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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 1

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 159▼ 55 vs year ago 164 · −33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 35▼ 52 vs year ago 98 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold Weather ] Quality Plain T0 Average

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 $269.73/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −82.60 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$269.73

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$699

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$123.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs NC average

−100.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	288.05	1,549	10thin
Medium 1	570	254.04	1,449	5thin
Medium 2	515	165.00	850	1thin

One grade step is worth $123.05/cwt here — about $699 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

269.73

—

NC average4 barns · 73 hd

278.03

−8.30

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−100.72

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−82.60

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	1,486	153.59	2,282	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	146.57	2,300	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,356	132.30	1,794	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	835	112.50	939	2thin

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)	1,090	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,878	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,693	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,275	2thin

Every lot

83 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 2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 2	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	347.60/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,797	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,116	2
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 2	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	850–900	Medium 1	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	294.43/cwt	270.00–320.00	648	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	296.84/cwt	280.00–315.00	787	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 2	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	296.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,232	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	237.21/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,020	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	277.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,317	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	288.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,515	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	288.04/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,627	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	583	255.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,487	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	643	238.77/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,535	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	202.20/cwt	202.20–202.20	1,618	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	1
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	309.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	990	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	363	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,071	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	378	342.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,296	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	351.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,547	3
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 2	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 2	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,600	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	337.40/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,711	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	563	169.17/cwt	150.00–187.50	952	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	670	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,508	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 2	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	4
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 2	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	150–200	Medium 2	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,329	156.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	180.59/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,341	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,118	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	121.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,440	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	149.89/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,989	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	133.91/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,914	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	143.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,217	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,829	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,037.71/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,038	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,788.09/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,693.40/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,693	2

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 159Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 35Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 8

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold Weather ] Quality Plain T0 Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	517	300.00–365.00	347.60
2	550–600	568	370.00–375.00	372.49
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	970	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	309.53
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	440	340.00–360.00	351.57
2	450–500	485	325.00–335.00	329.90
3	500–550	507	330.00–347.50	337.40
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	925	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	165.00	165.00
2	350–400	363	290.00–300.00	295.17
2	550–600	563	150.00–187.50	169.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	330.00–355.00	342.91
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	225.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	270.00–320.00	294.43
2	250–300	265	280.00–315.00	296.84
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	415	290.00–310.00	296.75
2	450–500	475	270.00–285.00	277.26
7	500–550	526	280.00–300.00	288.06
3	550–600	565	275.00–295.00	288.04
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	202.20	202.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	430	200.00–252.50	237.21
1	500–550	515	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	323	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	412	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	583	245.00–265.00	255.05
2	600–650	643	232.50–245.00	238.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	368	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	160.00	160.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,693.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,037.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	107.00	107.00
5	—	1,187	116.00–125.00	121.35
3	—	1,327	145.00–156.00	149.89
17	—	1,429	126.00–143.00	133.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,543	139.00–147.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,329	150.00–166.00	156.14
1	—	1,085	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,850	170.00–186.00	180.59

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.