Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 205▲ 100 vs year ago 121 · +82.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 49▲ 22 vs year ago 27 · +81.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.06/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.27 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$225.06
29 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$610
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$116.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.90
vs NC average
−71.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538285.811,5393thin
Medium and Large 2528244.321,2904thin
Medium 1535229.791,22910thin
Medium 2535214.801,1508thin
Medium 3550168.939294thin
One grade step is worth $116.88/cwt here — about $610 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 sale29 hd
225.06
—
NC average9 barns · 287 hd
235.96
−10.90
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−71.94
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−127.27
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
393350307264median 352.3303/0205/1107/0608/3110/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,774151.742,69210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424142.202,0248thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,129131.631,48527
CowsLean 85-90%Low793108.008564thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,006$1,6584thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,5434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,9501thin

Every lot

109 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 2255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338347.33/cwt340.00–355.001,1742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370346.30/cwt342.50–350.001,2812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1811
Steers350–400Medium 1380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430312.24/cwt305.00–320.001,3432
Steers450–500Medium 1455247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4181
Steers500–550Medium 1518236.34/cwt230.00–242.501,2242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525302.43/cwt295.00–310.001,5882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583291.13/cwt285.00–297.001,6972
Steers650–700Medium 1655192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Steers750–800Medium 1785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190290.00/cwt290.00–290.005511
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
Heifers200–250Medium 1245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Heifers250–300Medium 1255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323274.82/cwt270.00–280.008883
Heifers300–350Medium 1331254.17/cwt247.00–260.008418
Heifers300–350Medium 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers300–350Medium 2345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Heifers350–400Medium 1364255.19/cwt254.00–260.0092917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370279.47/cwt277.00–282.001,0342
Heifers350–400Medium 2390232.00/cwt232.00–232.009051
Heifers400–450Medium 1405267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416281.78/cwt275.00–290.001,1725
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Heifers400–450Medium 2430232.57/cwt215.00–245.001,0004
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Heifers450–500Medium 2468218.54/cwt207.50–230.001,0234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473299.39/cwt280.00–307.001,4165
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2976
Heifers450–500Medium 1479255.49/cwt250.00–265.001,2245
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520286.21/cwt282.50–290.001,4882
Heifers500–550Medium 1521227.61/cwt212.00–240.001,1868
Heifers500–550Medium 2522214.53/cwt200.00–237.501,1206
Heifers500–550Medium 3525167.50/cwt155.00–180.008792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528244.32/cwt240.00–250.001,2904
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Heifers550–600Medium 2575215.62/cwt205.00–227.001,2402
Heifers550–600Medium 3575170.35/cwt160.00–180.009802
Heifers550–600Medium 1590238.51/cwt237.00–240.001,4072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Heifers600–650Medium 2623175.11/cwt165.00–180.001,0913
Heifers600–650Medium 1628227.81/cwt222.00–235.001,4315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664223.51/cwt220.00–227.001,4844
Heifers650–700Medium 2675180.97/cwt180.00–182.001,2222
Heifers700–750Small and Medium 2725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Heifers700–750Medium 2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5271
Heifers750–800Medium 2773175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4651
Heifers800–850Medium 1820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Heifers850–900Medium 1860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9191
Heifers900–950Medium 1913186.05/cwt182.00–190.001,6992
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium 1280305.00/cwt305.00–305.008541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337316.38/cwt315.00–317.001,0663
Bulls350–400Medium 2368175.15/cwt125.00–222.006452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385277.69/cwt270.00–285.001,0692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395315.00/cwt300.00–330.001,2442
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Bulls450–500Medium 1467268.26/cwt237.00–285.001,25310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481296.26/cwt290.00–305.001,4257
Bulls500–550Medium 1509236.09/cwt212.00–243.001,2028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533282.09/cwt262.00–286.001,50410
Bulls550–600Medium 2565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571259.49/cwt245.00–275.001,4825
Bulls600–650Medium 1605217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618233.47/cwt225.00–242.001,4432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Bulls650–700Medium 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5771
Bulls700–750Medium 2740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6461
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810205.03/cwt200.00–210.001,6612
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860193.50/cwt187.00–200.001,6642
Bulls850–900Medium 1885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Medium 2820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Medium 2630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Value Added1,025180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8451
Bulls——1,320115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5181
Bulls——1,746160.28/cwt148.00–166.002,7985
Bulls——1,875142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,6631
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,100169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,5491
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,690110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,9591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%720142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0221
Cows—Lean 85-90%79391.50/cwt91.00–92.007262
Cows—Lean 85-90%865107.00/cwt107.00–107.009261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,089110.72/cwt108.00–114.001,2065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119125.41/cwt118.00–135.001,40311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156147.36/cwt134.00–160.001,70311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363154.73/cwt151.00–161.002,1093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460134.68/cwt126.00–140.001,9665
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2740800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,542.92/head1,125.00–1,800.001,5434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,944.29/head1,150.00–2,400.001,9443
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.