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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 139▼ 155 vs year ago 251 · −61.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 54 · −40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 2▲ 21 vs year ago 14 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 1 Head Calf 385.00

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 $340.67/cwt on 12 head, up $30.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −26.84 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$340.67

▲ 30.85 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.79

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	345.34	1,897	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	317.33	1,634	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

340.67

—

NC average9 barns · 183 hd

359.46

−18.79

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−26.84

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	—	Average	1,553	210.79	3,273	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	170.00	2,555	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	159.21	1,886	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	105.00	866	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)	1,370	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$2,785	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,742	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$2,538	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$2,452	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,220	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	412.57/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,972	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	390.15/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,236	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	384.38/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,403	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	377	333.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,258	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,407	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	366.52/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,569	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,895	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	354.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,665	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,815	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	343.86/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,805	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,882	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,301	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,994	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	478.46/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,373	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	490.47/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,555	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,458	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	443.65/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,650	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	420.63/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,741	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	387.26/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,805	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	341.61/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,640	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	317.33/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,634	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	352.36/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,853	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	340.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,925	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	342.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,157	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	195.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	216.53/cwt	205.00–227.50	3,742	4
Bulls	—	—Value Added	1,915	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,401	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	176.73/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,965	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,140	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,252	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	157.28/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,010	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,555	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	650	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	2,784.99/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,785	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,605.16/head	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,605	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,742.00/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,742	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,451.93/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,452	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,220.00/head	2,220.00–2,220.00	2,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 139Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 2Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 1 Head Calf 385.00

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	290	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	365	370.00–400.00	384.38
5	400–450	428	360.00–372.50	366.52
1	450–500	465	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	622	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	360.00–365.00	362.52
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	354.15
2	500–550	515	350.00–355.00	352.52
2	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	330.13
2	600–650	623	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	325.00–345.00	333.57
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	450.00–500.00	478.46
3	300–350	317	475.00–505.00	490.47
3	350–400	372	432.50–460.00	443.65
4	400–450	414	420.00–422.50	420.63
4	450–500	466	370.00–412.50	387.26
4	500–550	526	345.00–365.00	352.36
6	550–600	565	325.00–350.00	340.66
2	600–650	630	335.00–350.00	342.38
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.96
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–355.00	341.61
2	500–550	515	300.00–335.00	317.33
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	478	410.00–415.00	412.57
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	385.00–395.00	390.15
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	212.50	212.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,172	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,605.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,220.00	2,220.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,184	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,742.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,784.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,451.93

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	—	650	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	950	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,020	135.00–140.00	137.38
5	—	1,112	171.00–185.00	176.73
11	—	1,278	151.00–167.00	157.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	189.00–200.00	195.74
4	—	1,728	205.00–227.50	216.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	233.00	233.00

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.