Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand and buyer activity moderate. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.27/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$115.27

102 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

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	590	120.84	713	73
Medium and Large 2	592	108.22	641	16thin
Medium 2	427	106.50	455	5thin
Medium and Large 3	630	100.00	630	1thin
Small 2	345	90.00	311	1thin
Small and Medium 3	358	86.25	308	2thin
Medium 2-3	280	85.00	238	1thin
Medium 3	405	75.00	304	2thin
Small 3	410	75.00	308	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about $405 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 sale102 hd

115.27

—

NC average8 barns · 1,076 hd

119.75

−4.47

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	1,487	73.78	1,097	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	50.83	699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,133	42.93	487	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	42.50	359	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,195	95.00	1,135	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 and Large 1-2	—	665	99.53/cwt	96.00–103.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	115.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	101.80/cwt	93.00–104.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	108.25/cwt	104.00–114.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	106.56/cwt	103.00–111.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	88.25/cwt	87.50–89.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	92.98/cwt	87.50–99.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	99.08/cwt	95.00–102.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	114.08/cwt	108.00–119.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.84/cwt	111.00–116.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.63/cwt	115.00–127.00	642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	97.04/cwt	96.00–98.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	459	84.23/cwt	80.00–86.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	74.10/cwt	70.00–78.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	86.93/cwt	80.00–92.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	94.43/cwt	90.00–101.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	437	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	92.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	935	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	240	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	22.02/cwt	20.00–24.00	227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	40.06/cwt	29.00–43.00	451	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	49.34/cwt	46.00–54.00	572	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	50.13/cwt	45.00–54.00	693	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	182	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.40/cwt	126.00–127.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.92/cwt	117.50–127.50	700	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	80.06/cwt	77.50–82.50	263	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	393	80.76/cwt	79.00–82.50	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.43/cwt	93.00–98.00	496	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	367	89.43/cwt	85.00–97.50	328	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	228	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.78/cwt	134.00–143.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	122.40/cwt	115.00–127.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.81/cwt	95.00–114.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Small 2	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Steers	Small 3	—	410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	308	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	821.11/cwt	675.00–925.00	10,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	93.93/cwt	89.00–100.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.83/cwt	110.00–122.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.37/cwt	110.00–122.50	505	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	460	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	288	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	700	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	350	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	74.01/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,098	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,195	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,135	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand and buyer activity moderate. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	96.00–103.00	99.53
3	—	413	114.00–118.00	115.32
5	—	705	93.00–104.00	101.80
8	—	524	104.00–114.00	108.25
8	—	566	103.00–111.00	106.56
9	—	467	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	335	110.00–119.00	114.43
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
2	—	300	87.50–89.00	88.25
2	—	358	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	87.50–99.00	92.98
3	—	525	95.00–102.00	99.08
3	—	580	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	85.00	85.00
2	—	520	93.00–98.00	95.43
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	80.00–86.00	84.23
2	—	420	70.00–78.00	74.10
1	—	555	73.00	73.00
1	—	505	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	80.00–92.00	86.93
3	—	467	90.00–101.00	94.43
1	—	220	82.50	82.50
1	—	265	85.00	85.00
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
2	—	328	77.50–82.50	80.06
2	—	393	79.00–82.50	80.76
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	85.00–97.50	89.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	108.00–119.00	114.08
6	—	770	111.00–116.00	113.84
12	—	532	115.00–127.00	120.63
16	—	618	115.00–125.00	121.85
4	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.99
5	—	653	126.00–127.00	126.40
6	—	574	117.50–127.50	121.92
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
1	—	940	107.00	107.00
1	—	995	95.00	95.00
2	—	818	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	332	120.00	120.00
4	—	374	134.00–143.00	137.78
4	—	426	115.00–127.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
2	—	473	96.00–98.00	97.04
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	673	95.00–114.00	104.81
7	—	591	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	75.00	75.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	107.00–107.50	107.25
2	—	405	130.00–138.00	133.95
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
2	—	685	100.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	713	89.00–100.00	93.93
3	—	760	89.00	89.00
4	—	478	125.00–128.00	126.98
5	—	567	110.00–122.00	116.83
6	—	522	115.00–125.00	120.80
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	50.00	50.00
1	—	630	76.00	76.00
1	—	595	71.00	71.00
1	—	540	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	580	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	473	90.00–95.00	92.62
1	—	935	72.00	72.00
1	—	840	78.00	78.00
1	—	660	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
1	—	860	70.00	70.00
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	430	110.00–122.50	117.37
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	62.50	62.50
1	—	700	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	67.50	67.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,483	65.00–79.00	74.01
1	—	1,670	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,535	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	20.00–24.00	22.02
10	—	1,125	29.00–43.00	40.06
11	—	1,159	46.00–54.00	49.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,383	45.00–54.00	50.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	37.00	37.00
1	—	845	48.00	48.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	95.00	95.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	675.00–925.00	821.11

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