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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 11

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 165▲ 56 vs year ago 195 · +28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 14▲ 2 vs year ago 52 · +3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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 $299.33/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −53.00 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$299.33

47 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$89.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs NC average

−51.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	329.24	1,686	3thin
Medium and Large 1	555	317.28	1,760	19thin
Medium 1	566	283.86	1,608	24
Medium 2	515	240.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.24/cwt here — about $450 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 sale47 hd

299.33

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

315.02

−15.68

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−51.48

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−53.00

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	1,483	190.23	2,820	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	158.93	2,414	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	682	153.83	1,049	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	149.54	1,728	19

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)	1,415	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,575	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,190	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	465	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	440.91/cwt	425.00–460.00	970	2
Steers	250–300	Medium 2	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	389	325.24/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,265	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	381.57/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,496	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	410	346.69/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,421	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	403.88/cwt	385.00–432.50	1,769	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,676	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	401.25/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,846	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	483	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,666	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	371.89/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,934	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	366.67/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,017	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	592	327.63/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,940	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	333.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,081	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	327.93/cwt	327.50–329.00	2,138	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,298	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	261.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,019	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	235	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	652	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	268	277.62/cwt	265.00–290.00	744	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	334.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	931	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	323.95/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,037	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,183	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	280.54/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,038	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	360.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,342	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,667	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	418	266.13/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,112	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	315.42/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,331	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	350.78/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,494	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	305.78/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,416	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	468	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,288	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	333.10/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,579	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	329.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,686	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	519	292.04/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,516	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	313.66/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,744	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	586	280.49/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,644	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	280.09/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,737	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	282.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,929	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,930	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	318	347.76/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,106	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	328	238.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	782	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	423.81/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,432	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	333.66/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,311	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	389.01/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,665	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	332.34/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,436	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	435	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,370	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	467	349.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,633	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	470	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	378.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,834	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	518	262.25/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,358	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	335.79/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,770	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	539	320.83/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,729	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	313.57/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,781	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 3	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	581	274.69/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,596	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,892	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	628	276.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,735	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	288.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	687	250.06/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,718	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	738	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,919	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 2	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 2	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,264	168.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	198.91/cwt	187.50–214.00	3,123	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	603	148.89/cwt	140.00–165.00	898	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	923	124.55/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,150	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	167.12/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,912	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	144.50/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,740	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	153.36/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,264	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	163.27/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,534	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	465	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,380.28/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,380	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	625	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 165Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	425.00–460.00	440.91
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	392	360.00–395.00	381.57
3	400–450	438	385.00–432.50	403.88
2	450–500	460	395.00–407.50	401.25
4	500–550	520	365.00–380.00	371.89
3	550–600	550	350.00–380.00	366.67
5	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	333.01
7	650–700	652	327.50–329.00	327.93
1	700–750	725	317.00	317.00
5	750–800	771	250.00–265.00	261.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	389	315.00–330.00	325.24
3	400–450	410	335.00–355.00	346.69
2	450–500	483	340.00–350.00	344.97
3	550–600	592	305.00–340.00	327.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	338	415.00–432.50	423.81
2	350–400	393	320.00–347.50	333.66
2	400–450	428	380.00–397.50	389.01
4	450–500	485	370.00–385.00	378.22
3	500–550	527	332.50–342.50	335.79
2	550–600	568	300.00–327.50	313.57
2	600–650	615	300.00–315.00	307.62
3	650–700	668	285.00–290.00	288.29
2	700–750	728	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	322.50–340.00	332.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	315.00–380.00	347.76
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	314.94
6	450–500	467	330.00–360.00	349.66
3	500–550	539	317.50–322.50	320.83
8	550–600	581	259.00–290.00	274.69
4	600–650	628	270.00–290.00	276.31
4	650–700	672	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	738	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	230.00–250.00	238.30
2	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	500–550	518	245.00–280.00	262.25
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	687	245.00–252.50	250.06
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00–340.00	334.77
2	300–350	343	335.00–355.00	344.93
5	350–400	372	350.00–370.00	360.70
9	400–450	426	337.50–362.50	350.78
9	450–500	474	307.50–350.00	333.10
1	500–550	530	382.50	382.50
18	550–600	556	300.00–330.00	313.66
3	600–650	620	270.00–295.00	280.09
5	650–700	684	275.00–295.00	282.00
2	700–750	728	260.00–270.00	265.09
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	422	305.00–322.00	315.42
3	450–500	463	292.50–315.00	305.78
3	500–550	512	320.00–335.00	329.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	275.00–280.00	277.39
2	250–300	268	265.00–290.00	277.62
2	300–350	320	317.50–330.00	323.95
3	350–400	370	260.00–290.00	280.54
5	400–450	418	237.50–280.00	266.13
2	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	275.13
7	500–550	519	270.00–303.00	292.04
17	550–600	586	250.00–297.00	280.49
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	652	195.00	195.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,380.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	465	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,476	149.00–158.00	153.36
9	—	1,552	159.00–168.00	163.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	118.00–131.00	124.55
6	—	1,144	160.00–197.50	167.12
11	—	1,204	132.00–157.00	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	140.00–165.00	148.89
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
1	—	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,570	187.50–214.00	198.91
4	—	1,264	160.00–175.00	168.53

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.