 Hogs 75.00 To 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	322	520.00–540.00	533.06
2	350–400	363	500.00–520.00	509.66
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
7	450–500	480	470.00–490.00	475.76
9	500–550	509	415.00–455.00	423.39
3	550–600	572	350.00–397.50	366.06
5	600–650	615	365.00–395.00	384.98
3	650–700	677	330.00–365.00	350.20
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	311	505.00–510.00	506.66
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	500.00–535.00	520.90
3	250–300	283	450.00–500.00	482.65
3	300–350	312	450.00–500.00	479.79
8	350–400	370	480.00–500.00	494.30
3	400–450	415	420.00–465.00	436.57
8	450–500	477	400.00–460.00	408.99
5	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	366.93
3	550–600	563	350.00–375.00	358.21
7	600–650	620	470.00	470.00
2	650–700	658	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	718	300.00–340.00	319.51
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	355.18
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	630	350.00–370.00	360.68
2	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	175.00–250.00	212.32
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	384.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	416	470.00–485.00	479.74
5	450–500	477	475.00–490.00	483.08
1	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	558	405.00–450.00	429.66
3	700–750	712	345.00–357.50	350.85
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
4	800–850	800	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00

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	—	1,160	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	175.00–185.00	180.49
10	—	1,089	147.00–166.00	156.96
6	—	1,053	126.00–138.00	132.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	169.00–180.00	174.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	215.00	215.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	226.00–230.00	228.02
6	—	1,730	183.00–193.00	187.90

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle