Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand 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 $286.74/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −69.67 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$286.74

18 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

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

$113.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

vs NC average

−78.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	313.15	1,762	10thin
Medium 1	556	281.21	1,563	4thin
Medium 2	530	252.50	1,338	2thin
Small and Medium 2	558	200.00	1,115	2thin

One grade step is worth $113.15/cwt here — about $647 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

286.74

—

NC average9 barns · 221 hd

301.31

−14.57

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−78.87

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−69.67

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	—	Low	1,687	176.88	2,985	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	148.34	2,192	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	773	133.82	1,034	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	126.14	1,433	14

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)	1,080	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	500–550	508	365.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	343.21/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.47/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	309.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	209.96/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	361.23/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	318.38/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	375.93/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	311.05/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	347.10/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	388.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	415	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	934	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	318.03/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,975	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,341	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	139.27/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,102	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,145	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	143.95/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	123.88/cwt	123.00–125.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,977	192.57/cwt	188.00–202.00	3,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,592	173.52/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,762	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	962	101.22/cwt	90.00–110.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	523	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	433	321.44/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,392	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	120.42/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	415	162.95/cwt	150.00–175.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	640	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,968	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	378.43/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	408.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	283.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	419.92/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	371.09/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.83/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	626	305.62/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,913	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	416.35/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	295.12/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	469	336.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,579	13
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	274.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	472	314.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	519	307.61/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,596	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 150Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	303	410.00–430.00	419.92
4	350–400	379	405.00–422.50	416.35
3	400–450	427	380.00–395.00	388.18
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
6	500–550	508	360.00–370.00	365.67
4	550–600	579	339.00–350.00	343.21
4	600–650	621	310.00–322.50	318.03
3	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	283.44
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	863	207.50–212.50	209.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	367.50–375.00	371.09
3	500–550	523	347.50–355.00	350.83
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	375	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	433	305.00–340.00	321.44
2	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	206.00	206.00
3	450–500	472	300.00–330.00	314.58
4	500–550	519	290.00–315.00	307.61
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	429	357.50–385.00	378.43
5	450–500	459	400.00–420.00	408.14
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
6	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	339.47
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
7	800–850	821	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	349.96
3	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	640	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
6	300–350	324	370.00–377.50	375.93
4	350–400	359	357.50–362.50	361.23
4	400–450	415	345.00–351.00	347.10
3	450–500	497	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	532	312.50–325.00	318.38
6	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	309.66
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
5	900–950	907	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	627	305.00–312.50	311.05
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	225.06
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	405	285.00–305.00	295.12
13	450–500	469	330.00–345.00	336.77
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	563	265.00–290.00	274.94
4	600–650	626	305.00–307.50	305.62
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	150.00–175.00	162.95
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	129.00	129.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	150.00–155.00	152.69
5	—	1,509	133.00–149.00	139.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	187.50	187.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	162.50	162.50
2	—	715	123.00–125.00	123.88
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	137.00–148.00	143.95
3	—	962	90.00–110.00	101.22
7	—	1,162	112.00–132.00	120.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	185.00	185.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,977	188.00–202.00	192.57
6	—	1,592	165.00–178.00	173.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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