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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 12

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 227▼ 2 vs year ago 121 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 34 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive

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 $332.68/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −34.83 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$332.68

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,097

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$226.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	376.02	1,967	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	347.57	1,818	2thin
Medium 1	574	331.81	1,904	7thin
Medium 2	505	275.00	1,389	1thin
Small and Medium 2	580	150.00	870	1thin

One grade step is worth $226.02/cwt here — about $1,097 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

332.68

—

NC average9 barns · 203 hd

332.61

+0.07

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−34.83

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	—	Average	1,825	172.25	3,144	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	152.35	2,137	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	132.53	1,561	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	100.00	850	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,201	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	362.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,578	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	480	344.67/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,654	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	376.30/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,126	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	339.22/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,255	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	413	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,110	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	341.19/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,580	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	342.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,734	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	329.36/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,871	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,781	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	685	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,627	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,921	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	399.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,358	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	402.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,522	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	379.12/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,441	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	376.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,636	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	367.59/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,757	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,685	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,940	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	347.57/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	543	318.76/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,731	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 2	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	586	337.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,975	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	336.65/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,060	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	244.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,761	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,913	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,389	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	207	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	673	3
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 2	312	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	842	2
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 1	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	136.93/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,405	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	121.34/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,400	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	155.73/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,915	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	159.90/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,211	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	145.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,112	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,819	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 227Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 34

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	375.00–382.50	379.12
2	450–500	478	350.00–355.00	352.59
2	500–550	523	342.50–352.50	347.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	380.00–410.00	399.30
2	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.75
7	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	376.08
2	450–500	478	365.00–370.00	367.59
4	500–550	514	370.00–380.00	377.52
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	612	335.00–337.50	336.65
2	650–700	680	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	721	235.00–255.00	244.23
1	900–950	900	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	985	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	543	317.50–320.00	318.76
5	550–600	586	325.00–340.00	337.03
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	310	387.50	387.50
2	400–450	435	350.00–375.00	362.79
2	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	565	369.00–380.00	376.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	340.00–347.00	344.67
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	337.50–345.00	341.19
6	500–550	507	335.00–345.00	342.06
6	550–600	568	328.00–336.00	329.36
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	660	265.00–275.00	269.92
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	878	217.50–220.00	218.77
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	370	330.00–347.50	339.22
2	400–450	413	267.50–270.00	268.77
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	685	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	800–850	815	169.00	169.00
1	850–900	875	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	131.00–144.00	136.93
1	—	1,895	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,154	102.00–129.00	121.34
4	—	1,230	149.00–166.00	155.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	154.00–168.00	159.90
5	—	1,454	140.00–152.00	145.26
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	160.00–168.00	162.38
1	—	1,865	192.00	192.00

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.