Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −54.26 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$302.15

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NC average

−38.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	325.10	1,732	8thin
Medium 1	568	298.71	1,697	2thin
Medium 2	567	243.24	1,379	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.86/cwt here — about $352 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

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 sale13 hd

302.15

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

305.83

−3.68

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−38.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−54.26

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	1,565	170.47	2,668	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	148.49	2,120	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	141.97	1,843	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	732	129.32	947	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,898	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.05/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	361.44/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	375.27/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	332.80/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	320.82/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.82/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	306.34/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	327.67/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,526	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	143.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,064	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	151.93/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,013	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	136.33/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,797	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	119.07/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,924	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	518	182.56/cwt	170.00–195.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	567	243.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	167.93/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	122.73/cwt	117.50–127.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	156.28/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,202	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	298.71/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,697	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	800–850	830	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,444	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	555	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	623	287.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,898.41/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	405.84/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	353.70/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	265.05/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,739	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 132Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 50Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	520	375.00–390.00	380.82
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	658	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	375	405.00–407.50	405.84
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	387.50–392.50	390.05
2	500–550	518	350.00–357.50	353.70
2	550–600	568	355.00–367.50	361.44
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	950	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	320.00–330.00	324.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	370	365.00–385.00	375.27
5	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	352.50
7	450–500	477	325.00–345.00	332.80
5	500–550	509	326.00–334.00	327.67
3	550–600	572	312.50–327.50	320.82
4	600–650	616	300.00–318.00	306.34
5	650–700	672	260.00–277.50	265.05
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	758	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	800–850	825	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	243.24
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	473	315.00–320.00	317.59
2	550–600	568	290.00–307.50	298.71
2	600–650	623	280.00–295.00	287.23
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	518	170.00–195.00	182.56
1	800–850	830	174.00	174.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,898.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	139.00–146.00	143.30
4	—	1,409	152.00–162.00	156.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	145.00–158.00	151.93
6	—	1,318	132.00–141.00	136.33
2	—	1,130	118.00–120.00	119.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	117.50–127.00	122.73
1	—	650	142.50	142.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,905	206.00	206.00
2	—	1,655	161.00–172.00	167.93

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle