Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 19
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 119▲ 19 vs year ago 145 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 34▲ 23 vs year ago 32 · +71.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 2 · +1,750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 21.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Replacement Cattle Very Active

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −35.76 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.
Average price
$331.76
27 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$68.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.35
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532356.711,89612thin
Medium and Large 2530334.861,7752thin
Medium 1551317.011,7479thin
Medium 2559288.511,6134thin
One grade step is worth $68.20/cwt here — about $283 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 sale27 hd
331.76
—
NC average9 barns · 170 hd
320.41
+11.35
This barn, trailing median23 sales
367.51
−35.76
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
430385341296median 367.5103/0204/2007/0609/1410/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,606183.722,95110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,367159.372,17817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,170139.201,62925
CowsLean 85-90%Average875113.559943thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$2,68514
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,5294thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,3612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$4,6751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,060$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$3,2392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,008$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$2,6257
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,5001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 1275285.00/cwt285.00–285.007841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3141
Steers400–450Medium 1420344.82/cwt340.00–350.001,4482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423367.20/cwt357.50–377.501,5532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8921
Steers450–500Medium 1475370.78/cwt360.00–382.501,7612
Steers450–500Medium 2495272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3491
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2518257.25/cwt250.00–265.001,3332
Steers500–550Medium 2523322.42/cwt320.00–325.001,6862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528372.44/cwt362.50–385.001,9663
Steers500–550Medium 1528342.09/cwt330.00–355.001,8062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.05/cwt368.00–387.502,1495
Steers550–600Medium 1585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615351.28/cwt347.50–355.002,1602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235390.00/cwt390.00–390.009171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0011
Heifers300–350Medium 1330329.55/cwt320.00–340.001,0882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338377.11/cwt360.00–395.001,2752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367370.83/cwt365.00–390.001,3615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415359.24/cwt352.50–365.001,4913
Heifers400–450Medium 1440337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476327.44/cwt325.00–332.501,5596
Heifers450–500Medium 2489274.92/cwt265.00–285.001,3444
Heifers450–500Medium 1495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521327.40/cwt320.00–332.501,7065
Heifers500–550Medium 1522311.62/cwt307.50–317.501,6273
Heifers500–550Medium 2533260.14/cwt250.00–270.001,3872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,0661
Heifers550–600Medium 2570242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575326.50/cwt320.00–333.001,8772
Heifers550–600Medium 1575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,1241
Heifers600–650Medium 1610302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8452
Heifers650–700Medium 2690187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2941
Heifers700–750Medium 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873225.10/cwt218.00–232.501,9652
Heifers900–950Medium 1900187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6881
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0541
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233432.63/cwt420.00–445.001,0082
Bulls250–300Medium 1255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1211
Bulls300–350Medium 1300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323355.54/cwt345.00–365.001,1482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325444.08/cwt430.00–460.001,4432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365422.57/cwt420.00–425.001,5422
Bulls400–450Medium 1416354.37/cwt350.00–357.501,4744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,5782
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423399.73/cwt395.00–405.001,6912
Bulls450–500Medium 2450290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462375.51/cwt365.00–385.001,7355
Bulls450–500Medium 1475326.13/cwt322.50–330.001,5492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490346.54/cwt340.00–350.001,6985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514359.72/cwt345.00–370.001,8497
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530334.86/cwt330.00–340.001,7752
Bulls500–550Medium 1531310.74/cwt300.00–325.001,6504
Bulls500–550Medium 2535277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556352.50/cwt350.00–357.501,9605
Bulls550–600Medium 1567322.03/cwt310.00–335.001,8265
Bulls550–600Medium 2567292.18/cwt280.00–300.001,6573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613308.71/cwt300.00–317.501,8922
Bulls600–650Medium 2615253.80/cwt247.50–260.001,5612
Bulls600–650Medium 1637289.18/cwt267.50–295.001,8426
Bulls650–700Medium 1685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9583
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7061
Bulls750–800Medium 1770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Bulls900–950Medium 1915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6931
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9761
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Medium 2820172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583170.30/cwt142.50–182.002,6964
Bulls——1,622192.67/cwt184.00–200.003,1256
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865107.83/cwt103.00–113.009332
Cows—Lean 85-90%895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105124.58/cwt121.00–129.001,3775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166153.01/cwt147.00–162.001,7846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195138.51/cwt130.00–145.001,65514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362156.00/cwt153.00–159.002,12510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373164.19/cwt161.00–171.002,2547
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 26453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,338.28/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,361.36/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,684.95/head2,250.00–3,150.002,68514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29404,675.00/head4,675.00–4,675.004,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29772,642.49/head2,250.00–3,050.002,6423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29933,239.17/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0572,849.05/head2,550.00–3,150.002,8493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.