Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to high weight feeder steers 1000+ lbs with removal of records.*

Slaughter cattle mosyly syeady Feerder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offering moderate Quality plain to average Baby calves 15.00 to65.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.13/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$101.13

70 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$37.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

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	565	107.70	608	42
Medium and Large 2	491	97.58	479	21
Medium 2	350	75.65	265	3thin
Small and Medium 3	478	69.84	334	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.86/cwt here — about $274 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 sale70 hd

101.13

—

NC average8 barns · 977 hd

105.85

−4.72

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	1,521	66.28	1,008	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	46.70	678	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	42.90	515	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	813	22.00	179	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	—	434	105.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	565	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.75/cwt	112.50–117.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.54/cwt	105.00–114.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	115.71/cwt	115.00–117.50	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	100.97/cwt	99.00–103.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	508	72.46/cwt	70.00–75.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	920	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	483	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	92.39/cwt	87.50–97.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	95.86/cwt	92.00–100.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	102.69/cwt	98.00–106.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	92.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	72.75/cwt	72.50–73.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.68/cwt	103.00–113.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	108.31/cwt	103.00–113.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	105.47/cwt	98.00–108.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	117.20/cwt	114.00–125.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	111.19/cwt	107.00–117.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	92.60/cwt	88.00–97.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	107.22/cwt	102.50–112.50	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	74.97/cwt	72.50–77.50	270	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	254	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	860	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.68/cwt	112.50–123.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.47/cwt	126.00–132.50	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	553.64/cwt	450.00–600.00	6,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,951	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	372	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.36/cwt	137.50–147.50	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.99/cwt	118.00–127.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	136.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.37/cwt	129.00–135.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,108	55.35/cwt	50.00–60.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	73.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,267	3
Bulls	—	—	1,436	62.66/cwt	56.00–68.00	900	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	48.42/cwt	45.00–54.00	715	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	48.55/cwt	46.00–51.00	592	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	40.07/cwt	35.00–44.00	477	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	42.93/cwt	41.00–45.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	104.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	645	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	406	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	513	66.93/cwt	64.00–70.00	343	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	240	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	198	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 0

*Correction to high weight feeder steers 1000+ lbs with removal of records.*

Slaughter cattle mosyly syeady Feerder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offering moderate Quality plain to average Baby calves 15.00 to65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	100.00–110.00	105.87
6	—	469	98.00–106.00	102.69
3	—	383	90.00–94.00	92.16
2	—	765	72.50–73.00	72.75
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	89.00	89.00
1	—	520	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	103.00–113.00	108.68
7	—	579	103.00–113.00	108.31
7	—	533	98.00–108.00	105.47
4	—	414	114.00–125.00	117.20
3	—	662	102.00–106.00	104.01
3	—	477	107.00–117.00	111.19
2	—	773	88.00–97.00	92.60
2	—	318	102.50–112.50	107.22
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	72.50–77.50	74.97
1	—	330	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	64.00–70.00	66.93
1	—	240	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	885	89.00	89.00
2	—	563	112.50–123.00	117.68
3	—	467	126.00–132.50	128.47
6	—	368	125.00–135.00	129.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	131.00–135.00	132.96
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
2	—	455	138.00–145.00	141.54
2	—	543	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	377	137.50–147.50	143.36
3	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.97
3	—	735	118.00–127.00	121.99
4	—	339	133.00–140.00	136.48
8	—	572	129.00–135.00	132.37
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.17
2	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.76
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	112.50–117.00	114.75
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	97.50	97.50
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	105.00–114.00	109.54
5	—	589	115.00–117.50	115.71
3	—	482	115.00–125.00	119.18
2	—	763	99.00–103.00	100.97
2	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.14
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	70.00–75.00	72.46
1	—	920	52.50	52.50
1	—	490	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	100.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	515	87.50–97.00	92.39
2	—	425	92.00–100.00	95.86
1	—	560	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	55.00	55.00
1	—	770	54.00	54.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	60.00	60.00
1	—	950	50.00	50.00

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	—	1,320	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,093	450.00–600.00	553.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,108	50.00–60.00	55.35
3	—	1,732	70.00–75.00	73.14
4	—	1,436	56.00–68.00	62.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,476	45.00–54.00	48.42
5	—	1,400	41.00–45.00	42.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	14.00	14.00
1	—	860	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	46.00–51.00	48.55
10	—	1,191	35.00–44.00	40.07

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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Reporter comment USDA

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