Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 5 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.91/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −84.49 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$271.91

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$112.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.86

vs NC average

−102.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	310.54	1,721	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	298.44	1,637	5thin
Medium 1	553	271.68	1,503	3thin
Medium 2	543	224.27	1,219	3thin
Small and Medium 2	547	198.33	1,084	3thin

One grade step is worth $112.21/cwt here — about $637 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 sale20 hd

271.91

—

NC average9 barns · 359 hd

307.77

−35.86

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−102.98

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−84.49

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	1,770	193.23	3,419	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	157.45	2,378	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	127.60	1,533	27

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)	1,228	$1,907	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	335.86/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	188	430.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	304.06/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	349.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	442.65/cwt	430.00–455.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	372.97/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	371.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	323.56/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	365.19/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.69/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	272.59/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	540	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	458	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	961	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	120.03/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,401	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	160.82/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	139.39/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,731	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	152.86/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,986	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	149.01/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	99.81/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,111	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium 1	100–150	140	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	180.37/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,989	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	202.87/cwt	197.00–209.00	3,761	4
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	428	223.01/cwt	210.00–235.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	775	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	483	249.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	535	208.91/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	580	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,552	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	422	303.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	725	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	150	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	464	290.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	775	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,907.33/head	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	514	297.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	351.69/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	312.00/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	305.84/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	317.30/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 146Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 5 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	420.00–440.00	430.13
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	350.00–355.00	352.37
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	335.00–337.50	335.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	470.00	470.00
2	200–250	208	430.00–455.00	442.65
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–395.00	371.77
4	350–400	382	355.00–390.00	372.97
7	400–450	426	355.00–382.50	365.19
4	450–500	480	345.00–363.00	352.69
3	500–550	522	347.50–357.50	351.69
4	550–600	578	320.00–327.50	323.56
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	667	265.00–282.50	272.59
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	300.00	300.00
1	150–200	150	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	514	280.00–310.00	297.17
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	580	265.00–270.00	267.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	430	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	522	297.50–310.00	304.06
2	550–600	588	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	275	340.00–360.00	349.27
2	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
5	450–500	491	310.00–312.50	312.00
2	500–550	533	315.00–325.00	319.93
4	550–600	565	300.00–311.00	305.84
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	170.00	170.00
2	450–500	458	200.00–220.00	209.84
2	500–550	540	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	550–600	560	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	428	210.00–235.00	223.01
2	450–500	483	245.00–255.00	249.92
2	500–550	535	200.00–217.50	208.91
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	775	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	303.44
4	450–500	464	280.00–300.00	290.13
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.52
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	177.50	177.50
2	750–800	775	160.00–170.00	165.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	512	337.50	337.50
10	650–700	654	317.00–318.00	317.30
1	750–800	785	291.00	291.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,167	110.00–128.00	120.03
9	—	1,242	136.00–143.00	139.39
4	—	1,299	149.00–158.00	152.86
5	—	1,113	90.00–106.00	99.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	157.00–169.00	160.82
2	—	1,443	145.00–153.00	149.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	179.00–183.00	180.37
4	—	1,854	197.00–209.00	202.87

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,907.33

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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