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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 8

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 201▼ 21 vs year ago 258 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 25▼ 30 vs year ago 58 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 380.00 To 1060.00

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 $327.02/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −25.31 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$327.02

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$71.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs NC average

−41.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	341.39	1,844	18thin
Medium 1	563	302.87	1,705	6thin
Medium 2	520	270.14	1,405	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.25/cwt here — about $440 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 sale26 hd

327.02

—

NC average9 barns · 305 hd

329.15

−2.13

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−41.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−25.31

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	1,352	180.10	2,435	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	182.74	2,758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	154.01	1,797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	133.00	1,091	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,725	1thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	418.46/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,009	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	376.97/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,205	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,352	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	325.16/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,335	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,643	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,851	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,886	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,766	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	410.42/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,108	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	464.32/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,741	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	401.76/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,523	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	379	363.50/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,378	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	379.66/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,549	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	423	358.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,517	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	367.83/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,740	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	477	334.54/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,596	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	353.85/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,709	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	520	270.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,405	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	340.60/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,778	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	523	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,582	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	342.63/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,950	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	583	303.04/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,767	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	615	300.83/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,850	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	321.99/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,035	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,028	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	300.62/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,173	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1	980	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,936	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	268	435.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,167	2
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 2	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	490.04/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,411	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	449.77/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,475	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	478.39/cwt	470.00–487.50	1,746	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	456.71/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,895	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	448.75/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,019	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 2	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	476	385.61/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,836	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	477	306.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,462	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	406.33/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,950	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	516	329.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,698	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,587	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	383.69/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,007	8
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 2	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	392.63/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,167	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	362.28/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,029	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	569	334.59/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,904	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	620	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,812	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	336.21/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,118	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	329.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,190	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	685	302.45/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,072	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,006	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	291.56/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,251	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	265.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,185	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,107	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,244	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	349.21/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,620	7
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	4
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium 2	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium 2	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 2	763	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,679	4
Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium 2	873	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,816	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	176.67/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	196.07/cwt	189.00–202.00	3,059	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	144.23/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,527	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,130	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,384	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	126.38/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,460	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	160.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,001	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	174.86/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,730	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,575.00/head	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,575	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 201Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 16

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 380.00 To 1060.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–422.50	410.42
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
7	350–400	375	460.00–465.00	464.32
6	400–450	408	375.00–392.50	379.66
11	450–500	473	360.00–377.50	367.83
11	500–550	522	320.00–360.00	340.60
7	550–600	569	335.00–355.00	342.63
5	600–650	632	310.00–340.00	321.99
2	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	304.96
4	700–750	723	292.50–305.00	300.62
1	1050–1100	1,060	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	395.00–415.00	401.76
2	450–500	483	350.00–357.50	353.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	270.14
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	379	350.00–380.00	363.50
7	400–450	423	350.00–365.00	358.53
6	450–500	477	325.00–345.00	334.54
2	500–550	523	300.00–305.00	302.54
4	550–600	583	297.50–310.00	303.04
3	600–650	615	297.50–305.00	300.83
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	980	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	480	405.00–435.00	418.46
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	585	374.00–380.00	376.97
1	600–650	640	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	718	310.00–340.00	325.16
2	750–800	755	345.00–355.00	350.03
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	324.00	324.00
1	950–1000	970	297.50	297.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	485.00–495.00	490.04
2	300–350	328	440.00–460.00	449.77
2	350–400	365	470.00–487.50	478.39
3	400–450	415	450.00–460.00	456.71
2	450–500	450	437.50–460.00	448.75
8	500–550	523	370.00–397.50	383.69
3	550–600	552	380.00–408.00	392.63
4	600–650	630	320.00–345.00	336.21
5	650–700	665	320.00–345.00	329.36
1	700–750	710	282.50	282.50
3	750–800	772	280.00–300.00	291.56
3	800–850	822	260.00–270.00	265.79
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	480	402.50–410.00	406.33
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	560	350.00–375.00	362.28
1	850–900	860	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	525	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	430.00–440.00	435.33
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	476	367.50–390.00	385.61
5	500–550	516	325.00–335.00	329.01
4	550–600	569	325.00–345.00	334.59
2	600–650	620	285.00–300.00	292.26
2	650–700	685	295.00–310.00	302.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	477	300.00–310.00	306.57
2	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	305.14
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	323	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	464	345.00–355.00	349.21
4	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	763	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	873	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	189.00–202.00	196.07
3	—	1,225	173.00–179.00	176.67
1	—	1,110	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	171.00–180.00	174.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	122.00–130.00	126.38
6	—	1,249	155.00–169.00	160.24
4	—	1,059	135.00–153.00	144.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	133.00	133.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,575.00

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	1	—	1,095	2,725.00	2,725.00

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.