Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cattle were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Moderate demand and buyer activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.91/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$95.91

123 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$33.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

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	538	106.04	571	54
Medium and Large 2	523	96.02	503	40
Medium and Large 2-3	479	83.32	399	11thin
Medium and Large 3	498	72.96	364	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about $207 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 sale123 hd

95.91

—

NC average8 barns · 1,178 hd

104.46

−8.55

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	1,558	71.83	1,119	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	54.42	780	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	50.49	572	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	36.37	318	4thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	99.75/cwt	96.00–106.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	85.05/cwt	81.00–93.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	107.86/cwt	100.00–112.50	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	105.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	545	95.33/cwt	86.00–100.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	78.98/cwt	72.50–87.50	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	86.65/cwt	85.00–87.50	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	355	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	540	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	63.63/cwt	50.00–78.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	70.11/cwt	60.00–80.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	82.07/cwt	77.50–91.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	246	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.61/cwt	103.00–116.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	124.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.54/cwt	124.00–136.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	103.09/cwt	100.00–107.50	637	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	380	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	93	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	690	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	85.32/cwt	80.00–91.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	102.70/cwt	90.00–110.00	485	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	93.61/cwt	86.00–98.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	86.53/cwt	76.00–92.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	96.07/cwt	90.00–110.00	508	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	49.76/cwt	30.00–77.50	192	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	57.63/cwt	47.50–68.00	236	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	90.52/cwt	85.00–97.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	107.08/cwt	100.00–112.50	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	83.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.94/cwt	124.00–136.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	128.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	53.00/cwt	49.00–57.00	612	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	39.45/cwt	31.00–44.00	421	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	40.16/cwt	35.00–46.00	354	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	52.45/cwt	48.00–57.00	753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	75.41/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,256	12
Bulls	—	—	1,387	65.45/cwt	60.00–68.00	908	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,445	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	82.43/cwt	80.00–85.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	108.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	113.38/cwt	110.00–116.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	115.06/cwt	110.00–117.50	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	85.32/cwt	82.00–87.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.05/cwt	113.00–123.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	84.13/cwt	80.00–88.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	112.92/cwt	107.50–118.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	105.95/cwt	100.00–112.50	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	106.26/cwt	100.00–112.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	461	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	669.69/cwt	400.00–825.00	8,378	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	644.63/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,884	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	589.58/cwt	525.00–650.00	6,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	121.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	99.17/cwt	93.00–105.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	116.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	107.53/cwt	102.50–110.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin	—	405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	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 →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00–122.50	120.83
3	—	628	96.00–106.00	99.75
3	—	662	81.00–93.00	85.05
4	—	528	105.00–110.00	108.74
6	—	430	100.00–112.50	107.86
7	—	579	100.00–110.00	105.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	82.00	82.00
2	—	470	99.00–100.00	99.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	86.00–100.00	95.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	115.00–125.00	121.45
6	—	718	85.00–97.50	90.52
6	—	613	100.00–112.50	107.08
5	—	771	80.00–90.00	83.96
5	—	581	116.00–125.00	121.72
5	—	468	124.00–136.00	129.94
2	—	990	70.00–75.00	72.50
2	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.11
1	—	905	83.00	83.00
1	—	860	79.00	79.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
2	—	470	80.00–88.00	84.13
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	70.00	70.00
1	—	810	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	72.50–87.50	78.98
3	—	582	85.00–87.50	86.65
2	—	378	80.00–91.00	85.32
1	—	780	74.00	74.00
1	—	540	80.00	80.00
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	64.00	64.00
1	—	540	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	85.00	85.00
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
2	—	570	50.00–78.00	63.63
3	—	480	70.00	70.00
3	—	618	60.00–80.00	70.11
4	—	409	77.50–91.00	82.07
1	—	765	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.24
5	—	618	100.00–107.50	103.09
4	—	373	110.00–116.00	113.38
4	—	324	110.00–117.50	115.06
3	—	873	82.00–87.00	85.32
3	—	480	113.00–123.00	117.05
2	—	752	91.00	91.00
2	—	718	90.00	90.00
2	—	283	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	428	107.50–118.00	112.92
8	—	525	100.00–112.50	105.95
11	—	561	100.00–112.00	106.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	90.00–110.00	102.70
6	—	577	86.00–98.00	93.61
5	—	621	76.00–92.00	86.53
5	—	529	90.00–110.00	96.07
1	—	790	69.00	69.00
1	—	275	108.00	108.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
2	—	658	85.00–90.00	87.51
4	—	439	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
2	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.63
2	—	663	121.00–125.00	123.02
2	—	723	103.00–116.00	109.61
3	—	325	122.00–130.00	124.84
3	—	390	116.00–120.00	117.68
3	—	423	124.00–136.00	128.54
4	—	484	125.00–135.00	128.70
4	—	618	110.00–120.00	113.54
8	—	581	115.00–126.00	121.73
9	—	532	120.00–132.00	125.93
25	—	840	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
5	—	529	105.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	93.00–105.00	99.17
3	—	433	110.00–121.00	116.90
3	—	557	102.50–110.00	107.53
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	80.00–85.00	82.43
2	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	50.00	50.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	60.00	60.00
1	—	460	82.50	82.50
4	—	386	30.00–77.50	49.76
2	—	410	47.50–68.00	57.63
1	—	660	45.00	45.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	25.00	25.00
1	—	690	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,155	49.00–57.00	53.00
8	—	1,066	31.00–44.00	39.45
5	—	1,174	59.00–63.00	60.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	35.00–46.00	40.16
1	—	855	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,436	48.00–57.00	52.45
3	—	1,420	60.00–65.00	62.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,666	70.00–81.00	75.41
6	—	1,387	60.00–68.00	65.45
1	—	1,720	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,251	400.00–825.00	669.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,223	575.00–775.00	644.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	525.00–650.00	589.58

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