Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 141▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 36▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 9▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 19.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 225.00 To 800.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.49/cwt on 4 head, down $1.14 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 25 comparable sales and sits +20.15 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$372.49
▼ 1.14 vs prior sale
4 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−5.32
vs NC average
−55.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542372.492,0174thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
372.49
—
NC average8 barns · 213 hd
377.80
−5.32
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−55.88
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
+20.15
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

25 sales
393350307264median 352.3303/0205/1107/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $277.87, median $352.33 across 25 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,513196.622,9757thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,437175.442,5219thin
CowsLean 85-90%High840157.251,3212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,090156.141,70133

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,9653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$2,8251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,5542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,390$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,388$2,3532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$2,2044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,230$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,8742thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,880$3,7601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$4,3232thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,5532thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$3,1444thin

Every lot

78 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1349520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8154
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425473.82/cwt450.00–500.002,0142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5291
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765345.21/cwt340.00–352.002,6417
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837332.36/cwt325.00–336.002,7823
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,8294
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8041
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8521
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full950275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6131
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000260.00/cwt255.00–265.002,6002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330526.67/cwt500.00–540.001,7383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365500.27/cwt480.00–520.001,8262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403449.88/cwt430.00–490.001,8136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480403.78/cwt390.00–427.501,9383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528382.58/cwt365.00–400.002,0202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555362.39/cwt350.00–375.002,0112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659332.98/cwt325.00–335.002,1945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1748320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3942
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4204
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838301.92/cwt280.00–335.002,5305
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5942
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1969317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,0725
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,2971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233565.36/cwt550.00–600.001,3173
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258554.85/cwt550.00–560.001,4322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370539.86/cwt535.00–545.001,9972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466430.13/cwt415.00–440.002,0046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477469.56/cwt457.50–495.002,2403
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515432.50/cwt425.00–440.002,2272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006621
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438171.52/cwt160.00–185.002,4662
Bulls——1,538194.21/cwt193.00–197.002,9873
Bulls——1,550225.35/cwt210.00–238.003,4932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%805172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3891
Cows—Lean 85-90%875142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035130.76/cwt126.00–135.001,3532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076170.94/cwt161.00–190.001,8399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100152.39/cwt140.00–160.001,67622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Value Added1,290200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433178.31/cwt170.00–189.002,5555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492162.48/cwt155.00–167.002,4243
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8803,760.00/head3,760.00–3,760.003,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,873.55/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,553.73/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,203.86/head1,825.00–2,600.002,2044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,964.52/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,353.11/head2,075.00–2,600.002,3532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0204,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0733,058.39/head2,800.00–3,350.003,0583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,553.32/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,323.48/head4,300.00–4,350.004,3232

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.
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