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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 18

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 251▲ 23 vs year ago 176 · +13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 54▼ 28 vs year ago 61 · −45.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 300.00

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 $294.90/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −57.43 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$294.90

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$63.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.29

vs NC average

−64.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	319.18	1,708	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	310.01	1,776	2thin
Medium 1	565	285.20	1,611	8thin
Medium 2	550	255.81	1,407	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.37/cwt here — about $301 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 sale25 hd

294.90

—

NC average10 barns · 404 hd

333.19

−38.29

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−64.90

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−57.43

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	1,448	183.23	2,653	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	164.25	2,144	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	158.34	1,787	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	698	143.33	1,001	3thin

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)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

93 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	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	399.73/cwt	397.50–402.00	1,939	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	383.53/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,186	5
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	580	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,842	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	363.25/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,252	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	630	343.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,163	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	325.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,341	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	754	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,345	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	195	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	517	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,055	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	333	240.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	800	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,308	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	262.35/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,128	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	351.07/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,520	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,879	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	346.31/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,610	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	469	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,524	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	315.23/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,668	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	246.35/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,404	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	310.01/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,776	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	579	285.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,652	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	625	254.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,591	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	281.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,776	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,720	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	660	253.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,671	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,055	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	733	248.35/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,820	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	183.76/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	363	359.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,306	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	422.65/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,640	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	422.71/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,767	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	457	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,177	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	395.08/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,916	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	360.76/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,757	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	356.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,817	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,742	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	527	306.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,616	3
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 2	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 2	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	339.01/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,912	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,684	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	645	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,964	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,957	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,541	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium 2	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,082	163.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	181.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,802	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	205.45/cwt	199.00–218.00	3,349	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	570	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	670	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	155.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,723	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	170.24/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,891	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,361	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	159.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,089	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 251Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 54Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 9.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	388	415.00–430.00	422.65
6	400–450	418	400.00–432.50	422.71
6	450–500	485	382.00–400.00	395.08
7	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	356.36
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	290.00–305.00	297.50
2	700–750	705	270.00–285.00	277.55
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	355.00–367.50	360.76
6	500–550	514	339.00	339.00
5	550–600	564	335.00–340.00	339.01
2	600–650	618	270.00–275.00	272.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	250.00–265.00	257.47
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.66
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	306.58
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	645	260.00–270.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	387.50	387.50
3	350–400	360	360.00–365.00	363.35
2	400–450	433	345.00–357.50	351.07
9	450–500	465	325.00–355.00	346.31
8	500–550	529	307.00–320.00	315.23
2	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	631	280.00–290.00	281.45
2	650–700	685	295.00–305.00	300.04
2	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
2	850–900	870	182.50–185.00	183.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	240.38
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	430	250.00–275.00	262.35
7	450–500	469	270.00–290.00	279.85
2	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	570	230.00–265.00	246.35
3	650–700	660	240.00–260.00	253.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	329.84
2	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	579	270.00–300.00	285.26
6	600–650	625	250.00–262.00	254.52
3	700–750	733	240.00–252.50	248.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	307.50–312.50	310.01
6	600–650	637	265.00–275.00	269.96
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	485	397.50–402.00	399.73
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	570	380.00–387.50	383.53
3	600–650	620	355.00–370.00	363.25
2	700–750	720	320.00–330.00	325.14
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	343.39
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	754	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
6	700–750	748	210.00	210.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

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	—	610	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	152.50	152.50
1	—	570	117.50	117.50
1	—	895	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	159.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	150.00–159.00	155.34
2	—	1,233	135.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	1,111	164.00–177.00	170.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	199.00–218.00	205.45
6	—	1,540	175.00–185.00	181.94
3	—	1,082	160.00–169.00	163.57

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.