Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.94/cwt on 15 head, up $19.16 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −30.00 against this barn's trailing median of $371.94.

Average price

$341.94

▲ 19.16 vs prior sale

15 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$81.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.22

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	366.27	2,010	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	330.81	1,821	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	285.00	1,496	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.27/cwt here — about $513 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $371.94 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 sale15 hd

341.94

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

+21.22

This barn, trailing median21 sales

371.94

−30.00

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	1,767	170.60	3,015	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	149.03	2,201	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,177	134.45	1,583	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	133.54	1,165	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,664	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	448.52/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	373.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	337.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	393.31/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	382.88/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	343.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	362.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	281.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	238.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	245.69/cwt	227.50–255.00	2,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	394.40/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	269.03/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	247.36/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.81/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,508	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	108.76/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,205	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	145.51/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	173.58/cwt	162.50–182.50	2,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	157.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	175.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,141	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	567	215.07/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,219	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	179.12/cwt	162.00–192.50	2,818	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	132.49/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,948	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	124.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	143.07/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,725	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	122.51/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	339.19/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	336.49/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	322.86/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	346.88/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	284.88/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	334.50/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	322.82/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	368.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	325.12/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.03/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	424.45/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	393.37/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,664.29/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 101Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 20.00 To 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	558	365.00–370.00	367.53
1	600–650	635	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	683	270.00–280.00	275.09
4	700–750	705	270.00–285.00	281.20
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	583	240.00–275.00	247.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	405.00–445.00	424.45
7	400–450	430	320.00–372.50	350.81
5	450–500	469	325.00–347.50	334.50
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	558	305.00–355.00	322.86
3	600–650	620	270.00–290.00	280.03
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	327	440.00–455.00	448.52
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	428	390.00–407.50	394.40
8	450–500	477	385.00–397.50	393.37
2	500–550	510	370.00–377.50	373.75
4	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	362.53
6	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	337.80
2	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	719	255.00–290.00	269.03
2	750–800	790	235.00–242.50	238.75
2	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	970	227.50–255.00	245.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	300.00–345.00	322.82
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	360.00–380.00	368.28
4	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	336.49
4	550–600	576	320.00–337.50	325.12
4	600–650	615	275.00–295.00	284.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	393.31
5	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	382.88
2	550–600	558	350.00–365.00	357.60
5	600–650	609	340.00–345.00	343.47
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	771	326.00	326.00
2	850–900	880	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	320.00–372.50	346.88
6	550–600	589	335.00–340.00	339.19
4	600–650	631	325.00–330.00	327.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	200.00–235.00	215.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	102.00–113.00	108.76
3	—	1,162	162.50–182.50	173.58
8	—	1,206	133.00–160.00	143.07
7	—	1,190	115.00–130.00	122.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	140.00–157.00	145.51
2	—	1,573	162.00–192.50	179.12
3	—	1,470	128.00–136.00	132.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	120.00–131.00	124.72
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	155.00–160.00	157.71
5	—	1,787	170.00–185.00	175.75

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)	2	—	1,120	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,664.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Canton Livestock Auction

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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Replacement Cattle