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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 10

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 167▼ 195 vs year ago 362 · −53.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand- Good; Activity- Active; Offerings- Moderate; Quality- Attractive; Head calves 610.00

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 $277.14/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −75.19 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$277.14

26 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.98

vs NC average

−37.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.40	1,610	5thin
Medium 1	576	274.96	1,584	17thin
Medium 2	566	262.37	1,485	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $125 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 sale26 hd

277.14

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

260.17

+16.98

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−37.82

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−75.19

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	—	Low	1,750	164.33	2,876	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	151.62	2,258	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	149.50	1,267	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	128.38	1,379	15

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)	890	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

80 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	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,569	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	330.07/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,776	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	319.85/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,871	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,926	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	271.90/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,939	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,075	4
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	301.21/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,108	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,387	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	438	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,248	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	308.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,430	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	481	288.24/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,386	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	285.20/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,512	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,623	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	573	263.16/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,508	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	586	272.76/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,598	14
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 2	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	252.97/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,533	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,559	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	685	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,637	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	822	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	372.08/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,005	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,451	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	339.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,425	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	376.71/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,593	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	345.16/cwt	337.50–359.00	1,640	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,628	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	539	289.99/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,563	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	543	193.78/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,052	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	313.80/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,738	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	586	283.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,659	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,806	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	625	261.78/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,636	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	670	242.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,623	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,788	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,772	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	159.05/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	179.15/cwt	169.00–187.00	3,565	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,179	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	938	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,004	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	81.17/cwt	66.00–95.00	808	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	158.90/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,724	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	143.78/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,632	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	156.83/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,222	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	144.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,292	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	775	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 167Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand- Good; Activity- Active; Offerings- Moderate; Quality- Attractive; Head calves 610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	318.00	318.00
2	350–400	368	295.00–307.50	301.21
2	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.56
14	450–500	464	300.00–320.00	308.26
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	554	293.00	293.00
2	600–650	606	250.00–256.00	252.97
5	650–700	658	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	752	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	815	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	438	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	481	280.00–295.00	288.24
3	500–550	530	281.00–290.00	285.20
14	550–600	586	272.00–275.00	272.76
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	573	255.00–267.00	263.16
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	479	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	538	315.00–345.00	330.07
11	550–600	585	312.50–326.00	319.85
3	600–650	608	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	692	275.00–280.00	278.35
6	700–750	713	270.00–277.50	271.90
1	850–900	890	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	543	187.50–200.00	193.78
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	330.00–345.00	339.21
2	450–500	475	307.50–310.00	308.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	539	287.50–292.50	289.99
4	550–600	586	270.00–290.00	283.04
2	600–650	625	250.00–273.00	261.78
2	650–700	670	235.00–250.00	242.28
1	700–750	715	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	342.50	342.50
2	250–300	270	360.00–382.50	372.08
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	397.50	397.50
2	400–450	423	370.00–384.00	376.71
3	450–500	475	337.50–359.00	345.16
2	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	310.19
10	550–600	554	313.00–314.00	313.80
1	600–650	610	296.00	296.00
3	650–700	685	261.00	261.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	945	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,582	139.00–150.00	144.91
9	—	1,417	150.00–163.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	105.00–109.00	107.04
3	—	995	66.00–95.00	81.17
2	—	1,085	151.00–165.00	158.90
8	—	1,135	138.00–150.00	143.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	134.00	134.00
1	—	815	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,990	169.00–187.00	179.15
4	—	1,635	155.00–164.00	159.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	—	1,080	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.