Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.68/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −45.96 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$332.68

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,097

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

$226.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	376.02	1,967	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	347.57	1,818	2thin
Medium 1	574	331.81	1,904	7thin
Medium 2	505	275.00	1,389	1thin
Small and Medium 2	580	150.00	870	1thin

One grade step is worth $226.02/cwt here — about $1,097 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

332.68

—

NC average9 barns · 203 hd

332.61

+0.07

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−45.96

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	—	Average	1,825	172.25	3,144	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	152.35	2,137	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	132.53	1,561	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	100.00	850	1thin

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 2	450–500	478	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	379.12/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	376.30/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	341.19/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	362.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	376.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	367.59/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.36/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	342.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,913	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	550–600	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	136.93/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	159.90/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	145.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,112	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	121.34/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,400	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.73/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	543	318.76/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	312	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	480	344.67/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	413	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	339.22/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	586	337.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	399.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	244.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	336.65/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	347.57/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,818	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 227Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 34

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	375.00–382.50	379.12
2	450–500	478	350.00–355.00	352.59
2	500–550	523	342.50–352.50	347.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	380.00–410.00	399.30
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.75
7	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	376.08
2	450–500	478	365.00–370.00	367.59
4	500–550	514	370.00–380.00	377.52
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	612	335.00–337.50	336.65
2	650–700	680	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	721	235.00–255.00	244.23
1	900–950	900	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	985	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	543	317.50–320.00	318.76
5	550–600	586	325.00–340.00	337.03
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	310	387.50	387.50
2	400–450	435	350.00–375.00	362.79
2	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	565	369.00–380.00	376.30
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	340.00–347.00	344.67
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	337.50–345.00	341.19
6	500–550	507	335.00–345.00	342.06
6	550–600	568	328.00–336.00	329.36
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	660	265.00–275.00	269.92
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	878	217.50–220.00	218.77
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	370	330.00–347.50	339.22
2	400–450	413	267.50–270.00	268.77
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	685	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	800–850	815	169.00	169.00
1	850–900	875	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	325.00	325.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	131.00–144.00	136.93
1	—	1,895	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,154	102.00–129.00	121.34
4	—	1,230	149.00–166.00	155.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	154.00–168.00	159.90
5	—	1,454	140.00–152.00	145.26
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	160.00–168.00	162.38
1	—	1,865	192.00	192.00

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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