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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 25

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 199▲ 16 vs year ago 185 · +8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 12 vs year ago 37 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.56/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −48.78 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$303.56

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$981

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$195.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.13

vs NC average

−66.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	345.31	1,828	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	335.00	1,776	1thin
Medium 1	544	294.10	1,599	18thin
Medium 2	565	150.00	848	1thin

One grade step is worth $195.31/cwt here — about $981 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 sale27 hd

303.56

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

315.69

−12.13

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−66.25

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−48.78

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	1,646	194.77	3,205	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	168.84	2,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	141.66	1,511	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	766	116.31	891	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)	1,128	$3,189	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$2,738	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,844	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	369.79/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,160	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	322.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,511	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	430.41/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,197	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	403.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,484	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	378.93/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,595	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	427	324.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,384	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	356.91/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,674	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	340.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,605	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	476	322.21/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,534	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	346.95/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,790	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	516	291.37/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,503	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	341.22/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,921	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	566	296.29/cwt	227.50–330.00	1,677	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	618	286.44/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,770	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	306.84/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,899	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	677	268.65/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,819	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,163	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	717	275.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,978	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	723	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,481	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,153	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,086	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	377	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,363	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	418.64/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,599	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	423	218.02/cwt	205.00–230.00	922	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	424	399.22/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,693	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	436.91/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,857	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	430.53/cwt	425.00–436.00	1,950	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	403.28/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,875	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	483	367.84/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,777	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	352.64/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,858	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	540	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,512	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	330.27/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,876	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	574	301.82/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,732	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	310.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,897	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	629	283.74/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,785	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	287.36/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,920	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,154	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	246.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,006	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	180.41/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	199.55/cwt	191.00–210.00	3,588	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	722	65.21/cwt	42.00–78.00	471	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	192.97/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,607	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,172	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	143.38/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,540	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	123.92/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,373	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	172.36/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,415	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	160.64/cwt	142.00–174.00	2,316	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	3,189.47/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,189	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 199Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand 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
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.84
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	584	365.00–383.00	369.79
2	600–650	623	315.00–330.00	322.77
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	575	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	415.00–445.00	430.41
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	368	392.50–415.00	403.37
7	400–450	421	365.00–390.00	378.93
6	450–500	469	347.50–370.00	356.91
5	500–550	516	340.00–352.50	346.95
2	550–600	563	335.00–347.50	341.22
11	600–650	619	300.00–328.00	306.84
2	650–700	675	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	715	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	790	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	810	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	472	335.00–345.00	340.01
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	723	200.00–210.00	204.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.38
2	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	427	320.00–335.00	324.05
9	450–500	476	315.00–330.00	322.21
8	500–550	516	250.00–330.00	291.37
10	550–600	566	227.50–330.00	296.29
7	600–650	618	272.50–297.50	286.44
6	650–700	677	255.00–277.50	268.65
6	700–750	717	260.00–280.00	275.81
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	410.00–425.00	418.64
6	400–450	425	420.00–447.50	436.91
2	450–500	453	425.00–436.00	430.53
6	500–550	527	340.00–365.00	352.64
6	550–600	568	320.00–342.50	330.27
5	600–650	610	305.00–320.00	310.93
2	650–700	668	280.00–295.00	287.36
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	271.00	271.00
3	800–850	813	240.00–250.00	246.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	360.00–365.00	361.66
4	400–450	424	380.00–415.00	399.22
4	450–500	483	345.00–395.00	367.84
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	574	280.00–315.00	301.82
4	600–650	629	270.00–295.00	283.74
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	835	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	205.00–230.00	218.02
2	500–550	540	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	400.00–405.00	403.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	42.00–78.00	65.21
2	—	833	182.50–205.00	192.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	166.00–183.00	172.36
3	—	1,442	142.00–174.00	160.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	134.00–153.00	143.38
2	—	1,108	123.00–125.00	123.92
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,010	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	174.00–189.00	180.41
6	—	1,798	191.00–210.00	199.55

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,189.47

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,325.00	2,325.00

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.