Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle mostly steady Feeder cattle mostly to 5.00 lower Demand good B/M activity moderate Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.60/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$98.60

113 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	539	105.87	571	75
Medium and Large 2	461	94.43	436	10thin
Medium 2	482	88.97	429	10thin
Medium 2-3	475	85.00	404	1thin
Medium 1-2	660	82.00	541	1thin
Medium 3	438	76.32	334	15thin
Large 2	725	55.00	399	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $172 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 sale113 hd

98.60

—

NC average7 barns · 1,038 hd

104.34

−5.75

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	—	High	1,575	67.53	1,063	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	48.75	671	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,395	48.00	670	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,110	45.65	507	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	792	30.50	241	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	675.83/cwt	575.00–775.00	6,137	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	102.59/cwt	93.00–113.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	101.42/cwt	97.00–111.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	109.60/cwt	104.00–126.00	410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.08/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.83/cwt	125.00–139.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	120.13/cwt	109.00–137.50	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.99/cwt	105.00–121.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.50/cwt	127.00–148.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	122.75/cwt	118.00–127.50	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	660	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	599.84/cwt	575.00–625.00	7,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	591.57/cwt	525.00–650.00	6,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,844	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	71.77/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,197	3
Bulls	—	—	1,436	60.73/cwt	51.00–68.00	872	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	56.11/cwt	55.00–57.50	598	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	40.56/cwt	32.00–44.00	434	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	48.68/cwt	46.00–53.00	559	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	49.62/cwt	45.00–53.00	693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	35.53/cwt	35.00–36.00	281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	25.47/cwt	24.00–27.00	202	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,395	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	655	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	75.06/cwt	70.00–80.00	323	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	83.17/cwt	72.00–95.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	464	83.30/cwt	79.00–94.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	102.38/cwt	95.00–110.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.32/cwt	105.00–125.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	114.53/cwt	110.00–121.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	101.52/cwt	92.50–107.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	116.38/cwt	105.00–122.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	725	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	105.37/cwt	100.00–114.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	107.69/cwt	97.00–123.00	515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	109.93/cwt	101.00–118.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	95.07/cwt	87.50–110.00	407	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	254	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	97.81/cwt	94.00–105.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	94.56/cwt	84.00–100.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	120.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	107.60/cwt	103.00–112.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	71.61/cwt	60.00–85.00	299	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	463	68.24/cwt	65.00–70.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	358	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	725	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	267	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	244	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	88.92/cwt	80.00–98.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	81.94/cwt	76.00–88.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	367	83.43/cwt	72.50–97.50	306	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	500	81.00/cwt	79.00–83.00	405	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	365	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle mostly steady Feeder cattle mostly to 5.00 lower Demand good B/M activity moderate Offerings moderate Quality average

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	575.00–775.00	675.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	575.00–625.00	599.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	525.00–650.00	591.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	460.00	460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	108.00–116.00	111.97
2	—	283	110.00–117.00	113.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	120.00–131.00	125.08
7	—	621	120.00–129.00	123.95
5	—	521	125.00–139.00	129.83
4	—	379	109.00–137.50	120.13
3	—	765	105.00–121.00	113.99
2	—	842	115.00	115.00
2	—	720	105.00–114.00	109.38
2	—	493	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	410	127.00–148.00	137.50
2	—	335	118.00–127.50	122.75
1	—	865	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	108.00	108.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	96.00	96.00
1	—	320	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	72.50–97.50	83.43
2	—	500	79.00–83.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	93.00–113.00	102.59
7	—	626	97.00–111.00	101.42
7	—	374	104.00–126.00	109.60
9	—	567	100.00–114.00	105.37
13	—	478	97.00–123.00	107.69
13	—	530	101.00–118.00	109.93
5	—	729	94.00–105.00	97.81
3	—	780	84.00–100.00	94.56
3	—	263	112.50	112.50
2	—	420	115.00–126.00	120.43
2	—	323	103.00–112.00	107.60
1	—	995	73.00	73.00
1	—	230	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	350	93.00	93.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	80.00–98.00	88.92
2	—	490	76.00–88.00	81.94
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	94.00	94.00
1	—	680	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	100.00	100.00
2	—	458	90.00–95.00	92.51
4	—	428	87.50–110.00	95.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	60.00–85.00	71.61
3	—	463	65.00–70.00	68.24
2	—	358	80.00–90.00	85.03
1	—	725	60.00	60.00
1	—	560	92.00	92.00
1	—	530	75.00	75.00
1	—	305	87.50	87.50
1	—	250	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	49.00	49.00
1	—	625	50.00	50.00
1	—	430	62.50	62.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	70.00	70.00
2	—	568	90.00–92.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.50	87.50
1	—	655	86.00	86.00
2	—	430	70.00–80.00	75.06
2	—	515	72.00–95.00	83.17
4	—	464	79.00–94.00	83.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	615	95.00–110.00	102.38
2	—	675	100.00–115.00	107.39
3	—	515	105.00–125.00	113.32
3	—	580	110.00–121.00	114.53
3	—	707	92.50–107.00	101.52
7	—	478	105.00–122.00	116.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	101.00	101.00
2	—	493	95.00–100.00	97.49
2	—	523	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,668	70.00–73.00	71.77
4	—	1,436	51.00–68.00	60.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	29.00	29.00
2	—	1,065	55.00–57.50	56.11
8	—	1,069	32.00–44.00	40.56
12	—	1,149	46.00–53.00	48.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	40.00	40.00
10	—	1,396	45.00–53.00	49.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	35.00–36.00	35.53
2	—	793	24.00–27.00	25.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	48.00	48.00

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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