Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 8.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 160.00 To 400.00 Head Calves 780.00 To 810.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.32/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −62.09 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$294.32

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$61.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.92

vs NC average

−27.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	311.76	1,667	19thin
Medium 1	549	276.27	1,517	11thin
Medium 2	533	250.03	1,334	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.73/cwt here — about $334 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 sale33 hd

294.32

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

279.40

+14.92

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−27.06

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−62.09

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	1,649	158.49	2,614	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	815	175.15	1,427	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	139.78	2,153	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,104	134.78	1,488	16

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)	773	$1,354	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	314.17/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	463	292.53/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	514	275.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.46/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	317.71/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,627	12
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	301.57/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	317.85/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	288.38/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	339.84/cwt	323.00–347.00	1,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	340.96/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	313.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	383.71/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	388.66/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	355.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	276.25/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	393.09/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	148.52/cwt	143.00–162.50	1,638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	175.15/cwt	162.50–190.00	1,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	142.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,159	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	131.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,471	10
Bulls	—	—	1,475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	149.47/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	166.93/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,656	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	773	1,354.05/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	845	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	569	276.63/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	205	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	321.43/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	568	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	373.66/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	333.19/cwt	285.00–375.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	478	327.61/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	305	311.86/cwt	300.00–335.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	371.23/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 210Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 8.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 160.00 To 400.00 Head Calves 780.00 To 810.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	377	336.00–350.00	340.96
10	400–450	421	323.00–347.00	339.84
3	450–500	455	300.00–327.50	314.17
12	500–550	512	305.00–330.00	317.71
7	550–600	574	298.00–307.50	301.57
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	655	242.50–252.50	247.46
2	700–750	738	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	840	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	855	213.00	213.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	243.00	243.00
1	300–350	305	286.00	286.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–297.50	288.38
2	450–500	463	287.50–297.50	292.53
4	500–550	514	270.00–280.00	275.64
7	550–600	569	265.00–288.00	276.63
1	600–650	610	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	252.55
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	388	310.00–326.00	317.85
3	400–450	432	310.00–320.00	313.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	278	350.00–360.00	355.23
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	373	375.00–402.50	388.66
2	400–450	425	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	380.00–387.50	383.71
4	550–600	552	338.00	338.00
2	700–750	730	275.00–277.50	276.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	352.44
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	329	365.00–385.00	373.66
3	350–400	372	387.50–402.50	393.09
4	400–450	415	285.00–375.00	333.19
2	450–500	458	367.50–375.00	371.23
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	568	312.50–327.50	321.43
2	600–650	638	290.00–295.00	292.53
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	875	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	305	300.00–335.00	311.86
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	310.00–340.00	327.61
1	500–550	530	303.00	303.00
2	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	287.44
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	575	300.00–302.50	301.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	143.00–162.50	148.52
1	—	940	102.00	102.00
10	—	1,121	125.00–139.00	131.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	162.50–190.00	175.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	137.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	1,633	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,809	140.00–156.00	149.47
8	—	1,591	161.00–175.00	166.93

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)	2	—	773	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,354.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	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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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