Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was ¬¬moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.00/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$103.00

114 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.99

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	112.74	625	56
Small 1-2	285	102.50	292	2thin
Medium 2	573	99.24	569	33
Small and Medium 2	474	85.85	407	13thin
Small 2	487	84.83	413	3thin
Medium 3	613	82.57	506	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

103.00

—

NC average5 barns · 1,349 hd

107.99

−4.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,586	75.40	1,196	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	54.34	713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	54.30	599	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	44.46	393	6thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 3	—	700	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	67.88/cwt	58.00–75.00	1,026	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	79.16/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,285	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	670	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	68.38/cwt	64.00–74.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.88/cwt	45.00–49.00	441	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	43.02/cwt	41.00–45.00	512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	53.93/cwt	48.00–57.00	600	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	53.92/cwt	51.00–57.00	718	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,405	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	102.41/cwt	97.00–110.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	100.07/cwt	95.00–104.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	685	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	114.56/cwt	108.00–120.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	111.18/cwt	106.00–122.00	585	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	965	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	637	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	122.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	80.70/cwt	79.00–82.50	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	122.78/cwt	119.00–126.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	145.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	578	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	566	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	482	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	77.89/cwt	67.50–84.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	86.27/cwt	82.00–92.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	503	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.47/cwt	110.00–122.00	659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	109.86/cwt	105.00–114.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	100.04/cwt	90.00–107.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	136.03/cwt	128.00–140.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	328	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	278	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	695	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	608	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	224	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	601	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	893	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	413	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	795	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	453	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	653.33/cwt	585.00–725.00	7,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	710.00/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,982	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,770	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	568	84.18/cwt	70.00–99.00	478	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	328	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	311	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	108.42/cwt	104.00–113.00	610	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	624	104.29/cwt	104.00–106.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	527	84.50/cwt	75.00–90.00	445	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	478	81.08/cwt	76.00–86.00	388	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	423	83.55/cwt	80.00–87.50	353	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	605	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	454	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	590	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	516	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	415	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	361	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1

How this sale compares

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	78.00	78.00
1	—	425	91.00	91.00
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	82.00	82.00
1	—	870	60.00	60.00
2	—	505	90.00–92.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
2	—	710	90.00–94.00	91.99
2	—	755	93.00–95.00	93.99
3	—	435	97.00–110.00	102.41
12	—	524	95.00–104.00	100.07
7	—	624	104.00–106.00	104.29
2	—	470	106.00–107.00	106.48
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	120.00	120.00
12	—	478	108.00–120.00	114.56
15	—	526	106.00–122.00	111.18
14	—	563	104.00–113.00	108.42
4	—	712	109.00	109.00
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	70.00–99.00	84.18
2	—	328	90.00–100.00	94.96
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
3	—	527	75.00–90.00	84.50
2	—	478	76.00–86.00	81.08
2	—	423	80.00–87.50	83.55
1	—	605	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	87.50	87.50
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
1	—	415	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	66.00	66.00
1	—	500	85.00	85.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	115.00–125.00	119.24
8	—	481	120.00–129.00	122.93
13	—	566	110.00–122.00	116.47
10	—	633	105.00–114.00	109.86
8	—	662	90.00–107.00	100.04
3	—	408	128.00–140.00	136.03
2	—	740	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	79.00–82.50	80.70
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	67.50–84.00	77.89
3	—	775	82.00–92.00	86.27
2	—	503	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	485	110.00–116.00	113.00
2	—	423	120.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	705	93.00	93.00
1	—	590	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	119.00–126.00	122.78
5	—	577	110.00–120.00	116.18
4	—	666	120.00–123.00	121.76
2	—	313	140.00–152.00	145.76
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
17	—	519	123.00–135.00	133.00
6	—	423	130.00–145.00	142.01
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	96.00–100.00	97.96
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	104.89
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	125.13
1	—	780	93.00	93.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	117.50	117.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	80.00	80.00
1	—	405	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	92.50	92.50
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	80.00–90.00	84.89
1	—	695	87.50	87.50
1	—	255	88.00	88.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00–116.00	113.12
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	45.00–47.50	46.25
1	—	900	45.00	45.00
1	—	830	45.00	45.00
1	—	795	57.00	57.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	58.00–75.00	67.88
16	—	1,623	75.00–86.00	79.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	64.00–74.00	68.38
2	—	1,190	41.00–45.00	43.02
15	—	1,112	48.00–57.00	53.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	45.00–49.00	46.88
1	—	780	64.00	64.00
1	—	870	29.00	29.00
2	—	885	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,330	48.00	48.00
8	—	1,331	51.00–57.00	53.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	675.00–725.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	585.00–725.00	653.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,265	625.00–825.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	450.00	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.

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