Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Very Cold} Quality Average To Attractive No Sale Last Week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.35/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −97.05 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$259.35

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs NC average

−45.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	260.72	1,440	13thin
Medium 1	577	253.44	1,462	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale16 hd

259.35

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

247.65

+11.70

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−45.07

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−97.05

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	1,490	143.67	2,141	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	134.57	2,023	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	127.20	1,470	10

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)	1,030	$1,812	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	577	253.44/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	388	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	432	283.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	244.43/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	294.52/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	348.21/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	318.75/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,705	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	373.77/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,450	2
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	270.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,483	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	133.08/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,004	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	101.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	151.47/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	123.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,420	5
Bulls	—	—	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,811.60/head	1,725.00–1,885.00	1,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.87/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	253.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	218.63/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	276.31/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	242.45/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	262.91/cwt	261.50–275.00	1,475	10

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 139Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 39Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Very Cold} Quality Average To Attractive No Sale Last Week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	388	370.00–377.50	373.77
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	465	337.00–352.00	348.21
2	500–550	535	315.00–322.50	318.75
2	550–600	593	290.00–299.00	294.52
4	600–650	639	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	720	235.00–249.00	244.43
1	800–850	810	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	307.50	307.50
7	400–450	432	275.00–285.00	283.58
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–258.00	253.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	469	270.00–288.00	276.31
3	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	253.41
10	550–600	561	261.50–275.00	262.91
3	600–650	612	239.00–246.00	242.45
2	650–700	668	212.50–225.00	218.63
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	860	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	345.00–347.50	345.87
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
3	500–550	542	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	270.10
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	507	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	128.00–138.00	133.08
1	—	1,490	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	98.00–104.00	101.01
3	—	1,102	149.00–157.50	151.47
5	—	1,153	116.00–131.00	123.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,530	161.00	161.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,725.00–1,885.00	1,811.60
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle