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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 128▼ 71 vs year ago 152 · −46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 43▼ 27 vs year ago 46 · −58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 8.00 T0 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calf 300.00 Head Calves 475.00 To 900.00

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 $308.84/cwt on 10 head, down $14.21 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.50 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$308.84

▼ 14.21 vs prior sale

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$48.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.90

vs NC average

−51.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	318.54	1,730	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	270.00	1,465	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.54/cwt here — about $265 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 sale10 hd

308.84

—

NC average9 barns · 163 hd

331.74

−22.90

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−51.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−43.50

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	178.28	2,776	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	164.72	2,217	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	660	100.00	660	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,327	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,916	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,970	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$3,336	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,765	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	321.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,648	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,038	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,347	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,671	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,296	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	311.94/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,123	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,498	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,474	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	328.71/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,706	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	301.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,758	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	320.75/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,982	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	955	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,115	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,421	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,599	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	331.59/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,691	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	148.55/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,612	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	182.58/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,288	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	162.36/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,330	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	178.28/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,776	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,326.80/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,327	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,915.56/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,970.27/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,970	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	3,429.37/head	3,075.00–3,700.00	3,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,797.81/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,798	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 128Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 43Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 8.00 T0 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calf 300.00 Head Calves 475.00 To 900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	355	360.00–370.00	364.93
3	400–450	422	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	450	327.50	327.50
5	500–550	519	300.00–345.00	328.71
3	550–600	583	295.00–310.00	301.60
10	600–650	618	295.00–330.00	320.75
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	360	290.00–325.00	311.94
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–340.00	335.18
2	300–350	338	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	347.50	347.50
4	500–550	510	320.00–355.00	331.59
2	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	757	310.00	310.00
2	950–1000	980	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	300.00–335.00	321.20
3	700–750	728	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,915.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,326.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,970.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	3,075.00–3,700.00	3,429.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,797.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	174.00–186.00	178.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	179.00–190.00	182.58
9	—	1,435	155.00–173.00	162.36
2	—	1,085	143.00–153.00	148.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00

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.