Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week. Demand Good on moderate supply. Quality average to attractive. Head calves 575.00 To 750.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.09/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −55.32 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$301.09

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$110.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs NC average

−89.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	327.08	1,735	13thin
Medium and Large 2	570	310.00	1,767	2thin
Medium 1	558	292.50	1,631	2thin
Medium 2	549	216.47	1,188	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.61/cwt here — about $546 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 sale21 hd

301.09

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

313.54

−12.45

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−89.73

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−55.32

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	1,827	199.28	3,640	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	160.04	2,353	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	144.72	1,621	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	732	114.20	836	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	423	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	321.82/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	663	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	164.25/cwt	130.00–200.00	764	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	327.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	307.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	304.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	367.36/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.00/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	317.44/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.85/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	411.52/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	363.75/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	327.56/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	401.24/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.98/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,845	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	165.27/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,471	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	116.72/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	194.13/cwt	186.00–200.00	3,520	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	707	129.00/cwt	124.00–132.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	137.61/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	150.63/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,148	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	376	377.62/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	523	230.43/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	357	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	268	324.94/cwt	315.00–335.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	270.16/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	375.65/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,180	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	371.29/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	389.93/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	753	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	550–600	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

No Reporter Last Week. Demand Good on moderate supply. Quality average to attractive. Head calves 575.00 To 750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	340.00	340.00
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	375	405.00–417.50	411.52
5	400–450	422	385.00–392.50	389.93
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	525	338.00–350.00	344.00
4	550–600	568	315.00–327.50	321.82
3	600–650	618	310.00–322.50	317.44
2	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	307.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	450–500	465	130.00–200.00	164.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	401.24
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	376	360.00–387.50	377.62
2	400–450	425	370.00–372.50	371.29
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	360.00–375.00	367.36
4	300–350	314	370.00–380.00	375.65
2	350–400	380	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	400	357.50–370.00	363.75
3	450–500	479	320.00–342.50	327.56
9	500–550	515	320.00–335.00	327.18
4	550–600	565	325.00–327.50	326.85
6	600–650	611	300.00–310.00	304.13
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	200.00–260.00	230.43
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	268	315.00–335.00	324.94
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	357	340.00–350.00	343.36
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	270.16
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	675	335.00–340.00	337.44
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	783	320.00–325.00	322.46
9	800–850	826	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	750–800	753	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
3	—	707	124.00–132.00	129.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,175	150.00–168.00	156.98
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
2	—	980	112.00–122.00	116.72
4	—	1,123	134.00–144.00	137.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,495	160.00–175.00	165.27
5	—	1,426	146.00–156.00	150.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,813	186.00–200.00	194.13
1	—	1,895	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle