Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.80/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$121.80

54 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	466	125.54	585	43
Medium and Large 2	436	119.26	520	5thin
Medium 2	555	98.13	545	4thin
Medium 2-3	545	97.00	529	1thin
Medium 3	625	93.00	581	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.54/cwt here — about $4 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 sale54 hd

121.80

—

NC average8 barns · 1,149 hd

119.91

+1.89

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	1,623	86.62	1,406	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	63.79	891	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	54.39	610	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	825	45.87	378	6thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	465	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	293	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	112.56/cwt	107.50–116.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	35.76/cwt	34.00–38.00	282	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	53.47/cwt	53.00–54.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	534	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	65.61/cwt	60.00–73.00	922	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	53.81/cwt	49.00–59.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	85.20/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	93.57/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.94/cwt	136.00–145.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.70/cwt	148.00–157.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	353	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	406	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	122.76/cwt	117.00–126.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	696	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	96.67/cwt	93.00–100.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	103.72/cwt	100.00–107.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	127.87/cwt	127.00–129.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.54/cwt	127.50–137.00	579	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,094.79/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	15,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	715	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,899	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	620	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	776.37/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,725	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	783	801.36/cwt	775.00–825.00	6,275	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	840	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,154	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	840	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,394.03/cwt	1,200.00–1,535.00	19,168	4

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	127.50–132.50	129.92
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.93
1	—	400	144.00	144.00
2	—	583	123.00–127.00	124.97
4	—	528	130.00–133.00	131.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	165.00–175.00	170.04
1	—	355	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	130.00–139.00	135.94
5	—	529	136.00–145.00	139.94
4	—	430	148.00–157.00	152.70
2	—	463	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	110.00–120.00	115.04
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	104.00–109.00	106.48
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
3	—	578	118.00–125.00	120.56
3	—	728	93.00–100.00	96.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	107.50–116.00	112.56
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	117.00–126.00	122.76
2	—	473	113.00–115.00	114.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	107.50	107.50
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
2	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.39
2	—	615	100.00–107.50	103.72
3	—	518	113.00–120.00	116.02
3	—	575	109.00–111.00	110.01
4	—	378	128.00–132.00	130.03
4	—	455	127.00–129.00	127.87
21	—	427	127.50–137.00	135.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	34.00–38.00	35.76
2	—	855	53.00–54.00	53.47
1	—	875	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	60.00–73.00	65.61
2	—	1,348	49.00–59.00	53.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	54.00–58.00	55.82
2	—	1,013	63.00–65.00	64.02
1	—	1,045	28.00	28.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	83.00–88.00	85.20
2	—	2,035	92.00–95.00	93.57
1	—	1,235	77.00	77.00

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	3	—	1,398	875.00–1,325.00	1,094.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,375	1,200.00–1,535.00	1,394.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	750.00–800.00	776.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	783	775.00–825.00	801.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle