Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 14.00 Higher 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 $299.33/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −57.07 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$299.33

47 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$89.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs NC average

−51.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	329.24	1,686	3thin
Medium and Large 1	555	317.28	1,760	19thin
Medium 1	566	283.86	1,608	24
Medium 2	515	240.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.24/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

299.33

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

315.02

−15.68

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−51.48

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−57.07

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	1,483	190.23	2,820	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	158.93	2,414	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	682	153.83	1,049	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	149.54	1,728	19

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)	1,415	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,575	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,190	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	465	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	400–450	438	403.88/cwt	385.00–432.50	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	401.25/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	378.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	360.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	366.67/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	329.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.09/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	350.78/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	315.42/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.10/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	440.91/cwt	425.00–460.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	261.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	305.78/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	381.57/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	332.34/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,676	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,380.28/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	327.93/cwt	327.50–329.00	2,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	333.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	282.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	313.66/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,744	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	288.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	423.81/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	313.57/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	334.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	333.66/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	335.79/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	371.89/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,934	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	465	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	389.01/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,665	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	153.36/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,264	7
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.91/cwt	187.50–214.00	3,123	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	163.27/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,534	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	124.55/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	167.12/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,912	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	144.50/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,740	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	625	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	603	148.89/cwt	140.00–165.00	898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,264	168.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,130	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	738	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,919	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	518	262.25/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,358	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	650–700	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	328	238.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	687	250.06/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	539	320.83/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	467	349.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,633	6
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	581	274.69/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	628	276.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	266.13/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,112	5
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	318	347.76/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	323.95/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	468	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	280.54/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	586	280.49/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,644	17
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	268	277.62/cwt	265.00–290.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	235	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	652	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	346.69/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	519	292.04/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	483	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	389	325.24/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	592	327.63/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,940	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 165Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	425.00–460.00	440.91
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	392	360.00–395.00	381.57
3	400–450	438	385.00–432.50	403.88
2	450–500	460	395.00–407.50	401.25
4	500–550	520	365.00–380.00	371.89
3	550–600	550	350.00–380.00	366.67
5	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	333.01
7	650–700	652	327.50–329.00	327.93
1	700–750	725	317.00	317.00
5	750–800	771	250.00–265.00	261.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	389	315.00–330.00	325.24
3	400–450	410	335.00–355.00	346.69
2	450–500	483	340.00–350.00	344.97
3	550–600	592	305.00–340.00	327.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	338	415.00–432.50	423.81
2	350–400	393	320.00–347.50	333.66
2	400–450	428	380.00–397.50	389.01
4	450–500	485	370.00–385.00	378.22
3	500–550	527	332.50–342.50	335.79
2	550–600	568	300.00–327.50	313.57
2	600–650	615	300.00–315.00	307.62
3	650–700	668	285.00–290.00	288.29
2	700–750	728	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	322.50–340.00	332.34
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	315.00–380.00	347.76
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	314.94
6	450–500	467	330.00–360.00	349.66
3	500–550	539	317.50–322.50	320.83
8	550–600	581	259.00–290.00	274.69
4	600–650	628	270.00–290.00	276.31
4	650–700	672	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	738	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	230.00–250.00	238.30
2	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	500–550	518	245.00–280.00	262.25
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	687	245.00–252.50	250.06
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00–340.00	334.77
2	300–350	343	335.00–355.00	344.93
5	350–400	372	350.00–370.00	360.70
9	400–450	426	337.50–362.50	350.78
9	450–500	474	307.50–350.00	333.10
1	500–550	530	382.50	382.50
18	550–600	556	300.00–330.00	313.66
3	600–650	620	270.00–295.00	280.09
5	650–700	684	275.00–295.00	282.00
2	700–750	728	260.00–270.00	265.09
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	422	305.00–322.00	315.42
3	450–500	463	292.50–315.00	305.78
3	500–550	512	320.00–335.00	329.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	275.00–280.00	277.39
2	250–300	268	265.00–290.00	277.62
2	300–350	320	317.50–330.00	323.95
3	350–400	370	260.00–290.00	280.54
5	400–450	418	237.50–280.00	266.13
2	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	275.13
7	500–550	519	270.00–303.00	292.04
17	550–600	586	250.00–297.00	280.49
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	652	195.00	195.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,380.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	465	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	149.00–158.00	153.36
9	—	1,552	159.00–168.00	163.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	118.00–131.00	124.55
6	—	1,144	160.00–197.50	167.12
11	—	1,204	132.00–157.00	144.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	140.00–165.00	148.89
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
1	—	890	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	187.50–214.00	198.91
4	—	1,264	160.00–175.00	168.53

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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