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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jan 6Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 139▲ 35 vs year ago 64 · +54.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 39▼ 26 vs year ago 45 · −57.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Very Cold} Quality Average To Attractive No Sale Last Week

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 $259.35/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −92.98 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$259.35

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.70

vs NC average

−45.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	260.72	1,440	13thin
Medium 1	577	253.44	1,462	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about −$23 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

259.35

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

247.65

+11.70

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−45.07

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−92.98

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	1,490	143.67	2,141	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	134.57	2,023	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	127.20	1,470	10

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)	1,030	$1,812	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	373.77/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,450	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	348.21/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,619	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	318.75/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,705	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	294.52/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,747	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,783	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	244.43/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,760	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	388	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,193	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	432	283.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,225	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	276.31/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,296	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	253.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	262.91/cwt	261.50–275.00	1,475	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	577	253.44/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,462	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	242.45/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,484	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	218.63/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,460	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	345.87/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,463	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,483	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	270.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,405	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,691	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	151.47/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,669	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	123.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,420	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	101.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,116	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	133.08/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,004	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	780	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,811.60/head	1,725.00–1,885.00	1,812	2

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 139Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 39Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Very Cold} Quality Average To Attractive No Sale Last Week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	388	370.00–377.50	373.77
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	465	337.00–352.00	348.21
2	500–550	535	315.00–322.50	318.75
2	550–600	593	290.00–299.00	294.52
4	600–650	639	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	720	235.00–249.00	244.43
1	800–850	810	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	307.50	307.50
7	400–450	432	275.00–285.00	283.58
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	577	250.00–258.00	253.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	469	270.00–288.00	276.31
3	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	253.41
10	550–600	561	261.50–275.00	262.91
3	600–650	612	239.00–246.00	242.45
2	650–700	668	212.50–225.00	218.63
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	860	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	345.00–347.50	345.87
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
3	500–550	542	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	270.10
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	507	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	128.00–138.00	133.08
1	—	1,490	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	98.00–104.00	101.01
3	—	1,102	149.00–157.50	151.47
5	—	1,153	116.00–131.00	123.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,530	161.00	161.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,725.00–1,885.00	1,811.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.