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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 1

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 142▲ 87 vs year ago 132 · +65.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 46▲ 7 vs year ago 50 · +14.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $377.33/cwt on 29 head, up $2.32 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +25.00 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$377.33

▲ 2.32 vs prior sale

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$63.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs NC average

−27.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	386.11	2,101	25
Medium and Large 2	557	322.50	1,795	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.61/cwt here — about $307 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

377.33

—

NC average8 barns · 204 hd

368.87

+8.46

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−27.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

+25.00

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	—	Average	1,685	204.04	3,438	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	172.94	2,674	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	162.35	1,963	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	133.00	1,154	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,025	225.00	2,306	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,466	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,205	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$2,675	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	486.80/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,762	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	439.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,645	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	452.61/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,109	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,051	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	447.70/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,359	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	391.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,222	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,385	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	356.81/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,537	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	315.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,726	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	408.20/cwt	395.00–420.00	910	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	496.17/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,340	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,169	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	371.40/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,196	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	486.92/cwt	440.00–540.00	1,582	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	392.89/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,446	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	399.82/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,679	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	357.90/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,503	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	398.13/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,831	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	336.20/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,607	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	385.07/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,975	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	335.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,752	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	387.23/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,238	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,829	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	380.41/cwt	330.00–392.50	2,438	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	193.68/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,313	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	350.95/cwt	320.00–356.00	2,520	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	309.63/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,523	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	2,013	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	287.57/cwt	260.00–315.00	2,669	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	533.12/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,397	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	459.63/cwt	445.00–477.50	1,508	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	464.29/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,741	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	448.08/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,873	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	391.42/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,816	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	381.66/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,988	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	383.31/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,158	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,341	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	885	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,487	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,025	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,306	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.32/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,114	10
Bulls	—	—	1,973	218.33/cwt	211.00–232.00	4,308	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	145.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,635	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	188.06/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,159	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,153	215.15/cwt	207.50–222.50	2,481	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	160.42/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,036	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	181.63/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,775	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	164.24/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,570	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	755	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	795	2,057.55/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,058	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	808	1,809.75/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,466.14/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,466	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	690	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 142Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 13

No Sale Last Week

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	510.00–560.00	533.12
5	300–350	328	445.00–477.50	459.63
6	350–400	375	440.00–490.00	464.29
6	400–450	418	430.00–460.00	448.08
4	450–500	464	370.00–410.00	391.42
6	500–550	521	360.00–395.00	381.66
3	550–600	563	360.00–400.00	383.31
2	600–650	608	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	334.95
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	362	480.00–495.00	486.80
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	466	435.00–460.00	452.61
9	500–550	527	420.00–451.00	447.70
4	550–600	568	380.00–410.00	391.13
4	600–650	636	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	658	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	711	330.00–365.00	356.81
2	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	865	300.00–330.00	315.09
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	374	420.00–450.00	439.96
2	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	519	390.00–400.00	395.13
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	470.00–530.00	496.17
2	300–350	325	440.00–540.00	486.92
7	350–400	368	350.00–410.00	392.89
9	400–450	420	390.00–450.00	399.82
5	450–500	460	385.00–415.00	398.13
13	500–550	513	370.00–405.00	385.07
12	550–600	578	350.00–415.00	387.23
5	600–650	641	330.00–392.50	380.41
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	718	320.00–356.00	350.95
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	815	290.00–330.00	309.63
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	928	260.00–315.00	287.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	395.00–420.00	408.20
2	250–300	275	420.00–430.00	425.27
3	300–350	322	340.00–410.00	371.40
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	420	345.00–380.00	357.90
3	450–500	478	310.00–350.00	336.20
2	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	335.07
2	550–600	590	300.00–320.00	309.92
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	235.00–250.00	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	678	187.50–200.00	193.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,269	150.00–174.00	160.42
10	—	1,125	140.00–149.00	145.36
4	—	1,148	179.00–200.00	188.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	163.00–166.00	164.24
2	—	1,528	179.00–185.00	181.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	207.50–222.50	215.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	190.00–203.00	198.32
4	—	1,973	211.00–232.00	218.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,809.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,057.55

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	—	1,225	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,466.14

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	—	690	2,675.00	2,675.00

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.