Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 7.00 To 15.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.73/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −51.68 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$304.73

31 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$123.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs NC average

−54.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	343.23	1,811	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	320.00	1,776	1thin
Medium 1	543	319.20	1,733	12thin
Medium 2	529	279.67	1,479	10thin
Small and Medium 2	535	220.00	1,177	2thin

One grade step is worth $123.23/cwt here — about $634 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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

304.73

—

NC average8 barns · 312 hd

320.95

−16.22

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−54.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−51.68

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	1,352	185.10	2,503	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	176.35	2,539	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	151.78	1,778	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	650	132.50	861	1thin

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)	1,285	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	2,275	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	358.20/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	751	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	354.06/cwt	347.50–363.00	1,671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	348.04/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	271.64/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	243.07/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	275.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	329.03/cwt	310.00–347.50	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	420.06/cwt	415.00–425.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	302.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	445.44/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	425.14/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	333.61/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	239.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	376.08/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	335.74/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	406.21/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	373.27/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	361.28/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	385.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	339.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	412.33/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	288.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	378.96/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,163	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	185.30/cwt	171.00–212.00	2,668	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	152.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,715	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,666	5
Bulls	—	—	1,125	181.45/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	149.48/cwt	138.00–159.00	2,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	170.55/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,983	5
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	202.44/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	282.29/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	389	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	630	270.26/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	512	333.57/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	158	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	239	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	730	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	464	276.36/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	503	292.44/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	368	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	412	322.04/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	573	269.21/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,543	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium 2	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	270.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	568	312.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,777	7
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	323	343.38/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	473	281.51/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	683	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	534	323.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,726	9
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	375.20/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	457	323.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	623	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	307.35/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,752	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	632	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,022	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	323.97/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	367	351.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	545	333.75/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,819	4

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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 237Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 66

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 7.00 To 15.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	415.00–425.00	420.06
2	250–300	283	435.00–455.00	445.44
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	430	405.00–420.00	412.33
5	450–500	481	360.00–390.00	378.96
4	500–550	524	350.00–367.50	358.20
6	550–600	560	335.00–360.00	339.28
5	600–650	634	280.00–300.00	288.96
2	650–700	660	310.00–347.50	329.03
3	700–750	725	265.00–275.00	271.64
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
4	800–850	813	235.00–250.00	243.07
1	900–950	940	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	418	380.00–390.00	385.98
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	323	325.00–355.00	343.38
2	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	375.20
3	400–450	420	345.00–355.00	349.94
2	450–500	473	265.00–297.50	281.51
5	500–550	512	320.00–340.00	333.57
7	550–600	568	300.00–325.00	312.83
3	600–650	630	250.00–290.00	270.26
2	650–700	683	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	925	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	260.00–280.00	270.30
2	350–400	368	315.00–320.00	317.38
2	400–450	405	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	500–550	503	280.00–305.00	292.44
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	670	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	385.00	385.00
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	285	330.00–335.00	332.54
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	379	367.50–380.00	376.08
7	400–450	424	365.00–382.50	373.27
10	450–500	472	347.50–363.00	354.06
4	500–550	505	340.00–352.50	348.04
2	550–600	573	327.50–340.00	333.61
3	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.37
7	650–700	675	270.00–280.00	275.67
2	700–750	703	230.00–250.00	239.96
2	750–800	755	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	465	245.00–255.00	250.02
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	158	151.00	151.00
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	412	300.00–335.00	322.04
4	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	276.36
8	500–550	518	255.00–292.50	282.29
2	550–600	573	250.00–290.00	269.21
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	367	350.00–355.00	351.77
2	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	457	320.00–330.00	323.32
9	500–550	534	320.00–330.00	323.15
3	550–600	570	300.00–317.50	307.35
2	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	275.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00–430.00	425.14
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	402.50–410.00	406.21
2	500–550	523	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	570	357.50–365.00	361.28
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	362.50	362.50
1	800–850	835	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	629	335.00–336.00	335.74
2	650–700	658	335.00–345.00	340.06
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	389	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	545	332.50–335.00	333.75
2	550–600	570	317.50–330.00	323.97
2	600–650	632	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	171.00–212.00	185.30
2	—	1,440	138.00–159.00	149.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	145.00–158.00	152.16
5	—	1,259	125.00–137.00	132.31
5	—	1,163	166.00–175.00	170.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	180.00–184.00	181.45
1	—	1,090	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,667	196.00–208.00	202.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	2,275	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00

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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

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