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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 202▼ 24 vs year ago 170 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 36▼ 17 vs year ago 50 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10

.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality 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 $306.26/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −61.26 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$306.26

18 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$140.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	350.00	1,846	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.04	1,737	10thin
Medium 1	526	286.45	1,507	5thin
Medium 2	550	210.00	1,155	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $691 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 sale18 hd

306.26

—

NC average9 barns · 194 hd

302.32

+3.94

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−61.26

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	—	High	1,656	198.13	3,282	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	158.42	2,056	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,104	142.31	1,571	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	125.31	1,011	5thin

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)	1,095	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,835	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	352.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,322	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	388.76/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,839	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	363.72/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,037	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	628	306.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,924	4
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	313.70/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,149	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,407	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	210	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	620	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	344.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	369	280.37/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,035	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	358.70/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,327	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	342.56/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,507	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,618	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	269.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,282	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	481	325.71/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,567	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	327.75/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,665	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	287.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,495	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	307.22/cwt	304.50–310.00	1,628	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	322.97/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,834	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	311.29/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,893	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	628	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,728	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,879	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	677	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,670	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	908	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	380.23/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,228	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	399.56/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,311	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	358	306.29/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,097	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	387.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,396	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,596	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	334.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,406	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	379.79/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,785	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	486	359.13/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,745	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	330.58/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,673	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	509	283.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,444	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	303.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,791	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,883	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	293.02/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,919	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	727	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,781	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	269.73/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,966	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	256.31/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,956	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,965	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 2	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	207.04/cwt	200.00–217.50	3,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	192.79/cwt	189.00–196.00	3,204	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	106.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	854	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,083	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,029	112.92/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,162	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,226	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	137.88/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,548	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	171.07/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,996	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	175.17/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,365	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	2,834.63/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,835	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 202Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle 5.00 To 10

.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	344.81
2	350–400	370	357.50–360.00	358.70
2	400–450	440	337.50–347.50	342.56
2	450–500	473	335.00–350.00	342.14
7	500–550	508	314.00–330.00	327.75
2	550–600	568	321.00–325.00	322.97
2	600–650	608	302.50–320.00	311.29
3	650–700	667	280.00–285.00	281.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	304.50–310.00	307.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	369	265.00–295.00	280.37
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	481	315.00–330.00	325.71
2	500–550	520	280.00–295.00	287.43
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	275.14
3	650–700	677	245.00–250.00	246.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	269.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	473	387.50–390.00	388.76
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	560	360.00–367.50	363.72
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	685	307.50–320.00	313.70
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	955	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–355.00	352.63
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	628	300.00–315.00	306.35
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	412.50	412.50
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	328	392.50–410.00	399.56
2	350–400	360	375.00–400.00	387.85
2	400–450	420	375.00–385.00	379.94
2	450–500	470	370.00–390.00	379.79
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	615	310.00–315.00	312.54
5	650–700	655	292.50–295.00	293.02
8	700–750	729	268.00–280.00	269.73
2	750–800	763	252.50–260.00	256.31
1	850–900	885	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	323	370.00–390.00	380.23
5	500–550	506	315.00–337.50	330.58
5	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	303.50
2	600–650	633	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	300.00–312.50	306.29
2	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	334.82
3	450–500	486	357.50–362.50	359.13
4	500–550	509	280.00–285.00	283.69
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	727	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	155.00–160.00	157.51
3	—	1,350	171.00–179.00	175.17
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	109.00–117.00	112.92
3	—	1,167	167.00–178.00	171.07
1	—	1,065	209.00	209.00
8	—	1,123	130.00–148.00	137.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
2	—	840	125.00–133.00	128.98
2	—	800	104.00–110.00	106.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	200.00–217.50	207.04
5	—	1,662	189.00–196.00	192.79

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	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,834.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.