Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 11.00 TO 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 18.00 Higher 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 $228.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −128.33 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$228.07

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$105.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs NC average

−78.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	275.75	1,530	2thin
Medium 1	531	240.29	1,277	4thin
Medium 2	535	200.00	1,070	1thin
Small and Medium 2	510	170.00	867	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.75/cwt here — about $663 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

228.07

—

NC average5 barns · 83 hd

237.30

−9.23

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−78.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−128.33

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	1,540	177.53	2,734	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	149.71	2,056	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	132.81	1,485	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	760	110.00	836	1thin

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)	1,130	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,691	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,378	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	650–700	683	196.59/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.75/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	303	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	220.47/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	242.84/cwt	215.00–270.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	263	257.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	266.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	327.22/cwt	300.00–350.00	736	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,691	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	725	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	288.49/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	790	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	638	234.24/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	161.06/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	132.86/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,416	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	142.15/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	156.00/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	116.21/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,376	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	173.41/cwt	172.50–174.00	2,618	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	235.39/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	190	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	431	282.82/cwt	205.00–322.50	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.81/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	283.39/cwt	275.00–290.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	262.76/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	344.14/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	233.81/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	353.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,416.40/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,691.24/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,691	3

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 28Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 3

Slaughter cattle 11.00 TO 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 18.00 Higher 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	255.00–260.00	257.62
2	300–350	303	285.00–295.00	289.96
1	350–400	380	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	525	231.00–240.00	235.39
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	620	226.00–242.00	233.81
2	650–700	683	188.00–205.00	196.59
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	174	260.00	260.00
1	200–250	215	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	263	275.00–290.00	283.39
3	300–350	325	312.50–320.00	315.81
2	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.50
3	400–450	425	297.00–305.00	300.75
4	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	266.22
1	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	630	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	708	218.00–223.00	220.47
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	190.00	190.00
1	250–300	265	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	410	215.00–270.00	242.84
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	300.00–350.00	327.22
1	300–350	345	318.00	318.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	500	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	575	288.00	288.00
2	600–650	610	287.00–290.00	288.49
2	650–700	678	250.00	250.00
5	750–800	795	239.00	239.00
1	900–950	900	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	317.50	317.50
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	373	345.00–360.00	353.64
3	400–450	420	340.00–347.50	344.14
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	522	295.00–302.50	297.47
2	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	274.89
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	735	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	790	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	431	205.00–322.50	282.82
3	500–550	525	250.00–277.50	262.76
2	600–650	638	232.50–236.00	234.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	155.00–166.00	161.06
3	—	1,350	139.00–148.00	142.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	126.00–141.00	132.86
4	—	1,185	151.00–164.00	156.00
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,184	112.00–119.00	116.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,510	172.50–174.00	173.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,691.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,416.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,300.00	2,300.00

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