Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 To 11.00 Lower Feeder Cattle Bull 2.00 To 9.00 Higher Steers And Heifer 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 9 Hogs Baby Calves 125.00 To 275.00 Head Calves 200.00 To 400.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.95/cwt on 15 head, up $25.15 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +6.31 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$384.95

▲ 25.15 vs prior sale

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$167.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	402.46	2,184	12thin
Medium and Large 2	518	354.88	1,838	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	235.00	1,351	1thin

One grade step is worth $167.46/cwt here — about $833 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

384.95

—

NC average8 barns · 173 hd

391.94

−6.99

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

+6.31

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	1,642	210.53	3,457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	168.30	2,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	161.15	1,919	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	137.50	1,210	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)	1,024	$3,371	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$3,022	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,723	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,393	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$2,279	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$3,003	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	342.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	382.44/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	338.29/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,243	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	363.89/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	368.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	391.78/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	407.80/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	410.74/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,980	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—Value Added	—	2,105	230.38/cwt	227.00–234.00	4,849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	163.88/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	138.48/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	329.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	398.28/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	399.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	324.95/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	369.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,723.13/head	2,185.00–3,200.00	2,723	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,392.58/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,393	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,553.68/head	2,100.00–3,350.00	2,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	331.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	715	2,279.49/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,279	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	778	2,074.28/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	3,694.85/head	2,600.00–4,950.00	3,695	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	3,021.59/head	2,325.00–4,100.00	3,022	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	209.85/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,357	198.66/cwt	192.00–203.00	2,696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	162.15/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,985	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 153Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	488	315.00–335.00	324.95
2	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	354.88
3	600–650	620	325.00–340.00	331.57
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	449.00	449.00
2	400–450	428	360.00–390.00	375.26
6	450–500	482	390.00–427.50	410.74
8	500–550	524	370.00–427.50	407.80
4	550–600	580	384.00–410.00	391.78
4	600–650	623	360.00–380.00	368.71
3	650–700	663	330.00–350.00	338.29
1	800–850	845	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	369.88
2	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	344.98
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	305	395.00–410.00	402.50
3	350–400	358	390.00–405.00	398.28
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	489	380.00–420.00	399.85
5	500–550	513	370.00–387.50	382.44
5	550–600	553	345.00–380.00	363.89
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–340.00	329.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	412.50	412.50
2	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	714	340.00–350.00	342.52
1	750–800	750	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	322.50	322.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	2,185.00–3,200.00	2,723.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,392.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,086	2,600.00–4,950.00	3,694.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,194	2,325.00–4,100.00	3,021.59
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	715	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,279.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,074.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	2,100.00–3,350.00	2,553.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	3,750.00	3,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	129.00	129.00
1	—	875	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,424	157.00–168.00	163.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	197.50	197.50
2	—	1,073	133.00–145.00	138.48
9	—	1,224	151.00–171.00	162.15
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	227.00–234.00	230.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	205.00–220.00	209.85
3	—	1,357	192.00–203.00	198.66

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

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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