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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 103▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Poor To Average Baby Calf 120.00 Head Calves 70.00 To 195.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

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 $277.87/cwt on 13 head, down $7.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −74.46 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$277.87

▼ 7.92 vs prior sale

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.12

vs NC average

−53.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	314.39	1,710	4thin
Medium and Large 2	564	282.47	1,593	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	265.00	1,378	1thin
Medium 2	535	239.98	1,283	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.41/cwt here — about $427 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 sale13 hd

277.87

—

NC average9 barns · 200 hd

312.00

−34.12

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−53.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−74.46

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	—	Average	1,616	187.84	3,035	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	157.51	2,196	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	155.40	1,747	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	134.34	1,068	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)	1,066	$3,043	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,628	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

73 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,537	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	356.13/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,656	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	328.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,592	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,746	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	349.86/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,294	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	265.04/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,113	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	463	238.67/cwt	217.00–257.50	1,105	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	523	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	319.18/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,762	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	281.63/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,611	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,785	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,989	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,478	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	409.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,263	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,139	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	323.48/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,184	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	358.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,362	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	328.75/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,512	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	241.92/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,282	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,714	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,854	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,833	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	187.84/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,035	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	986	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	958	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	191.00/cwt	182.00–202.50	2,030	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	130.71/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,409	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	154.76/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,843	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	152.82/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,120	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	169.23/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,391	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	3,042.61/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,043	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,516.43/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,516	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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Poor To Average Baby Calf 120.00 Head Calves 70.00 To 195.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	350.00–360.00	354.86
4	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	356.13
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	485	320.00–335.00	328.23
2	500–550	525	330.00–335.00	332.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	345.00–355.00	349.86
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	552	317.50–322.50	319.18
2	600–650	600	290.00–305.00	297.50
3	650–700	663	290.00–310.00	299.95
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	935	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	572	280.00–282.50	281.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	262.50–267.50	265.04
4	450–500	463	217.00–257.50	238.67
3	500–550	523	230.00–235.00	231.64
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	340	330.00–340.00	334.93
4	350–400	366	300.00–340.00	323.48
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	308	400.00–420.00	409.95
3	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	358.49
2	450–500	460	320.00–337.50	328.75
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	553	305.00–315.00	310.02
2	600–650	613	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	705	255.00–265.00	259.96
1	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	272.50	272.50
4	500–550	530	230.00–257.50	241.92
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	475	222.50	222.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,042.61

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	2	—	1,233	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,516.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	182.00–202.50	191.00
1	—	935	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,078	128.00–134.00	130.71
7	—	1,191	149.00–165.00	154.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	123.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	795	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	147.00–158.00	152.82
2	—	1,413	163.00–174.00	169.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,616	184.00–195.00	187.84

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.