Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.75/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −102.44 against this barn's trailing median of $419.19.

Average price

$316.75

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$110.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs NC average

−52.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	363.33	1,923	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	340.00	1,785	1thin
Medium 1	561	296.15	1,660	9thin
Medium 2	576	252.45	1,454	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.89/cwt here — about $469 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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.90, low $369.10, median $419.19 across 11 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 sale23 hd

316.75

—

NC average7 barns · 164 hd

325.57

−8.83

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−52.83

This barn, trailing median11 sales

419.19

−102.44

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	—	Low	1,604	182.29	2,923	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	157.23	2,534	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	130.19	1,392	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	703	110.50	776	2thin

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)	815	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	319.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	334.70/cwt	310.00–344.00	1,556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	319.79/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	292.17/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	246.94/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	297.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	337.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	248.92/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	298.42/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	328.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	292.24/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,093	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	269.33/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	322.71/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	160.41/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,541	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	152.34/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	129.56/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,389	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,329	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	189.65/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,205	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	179.51/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,806	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,437	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,095	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	115.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,225	6
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	528	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,242	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	743	186.23/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,384	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	583	250.76/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	588	243.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,430	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	312.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.68/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	287.62/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	790	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	510	303.97/cwt	287.50–307.00	1,550	12
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	516	276.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,428	11
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	326.01/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 115Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 41Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 11

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	378	317.50–330.00	322.71
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	488	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	510	372.50	372.50
3	550–600	568	345.00	345.00
20	600–650	605	346.00	346.00
4	650–700	670	292.00–305.00	298.42
8	700–750	707	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	147.50	147.50
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	588	230.00–250.00	243.26
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	325.00–327.00	326.01
7	550–600	575	272.50–295.00	287.62
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	790	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–330.00	319.35
3	300–350	330	300.00–321.00	306.68
2	400–450	423	300.00–325.00	312.43
3	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	345.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	588	289.00	289.00
3	600–650	613	270.00–272.00	270.66
3	650–700	680	242.00–255.00	248.92
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	380	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	743	180.00–192.50	186.23
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
12	500–550	510	287.50–307.00	303.97
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	320	295.00–300.00	297.38
2	350–400	383	330.00–345.00	337.65
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
9	450–500	465	310.00–344.00	334.70
5	500–550	538	320.00–330.00	328.14
2	550–600	570	285.00–300.00	292.24
4	600–650	626	288.00–305.00	292.17
3	650–700	655	263.00–280.00	269.33
6	700–750	724	240.00–255.00	246.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	486	302.50–322.50	319.79
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	235.17
4	550–600	583	248.00–255.00	250.76
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	516	275.00–285.00	276.82
1	550–600	555	272.50	272.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	94.00	94.00
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,584	155.00–164.00	160.41
1	—	1,805	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	149.00–156.00	152.34
5	—	1,072	123.00–135.00	129.56
6	—	1,061	110.00–120.00	115.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	177.50	177.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,690	184.00–196.00	189.65
4	—	1,563	179.00–181.00	179.51

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	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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