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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 20

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 162▼ 18 vs year ago 146 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 36▲ 10 vs year ago 33 · +30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%

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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 $323.04/cwt on 13 head, down $48.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −29.29 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$323.04

▼ 48.20 vs prior sale

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$65.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.61

vs NC average

−52.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	333.14	1,818	11thin
Medium and Large 3	540	267.50	1,445	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.64/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

323.04

—

NC average9 barns · 267 hd

356.66

−33.61

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−52.77

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−29.29

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	1,632	203.77	3,325	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	177.98	2,480	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	159.10	1,837	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	132.70	1,085	5thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$3,089	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,621	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,442	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$3,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,925	2thin

Every lot

70 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	388.58/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,056	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	359.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,044	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	369.62/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,153	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,607	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	366.67/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,412	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	307.15/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,305	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	340.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,507	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,974	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	325.81/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,541	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	326.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,694	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	337.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,891	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,406	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	275	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,471	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	463.39/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,297	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,413	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	478	280.73/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,342	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	326.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,591	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	320.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,670	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,832	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	309.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,775	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	588	256.39/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,508	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	265.03/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,770	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	252.41/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,825	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	192.35/cwt	187.50–195.00	2,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	209.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,498	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	453	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,122	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	189.71/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,102	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	140.85/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,610	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	160.51/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,855	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,320	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,614	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	163.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,273	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	180.78/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,571	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,563.51/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,564	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,124.72/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	3,089.14/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,089	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,620.70/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,621	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	860	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	865	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	3,472.81/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 162Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 36Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	312	360.00–390.00	369.62
6	350–400	385	350.00–380.00	366.67
5	400–450	442	330.00–350.00	340.97
4	450–500	459	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	519	320.00–335.00	326.39
7	550–600	561	330.00–340.00	337.00
4	650–700	683	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	752	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	307.15
3	450–500	473	300.00–340.00	325.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	529	370.00–400.00	388.58
2	550–600	568	350.00–370.00	359.87
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	570	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	870	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–335.00	332.53
8	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	320.58
2	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	247.50–257.50	252.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	250.00–300.00	280.73
2	550–600	588	245.00–267.50	256.39
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	420.00–490.00	463.39
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	488	320.00–335.00	326.10
2	500–550	528	347.00	347.00
7	550–600	574	300.00–320.00	309.25
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	668	260.00–267.50	265.03
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	535.00	535.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,124.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,563.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,142	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,089.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,620.70

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)	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	1	—	1,240	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,472.81

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	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	173.00–187.00	180.78
2	—	1,388	159.00–169.00	163.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	740	177.50	177.50
1	—	835	171.00	171.00
1	—	755	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,156	149.00–170.00	160.51
1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,143	135.00–146.00	140.85
3	—	1,108	184.00–195.00	189.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	200.00–220.00	209.48
2	—	1,555	187.50–195.00	192.35

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.