Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 3.00 T0 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.23/cwt on 19 head, down $16.74 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −0.96 against this barn's trailing median of $419.19.

Average price

$418.23

▼ 16.74 vs prior sale

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs NC average

−40.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	428.99	2,394	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	394.90	2,126	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.90, low $369.10, median $419.19 across 11 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 sale19 hd

418.23

—

NC average7 barns · 188 hd

413.73

+4.50

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−40.82

This barn, trailing median11 sales

419.19

−0.96

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	—	Low	1,348	205.31	2,768	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	153.06	1,755	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	139.00	1,119	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)	1,035	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	300–350	320	442.38/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	436.63/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	455.42/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	437.03/cwt	435.00–438.00	1,853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	391.71/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	446.30/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	441.57/cwt	438.00–447.50	2,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	392.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	423.40/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	344.59/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	386.15/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	382.48/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,065	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	496.67/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	267.46/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	444.00/cwt	427.50–452.00	1,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,060	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	217.37/cwt	205.00–234.00	3,056	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	173.83/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	150.38/cwt	139.00–165.00	1,686	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	386.09/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	370.40/cwt	357.50–374.00	2,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	412.71/cwt	408.00–417.50	2,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	376.93/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	333.77/cwt	327.50–339.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	361.62/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	374.20/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	399.31/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	402.69/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	445.74/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	364.91/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	372.72/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	394.80/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	433.59/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,715	2

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 173Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 3.00 T0 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	440.00–445.00	442.38
3	400–450	418	385.00–400.00	394.80
5	450–500	475	380.00–420.00	402.69
4	500–550	520	375.00–415.00	399.31
2	550–600	575	380.00–392.50	386.09
3	600–650	628	350.00–387.50	372.72
3	650–700	678	365.00–385.00	374.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
6	400–450	424	435.00–438.00	437.03
4	450–500	484	430.00–457.50	445.74
4	500–550	529	438.00–447.50	441.57
9	550–600	571	400.00–445.00	423.40
2	600–650	635	408.00–417.50	412.71
4	650–700	658	380.00–400.00	392.59
6	700–750	713	352.50–367.50	361.62
1	750–800	770	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
4	950–1000	961	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	430.00–475.00	455.42
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	414	427.50–452.00	444.00
4	450–500	464	410.00–460.00	436.63
8	500–550	522	375.00–415.00	386.15
2	550–600	560	390.00–400.00	394.91
2	600–650	615	360.00–425.00	391.71
4	650–700	674	330.00–360.00	344.59
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	403	350.00–380.00	364.91
7	450–500	483	367.50–380.00	376.93
3	500–550	518	327.50–339.00	333.77
7	550–600	582	357.50–374.00	370.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	480.00–520.00	496.67
3	350–400	367	435.00–465.00	446.30
2	400–450	418	430.00–437.50	433.59
2	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	355.08
4	500–550	540	377.50–392.50	382.48
1	550–600	580	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	620	359.00	359.00
2	650–700	690	262.50–272.50	267.46
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00

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	—	960	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,406	205.00–234.00	217.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	170.00–179.00	173.83
10	—	1,121	139.00–165.00	150.38
1	—	1,060	117.50	117.50

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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Steers · 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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