Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.88/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −56.52 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$299.88

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs NC average

−38.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	329.21	1,742	4thin
Medium 1	540	309.45	1,670	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	285.00	1,560	2thin
Medium 2	578	254.77	1,473	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.44/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale14 hd

299.88

—

NC average9 barns · 264 hd

300.30

−0.42

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−38.86

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−56.52

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	1,527	185.54	2,833	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	165.24	2,273	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	146.60	1,673	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	737	131.69	970	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)	1,448	$2,816	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	228	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	775	191.02/cwt	135.00–250.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	306.14/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	272.40/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	254.77/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	309.95/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	615	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	320.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium 2	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	426	331.64/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	261.88/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	390.13/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	2,815.98/head	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	272.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	327.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	287.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.68/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,873	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	314.26/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	337.92/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	314.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	319.06/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	317.25/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	280.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	202.51/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	369.80/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	290.84/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	362.23/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,402	7
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	207.66/cwt	200.00–225.00	3,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,544	182.66/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	159.63/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,880	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	140.28/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	373	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	1
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	940	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,669	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	323	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	553	311.65/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	733	227.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	633	267.59/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	564	274.00/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	612	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,911.96/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,912	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,183	154.43/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,827	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	166.95/cwt	160.00–172.50	2,227	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	123.79/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,021	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 199Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 9

No Reporter Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	200.00–210.00	205.16
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	425	260.00–285.00	272.40
3	550–600	578	240.00–265.00	254.77
2	600–650	615	245.00–255.00	249.96
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	323	280.00–285.00	282.52
2	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	317.53
3	450–500	465	265.00–285.00	275.00
2	500–550	520	302.50–310.00	306.14
3	550–600	553	300.00–317.50	311.65
1	600–650	635	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–235.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	267	280.00–300.00	287.67
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	378	310.00–325.00	317.25
8	400–450	421	332.50–345.00	337.92
2	450–500	455	347.50–350.00	348.75
3	500–550	522	320.00–340.00	327.28
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
4	650–700	663	265.00–275.00	272.45
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	785	240.00–252.50	246.25
1	800–850	815	247.50	247.50
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
11	450–500	476	300.00–325.00	320.22
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	342.48
7	400–450	426	320.00–342.50	331.64
1	450–500	450	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	564	265.00–280.00	274.00
3	600–650	612	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	775	135.00–250.00	191.02
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	655	257.50–270.00	261.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	375.00–405.00	390.13
2	300–350	318	365.00–375.00	369.80
7	350–400	387	355.00–365.00	362.23
2	400–450	428	370.00–375.00	372.46
5	450–500	465	305.00–320.00	314.60
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	567	287.50–292.50	290.84
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
9	650–700	654	275.00–290.00	280.03
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	207.50	207.50
2	800–850	843	197.50–207.50	202.51
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	470	300.00–325.00	309.95
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	633	260.00–275.00	267.59
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	940	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	360.03
8	500–550	507	317.50–330.00	319.06
5	550–600	573	300.00–318.00	314.26
18	600–650	623	293.00–315.00	300.68
4	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	162.50	162.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,815.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,911.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,713	200.00–225.00	207.66
6	—	1,544	175.00–193.00	182.66
3	—	1,183	145.00–165.00	154.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	150.00–169.00	159.63
5	—	1,081	137.50–145.00	140.28
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	147.50	147.50
2	—	825	117.50–130.00	123.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	160.00–172.50	166.95
1	—	1,625	155.00	155.00

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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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

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