Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.33/cwt on 29 head, up $2.32 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +20.93 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$377.33

▲ 2.32 vs prior sale

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$63.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs NC average

−27.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	386.11	2,101	25
Medium and Large 2	557	322.50	1,795	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.61/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

377.33

—

NC average8 barns · 204 hd

368.87

+8.46

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−27.43

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

+20.93

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	1,685	204.04	3,438	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	172.94	2,674	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	162.35	1,963	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	133.00	1,154	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,025	225.00	2,306	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,466	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,205	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	350–400	375	464.29/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	448.08/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	315.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	356.81/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	533.12/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	486.92/cwt	440.00–540.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	447.70/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	398.13/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	391.42/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	387.23/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,238	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	350.95/cwt	320.00–356.00	2,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	408.20/cwt	395.00–420.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	452.61/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	287.57/cwt	260.00–315.00	2,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	385.07/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	459.63/cwt	445.00–477.50	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	309.63/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	380.41/cwt	330.00–392.50	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	381.66/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	383.31/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	160.42/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,036	20
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.32/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,114	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	164.24/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,153	215.15/cwt	207.50–222.50	2,481	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,973	218.33/cwt	211.00–232.00	4,308	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,025	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	145.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,635	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	188.06/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	181.63/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	808	1,809.75/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	755	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,487	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,466.14/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	690	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	2,057.55/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	193.68/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	399.82/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	439.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	357.90/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	371.40/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	391.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	336.20/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	486.80/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	392.89/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	496.17/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,340	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 142Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 13

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	510.00–560.00	533.12
5	300–350	328	445.00–477.50	459.63
6	350–400	375	440.00–490.00	464.29
6	400–450	418	430.00–460.00	448.08
4	450–500	464	370.00–410.00	391.42
6	500–550	521	360.00–395.00	381.66
3	550–600	563	360.00–400.00	383.31
2	600–650	608	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	334.95
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	362	480.00–495.00	486.80
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	466	435.00–460.00	452.61
9	500–550	527	420.00–451.00	447.70
4	550–600	568	380.00–410.00	391.13
4	600–650	636	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	658	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	711	330.00–365.00	356.81
2	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	865	300.00–330.00	315.09
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	374	420.00–450.00	439.96
2	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	519	390.00–400.00	395.13
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	470.00–530.00	496.17
2	300–350	325	440.00–540.00	486.92
7	350–400	368	350.00–410.00	392.89
9	400–450	420	390.00–450.00	399.82
5	450–500	460	385.00–415.00	398.13
13	500–550	513	370.00–405.00	385.07
12	550–600	578	350.00–415.00	387.23
5	600–650	641	330.00–392.50	380.41
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	718	320.00–356.00	350.95
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	815	290.00–330.00	309.63
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	928	260.00–315.00	287.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	395.00–420.00	408.20
2	250–300	275	420.00–430.00	425.27
3	300–350	322	340.00–410.00	371.40
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	420	345.00–380.00	357.90
3	450–500	478	310.00–350.00	336.20
2	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	335.07
2	550–600	590	300.00–320.00	309.92
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	235.00–250.00	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	678	187.50–200.00	193.68
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	168.00	168.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,269	150.00–174.00	160.42
10	—	1,125	140.00–149.00	145.36
4	—	1,148	179.00–200.00	188.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	163.00–166.00	164.24
2	—	1,528	179.00–185.00	181.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	207.50–222.50	215.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	190.00–203.00	198.32
4	—	1,973	211.00–232.00	218.33
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,809.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,057.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,466.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	2,675.00	2,675.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle