Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 300.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.90/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −61.51 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$294.90

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$63.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.29

vs NC average

−64.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	319.18	1,708	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	310.01	1,776	2thin
Medium 1	565	285.20	1,611	8thin
Medium 2	550	255.81	1,407	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.37/cwt here — about $301 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 sale25 hd

294.90

—

NC average10 barns · 404 hd

333.19

−38.29

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−64.90

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−61.51

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	1,448	183.23	2,653	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	164.25	2,144	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	158.34	1,787	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	698	143.33	1,001	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)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	395.08/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	281.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	422.65/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	383.53/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	351.07/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	315.23/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	346.31/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	356.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	399.73/cwt	397.50–402.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	363.25/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	183.76/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	422.71/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	339.01/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	360.76/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	155.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,723	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	159.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,089	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	170.24/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	253.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	205.45/cwt	199.00–218.00	3,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	181.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,802	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	570	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,082	163.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	570	246.35/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	457	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	333	240.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	579	285.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,652	6
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	630	343.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	363	359.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	754	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,345	5
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	733	248.35/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	254.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	195	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	517	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	645	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	700–750	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	527	306.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	262.35/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	469	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	310.01/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 251Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 54Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	388	415.00–430.00	422.65
6	400–450	418	400.00–432.50	422.71
6	450–500	485	382.00–400.00	395.08
7	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	356.36
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	290.00–305.00	297.50
2	700–750	705	270.00–285.00	277.55
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	355.00–367.50	360.76
6	500–550	514	339.00	339.00
5	550–600	564	335.00–340.00	339.01
2	600–650	618	270.00–275.00	272.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	250.00–265.00	257.47
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.66
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	306.58
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	645	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	387.50	387.50
3	350–400	360	360.00–365.00	363.35
2	400–450	433	345.00–357.50	351.07
9	450–500	465	325.00–355.00	346.31
8	500–550	529	307.00–320.00	315.23
2	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	631	280.00–290.00	281.45
2	650–700	685	295.00–305.00	300.04
2	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
2	850–900	870	182.50–185.00	183.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	240.38
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	430	250.00–275.00	262.35
7	450–500	469	270.00–290.00	279.85
2	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	570	230.00–265.00	246.35
3	650–700	660	240.00–260.00	253.23
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	329.84
2	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	579	270.00–300.00	285.26
6	600–650	625	250.00–262.00	254.52
3	700–750	733	240.00–252.50	248.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	307.50–312.50	310.01
6	600–650	637	265.00–275.00	269.96
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	485	397.50–402.00	399.73
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	570	380.00–387.50	383.53
3	600–650	620	355.00–370.00	363.25
2	700–750	720	320.00–330.00	325.14
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	343.39
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	754	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
6	700–750	748	210.00	210.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	152.50	152.50
1	—	570	117.50	117.50
1	—	895	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	159.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	150.00–159.00	155.34
2	—	1,233	135.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	1,111	164.00–177.00	170.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	199.00–218.00	205.45
6	—	1,540	175.00–185.00	181.94
3	—	1,082	160.00–169.00	163.57

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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle