Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 90.00 Head calves 680.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.68/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −52.73 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$303.68

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$82.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

vs NC average

−29.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	326.23	1,737	18thin
Medium 1	532	300.01	1,595	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	300.00	1,665	1thin
Medium 2	550	265.44	1,459	7thin
Small and Medium 2	558	243.75	1,359	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.48/cwt here — about $378 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 sale32 hd

303.68

—

NC average9 barns · 291 hd

295.30

+8.37

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−29.14

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−52.73

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	1,755	172.00	3,019	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	150.90	2,188	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	130.69	1,487	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	770	105.33	811	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$2,043	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	200–250	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	350.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	386.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.51/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	287.62/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	370.59/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	312.58/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	329.82/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	316.88/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	247.31/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	328.63/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,043.11/head	1,635.00–2,400.00	2,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	369.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	357.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,319	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	585	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,360	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,120	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	141.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,087	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,628	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	159.67/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	115.48/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,345	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	137.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,590	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	493	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	577	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	358	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	336.51/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,464	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	483	328.19/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	280.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	517	306.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	338.30/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,289	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	386.64/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	229.61/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	344.01/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	303.01/cwt	272.50–335.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	337.14/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	529	273.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	663	239.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	293	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	332	316.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,051	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 180Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 20

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 90.00 Head calves 680.00

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	235	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	317	380.00–390.00	386.63
4	350–400	366	360.00–382.50	370.59
12	400–450	425	367.50–380.00	370.51
5	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	369.13
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
12	550–600	562	340.00–360.00	350.40
4	600–650	630	305.00–315.00	312.58
1	650–700	655	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
2	900–950	928	190.00–200.00	194.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	369	350.00–370.00	357.46
2	400–450	433	325.00–350.00	337.14
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	272.50–335.00	303.01
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	304.94
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–250.00	239.81
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	275	330.00–340.00	335.36
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	381	330.00–342.50	338.30
8	400–450	419	337.50–347.50	344.01
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
13	500–550	523	325.00–347.50	329.82
5	550–600	557	305.00–320.00	316.88
2	600–650	615	280.00–295.00	287.62
2	650–700	678	245.00–255.00	249.94
2	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
7	750–800	772	227.50–240.00	229.61
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	470	287.50	287.50
4	500–550	529	270.00–280.00	273.21
3	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	255.09
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	293	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	332	310.00–320.00	316.68
4	400–450	428	270.00–290.00	280.72
5	450–500	483	315.00–340.00	328.19
3	500–550	517	305.00–310.00	306.68
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	386	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	447	400.00	400.00
18	450–500	488	390.00	390.00
14	500–550	533	381.00–391.00	386.64
2	600–650	633	322.50–335.00	328.63
1	650–700	665	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	825	246.00–250.00	247.31
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	493	225.00–230.00	227.51
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	435	330.00–350.00	336.51
1	550–600	570	277.50	277.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,324	1,635.00–2,400.00	2,043.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	196.00	196.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	140.00–146.00	141.67
3	—	1,400	157.00–164.00	159.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	111.00–119.00	115.48
6	—	1,160	131.00–140.00	137.05
1	—	915	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	172.00	172.00

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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