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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 100▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 41▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 125.00 Head Calves 80.00 To 635.00

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 $348.42/cwt on 13 head, down $10.63 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −3.92 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$348.42

▼ 10.63 vs prior sale

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$101.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.41

vs NC average

−67.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	366.64	2,017	7thin
Medium and Large 2	538	339.58	1,827	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	265.00	1,550	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.64/cwt here — about $466 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 sale13 hd

348.42

—

NC average3 barns · 69 hd

373.83

−25.41

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−67.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−3.92

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	1,597	201.22	3,213	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	178.84	2,617	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	159.03	1,888	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	135.65	1,169	3thin

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)	1,260	$4,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,908	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,592	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,247	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,975	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,584	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	414.50/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,919	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	399.77/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,103	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	381.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,240	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	379.60/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,361	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,350	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,494	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	378.17/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,240	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	388.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,457	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	348.91/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,441	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	412.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,771	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	406.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,921	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,932	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	340.73/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,789	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	363.28/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,049	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	565.00/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,384	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	457.79/cwt	430.00–472.50	1,566	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	372.24/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,705	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	403.19/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,863	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	394.51/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,071	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	357.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,887	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	368.40/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,107	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	361.20/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,196	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,039	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,147	185.20/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,934	213.24/cwt	201.00–224.00	4,124	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	146.47/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,242	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	133.91/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,370	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	175.26/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,066	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	158.05/cwt	148.00–170.00	1,914	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	181.39/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,476	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,508	188.90/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,849	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	162.81/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,683	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,274.94/head	2,500.00–3,950.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,592.38/head	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,592	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	2,233.49/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	2,907.86/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	2,908	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	845	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 0

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 125.00 Head Calves 80.00 To 635.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	540.00–590.00	565.00
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	342	430.00–472.50	457.79
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	462	390.00–415.00	403.19
3	500–550	525	380.00–415.00	394.51
5	550–600	572	360.00–385.00	368.40
2	600–650	608	357.50–365.00	361.20
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	458	345.00–385.00	372.24
2	500–550	528	350.00–365.00	357.32
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	360.00–395.00	378.17
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–357.50	348.91
4	500–550	525	317.50–365.00	340.73
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	375	375.00–400.00	388.50
4	400–450	429	390.00–425.00	412.86
8	450–500	473	395.00–415.00	406.21
2	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	375.05
5	550–600	564	350.00–370.00	363.28
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	375	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	463	395.00–435.00	414.50
7	500–550	526	390.00–412.50	399.77
3	550–600	587	370.00–390.00	381.66
11	600–650	622	370.00–390.00	379.60
2	650–700	662	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	700	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	850–900	898	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,239	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,592.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,262	2,550.00–3,600.00	2,907.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,233.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,015	2,500.00–3,950.00	3,274.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	4,050.00	4,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	845	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	171.00–187.00	181.39
3	—	1,648	156.00–169.00	162.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	172.00–183.00	175.26
2	—	1,023	132.00–136.00	133.91
15	—	1,211	148.00–170.00	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
2	—	848	146.00–147.00	146.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	188.00–190.00	188.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,934	201.00–224.00	213.24
3	—	1,147	179.00–195.00	185.20

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.