Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 12 Hogs 1 Goat

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.50/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −111.14 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$267.50

32 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	275.02	1,548	18thin
Medium 1	552	263.41	1,453	8thin
Medium 2	541	250.39	1,355	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale32 hd

267.50

—

NC average8 barns · 304 hd

271.55

−4.06

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−111.14

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	—	High	1,549	155.64	2,411	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	148.00	2,239	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	132.49	1,600	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	110.67	907	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)	1,055	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,620	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	360	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	423	227.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	493	273.31/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	508	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	584	261.76/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,529	8
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	311.90/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	287.89/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	284.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	242.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	533	252.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	350.16/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	234.06/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	303.88/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	274.28/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	618	214.23/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	580	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	488	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	406.30/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	309.22/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	365.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	137.12/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,275	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	114.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	163.81/cwt	149.00–187.50	1,697	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,624	158.49/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,574	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	127.64/cwt	119.00–146.00	1,541	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	142.84/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	160.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	213.73/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	777	218.12/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	266.04/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	408.70/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	820	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	271.96/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,553	15
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	431	281.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	518	276.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	245.64/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	373	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	668	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	377.40/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,385	5
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	213.28/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	520	259.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	562	240.88/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	458	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	418	302.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	324.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	290.30/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	572	255.44/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,461	5

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 142Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 40Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 10

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 12 Hogs 1 Goat

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	220.00–235.00	227.10
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	259.90
3	550–600	562	230.00–247.50	240.88
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	760	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	493	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	323	407.50–410.00	408.70
5	350–400	367	370.00–387.50	377.40
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	463	320.00–335.00	324.86
3	500–550	522	285.00–296.00	290.30
15	550–600	571	265.00–280.00	271.96
4	600–650	616	260.00–265.00	262.48
5	650–700	682	258.00–268.00	266.04
1	700–750	705	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	815	210.00–217.50	213.73
1	850–900	875	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	965	155.00–166.00	160.44
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.10
4	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	302.54
3	450–500	458	285.00–290.00	288.31
3	500–550	518	275.00–280.00	276.69
5	550–600	572	247.50–265.00	255.44
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	668	245.00–255.00	249.91
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	777	212.50–222.00	218.12
1	800–850	820	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	260.00–290.00	281.41
6	450–500	493	273.00–275.00	273.31
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
8	550–600	584	260.00–262.00	261.76
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	488	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	252.01
2	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	214.91
3	600–650	618	205.00–220.00	214.23
3	650–700	660	205.00–220.00	213.28
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	225.00–235.00	230.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	270.00–300.00	284.36
2	250–300	265	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	375	300.00–319.00	311.90
3	400–450	423	345.00–355.00	350.16
9	450–500	472	282.00–300.00	287.89
4	500–550	515	270.00–282.50	274.28
1	550–600	565	281.00	281.00
7	600–650	618	235.00–249.00	245.64
2	650–700	658	235.00–250.00	242.53
1	700–750	715	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	830	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	310.00–320.00	315.06
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	400	305.00–307.50	306.25
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	288	400.00–412.50	406.30
2	300–350	345	385.00–410.00	397.50
2	350–400	368	350.00–380.00	365.10
2	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	523	295.00–312.50	303.88
4	550–600	561	293.00–317.50	309.22
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	813	230.00–238.00	234.06
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	227.50	227.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	132.00–144.00	137.12
4	—	1,366	150.00–165.00	158.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	114.00–118.00	114.80
2	—	1,198	97.00–100.00	98.56
7	—	1,036	149.00–187.50	163.81
13	—	1,207	119.00–146.00	127.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,624	153.00–167.00	158.49
2	—	1,210	137.00–148.00	142.84

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	—	1,100	1,620.00	1,620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,975.00	1,975.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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