Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 13.00 To 15.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Lighter Quality Average Baby Calf 125.00 Head Calves 275.00 To 835.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.85/cwt on 17 head, down $17.82 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −55.79 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$322.85

▼ 17.82 vs prior sale

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.44

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	331.51	1,747	9thin
Medium and Large 1	558	321.63	1,794	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	287.53	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.98/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

322.85

—

NC average9 barns · 163 hd

342.29

−19.44

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−55.79

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	1,688	188.97	3,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	156.58	2,196	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	150.76	1,810	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	810	110.73	897	4thin

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)	1,170	$2,829	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,122	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	188.97/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	152.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,122	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	164.95/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	354.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,122.23/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	268.15/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	326.42/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	331.51/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	369.79/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	366.23/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	261.44/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	363.82/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	286.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	306.22/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	352.46/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	290.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	371.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,901	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,828.85/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	297.46/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	317.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	150.54/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,837	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	96.31/cwt	95.00–97.50	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.27/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	162.75/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,034	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 96Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 13.00 To 15.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Lighter Quality Average Baby Calf 125.00 Head Calves 275.00 To 835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	350.00–360.00	354.81
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	390.00–400.00	395.04
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	369.79
5	500–550	511	360.00–375.00	371.92
3	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	578	252.50–270.00	261.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	513	290.00–305.00	297.46
2	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	317.63
2	650–700	678	280.00–300.00	290.11
4	700–750	720	280.00–295.00	286.88
1	750–800	770	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	250.00–287.50	268.15
2	500–550	538	285.00–290.00	287.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	310.00–342.50	326.42
9	500–550	527	320.00–342.50	331.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	423	362.50–370.00	366.23
2	450–500	455	357.50–370.00	363.82
2	500–550	533	345.00–360.00	352.46
4	550–600	570	305.00–310.00	306.22
1	750–800	785	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,393	146.00–159.00	152.30
3	—	1,430	160.00–173.00	164.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,220	145.00–156.00	150.54
4	—	1,195	125.00–139.00	130.27
2	—	1,250	161.00–164.00	162.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	95.00–97.50	96.31
2	—	845	120.00–130.00	125.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	185.00–190.00	188.97

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,122.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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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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