Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 360.00 To 680.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.88/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −54.76 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$323.88

19 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$92.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	342.91	1,886	10thin
Medium and Large 2	505	325.00	1,641	1thin
Medium 1	553	316.62	1,749	6thin
Medium 2	560	250.00	1,400	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.91/cwt here — about $486 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale19 hd

323.88

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

313.58

+10.30

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−54.76

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	1,682	170.34	2,865	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	138.93	2,116	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	133.48	1,682	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	840	105.00	882	3thin

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)	1,358	$2,255	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,808	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,998	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	250–300	288	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	354.99/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	313.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	421.30/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,254.65/head	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	356.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	147.02/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,294	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	136.20/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,072	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	133.17/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,745	12
Bulls	—	—	1,682	170.34/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,865	3
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	670	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	467	288.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	145.53/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	111.27/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,333	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	332.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	470	341.33/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	408	289.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	755	247.53/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	2,159.09/head	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	438	335.45/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	690	236.49/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	517	313.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	588	319.89/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.18/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,927	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,808.35/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	339.93/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	356.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	386.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	373.17/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,616	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 176Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 48Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 3

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 360.00 To 680.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	328	415.00–427.50	421.30
2	350–400	360	410.00–415.00	412.53
3	400–450	433	365.00–390.00	373.17
4	450–500	473	352.50–360.00	354.99
3	500–550	527	332.50–347.50	339.93
7	550–600	560	335.00–350.00	344.18
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	257.00	257.00
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	892	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	955	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	438	326.00–345.00	335.45
2	450–500	470	337.50–345.00	341.33
3	500–550	517	310.00–315.00	313.34
3	550–600	588	310.00–330.00	319.89
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	755	242.50–252.50	247.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	410.00–420.00	414.97
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	460	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	356.59
2	550–600	553	350.00–360.00	355.02
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	332	380.00–395.00	386.63
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	429	350.00–360.00	356.15
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	513	310.00–320.00	313.25
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	285.00–290.00	288.36
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00–335.00	332.42
2	400–450	408	280.00–300.00	289.82
2	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	690	232.50–245.00	236.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	335.00–340.00	337.44
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,254.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,808.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,159.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	90.00–92.00	91.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,560	141.00–154.00	147.02
6	—	1,521	133.00–138.00	136.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,310	126.00–139.00	133.17
4	—	1,141	142.50–150.00	145.53
2	—	1,198	108.00–115.00	111.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	166.00–173.00	170.34

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

Bulls · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle