Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 4 Hogs Baby Calves 80.00 To 120.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.24/cwt on 23 head, up $22.83 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 21 comparable sales and sits +14.84 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$371.24

▲ 22.83 vs prior sale

23 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$48.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs NC average

−24.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	378.36	2,056	11thin
Medium and Large 2	522	367.88	1,920	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	330.00	1,865	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale23 hd

371.24

—

NC average8 barns · 183 hd

364.91

+6.33

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−24.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

+14.84

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	1,598	209.93	3,355	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	175.50	2,883	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	168.34	2,070	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	162.00	1,426	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,804	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,802	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,777	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	550–600	585	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	401.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	395.49/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	425.70/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	424.04/cwt	405.00–439.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	438.30/cwt	420.00–472.50	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	448.76/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	327.00/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	391.98/cwt	385.00–395.50	2,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	364.82/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,222	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	424.55/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,401	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	411.04/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	425.05/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	303.99/cwt	296.00–312.00	2,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	422.95/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,090	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	175.86/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,212	14
Bulls	—	—	1,598	209.93/cwt	200.00–225.00	3,355	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	346	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	373	283.83/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,059	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	135.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	161.36/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,025	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,776.72/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,802.20/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	765	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	830	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	665	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	340.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,804.42/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,804	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	321.19/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	356.65/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,176	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	384.33/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	391.25/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	367.88/cwt	359.00–377.50	1,920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	357.80/cwt	357.50–358.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,295	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 133Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 45Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 4 Hogs Baby Calves 80.00 To 120.00

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	375	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	533	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	550–600	585	360.00–370.00	365.04
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	410.00–435.00	422.95
3	300–350	323	435.00–465.00	448.76
3	350–400	375	420.00–472.50	438.30
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	462	400.00–405.00	401.66
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	609	350.00–367.00	364.82
7	650–700	655	412.00	412.00
1	700–750	700	323.00	323.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	910	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	322.44
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	671	335.00–345.00	340.59
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	410.00–440.00	425.70
2	300–350	330	415.00–435.00	424.55
1	350–400	385	412.00	412.00
4	400–450	427	405.00–439.00	424.04
2	450–500	465	407.00–415.00	411.04
6	500–550	521	390.00–400.00	395.49
5	550–600	570	357.50–358.00	357.80
3	600–650	607	385.00–395.50	391.98
1	650–700	650	353.00	353.00
3	700–750	729	323.00–329.00	327.00
2	750–800	788	315.00–320.00	317.48
4	800–850	831	296.00–312.00	303.99
2	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	345	325.00–340.00	332.50
2	400–450	420	295.00–350.00	321.19
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	440	385.00–397.50	391.25
5	450–500	481	375.00–397.50	384.33
11	500–550	522	359.00–377.50	367.88
12	600–650	610	352.50–357.50	356.65
3	650–700	688	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	468	415.00–435.00	425.05
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	620	375.00–385.00	380.08
1	650–700	660	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	720	355.00–360.00	357.52
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	668	365.00–375.00	369.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–310.00	283.83
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,776.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,802.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,048	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,804.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	231.00	231.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	162.00	162.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,640	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,258	170.00–183.00	175.86
3	—	1,057	132.00–138.00	135.64
10	—	1,255	154.00–169.00	161.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	200.00–225.00	209.93

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle