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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 93▲ 10 vs year ago 105 · +9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 4 vs year ago 45 · −8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher 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 $312.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −39.86 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$312.47

17 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

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

$134.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs NC average

−21.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	334.47	1,752	7thin
Medium 1	537	317.24	1,704	7thin
Medium 2	540	275.00	1,485	2thin
Small and Medium 2	565	200.00	1,130	1thin

One grade step is worth $134.47/cwt here — about $622 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 sale17 hd

312.47

—

NC average8 barns · 272 hd

306.29

+6.18

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−21.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−39.86

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	—	Average	1,433	181.42	2,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	157.33	2,337	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	131.99	1,567	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	755	106.00	800	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,218	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,912	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,325	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	377.76/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,390	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,799	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	377.78/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,961	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	378.37/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,149	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	623	321.87/cwt	317.50–331.00	2,005	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,341	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,243	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,159	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	328	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,181	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,349	2
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	415	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	873	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,544	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	438	323.77/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,418	4
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	336.33/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,645	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	337.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,727	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	537	317.24/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,704	7
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,931	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,365	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	378	261.32/cwt	220.00–300.00	988	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	366.58/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,393	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,664	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	321.05/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,978	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	660	228.62/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,509	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	270.67/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,989	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,173	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium 1-2	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 2	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	170.13/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	110.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,144	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	123.20/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,372	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	153.63/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,801	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	138.32/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,780	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	158.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,319	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,492	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	690	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,218.44/head	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,218	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,912.36/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,912	2

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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 93Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
2	350–400	368	365.00–390.00	377.76
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	480	370.00–380.00	374.84
4	500–550	519	357.50–385.00	377.78
3	550–600	568	375.00–380.00	378.37
3	600–650	637	367.50	367.50
2	650–700	685	327.50	327.50
5	700–750	702	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	623	317.50–331.00	321.87
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	360	365.00–385.00	374.86
2	400–450	438	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	450–500	489	335.00–337.00	336.33
6	500–550	512	335.00–345.00	337.30
1	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	666	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	200.00–220.00	210.36
1	450–500	490	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.92
4	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	323.77
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	537	310.00–327.50	317.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	333	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	380	330.00–400.00	366.58
2	400–450	435	380.00–385.00	382.44
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	616	320.00–322.50	321.05
6	700–750	735	257.50–275.00	270.67
2	850–900	852	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	660	220.00–237.50	228.62
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–300.00	261.32
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,114	116.00–129.00	123.20
3	—	1,172	147.00–158.00	153.63
11	—	1,287	130.00–148.00	138.32
3	—	1,035	105.00–116.00	110.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	142.00	142.00
11	—	1,461	149.00–166.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	168.00–172.00	170.13
1	—	2,010	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	690	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,115	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,218.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,912.36

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.