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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 164▼ 46 vs year ago 180 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 55▲ 0 vs year ago 37 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 13 · +46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 9.00 To 11.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Head Calves 700.00 To1300.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.81/cwt on 27 head, down $14.85 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +11.48 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$363.81

▼ 14.85 vs prior sale

27 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.46

vs NC average

−60.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	375.89	2,102	21
Medium and Large 2	537	321.52	1,725	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $377 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 sale27 hd

363.81

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

359.35

+4.46

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−60.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

+11.48

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,781	196.08	3,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	165.25	2,299	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	145.33	1,559	13

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)	1,285	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,391	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,920	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$3,778	6

Every lot

68 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	552.92/cwt	525.00–590.00	1,548	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	532.50/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,050	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	404.27/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,718	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	464.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,184	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	408.64/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,374	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,500	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	449.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,410	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	466.84/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,760	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,363	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	405.79/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,721	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,992	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	365.89/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,738	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	384.96/cwt	355.00–407.50	1,929	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	321.82/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,696	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	373.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,142	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,265	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	339.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,287	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	542.77/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,422	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	523.78/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,880	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	458.43/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,889	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	415.24/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,993	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,055	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	403.13/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,217	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	371.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,311	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	301.45/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,345	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	185.94/cwt	176.00–192.00	3,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	209.92/cwt	199.00–217.00	3,810	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,002	162.09/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,624	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	131.48/cwt	127.50–134.00	1,412	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	146.18/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,620	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	171.62/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,341	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	156.75/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,238	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	796	1,613.03/head	1,100.00–2,125.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,391.16/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,391	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	865	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	3,724.76/head	3,050.00–4,275.00	3,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	4,084.28/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,084	2

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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 164Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 55Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle 9.00 To 11.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Head Calves 700.00 To1300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	525.00–560.00	542.77
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	359	500.00–580.00	523.78
6	400–450	412	400.00–490.00	458.43
6	450–500	480	395.00–450.00	415.24
3	500–550	518	390.00–400.00	396.69
4	550–600	550	390.00–407.50	403.13
7	600–650	622	350.00–375.00	371.47
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	778	292.50–310.00	301.45
1	950–1000	960	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	314	440.00–460.00	449.00
5	350–400	377	455.00–500.00	466.84
5	400–450	424	380.00–430.00	405.79
4	450–500	466	427.50	427.50
4	500–550	501	355.00–407.50	384.96
17	550–600	573	350.00–385.00	373.76
3	600–650	635	350.00–360.00	356.67
2	650–700	673	330.00–350.00	339.81
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	955	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	410	330.00–335.00	332.44
2	450–500	475	355.00–377.50	365.89
5	500–550	527	300.00–345.00	321.82
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	525.00–590.00	552.92
2	350–400	385	515.00–550.00	532.50
6	400–450	425	395.00–450.00	404.27
6	450–500	470	450.00–480.00	464.69
1	500–550	530	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	581	402.50–417.50	408.64
1	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	672	372.00	372.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,391.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	796	1,100.00–2,125.00	1,613.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	2	—	1,058	3,050.00–4,275.00	3,724.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,084.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,815	199.00–217.00	209.92
1	—	1,425	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,800	176.00–192.00	185.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	127.50–134.00	131.48
3	—	1,002	157.00–169.00	162.09
6	—	1,108	139.00–152.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	165.00–179.00	171.62
3	—	1,428	151.00–160.00	156.75

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.