Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 21.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Replacement Cattle Very Active

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −46.88 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$331.76

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$68.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.35

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	356.71	1,896	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	334.86	1,775	2thin
Medium 1	551	317.01	1,747	9thin
Medium 2	559	288.51	1,613	4thin

One grade step is worth $68.20/cwt here — about $283 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 sale27 hd

331.76

—

NC average9 barns · 170 hd

320.41

+11.35

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−46.88

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	1,606	183.72	2,951	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	159.37	2,178	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	139.20	1,629	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	113.55	994	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,685	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,529	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,361	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$4,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$3,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,625	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	700–750	740	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	327.44/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	444.08/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	422.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	359.24/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	370.83/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	326.50/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	352.50/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	359.72/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	225.10/cwt	218.00–232.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	377.11/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	372.44/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	367.20/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	355.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	308.71/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	375.51/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	432.63/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,338.28/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,642.49/head	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	399.73/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,361.36/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,684.95/head	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,685	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	518	257.25/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,333	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	164.19/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,254	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	156.00/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,125	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	124.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	192.67/cwt	184.00–200.00	3,125	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	170.30/cwt	142.50–182.00	2,696	4
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	645	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	153.01/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	138.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,655	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	107.83/cwt	103.00–113.00	933	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	690	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	523	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	531	310.74/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,650	4
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	615	253.80/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	528	342.09/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	567	292.18/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	489	274.92/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	900	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	800–850	820	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	533	260.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	637	289.18/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	329.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	327.40/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	377.05/cwt	368.00–387.50	2,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	351.28/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,849.05/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,849	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	3,239.17/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	346.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	475	326.13/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	416	354.37/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,474	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	4,675.00/head	4,675.00–4,675.00	4,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	567	322.03/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,826	5
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	370.78/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	522	311.62/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 119Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 34Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 21.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Replacement Cattle Very Active

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	420.00–445.00	432.63
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	325	430.00–460.00	444.08
2	350–400	365	420.00–425.00	422.57
2	400–450	423	395.00–405.00	399.73
5	450–500	462	365.00–385.00	375.51
7	500–550	514	345.00–370.00	359.72
5	550–600	556	350.00–357.50	352.50
2	600–650	613	300.00–317.50	308.71
3	650–700	687	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	750	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	930	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	345.00–365.00	355.54
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	418	375.00–380.00	377.46
5	450–500	490	340.00–350.00	346.54
2	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	334.86
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	416	350.00–357.50	354.37
2	450–500	475	322.50–330.00	326.13
4	500–550	531	300.00–325.00	310.74
5	550–600	567	310.00–335.00	322.03
6	600–650	637	267.50–295.00	289.18
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	567	280.00–300.00	292.18
2	600–650	615	247.50–260.00	253.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	338	360.00–395.00	377.11
5	350–400	367	365.00–390.00	370.83
3	400–450	415	352.50–365.00	359.24
6	450–500	476	325.00–332.50	327.44
5	500–550	521	320.00–332.50	327.40
2	550–600	575	320.00–333.00	326.50
1	600–650	605	351.00	351.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	873	218.00–232.50	225.10
1	900–950	925	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	379.00	379.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	489	265.00–285.00	274.92
2	500–550	533	250.00–270.00	260.14
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	690	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	320.00–340.00	329.55
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	522	307.50–317.50	311.62
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	357.50–377.50	367.20
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	528	362.50–385.00	372.44
5	550–600	570	368.00–387.50	377.05
2	600–650	615	347.50–355.00	351.28
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	250.00–265.00	257.25
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	322.42
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	344.82
2	450–500	475	360.00–382.50	370.78
2	500–550	528	330.00–355.00	342.09
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	172.50	172.50

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)	3	—	1,038	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,338.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,361.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,161	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,684.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	977	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,642.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,849.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,239.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	4,675.00	4,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,373	161.00–171.00	164.19
10	—	1,362	153.00–159.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	121.00–129.00	124.58
6	—	1,166	147.00–162.00	153.01
14	—	1,195	130.00–145.00	138.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
2	—	865	103.00–113.00	107.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	184.00–200.00	192.67
4	—	1,583	142.50–182.00	170.30

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

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Every lot, as filed

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WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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