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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 15

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 70▼ 58 vs year ago 150 · −38.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 22 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 25.00 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calve 625.00 2 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 $333.53/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −18.81 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$333.53

10 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs NC average

−56.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	348.32	1,869	6thin
Medium 1	513	325.00	1,667	2thin
Medium 2	533	297.68	1,587	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.63/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

333.53

—

NC average8 barns · 305 hd

323.89

+9.63

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−56.39

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−18.81

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	1,871	177.38	3,319	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	140.00	1,134	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	134.26	2,014	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	130.37	1,501	11

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)	1,370	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,869	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,390	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	451.64/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,603	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	629	342.73/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,156	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	720	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	228	228.46/cwt	210.00–250.00	521	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	275	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	948	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	335	250.35/cwt	220.00–275.00	839	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,423	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	403.39/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,525	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	401.09/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,648	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	377.10/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,754	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	478	283.62/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,356	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	481	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,684	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	513	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,667	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,802	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	533	297.68/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,587	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,935	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	663	199.72/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,324	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,903	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 2	165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	413	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	463.32/cwt	462.50–465.00	1,450	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	452.65/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,688	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,771	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,008	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	205.95/cwt	175.00–240.00	865	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium 2	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	182.93/cwt	176.00–192.00	3,468	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	113.34/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	132.18/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,532	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,033	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	102.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	154.21/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,318	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	141.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,217	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,868.62/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,869	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 70Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 25.00 30.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calve 625.00 2 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	462.50–465.00	463.32
2	350–400	373	450.00–455.00	452.65
1	400–450	410	432.00	432.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	595	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	420	175.00–240.00	205.95
1	450–500	480	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	278	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	355	450.00–455.00	451.64
1	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	629	320.00–365.00	342.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	343	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	403.39
4	400–450	411	390.00–410.00	401.09
2	450–500	465	365.00–390.00	377.10
3	500–550	515	345.00–355.00	349.94
3	550–600	558	340.00–350.00	346.69
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	344.82
2	400–450	443	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	481	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	513	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	210.00–250.00	228.46
3	300–350	335	220.00–275.00	250.35
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	270.00–305.00	283.62
2	500–550	533	285.00–310.00	297.68
2	650–700	663	185.00–215.00	199.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	610	295.00–305.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	108.00–120.00	113.34
1	—	1,355	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,159	126.00–139.00	132.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	151.00–158.00	154.21
3	—	1,563	137.00–145.00	141.87
2	—	1,403	100.00–106.00	102.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	156.00–160.00	157.95
7	—	1,896	176.00–192.00	182.93

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,868.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.