Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 5.00 to 65.00 No sale for wks Demand good Activity active Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.75/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$110.75

125 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$56.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	598	113.77	680	106
Medium and Large 2	633	100.80	638	12thin
Medium 2	448	98.75	442	4thin
Medium 3	610	61.25	374	2thin
Small 3	450	57.00	257	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.77/cwt here — about $424 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 sale125 hd

110.75

—

NC average4 barns · 435 hd

112.62

−1.87

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	1,651	77.30	1,276	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	53.08	799	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	49.27	600	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	31.94	260	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,010	57.60	582	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.30/cwt	141.00–153.00	679	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	785	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	765	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.94/cwt	127.50–138.00	729	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	808	14
Bulls	—	—	1,544	78.26/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,208	5
Bulls	—	—	1,764	81.17/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,432	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	989	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	157.83/cwt	157.00–159.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.30/cwt	142.00–151.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.48/cwt	142.50–154.00	560	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	148.70/cwt	142.50–155.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	718.45/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	512.15/cwt	425.00–575.00	5,931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,010	57.60/cwt	54.00–62.00	582	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	104.37/cwt	102.00–108.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	40.76/cwt	35.00–44.00	504	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.75/cwt	55.00–61.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	875	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	37.91/cwt	34.00–42.00	322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	149	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	51.99/cwt	49.00–55.00	821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	57.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	809	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	50.04/cwt	45.00–54.00	613	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	118.38/cwt	113.00–122.00	629	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	112.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.14/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	109.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	119.10/cwt	113.00–124.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	120.21/cwt	118.00–122.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	107.88/cwt	106.00–110.00	710	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	102.83/cwt	102.50–103.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.59/cwt	103.00–107.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.23/cwt	107.00–114.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	595	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 65.00 No sale for wks Demand good Activity active Offerings moderate Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	141.00–153.00	147.30
7	—	526	132.50–140.00	135.92
2	—	868	122.00–124.00	123.01
3	—	337	157.00–159.00	157.83
3	—	423	142.00–151.00	146.30
4	—	730	126.00–131.00	129.23
5	—	372	142.50–154.00	150.48
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
6	—	567	134.00–138.00	136.39
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	122.50	122.50
2	—	288	142.50–155.00	148.70
2	—	628	127.50–128.00	127.75
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
2	—	518	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
5	—	628	103.00–107.00	105.59
3	—	475	107.00–114.00	110.23
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	113.00–122.00	118.38
16	—	614	110.00–118.00	116.79
14	—	570	105.00–115.00	112.23
12	—	431	118.00–128.00	121.14
11	—	708	100.00–111.00	109.98
11	—	476	113.00–124.00	119.10
2	—	983	96.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	925	85.00–90.00	87.51
2	—	378	118.00–122.50	120.21
9	—	801	103.00	103.00
4	—	658	106.00–110.00	107.88
3	—	782	102.50–103.00	102.83
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	433	135.00–142.00	138.56
16	—	532	127.50–138.00	136.94
14	—	639	126.50	126.50
3	—	672	102.00–108.00	104.37
2	—	760	105.00–108.00	106.48
10	—	450	141.00	141.00
9	—	830	110.00	110.00
9	—	738	119.50	119.50
6	—	946	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	99.00	99.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	77.00–79.00	78.26
4	—	1,764	80.00–82.00	81.17
1	—	1,735	57.00	57.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	54.00–62.00	57.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	35.00–44.00	40.76
6	—	1,173	55.00–61.00	56.75
19	—	1,226	45.00–54.00	50.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	34.00–42.00	37.91
1	—	745	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,579	49.00–55.00	51.99
8	—	1,416	56.00–60.00	57.12
2	—	1,390	44.00	44.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	500.00–900.00	718.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	425.00–575.00	512.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	535.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	625.00	625.00

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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Canton Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle