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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 17

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 167▼ 140 vs year ago 211 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 41▼ 4 vs year ago 38 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

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 $276.03/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −76.30 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$276.03

16 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$43.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.24

vs NC average

−38.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	281.36	1,569	14thin
Medium 2	525	240.00	1,260	1thin
Medium 1	540	237.50	1,283	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.86/cwt here — about $287 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

276.03

—

NC average8 barns · 263 hd

266.79

+9.24

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−38.55

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−76.30

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	—	High	1,603	168.56	2,701	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	775	152.50	1,182	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	152.15	2,165	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	130.40	1,367	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,963	2thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	328.83/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,743	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,880	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,988	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,903	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	342.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,122	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	308.34/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,474	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	273.64/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,423	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	283.46/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,610	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	254.28/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,561	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 2	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	296.23/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,268	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	299.14/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,765	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	291.41/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,807	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	174.45/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	162.67/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,655	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,182	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	125.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,282	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	141.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,561	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	145.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,006	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	155.23/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,238	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	885	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 167Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	428	292.50–300.00	296.23
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	590	297.50–302.50	299.14
2	600–650	620	280.00–303.00	291.41
3	650–700	673	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	835	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	335.00–350.00	342.21
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	307.00–315.00	308.34
3	500–550	520	271.00–275.00	273.64
11	550–600	568	267.50–293.00	283.46
4	600–650	614	247.50–265.00	254.28
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	530	320.00–337.50	328.83
2	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	600–650	625	318.00	318.00
5	650–700	687	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	120.00–131.00	125.83
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,107	134.00–144.00	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	151.00–162.00	155.23
5	—	1,380	142.00–148.00	145.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	171.00–179.00	174.45
3	—	1,632	159.00–167.00	162.67

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	—	970	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.