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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 3

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 150▼ 77 vs year ago 268 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 15 vs year ago 51 · −29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 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 $286.74/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −65.59 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$286.74

18 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

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

$113.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

vs NC average

−78.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	313.15	1,762	10thin
Medium 1	556	281.21	1,563	4thin
Medium 2	530	252.50	1,338	2thin
Small and Medium 2	558	200.00	1,115	2thin

One grade step is worth $113.15/cwt here — about $647 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

286.74

—

NC average9 barns · 221 hd

301.31

−14.57

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−78.87

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−65.59

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	—	Low	1,687	176.88	2,985	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	148.34	2,192	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	773	133.82	1,034	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	126.14	1,433	14

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)	1,080	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	378.43/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,623	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	408.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,873	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	470	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,645	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	339.47/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,115	6
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	640	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,968	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,619	7
Steers	850–900	Medium 1	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	375.93/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,218	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	361.23/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,297	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	405	295.12/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,195	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	347.10/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,440	4
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	415	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	934	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	469	336.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,579	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,913	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	318.38/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,694	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	563	274.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,548	3
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	309.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,805	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	626	305.62/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,913	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	311.05/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,950	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,086	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,621	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	419.92/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,272	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 2	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	375	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,472	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	416.35/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,578	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	388.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,658	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	433	321.44/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,392	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	472	314.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,485	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	371.09/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,763	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	365.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,858	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	519	307.61/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,596	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.83/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,835	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	523	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	343.21/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,987	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	318.03/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,975	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	283.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,893	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	209.96/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,812	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium 2	415	162.95/cwt	150.00–175.00	676	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	173.52/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,762	6
Bulls	—	—	1,977	192.57/cwt	188.00–202.00	3,807	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	123.88/cwt	123.00–125.00	886	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,349	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	962	101.22/cwt	90.00–110.00	974	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,145	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,147	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	120.42/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,399	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,239	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	143.95/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,795	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	139.27/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,102	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,341	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 150Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	303	410.00–430.00	419.92
4	350–400	379	405.00–422.50	416.35
3	400–450	427	380.00–395.00	388.18
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
6	500–550	508	360.00–370.00	365.67
4	550–600	579	339.00–350.00	343.21
4	600–650	621	310.00–322.50	318.03
3	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	283.44
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	863	207.50–212.50	209.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	367.50–375.00	371.09
3	500–550	523	347.50–355.00	350.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	375	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	433	305.00–340.00	321.44
2	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	206.00	206.00
3	450–500	472	300.00–330.00	314.58
4	500–550	519	290.00–315.00	307.61
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	429	357.50–385.00	378.43
5	450–500	459	400.00–420.00	408.14
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
6	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	339.47
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
7	800–850	821	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	349.96
3	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	640	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
6	300–350	324	370.00–377.50	375.93
4	350–400	359	357.50–362.50	361.23
4	400–450	415	345.00–351.00	347.10
3	450–500	497	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	532	312.50–325.00	318.38
6	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	309.66
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
5	900–950	907	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	627	305.00–312.50	311.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	225.06
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	405	285.00–305.00	295.12
13	450–500	469	330.00–345.00	336.77
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	563	265.00–290.00	274.94
4	600–650	626	305.00–307.50	305.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	150.00–175.00	162.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	150.00–155.00	152.69
5	—	1,509	133.00–149.00	139.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	162.50	162.50
2	—	715	123.00–125.00	123.88
1	—	830	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	137.00–148.00	143.95
3	—	962	90.00–110.00	101.22
7	—	1,162	112.00–132.00	120.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,977	188.00–202.00	192.57
6	—	1,592	165.00–178.00	173.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1	—	1,080	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.