Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.06/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −131.35 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$225.06

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$116.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.90

vs NC average

−71.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	285.81	1,539	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	244.32	1,290	4thin
Medium 1	535	229.79	1,229	10thin
Medium 2	535	214.80	1,150	8thin
Medium 3	550	168.93	929	4thin

One grade step is worth $116.88/cwt here — about $610 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

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 sale29 hd

225.06

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

235.96

−10.90

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−71.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−131.35

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	—	Low	1,774	151.74	2,692	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	142.20	2,024	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	131.63	1,485	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	793	108.00	856	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$1,658	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,543	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	Small and Medium 2	700–750	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	522	214.53/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	913	186.05/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	331	254.17/cwt	247.00–260.00	841	8
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	468	218.54/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	223.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	590	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	279.47/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	521	227.61/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	281.78/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	773	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	364	255.19/cwt	254.00–260.00	929	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	628	227.81/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	623	175.11/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	232.57/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	236.34/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,224	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	455	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,588	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	800–850	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	291.13/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	312.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	346.30/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	347.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	316.38/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	296.26/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	154.73/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,109	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	134.68/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,966	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	110.72/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,206	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	125.41/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,403	11
Bulls	—	—	1,746	160.28/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,798	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	147.36/cwt	134.00–160.00	1,703	11
Bulls	—	—	1,875	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,663	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,100	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,549	1
Bulls	—Value Added	—	1,025	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,845	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,542.92/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,944.29/head	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,944	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	233.47/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	299.39/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	274.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	255.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	675	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	575	170.35/cwt	160.00–180.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	215.62/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	368	175.15/cwt	125.00–222.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	525	167.50/cwt	155.00–180.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	286.21/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	467	268.26/cwt	237.00–285.00	1,253	10
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	509	236.09/cwt	212.00–243.00	1,202	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	277.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	193.50/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	259.49/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	282.09/cwt	262.00–286.00	1,504	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 205Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 49Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	130.00	130.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	725	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	390	232.00	232.00
4	400–450	430	215.00–245.00	232.57
4	450–500	468	207.50–230.00	218.54
6	500–550	522	200.00–237.50	214.53
2	550–600	575	205.00–227.00	215.62
3	600–650	623	165.00–180.00	175.11
2	650–700	675	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	700–750	740	145.00	145.00
2	750–800	773	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	477	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	244.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	290.00	290.00
1	200–250	235	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	323	270.00–280.00	274.82
2	350–400	370	277.00–282.00	279.47
5	400–450	416	275.00–290.00	281.78
5	450–500	473	280.00–307.00	299.39
2	500–550	520	282.50–290.00	286.21
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	664	220.00–227.00	223.51
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	805	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	905	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	965	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	255	190.00	190.00
8	300–350	331	247.00–260.00	254.17
17	350–400	364	254.00–260.00	255.19
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
5	450–500	479	250.00–265.00	255.49
8	500–550	521	212.00–240.00	227.61
2	550–600	590	237.00–240.00	238.51
5	600–650	628	222.00–235.00	227.81
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
2	900–950	913	182.00–190.00	186.05
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	525	155.00–180.00	167.50
2	550–600	575	160.00–180.00	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	230.00–242.50	236.34
1	650–700	655	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	338	340.00–355.00	347.33
2	350–400	370	342.50–350.00	346.30
2	400–450	430	305.00–320.00	312.24
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	525	295.00–310.00	302.43
2	550–600	583	285.00–297.00	291.13
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	337	315.00–317.00	316.38
2	350–400	395	300.00–330.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	481	290.00–305.00	296.26
10	500–550	533	262.00–286.00	282.09
5	550–600	571	245.00–275.00	259.49
2	600–650	618	225.00–242.00	233.47
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	725	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	795	207.00	207.00
2	800–850	810	200.00–210.00	205.03
2	850–900	860	187.00–200.00	193.50
1	950–1000	980	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	125.00–222.00	175.15
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
10	450–500	467	237.00–285.00	268.26
8	500–550	509	212.00–243.00	236.09
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	270.00–285.00	277.69
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	91.00–92.00	91.50
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	151.00–161.00	154.73
5	—	1,460	126.00–140.00	134.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	108.00–114.00	110.72
11	—	1,119	118.00–135.00	125.41
11	—	1,156	134.00–160.00	147.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,746	148.00–166.00	160.28
1	—	1,875	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	169.00	169.00
1	—	2,690	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	180.00	180.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,542.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,944.29
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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