Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.03/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −80.38 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$276.03

16 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$43.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.24

vs NC average

−38.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	281.36	1,569	14thin
Medium 2	525	240.00	1,260	1thin
Medium 1	540	237.50	1,283	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.86/cwt here — about $287 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 sale16 hd

276.03

—

NC average8 barns · 263 hd

266.79

+9.24

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−38.55

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−80.38

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	1,603	168.56	2,701	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	775	152.50	1,182	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	152.15	2,165	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	130.40	1,367	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.64/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	283.46/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,988	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	328.83/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	254.28/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	342.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	308.34/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	299.14/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	300–350	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	125.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,282	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,182	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	141.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,561	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	155.23/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,238	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	145.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,006	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	174.45/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	162.67/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,655	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	885	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	291.41/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	296.23/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 167Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	428	292.50–300.00	296.23
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	590	297.50–302.50	299.14
2	600–650	620	280.00–303.00	291.41
3	650–700	673	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	835	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	335.00–350.00	342.21
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	307.00–315.00	308.34
3	500–550	520	271.00–275.00	273.64
11	550–600	568	267.50–293.00	283.46
4	600–650	614	247.50–265.00	254.28
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	530	320.00–337.50	328.83
2	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	600–650	625	318.00	318.00
5	650–700	687	277.00	277.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	120.00–131.00	125.83
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,107	134.00–144.00	141.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	151.00–162.00	155.23
5	—	1,380	142.00–148.00	145.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	171.00–179.00	174.45
3	—	1,632	159.00–167.00	162.67

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	—	970	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00

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