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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 27

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 146▼ 21 vs year ago 171 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 40▲ 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 5 Hogs

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 $271.91/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.42 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$271.91

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$112.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.86

vs NC average

−102.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	310.54	1,721	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	298.44	1,637	5thin
Medium 1	553	271.68	1,503	3thin
Medium 2	543	224.27	1,219	3thin
Small and Medium 2	547	198.33	1,084	3thin

One grade step is worth $112.21/cwt here — about $637 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 sale20 hd

271.91

—

NC average9 barns · 359 hd

307.77

−35.86

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−102.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−80.42

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	1,770	193.23	3,419	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	157.45	2,378	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	127.60	1,533	27

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)	1,228	$1,907	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	612	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,728	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	317.30/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,075	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	349.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	960	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	422	303.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,281	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	428	223.01/cwt	210.00–235.00	954	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,408	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	458	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	961	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	464	290.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,346	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	483	249.92/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,207	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	312.00/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,532	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	304.06/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,587	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,705	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	535	208.91/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,118	2
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2	540	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,006	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	305.84/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,728	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	575	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,705	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1Full	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	725	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,287	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	775	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,414	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	775	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,280	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium 1	140	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	420	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	150	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	405	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	188	430.13/cwt	420.00–440.00	809	2
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	893	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	442.65/cwt	430.00–455.00	921	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	371.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,152	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	315	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	819	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	372.97/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,425	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	365.19/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,556	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	352.69/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,693	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	335.86/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,706	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	514	297.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,527	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	351.69/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,836	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	323.56/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,870	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	580	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,552	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	272.59/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,818	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 1	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,657	180.37/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,989	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	202.87/cwt	197.00–209.00	3,761	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	99.81/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,111	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	120.03/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,401	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	139.39/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,731	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	152.86/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,986	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	149.01/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,150	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	160.82/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,472	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,907.33/head	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,907	3

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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 146Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 5 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	420.00–440.00	430.13
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	350.00–355.00	352.37
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	335.00–337.50	335.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	470.00	470.00
2	200–250	208	430.00–455.00	442.65
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–395.00	371.77
4	350–400	382	355.00–390.00	372.97
7	400–450	426	355.00–382.50	365.19
4	450–500	480	345.00–363.00	352.69
3	500–550	522	347.50–357.50	351.69
4	550–600	578	320.00–327.50	323.56
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	667	265.00–282.50	272.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	300.00	300.00
1	150–200	150	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	514	280.00–310.00	297.17
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	580	265.00–270.00	267.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	430	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	522	297.50–310.00	304.06
2	550–600	588	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	275	340.00–360.00	349.27
2	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
5	450–500	491	310.00–312.50	312.00
2	500–550	533	315.00–325.00	319.93
4	550–600	565	300.00–311.00	305.84
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	170.00	170.00
2	450–500	458	200.00–220.00	209.84
2	500–550	540	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	550–600	560	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	428	210.00–235.00	223.01
2	450–500	483	245.00–255.00	249.92
2	500–550	535	200.00–217.50	208.91
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	775	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	303.44
4	450–500	464	280.00–300.00	290.13
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.52
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	177.50	177.50
2	750–800	775	160.00–170.00	165.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	512	337.50	337.50
10	650–700	654	317.00–318.00	317.30
1	750–800	785	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,167	110.00–128.00	120.03
9	—	1,242	136.00–143.00	139.39
4	—	1,299	149.00–158.00	152.86
5	—	1,113	90.00–106.00	99.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	157.00–169.00	160.82
2	—	1,443	145.00–153.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	179.00–183.00	180.37
4	—	1,854	197.00–209.00	202.87

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,907.33

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.