Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 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 $312.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −43.94 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$312.47

17 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

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

$134.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs NC average

−21.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	334.47	1,752	7thin
Medium 1	537	317.24	1,704	7thin
Medium 2	540	275.00	1,485	2thin
Small and Medium 2	565	200.00	1,130	1thin

One grade step is worth $134.47/cwt here — about $622 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 sale17 hd

312.47

—

NC average8 barns · 272 hd

306.29

+6.18

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−21.64

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−43.94

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	1,433	181.42	2,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	157.33	2,337	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	131.99	1,567	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	755	106.00	800	1thin

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)	1,175	$2,218	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,912	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	368	377.76/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	337.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	377.78/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	336.33/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	378.37/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.05/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	270.67/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,989	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	415	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	873	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	123.20/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,372	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	153.63/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	138.32/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,780	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	170.13/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	660	228.62/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	690	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	158.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,319	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	110.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,144	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	623	321.87/cwt	317.50–331.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	378	261.32/cwt	220.00–300.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	323.77/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	366.58/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,393	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,218.44/head	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,912.36/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,912	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	537	317.24/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,704	7

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 93Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 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	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
2	350–400	368	365.00–390.00	377.76
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	374.84
4	500–550	519	357.50–385.00	377.78
3	550–600	568	375.00–380.00	378.37
3	600–650	637	367.50	367.50
2	650–700	685	327.50	327.50
5	700–750	702	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	623	317.50–331.00	321.87
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	360	365.00–385.00	374.86
2	400–450	438	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	450–500	489	335.00–337.00	336.33
6	500–550	512	335.00–345.00	337.30
1	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	666	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	200.00–220.00	210.36
1	450–500	490	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.92
4	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	323.77
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	537	310.00–327.50	317.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	333	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	380	330.00–400.00	366.58
2	400–450	435	380.00–385.00	382.44
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	616	320.00–322.50	321.05
6	700–750	735	257.50–275.00	270.67
2	850–900	852	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	660	220.00–237.50	228.62
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–300.00	261.32
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,114	116.00–129.00	123.20
3	—	1,172	147.00–158.00	153.63
11	—	1,287	130.00–148.00	138.32
3	—	1,035	105.00–116.00	110.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	142.00	142.00
11	—	1,461	149.00–166.00	158.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	168.00–172.00	170.13
1	—	2,010	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,218.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,912.36

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle