Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.69/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −54.72 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$301.69

31 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.20

vs NC average

−45.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	314.17	1,705	18thin
Medium and Large 2	585	297.50	1,740	1thin
Medium 1	584	292.01	1,704	10thin
Medium 2	558	239.87	1,338	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.30/cwt here — about $367 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

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 sale31 hd

301.69

—

NC average8 barns · 274 hd

317.89

−16.20

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−45.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−54.72

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	1,782	189.50	3,377	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	155.86	2,150	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	143.40	1,591	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	832	143.17	1,191	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)	1,068	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,818	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	302.02/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	325.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	318.50/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	361.87/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.07/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	313.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	307.47/cwt	303.00–312.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	318.41/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	315.80/cwt	303.00–335.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	358.73/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.11/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	143.67/cwt	133.00–157.00	1,579	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	124.84/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,439	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	182.04/cwt	175.00–188.00	3,036	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	150.01/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,109	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	195.09/cwt	189.00–207.00	3,644	4
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	170.93/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	558	239.87/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	553	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	517	299.41/cwt	257.50–320.00	1,548	8
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	383	331.13/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	678	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	293	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	395	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,244	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	573	290.31/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	571	292.42/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	593	294.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,746	9
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	267.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	428	312.46/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,740	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 146Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To 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	365	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	569	342.50–350.00	348.07
2	600–650	600	325.00–330.00	327.50
11	650–700	662	317.50–327.50	318.41
2	700–750	705	303.00–312.00	307.47
1	900–950	900	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	260.00–270.00	265.02
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	327.50–335.00	331.13
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.02
2	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	290.31
4	650–700	678	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	442	350.00–362.50	358.73
3	450–500	472	340.00–352.50	344.11
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	588	315.00–335.00	325.13
6	600–650	613	292.50–315.00	302.02
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	237.50	237.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	428	305.00–320.00	312.46
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	517	257.50–320.00	299.41
6	550–600	571	280.00–300.00	292.42
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	353	300.00–310.00	305.04
2	400–450	415	345.00–380.00	361.87
2	450–500	478	320.00–327.50	323.77
11	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	313.13
7	550–600	588	303.00–335.00	315.80
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
6	700–750	741	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	317.00–320.00	318.50
1	550–600	585	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	558	230.00–250.00	239.87
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
2	400–450	418	295.00–300.00	297.54
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	593	290.00–295.00	294.46
4	600–650	635	260.00–270.00	267.48
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	92.00	92.00
19	—	1,099	133.00–157.00	143.67
5	—	1,153	116.00–132.00	124.84
3	—	1,108	161.00–180.00	170.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	159.00	159.00
1	—	885	172.50	172.50
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,406	143.00–156.00	150.01
1	—	1,345	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	175.00–188.00	182.04
4	—	1,868	189.00–207.00	195.09

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

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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