Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average TO Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.76/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −106.64 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$249.76

21 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.12

vs NC average

−55.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	268.67	1,498	6thin
Medium 1	538	250.95	1,351	11thin
Medium 2	538	220.00	1,184	3thin
Medium 3	545	212.50	1,158	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.17/cwt here — about $340 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $285.80, median $356.41 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

249.76

—

NC average5 barns · 78 hd

233.64

+16.12

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−55.48

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−106.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,557	139.34	2,170	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	129.93	1,763	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	854	116.52	995	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	108.62	1,249	25

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$2,803	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	201.72/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	529	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	273.75/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	272.38/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	253.50/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	268.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	227.67/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	470	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	248.72/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	268.75/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,572	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	287.17/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	428	232.41/cwt	227.50–237.50	995	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	545	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,158	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	276.25/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	308.86/cwt	299.00–312.50	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	326.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,567	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	565	263.72/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,490	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	750–800	798	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	273.99/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	418	281.74/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	116.19/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,305	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	100.85/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,153	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	134.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,823	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	129.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	119.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	139.34/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,803.44/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	368.75/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	333.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	322.24/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	950	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	281.96/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	745	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	261.17/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	235.22/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,454	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	893	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 150Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 2

No Sale Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average TO Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	428	227.50–237.50	232.41
3	450–500	475	245.00–251.00	248.72
2	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	274.92
1	350–400	385	287.50	287.50
7	400–450	426	267.50–285.00	273.75
3	450–500	485	267.50–280.00	272.38
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	566	260.00–275.00	268.40
2	600–650	618	233.00–237.50	235.22
3	650–700	665	227.50–228.00	227.67
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	780	197.50–206.00	201.72
1	900–950	940	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	257.50–265.00	261.17
8	500–550	529	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	563	252.50–255.00	253.50
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	790	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	226.00–230.00	228.00
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	745	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	365.00–372.50	368.75
4	400–450	433	320.00–340.00	333.25
1	450–500	465	339.00	339.00
5	500–550	528	270.00–287.50	281.96
5	550–600	576	262.50–278.00	273.99
1	600–650	605	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	265.00–297.50	281.74
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	950	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	310.00–335.00	322.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	480	320.00–340.00	326.56
7	500–550	545	299.00–312.50	308.86
2	550–600	585	260.00–277.50	268.75
2	600–650	630	237.50–240.00	238.74
1	750–800	770	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	485	275.00–277.50	276.25
7	500–550	530	271.00–291.00	287.17
3	550–600	565	220.00–285.00	263.72
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	798	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,123	110.00–123.00	116.19
10	—	1,143	92.00–106.00	100.85
1	—	970	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,335	126.00–136.00	129.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	78.00	78.00
2	—	878	110.00–118.00	114.03
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	130.00–141.00	134.26
2	—	1,355	117.00–121.00	119.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	135.00–144.00	139.34

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,803.44

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.

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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle