Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cattle were mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00-4.00 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 $95.15/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$95.15

136 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

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	518	104.92	544	65
Medium and Large 2-3	415	93.86	390	2thin
Medium and Large 2	462	93.66	433	27
Medium 2	453	83.42	378	29
Medium 2-3	419	78.25	328	4thin
Medium 3	396	75.90	300	7thin
Medium and Large 3	628	70.75	444	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $100 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 sale136 hd

95.15

—

NC average8 barns · 1,094 hd

103.93

−8.77

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	—	Average	1,653	71.63	1,184	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	51.60	707	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	50.26	560	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	35.92	351	10

Every lot, as filed

129 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 3Full	—	495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	96.87/cwt	92.00–102.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	113.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	100.11/cwt	94.00–105.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	98.21/cwt	90.00–104.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	112.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	105.70/cwt	90.00–110.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	109.98/cwt	105.00–114.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	78.51/cwt	77.00–80.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	100.88/cwt	95.00–106.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	95.24/cwt	91.00–98.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	93.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	454	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	83.59/cwt	80.00–87.50	354	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	299	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	104.14/cwt	100.00–112.50	330	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	99.64/cwt	95.00–107.00	463	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	293	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	271	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	373	105.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	333	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	90.65/cwt	87.50–96.00	389	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	76.21/cwt	67.50–82.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	86.69/cwt	79.00–92.50	335	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	90.52/cwt	87.00–92.50	437	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	84.35/cwt	77.50–88.00	263	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	74.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	268	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	555	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.03/cwt	119.00–127.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.87/cwt	110.00–122.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	93.39/cwt	85.00–98.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.96/cwt	112.00–123.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	460	70.85/cwt	67.50–75.00	326	3
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	89.50/cwt	85.00–94.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	88.82/cwt	82.50–95.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	483	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	435	103.56/cwt	98.00–109.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	51.35/cwt	47.00–56.00	705	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.81/cwt	46.00–56.00	569	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.25/cwt	43.00–45.00	500	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	36.69/cwt	33.00–43.00	354	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	319	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	73.99/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,299	10
Bulls	—	—	1,312	63.75/cwt	61.00–65.00	836	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.16/cwt	101.00–113.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	131.80/cwt	120.00–139.00	482	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	329	84.23/cwt	70.00–97.50	277	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	83.84/cwt	80.00–87.50	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	235	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	74.40/cwt	70.00–79.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.66/cwt	96.00–110.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	103.33/cwt	85.00–110.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	98.06/cwt	80.00–109.00	410	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	229	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	86.01/cwt	77.50–94.00	314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	131.19/cwt	125.00–136.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	124.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.84/cwt	122.50–132.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.08/cwt	117.50–125.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.15/cwt	117.00–126.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	122.94/cwt	119.00–123.50	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	108.95/cwt	102.50–115.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	108.90/cwt	106.00–113.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.36/cwt	108.00–119.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	127	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	210	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	178	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	594.04/cwt	525.00–650.00	7,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,528	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	85.00	85.00
2	—	435	70.00–79.00	74.40
1	—	455	75.00	75.00
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	86.00	86.00
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,065	60.00	60.00
2	—	668	92.00–102.00	96.87
3	—	315	114.00–115.00	114.34
4	—	365	110.00–116.00	113.35
7	—	570	94.00–105.00	100.11
9	—	622	90.00–104.00	98.21
10	—	482	110.00–119.00	112.14
11	—	526	90.00–110.00	105.70
15	—	422	105.00–114.00	109.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	85.00	85.00
1	—	770	67.50	67.50
2	—	368	95.00–100.00	97.52
2	—	578	90.00	90.00
2	—	683	77.00–80.00	78.51
5	—	463	95.00–106.00	100.88
7	—	524	91.00–98.00	95.24
3	—	277	100.00–105.00	101.75
2	—	430	80.00–87.50	83.84
2	—	235	95.00–105.00	100.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	90.00–98.00	93.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	79.00	79.00
1	—	680	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
1	—	340	78.00	78.00
1	—	290	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	87.50–96.00	90.65
5	—	563	67.50–82.00	76.21
5	—	386	79.00–92.50	86.69
4	—	483	87.00–92.50	90.52
3	—	312	77.50–88.00	84.35
2	—	510	70.00–80.00	74.95
1	—	645	70.00	70.00
1	—	290	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	42.50	42.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	80.00	80.00
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.40
2	—	423	80.00–87.50	83.59
3	—	285	100.00–110.00	104.88
3	—	317	100.00–112.50	104.14
4	—	465	95.00–107.00	99.64
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
2	—	293	90.00–95.00	92.48
2	—	373	100.00–110.00	105.23
3	—	333	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	101.00–113.00	107.16
1	—	160	112.50	112.50
1	—	245	107.50	107.50
1	—	255	112.50	112.50
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	107.50	107.50
2	—	310	102.50–115.00	108.95
3	—	383	106.00–113.00	108.90
3	—	527	108.00–119.00	112.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	120.00–139.00	131.80
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
2	—	275	122.50	122.50
2	—	910	106.00	106.00
4	—	329	125.00–136.00	131.19
4	—	864	105.00–110.00	108.74
5	—	510	119.00–126.00	124.01
6	—	432	122.50–132.00	126.84
6	—	474	120.00–130.00	123.48
7	—	625	117.50–125.00	122.08
10	—	575	117.00–126.00	122.15
12	—	691	119.00–123.50	122.94
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	70.00–97.50	84.23
1	—	545	80.00	80.00
1	—	295	77.50	77.50
4	—	365	77.50–94.00	86.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	55.00	55.00
1	—	350	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	100.00–110.00	106.96
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	102.50	102.50
6	—	525	96.00–110.00	104.66
5	—	475	85.00–110.00	103.33
4	—	418	80.00–109.00	98.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.74
9	—	521	119.00–127.00	121.03
8	—	566	110.00–122.00	116.87
5	—	676	85.00–98.00	93.39
3	—	618	112.00–123.00	116.96
2	—	723	96.00–97.00	96.51
2	—	413	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	315	127.50	127.50
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	67.50–75.00	70.85
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	89.00–91.00	90.02
2	—	510	85.00–94.00	89.50
2	—	420	82.50–95.00	88.82
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	435	98.00–109.00	103.56
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	70.00	70.00
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,373	47.00–56.00	51.35
1	—	1,300	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,120	46.00–56.00	50.81
5	—	1,130	43.00–45.00	44.25
2	—	993	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	33.00–43.00	36.69
1	—	1,100	29.00	29.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,755	70.00–78.00	73.99
3	—	1,312	61.00–65.00	63.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	525.00–650.00	594.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	550.00	550.00

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