Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand- Good; Activity- Active; Offerings- Moderate; Quality- Attractive; Head calves 610.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.14/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −79.26 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$277.14

26 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.98

vs NC average

−37.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.40	1,610	5thin
Medium 1	576	274.96	1,584	17thin
Medium 2	566	262.37	1,485	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $125 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 sale26 hd

277.14

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

260.17

+16.98

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−37.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−79.26

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	1,750	164.33	2,876	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	151.62	2,258	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	149.50	1,267	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	128.38	1,379	15

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)	890	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,150	2thin

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 and Large 1	350–400	368	301.21/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	481	288.24/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	319.85/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,871	11
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	252.97/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	271.90/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,939	6
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	285.20/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	330.07/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	339.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	543	193.78/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	144.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,292	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	81.17/cwt	66.00–95.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	158.90/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,179	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	156.83/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,222	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	143.78/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,632	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	179.15/cwt	169.00–187.00	3,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	159.05/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	539	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	670	242.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	376.71/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	586	283.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	345.16/cwt	337.50–359.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	372.08/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	313.80/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	573	263.16/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	586	272.76/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	625	261.78/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	308.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,387	2

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 167Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand- Good; Activity- Active; Offerings- Moderate; Quality- Attractive; Head calves 610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	318.00	318.00
2	350–400	368	295.00–307.50	301.21
2	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.56
14	450–500	464	300.00–320.00	308.26
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	554	293.00	293.00
2	600–650	606	250.00–256.00	252.97
5	650–700	658	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	752	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	815	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	438	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	481	280.00–295.00	288.24
3	500–550	530	281.00–290.00	285.20
14	550–600	586	272.00–275.00	272.76
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	573	255.00–267.00	263.16
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	479	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	538	315.00–345.00	330.07
11	550–600	585	312.50–326.00	319.85
3	600–650	608	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	692	275.00–280.00	278.35
6	700–750	713	270.00–277.50	271.90
1	850–900	890	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	543	187.50–200.00	193.78
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	330.00–345.00	339.21
2	450–500	475	307.50–310.00	308.72
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	539	287.50–292.50	289.99
4	550–600	586	270.00–290.00	283.04
2	600–650	625	250.00–273.00	261.78
2	650–700	670	235.00–250.00	242.28
1	700–750	715	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	342.50	342.50
2	250–300	270	360.00–382.50	372.08
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	397.50	397.50
2	400–450	423	370.00–384.00	376.71
3	450–500	475	337.50–359.00	345.16
2	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	310.19
10	550–600	554	313.00–314.00	313.80
1	600–650	610	296.00	296.00
3	650–700	685	261.00	261.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	945	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,582	139.00–150.00	144.91
9	—	1,417	150.00–163.00	156.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	105.00–109.00	107.04
3	—	995	66.00–95.00	81.17
2	—	1,085	151.00–165.00	158.90
8	—	1,135	138.00–150.00	143.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	134.00	134.00
1	—	815	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,990	169.00–187.00	179.15
4	—	1,635	155.00–164.00	159.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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