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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 16

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 142▼ 23 vs year ago 71 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 17 vs year ago 34 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Active Activity Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 275.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.89/cwt on 9 head, down $11.85 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +11.38 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$378.89

▼ 11.85 vs prior sale

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	396.26	2,185	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium 2	542	360.01	1,949	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $236 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

378.89

—

NC average9 barns · 189 hd

377.39

+1.50

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

+11.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $367.51 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,451	179.10	2,598	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	159.87	1,853	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	138.00	1,187	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)	1,445	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,775	2thin

Every lot

44 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 2	150	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	390	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	429.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,861	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,109	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,005	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	444.85/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,095	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	493	378.34/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,865	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	505	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,856	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,113	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	397.60/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,258	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	578	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,038	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	176.88/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	192.02/cwt	188.00–197.50	2,967	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	200.19/cwt	187.50–215.00	2,212	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,404	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	149.67/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,771	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 142Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Active Activity Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	433	415.00–440.00	429.87
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	570	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	600–650	603	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	471	440.00–450.00	444.85
2	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	394.91
2	550–600	568	390.00–405.00	397.60
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	493	370.00–390.00	378.34
2	500–550	505	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	352.51
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

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	—	1,445	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,183	147.00–153.00	149.67
2	—	1,105	187.50–215.00	200.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	188.00–197.50	192.02
2	—	1,125	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,540	175.00–179.00	176.88

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.