Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to slaughter cattle with removal of incorrect 400lb slaughter cattle record.*

No sale last wk Demand Moderate Acitivity moderate Offerings light Quality plain to average Cold and snow

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.64/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$96.64

76 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$37.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	521	107.14	558	37
Medium and Large 2	477	97.79	466	17thin
Medium 2	459	86.73	398	7thin
Medium 3	449	77.69	349	7thin
Small and Medium 3	345	75.00	259	2thin
Small 3	334	69.51	232	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $326 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 sale76 hd

96.64

—

NC average3 barns · 265 hd

104.62

−7.98

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	1,797	75.55	1,358	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	56.27	843	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	46.50	533	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	870	25.00	218	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	568	119.93/cwt	117.00–129.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.51/cwt	117.00–127.50	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	655	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	337	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	512	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	108.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.54/cwt	110.00–121.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	103.93/cwt	97.00–108.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	109.87/cwt	107.00–114.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	105.37/cwt	98.00–109.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.57/cwt	95.00–105.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	97.15/cwt	90.00–100.00	358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	101.48/cwt	95.00–105.00	490	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	175	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	313	72.46/cwt	67.50–77.50	227	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	355	66.06/cwt	62.00–70.00	235	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	255	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	350	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	263	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	106.64/cwt	97.00–118.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	129.33/cwt	126.00–135.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	106.22/cwt	102.50–110.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	603.37/cwt	475.00–725.00	7,114	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	751.86/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,067	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Steers	Small 3	—	285	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	110.46/cwt	102.50–112.50	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.15/cwt	126.00–133.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	122.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	114.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.49/cwt	107.50–116.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.21/cwt	123.00–134.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	118.49/cwt	112.50–122.50	377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	218	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	56.27/cwt	54.00–57.00	843	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	48.95/cwt	43.00–54.00	581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	58.77/cwt	57.00–61.00	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	36.80/cwt	33.00–41.00	389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	24.30/cwt	20.00–29.00	244	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	75.77/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	560	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	322	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	83.46/cwt	80.00–88.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	493	77.99/cwt	76.00–80.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	404	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 0

*Correction to slaughter cattle with removal of incorrect 400lb slaughter cattle record.*

No sale last wk Demand Moderate Acitivity moderate Offerings light Quality plain to average Cold and snow

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	117.00–129.00	119.93
5	—	468	117.00–127.50	123.51
3	—	727	90.00–100.00	94.94
3	—	632	97.00–118.00	106.64
3	—	410	126.00–135.00	129.33
2	—	833	86.00	86.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	73.00	73.00
1	—	475	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
1	—	470	97.00	97.00
2	—	385	87.50	87.50
3	—	512	80.00–90.00	85.03
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	80.00	80.00
3	—	410	80.00–88.00	83.46
2	—	493	76.00–80.00	77.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	105.00–115.00	108.23
4	—	625	108.00	108.00
5	—	421	110.00–121.00	114.54
5	—	485	97.00–108.00	103.93
5	—	569	107.00–114.00	109.87
8	—	528	98.00–109.00	105.37
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	102.50	102.50
1	—	205	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
4	—	570	95.00–105.00	100.57
5	—	369	90.00–100.00	97.15
5	—	483	95.00–105.00	101.48
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	70.00	70.00
1	—	420	70.00	70.00
2	—	313	67.50–77.50	72.46
2	—	355	62.00–70.00	66.06
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	75.00	75.00
1	—	350	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	57.50	57.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	126.00–136.00	130.93
2	—	368	102.50–110.00	106.22
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
5	—	620	115.00–124.00	120.22
4	—	479	126.00–133.00	129.15
4	—	430	120.00–126.00	122.13
3	—	825	110.00–120.00	114.13
3	—	730	107.50–116.00	112.49
3	—	525	123.00–134.00	128.21
3	—	318	112.50–122.50	118.49
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	95.00–100.00	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	102.50–112.50	110.46
2	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	435	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	475.00–725.00	603.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	700.00–800.00	751.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	54.00–57.00	56.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	43.00–54.00	48.95
4	—	1,184	57.00–61.00	58.77
3	—	1,058	33.00–41.00	36.80
2	—	1,005	20.00–29.00	24.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,697	75.00–76.00	75.77
2	—	1,990	81.00	81.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle