Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold Weather ] Quality Plain T0 Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.73/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −86.67 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$269.73

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$699

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$123.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs NC average

−100.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	288.05	1,549	10thin
Medium 1	570	254.04	1,449	5thin
Medium 2	515	165.00	850	1thin

One grade step is worth $123.05/cwt here — about $699 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

269.73

—

NC average4 barns · 73 hd

278.03

−8.30

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−100.72

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−86.67

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	1,486	153.59	2,282	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	146.57	2,300	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,356	132.30	1,794	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	835	112.50	939	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,878	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,693	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	550–600	568	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	294.43/cwt	270.00–320.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	202.20/cwt	202.20–202.20	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	288.04/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	288.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	296.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	277.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	296.84/cwt	280.00–315.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	309.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	990	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	337.40/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	351.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	200–250	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	121.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,440	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,329	156.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,075	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	180.59/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,341	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	143.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,217	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	149.89/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	133.91/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,914	17
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	4
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	237.21/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	563	169.17/cwt	150.00–187.50	952	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	670	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	378	342.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	583	255.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	643	238.77/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	363	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,693.40/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,788.09/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,037.71/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	347.60/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,797	5

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 159Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 35Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 8

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold Weather ] Quality Plain T0 Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	517	300.00–365.00	347.60
2	550–600	568	370.00–375.00	372.49
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	970	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	309.53
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	440	340.00–360.00	351.57
2	450–500	485	325.00–335.00	329.90
3	500–550	507	330.00–347.50	337.40
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	925	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	165.00	165.00
2	350–400	363	290.00–300.00	295.17
2	550–600	563	150.00–187.50	169.17
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	330.00–355.00	342.91
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	225.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	270.00–320.00	294.43
2	250–300	265	280.00–315.00	296.84
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	415	290.00–310.00	296.75
2	450–500	475	270.00–285.00	277.26
7	500–550	526	280.00–300.00	288.06
3	550–600	565	275.00–295.00	288.04
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	202.20	202.20
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	430	200.00–252.50	237.21
1	500–550	515	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	323	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	412	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	583	245.00–265.00	255.05
2	600–650	643	232.50–245.00	238.77
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	368	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	160.00	160.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,693.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,037.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	107.00	107.00
5	—	1,187	116.00–125.00	121.35
3	—	1,327	145.00–156.00	149.89
17	—	1,429	126.00–143.00	133.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,543	139.00–147.00	143.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,329	150.00–166.00	156.14
1	—	1,085	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,850	170.00–186.00	180.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle