Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 28.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.95/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −54.69 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$323.95

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$78.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.62

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	350.39	1,920	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	340.00	1,785	1thin
Medium 1	553	315.00	1,740	2thin
Medium 2	540	271.67	1,467	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.72/cwt here — about $453 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale12 hd

323.95

—

NC average9 barns · 237 hd

295.33

+28.62

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−54.69

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	1,509	169.90	2,564	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	157.50	1,256	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	143.34	2,054	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	137.29	1,678	13

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)	1,490	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,083	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,775	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	318.25/cwt	307.50–327.50	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	314.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	397.53/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	364.80/cwt	361.00–367.50	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	335.98/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	418.81/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	317.36/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	371.25/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.10/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	357.68/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	313.30/cwt	307.50–319.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,083.04/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	352.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	375.42/cwt	360.00–390.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	412.73/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	181.09/cwt	174.00–187.00	3,022	7
Bulls	—	—	1,323	134.34/cwt	121.00–149.00	1,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	388	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	122.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,434	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	173.33/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	137.70/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	578	282.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	414	319.52/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	718	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	463	360.45/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	180	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	478	319.58/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	443.66/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	327.59/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	247.53/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	320.42/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,407	6
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	458	323.85/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	351.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	540	271.67/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	823	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	150	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 101Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 28.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	412.50	412.50
5	400–450	422	400.00–437.50	418.81
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	577	300.00–325.00	314.90
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	673	307.50–327.50	318.25
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	442.50–445.00	443.66
4	350–400	379	400.00–417.50	412.73
2	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	402.52
2	450–500	458	392.50–402.50	397.53
3	500–550	528	361.00–367.50	364.80
3	550–600	568	320.00–359.00	335.98
3	600–650	622	320.00–337.50	327.59
2	650–700	680	265.00–270.00	267.50
3	700–750	732	242.50–255.00	247.53
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	458	317.50–330.00	323.85
3	500–550	540	260.00–280.00	271.67
1	600–650	610	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	830	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	414	315.00–322.50	319.52
3	450–500	463	356.00–365.00	360.45
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	823	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	351.67
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	360.00–390.00	375.42
2	200–250	235	345.00–360.00	352.82
2	250–300	280	355.00–387.50	371.25
1	300–350	310	377.50	377.50
4	350–400	369	345.00–367.50	357.68
6	400–450	439	320.00–322.50	320.42
1	450–500	485	372.00	372.00
7	500–550	521	312.00–340.00	325.10
4	550–600	553	312.00–325.00	317.36
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	530	307.50–319.00	313.30
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	478	312.50–325.00	319.58
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–295.00	282.55
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	718	200.00–215.00	207.32
1	750–800	750	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,083.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,775.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	174.00–187.00	181.09
2	—	1,323	121.00–149.00	134.34
2	—	1,135	165.00–167.50	166.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	145.00–151.00	148.00
2	—	1,423	131.00–141.00	136.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	115.00–128.00	122.39
2	—	1,368	168.00–182.50	173.33
6	—	1,215	131.00–147.00	137.70

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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