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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle 15.00 To 22.00 Higher Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head Calves 600.00 Two Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −109.08 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$247.33

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$55.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs NC average

−57.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	278.11	1,468	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	265.00	1,484	1thin
Medium 1	548	248.67	1,363	4thin
Medium 2	552	222.97	1,230	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.15/cwt here — about $238 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 sale15 hd

247.33

—

NC average8 barns · 291 hd

256.33

−9.00

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−57.69

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−109.08

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	1,415	152.58	2,159	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	143.23	2,177	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,188	136.44	1,620	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	824	126.12	1,039	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,346	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 and Large 2	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	299.06/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	358.74/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	297.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	244.90/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	530	224.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	523	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	226.36/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.91/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	331.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,684	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,682	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	316.27/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,787	2
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	333.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	308.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	99.77/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	159.90/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,143	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	137.22/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,770	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	157.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	137.12/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,165	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	149.33/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,182	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	124.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,365	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	975	182.19/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	156.37/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,469.39/head	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	725	221.46/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	299.28/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	568	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	313.75/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	213.69/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	573	221.33/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	244.82/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	274.15/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	230.66/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	683	219.54/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	215.97/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	317.91/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	201.66/cwt	196.00–207.50	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	276.29/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	363.69/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	425	229.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	483	253.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	251.75/cwt	237.50–266.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	338.48/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	667	243.75/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,626	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 107Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 31Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder cattle 15.00 To 22.00 Higher Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head Calves 600.00 Two Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	433	275.00–277.50	276.29
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	695	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	310.00	310.00
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	318	310.00–325.00	317.91
5	350–400	371	290.00–305.00	297.01
4	400–450	409	296.00–305.00	299.06
7	450–500	475	285.00–297.50	287.91
3	500–550	517	272.50–277.50	274.15
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	626	240.00–251.00	244.90
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	715	220.00–233.00	226.36
5	750–800	777	212.50–220.00	215.97
2	800–850	813	196.00–207.50	201.66
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	207.50	207.50
3	500–550	530	220.00–230.00	224.60
3	550–600	573	217.00–227.00	221.33
2	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	246.00	246.00
2	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	523	250.00–255.00	252.51
2	550–600	573	242.50–247.00	244.82
3	600–650	620	229.00–232.00	230.66
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	440	361.00	361.00
2	450–500	460	357.50–360.00	358.74
4	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	331.32
2	550–600	565	315.00–317.50	316.27
2	600–650	610	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	750	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	840	232.00	232.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	940	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	352.00	352.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	740	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	800	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	362.50–365.00	363.69
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	437	337.50–340.00	338.48
3	450–500	463	330.00–340.00	333.24
2	500–550	535	305.00–322.50	313.75
4	550–600	578	295.00–307.00	299.28
2	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	262.53
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	715	327.50	327.50
2	750–800	778	210.00–217.50	213.69
1	900–950	910	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	421	300.00–320.00	308.93
2	450–500	485	307.50–310.00	308.76
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	550–600	568	287.50–292.50	289.99
3	650–700	667	237.50–255.00	243.75
2	700–750	725	220.00–223.00	221.46
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	220.00–240.00	229.53
3	450–500	483	240.00–265.00	253.09
2	550–600	570	237.50–266.00	251.75
3	650–700	683	200.00–233.00	219.54
1	850–900	860	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	91.00–107.00	99.77
2	—	1,340	159.00–161.00	159.90
8	—	1,290	132.00–148.00	137.22
6	—	1,096	120.00–128.00	124.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	150.00–165.00	157.23
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	131.00–143.00	137.12
5	—	1,461	144.00–155.00	149.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	172.50–192.50	182.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	156.00–157.00	156.37
1	—	1,455	145.00	145.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,469.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00

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