Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calf 200.00 Head Cattle 135.00 To 585.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.54/cwt on 11 head, down $32.22 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −79.17 against this barn's trailing median of $418.71.

Average price

$339.54

▼ 32.22 vs prior sale

11 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$10.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.73

vs NC average

−31.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	346.24	1,966	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	335.71	1,903	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.53/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.90, low $339.54, median $418.71 across 12 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 sale11 hd

339.54

—

NC average7 barns · 146 hd

360.27

−20.73

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−31.46

This barn, trailing median12 sales

418.71

−79.17

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	1,583	188.39	2,981	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	160.00	2,096	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	154.54	1,695	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	720	122.00	878	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)	1,090	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	550–600	567	335.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	338.33/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	353.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	321.70/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	320.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	386.64/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	372.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	179.59/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	197.18/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,125	210.94/cwt	197.50–225.00	2,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	145.72/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	342.45/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	351.26/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	292.78/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	294.87/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	263.61/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	313.82/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,622	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.33/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	125.76/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,331	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	214.86/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 85Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 27Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calf 200.00 Head Cattle 135.00 To 585.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	567	320.00–345.00	335.71
2	600–650	633	330.00–355.00	342.45
3	650–700	658	320.00–355.00	338.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	485	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	577	350.00–360.00	353.32
6	600–650	613	365.00–385.00	372.83
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	378	310.00–330.00	320.18
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	457	340.00–355.00	351.26
3	500–550	518	310.00–325.00	315.06
1	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	250.00–277.50	263.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00–430.00	415.54
2	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	412	385.00–387.50	386.64
3	450–500	482	357.50–372.50	362.33
2	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	583	315.00–330.00	321.70
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	517	275.00–335.00	313.82
3	550–600	567	285.00–310.00	294.87
2	600–650	608	270.00–315.00	292.78
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	530	200.00–230.00	214.86
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	177.00–182.00	179.59
2	—	1,960	194.00–200.00	197.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	197.50–225.00	210.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	133.00–155.00	145.72
3	—	1,058	121.00–131.00	125.76

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle