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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 22

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 153▼ 99 vs year ago 199 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 33 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 5▲ 38 vs year ago 3 · +1,266.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 To 11.00 Lower Feeder Cattle Bull 2.00 To 9.00 Higher Steers And Heifer 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 9 Hogs Baby Calves 125.00 To 275.00 Head Calves 200.00 To 400.00

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 $384.95/cwt on 15 head, up $25.15 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +17.44 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$384.95

▲ 25.15 vs prior sale

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$167.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	402.46	2,184	12thin
Medium and Large 2	518	354.88	1,838	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	235.00	1,351	1thin

One grade step is worth $167.46/cwt here — about $833 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

384.95

—

NC average8 barns · 173 hd

391.94

−6.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

+17.44

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	1,642	210.53	3,457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	168.30	2,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	161.15	1,919	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	137.50	1,210	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$3,371	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$3,022	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,723	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,393	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$2,279	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$3,003	4thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,629	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,426	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	342.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,446	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	402.50/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,228	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	398.28/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,426	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	369.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,572	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	399.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,955	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	382.44/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,962	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,821	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	363.89/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,012	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	329.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,204	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,616	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	375.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,606	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	410.74/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,980	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	324.95/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,586	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,838	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	407.80/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,137	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	391.78/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,272	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	331.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,056	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	368.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,297	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	338.29/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,243	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,357	198.66/cwt	192.00–203.00	2,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	209.85/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,421	6
Bulls	—	—Value Added	2,105	230.38/cwt	227.00–234.00	4,849	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,278	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	138.48/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,486	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,222	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	162.15/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,985	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,399	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	163.88/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,334	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	715	2,279.49/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,279	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	778	2,074.28/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,074	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	3,694.85/head	2,600.00–4,950.00	3,695	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	2,392.58/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,393	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	3,021.59/head	2,325.00–4,100.00	3,022	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,723.13/head	2,185.00–3,200.00	2,723	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	775	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,553.68/head	2,100.00–3,350.00	2,554	3

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 153Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	488	315.00–335.00	324.95
2	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	354.88
3	600–650	620	325.00–340.00	331.57
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	449.00	449.00
2	400–450	428	360.00–390.00	375.26
6	450–500	482	390.00–427.50	410.74
8	500–550	524	370.00–427.50	407.80
4	550–600	580	384.00–410.00	391.78
4	600–650	623	360.00–380.00	368.71
3	650–700	663	330.00–350.00	338.29
1	800–850	845	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	369.88
2	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	344.98
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	305	395.00–410.00	402.50
3	350–400	358	390.00–405.00	398.28
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	489	380.00–420.00	399.85
5	500–550	513	370.00–387.50	382.44
5	550–600	553	345.00–380.00	363.89
1	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–340.00	329.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	412.50	412.50
2	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	714	340.00–350.00	342.52
1	750–800	750	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	2,185.00–3,200.00	2,723.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,392.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,086	2,600.00–4,950.00	3,694.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,194	2,325.00–4,100.00	3,021.59

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)	3	—	715	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,279.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,074.28

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	3	—	1,065	2,100.00–3,350.00	2,553.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	4,350.00	4,350.00

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	—	775	3,750.00	3,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	129.00	129.00
1	—	875	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,424	157.00–168.00	163.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	197.50	197.50
2	—	1,073	133.00–145.00	138.48
9	—	1,224	151.00–171.00	162.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	227.00–234.00	230.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	205.00–220.00	209.85
3	—	1,357	192.00–203.00	198.66

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.