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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 166▲ 54 vs year ago 96 · +56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 54▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality average To Attractive Baby calves 270.00 T 180.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −100.34 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$251.99

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$673

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

$110.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs NC average

−32.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	260.28	1,423	22
Medium 1	521	240.53	1,253	4thin
Medium 2	515	217.50	1,120	1thin
Small and Medium 2	500	150.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.28/cwt here — about $673 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

251.99

—

NC average9 barns · 207 hd

236.64

+15.35

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−32.96

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−100.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $277.87, median $352.33 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,532	144.96	2,221	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	117.47	1,872	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	107.73	1,354	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	680	105.85	720	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,408	$2,040	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,610	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,655	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

88 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,063	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	343.59/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,306	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,363	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	315.08/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,462	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	495	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,411	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	515	242.21/cwt	226.00–257.50	1,247	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,550	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	281.22/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,654	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	266.98/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,703	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.00/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,704	2
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	760	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,577	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,762	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	161.14/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,568	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	276.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	894	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,035	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	279.05/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,180	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	243.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	438	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	811	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	452	248.36/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,123	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	266.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,234	4
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	260.33/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,351	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	521	240.53/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,253	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	260.25/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,473	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	615	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,092	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	233.77/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,482	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,173	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	1,427	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	352.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,304	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	372	314.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,171	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	373	335.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,250	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	330.90/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,390	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	289.84/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,217	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	438	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,172	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	288.36/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,367	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	480	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	515	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,397	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,227	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 2	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	262.46/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,483	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	588	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,397	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	213.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,417	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	685	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,284	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	625	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	144.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,221	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	109.69/cwt	107.50–112.50	790	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	108.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,259	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,524	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	100.03/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,488	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,677	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	120.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,953	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	2,039.96/head	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,040	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	830	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

This sale against other markets

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 166Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 54Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 1

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality average To Attractive Baby calves 270.00 T 180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	615	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	765	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	270.00–280.00	276.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	338	305.00–307.50	306.26
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	423	273.00–290.00	279.05
4	450–500	464	260.00–270.00	266.02
9	500–550	519	255.00–265.00	260.33
13	550–600	566	254.00–265.00	260.25
4	600–650	634	227.00–240.00	233.77
2	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	803	177.50–178.00	177.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	180.00–190.00	185.09
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	243.25
3	450–500	452	240.00–255.00	248.36
4	500–550	521	237.00–245.00	240.53
1	600–650	610	197.50	197.50
2	650–700	670	170.00–180.00	175.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	500–550	515	226.00–257.50	242.21
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	315	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	380	337.50–350.00	343.59
1	400–450	410	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	464	305.00–320.00	315.08
1	500–550	530	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	588	275.00–287.50	281.22
2	600–650	638	265.00–269.00	266.98
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	237.00–243.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	223.00	223.00
2	950–1000	973	155.00–167.50	161.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	156.00	156.00
1	450–500	460	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	370	345.00–360.00	352.40
3	400–450	420	320.00–342.50	330.90
4	450–500	474	280.00–293.00	288.36
1	500–550	535	296.00	296.00
4	550–600	565	260.00–267.50	262.46
2	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.10
2	650–700	665	210.00–216.00	213.05
1	700–750	725	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	335.23
4	400–450	420	280.00–297.50	289.84
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	515	270.00–272.50	271.26
2	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.53
2	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	685	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	880	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	310.00–320.00	314.82
2	400–450	438	260.00–275.00	267.63
2	450–500	480	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	500–550	520	236.00	236.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	105.00–111.00	108.35
2	—	1,488	99.00–101.00	100.03
1	—	1,270	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	107.50–112.50	109.69
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,621	115.00–126.00	120.47
2	—	1,525	107.00–113.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	140.00–149.00	144.96

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,039.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.