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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 22

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 232▼ 3 vs year ago 241 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 35▼ 40 vs year ago 78 · −51.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 14.00 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 $320.51/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −47.01 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$320.51

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$115.36/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	544	345.36	1,877	10thin
Medium 1	553	314.30	1,737	6thin
Medium 2	520	260.10	1,353	2thin
Small and Medium 2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.36/cwt here — about $727 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 sale19 hd

320.51

—

NC average9 barns · 303 hd

316.57

+3.94

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−47.01

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	—	Low	1,620	183.15	2,966	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	728	157.50	1,146	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	155.79	2,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	136.47	1,667	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	430.99/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,371	3
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	328	369.72/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,213	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	415.45/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,737	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	444	351.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,559	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	371.55/cwt	357.50–382.50	1,783	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	366.24/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,919	8
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	529	348.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,845	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	343.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,930	10
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	597	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,898	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	349.28/cwt	342.50–356.00	2,124	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	608	326.30/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,984	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	620	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,751	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	335.60/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,406	10
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	263	389.76/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,025	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	323	322.01/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,040	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	373.97/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,571	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	330.18/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,420	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	466	294.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,375	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	343.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,641	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	326.60/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,708	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	311.10/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,639	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	540	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,445	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	555	285.03/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,582	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	334.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,918	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,782	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	610	263.30/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,606	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,761	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	269.93/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,984	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	457.58/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,089	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	397.66/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,273	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	432.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,514	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	401.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,501	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	404.33/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,650	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	430	342.50/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,473	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	378.28/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,774	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	474	343.69/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,629	8
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	362.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,877	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,353	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	539	330.17/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,780	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	327.74/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,868	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	580	282.56/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,639	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	329.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,061	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	639	286.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,830	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,012	2
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 2	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	683	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,981	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	683	258.74/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,767	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	282.25/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,159	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	768	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,843	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	169.70/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,160	3
Bulls	—	—	1,871	194.57/cwt	186.00–208.00	3,640	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	172.13/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,830	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	121.00/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,429	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	139.83/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,784	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	159.99/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,341	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,336	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 232Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 14.00 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
3	300–350	318	400.00–455.00	430.99
2	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	415.45
3	450–500	480	357.50–382.50	371.55
8	500–550	524	357.50–385.00	366.24
10	550–600	561	335.00–345.00	343.99
2	600–650	608	342.50–356.00	349.28
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
10	700–750	717	333.00–338.00	335.60
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	275.00–290.00	282.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	360.00–385.00	369.72
8	400–450	444	350.00–360.00	351.17
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	529	345.00–350.00	348.74
3	550–600	597	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	608	315.00–337.50	326.30
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	420	370.00–382.50	373.97
6	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	343.24
13	500–550	523	320.00–347.50	326.60
6	550–600	574	320.00–340.00	334.15
3	600–650	618	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	700–750	735	260.00–280.00	269.93
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	527	305.00–317.50	311.10
2	550–600	575	305.00–315.00	309.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	263	385.00–395.00	389.76
3	300–350	323	315.00–335.00	322.01
5	400–450	430	310.00–345.00	330.18
4	450–500	466	285.00–310.00	294.96
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	555	275.00–295.00	285.03
3	600–650	610	255.00–267.50	263.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	450.00–465.00	457.58
2	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	350	420.00–445.00	432.50
3	400–450	408	390.00–412.50	404.33
5	450–500	469	365.00–392.50	378.28
5	500–550	517	360.00–370.00	362.98
5	550–600	570	317.50–340.00	327.74
6	600–650	626	320.00–335.00	329.24
2	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	304.92
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	765	270.00–295.00	282.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.66
4	350–400	374	400.00–405.00	401.27
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	260.10
8	650–700	683	250.00–280.00	258.74
2	750–800	768	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	430	325.00–347.50	342.50
8	450–500	474	330.00–360.00	343.69
4	500–550	539	327.00–340.00	330.17
2	550–600	580	275.00–290.00	282.56
7	600–650	639	275.00–295.00	286.42
2	650–700	683	285.00–295.00	289.98
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	164.00–180.00	172.13
7	—	1,181	110.00–128.00	121.00
11	—	1,276	130.00–152.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	149.00–150.00	149.48
3	—	1,463	158.00–163.00	159.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,871	186.00–208.00	194.57
3	—	1,273	164.00–178.00	169.70

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.