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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 3

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 142▼ 71 vs year ago 276 · −25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 40▼ 15 vs year ago 64 · −23.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 10 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 12 Hogs 1 Goat

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.50/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −100.02 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$267.50

32 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	275.02	1,548	18thin
Medium 1	552	263.41	1,453	8thin
Medium 2	541	250.39	1,355	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd

267.50

—

NC average8 barns · 304 hd

271.55

−4.06

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−100.02

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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $367.51 across 23 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	—	High	1,549	155.64	2,411	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	148.00	2,239	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	132.49	1,600	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	110.67	907	3thin

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)	1,055	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,620	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	406.30/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,170	2
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,371	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	365.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,344	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	400	306.25/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,225	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	303.88/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,589	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	309.22/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,735	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	234.06/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,903	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	284.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	668	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	702	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	311.90/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,170	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,276	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	350.16/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,481	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	431	281.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,213	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	287.89/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,359	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium 3	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	488	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,281	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	493	273.31/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,347	6
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2	508	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,169	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	274.28/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,413	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	533	252.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,343	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,588	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	580	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,246	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	584	261.76/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,529	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	245.64/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,518	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	618	214.23/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,324	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	242.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,596	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	660	213.28/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,408	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,566	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	408.70/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,320	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	360	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	814	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	377.40/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,385	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	373	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	418	302.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,265	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	423	227.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	961	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	458	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,320	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	324.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,504	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,484	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	518	276.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,433	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	259.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,351	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	290.30/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,515	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	562	240.88/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,354	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	271.96/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,553	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	572	255.44/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,461	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,617	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	668	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,669	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	266.04/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,814	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	777	218.12/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,695	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	213.73/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,742	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	820	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,624	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,733	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	160.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,548	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium 2	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	142.84/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,624	158.49/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,574	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,036	163.81/cwt	149.00–187.50	1,697	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,181	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	127.64/cwt	119.00–146.00	1,541	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,170	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	114.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,669	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	137.12/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 142Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 40Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 10

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 12 Hogs 1 Goat

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	220.00–235.00	227.10
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	259.90
3	550–600	562	230.00–247.50	240.88
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	760	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	493	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	323	407.50–410.00	408.70
5	350–400	367	370.00–387.50	377.40
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	463	320.00–335.00	324.86
3	500–550	522	285.00–296.00	290.30
15	550–600	571	265.00–280.00	271.96
4	600–650	616	260.00–265.00	262.48
5	650–700	682	258.00–268.00	266.04
1	700–750	705	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	815	210.00–217.50	213.73
1	850–900	875	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	965	155.00–166.00	160.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.10
4	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	302.54
3	450–500	458	285.00–290.00	288.31
3	500–550	518	275.00–280.00	276.69
5	550–600	572	247.50–265.00	255.44
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	668	245.00–255.00	249.91
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	777	212.50–222.00	218.12
1	800–850	820	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	260.00–290.00	281.41
6	450–500	493	273.00–275.00	273.31
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
8	550–600	584	260.00–262.00	261.76
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	488	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	252.01
2	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	214.91
3	600–650	618	205.00–220.00	214.23
3	650–700	660	205.00–220.00	213.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	225.00–235.00	230.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	270.00–300.00	284.36
2	250–300	265	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	375	300.00–319.00	311.90
3	400–450	423	345.00–355.00	350.16
9	450–500	472	282.00–300.00	287.89
4	500–550	515	270.00–282.50	274.28
1	550–600	565	281.00	281.00
7	600–650	618	235.00–249.00	245.64
2	650–700	658	235.00–250.00	242.53
1	700–750	715	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	830	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	310.00–320.00	315.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	400	305.00–307.50	306.25
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	288	400.00–412.50	406.30
2	300–350	345	385.00–410.00	397.50
2	350–400	368	350.00–380.00	365.10
2	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	523	295.00–312.50	303.88
4	550–600	561	293.00–317.50	309.22
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	813	230.00–238.00	234.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	132.00–144.00	137.12
4	—	1,366	150.00–165.00	158.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	114.00–118.00	114.80
2	—	1,198	97.00–100.00	98.56
7	—	1,036	149.00–187.50	163.81
13	—	1,207	119.00–146.00	127.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
1	—	695	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,624	153.00–167.00	158.49
2	—	1,210	137.00–148.00	142.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,620.00	1,620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.