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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 17

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 101▼ 121 vs year ago 280 · −43.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 56 vs year ago 91 · −61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 28.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs

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 $323.95/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −43.57 against this barn's trailing median of $367.51.

Average price

$323.95

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$78.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.62

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	350.39	1,920	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	340.00	1,785	1thin
Medium 1	553	315.00	1,740	2thin
Medium 2	540	271.67	1,467	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.72/cwt here — about $453 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 sale12 hd

323.95

—

NC average9 barns · 237 hd

295.33

+28.62

This barn, trailing median23 sales

367.51

−43.57

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	—	High	1,509	169.90	2,564	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	157.50	1,256	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	143.34	2,054	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	137.29	1,678	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,083	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,775	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,477	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	418.81/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,767	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	314.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,817	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	318.25/cwt	307.50–327.50	2,142	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	375.42/cwt	360.00–390.00	676	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	180	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	540	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	352.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	829	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	371.25/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,040	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	357.68/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,320	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	320.42/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,407	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	478	319.58/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,528	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,804	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2Full	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	325.10/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,694	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	313.30/cwt	307.50–319.00	1,660	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	317.36/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,755	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	578	282.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,633	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	718	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,489	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	150	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	495	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	185	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	703	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	443.66/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,433	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	412.73/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,564	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	388	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,281	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,642	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	414	319.52/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,323	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	351.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,523	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2Full	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	397.53/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,821	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	458	323.85/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,483	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	463	360.45/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,669	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	364.80/cwt	361.00–367.50	1,926	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	540	271.67/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,467	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	335.98/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,908	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	327.59/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,038	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,819	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	247.53/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,812	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	823	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,492	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium 2	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	134.34/cwt	121.00–149.00	1,777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	181.09/cwt	174.00–187.00	3,022	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	122.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,434	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	137.70/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,673	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	173.33/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,371	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,940	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,131	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,083.04/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 101Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 15.00 To 28.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	412.50	412.50
5	400–450	422	400.00–437.50	418.81
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	577	300.00–325.00	314.90
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	673	307.50–327.50	318.25
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	442.50–445.00	443.66
4	350–400	379	400.00–417.50	412.73
2	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	402.52
2	450–500	458	392.50–402.50	397.53
3	500–550	528	361.00–367.50	364.80
3	550–600	568	320.00–359.00	335.98
3	600–650	622	320.00–337.50	327.59
2	650–700	680	265.00–270.00	267.50
3	700–750	732	242.50–255.00	247.53
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	458	317.50–330.00	323.85
3	500–550	540	260.00–280.00	271.67
1	600–650	610	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	830	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	414	315.00–322.50	319.52
3	450–500	463	356.00–365.00	360.45
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	823	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	351.67
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	360.00–390.00	375.42
2	200–250	235	345.00–360.00	352.82
2	250–300	280	355.00–387.50	371.25
1	300–350	310	377.50	377.50
4	350–400	369	345.00–367.50	357.68
6	400–450	439	320.00–322.50	320.42
1	450–500	485	372.00	372.00
7	500–550	521	312.00–340.00	325.10
4	550–600	553	312.00–325.00	317.36
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	530	307.50–319.00	313.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	478	312.50–325.00	319.58
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	270.00–295.00	282.55
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	718	200.00–215.00	207.32
1	750–800	750	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

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)	2	—	1,283	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,083.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,345	2,775.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	174.00–187.00	181.09
2	—	1,323	121.00–149.00	134.34
2	—	1,135	165.00–167.50	166.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
1	—	800	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	145.00–151.00	148.00
2	—	1,423	131.00–141.00	136.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	115.00–128.00	122.39
2	—	1,368	168.00–182.50	173.33
6	—	1,215	131.00–147.00	137.70

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.