Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Poor To Average Baby Calf 120.00 Head Calves 70.00 To 195.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.87/cwt on 13 head, down $7.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −75.18 against this barn's trailing median of $353.06.

Average price

$277.87

▼ 7.92 vs prior sale

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.12

vs NC average

−53.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	314.39	1,710	4thin
Medium and Large 2	564	282.47	1,593	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	265.00	1,378	1thin
Medium 2	535	239.98	1,283	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.41/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $277.87, median $353.06 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 sale13 hd

277.87

—

NC average9 barns · 200 hd

312.00

−34.12

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−53.65

This barn, trailing median21 sales

353.06

−75.18

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	1,616	187.84	3,035	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	157.51	2,196	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	155.40	1,747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	134.34	1,068	3thin

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)	1,066	$3,043	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,628	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	450–500	465	356.13/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	349.86/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	323.48/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	328.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	319.18/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	358.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	409.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	191.00/cwt	182.00–202.50	2,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	152.82/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	187.84/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	281.63/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	241.92/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,516.43/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,516	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	3,042.61/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	523	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	463	238.67/cwt	217.00–257.50	1,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	328.75/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	130.71/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	169.23/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	154.76/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,843	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	265.04/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,113	3

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Poor To Average Baby Calf 120.00 Head Calves 70.00 To 195.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	350.00–360.00	354.86
4	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	356.13
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	485	320.00–335.00	328.23
2	500–550	525	330.00–335.00	332.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	345.00–355.00	349.86
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	552	317.50–322.50	319.18
2	600–650	600	290.00–305.00	297.50
3	650–700	663	290.00–310.00	299.95
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	935	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	572	280.00–282.50	281.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	262.50–267.50	265.04
4	450–500	463	217.00–257.50	238.67
3	500–550	523	230.00–235.00	231.64
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	340	330.00–340.00	334.93
4	350–400	366	300.00–340.00	323.48
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	308	400.00–420.00	409.95
3	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	358.49
2	450–500	460	320.00–337.50	328.75
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	553	305.00–315.00	310.02
2	600–650	613	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	705	255.00–265.00	259.96
1	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	272.50	272.50
4	500–550	530	230.00–257.50	241.92
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	475	222.50	222.50

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	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,042.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,516.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	182.00–202.50	191.00
1	—	935	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,078	128.00–134.00	130.71
7	—	1,191	149.00–165.00	154.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	123.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	147.00–158.00	152.82
2	—	1,413	163.00–174.00	169.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,616	184.00–195.00	187.84

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