Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 5.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.25/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$110.25

100 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.42

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	475	118.55	563	46
Medium and Large 2	497	109.26	543	30
Medium 2	522	98.75	516	17thin
Medium 3	424	87.84	372	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $191 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 sale100 hd

110.25

—

NC average8 barns · 1,204 hd

117.67

−7.42

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	1,376	81.07	1,116	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	63.58	911	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	56.80	645	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	805	49.03	395	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,168	98.21	1,147	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	607	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	127.78/cwt	123.00–132.50	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	697.57/cwt	635.00–750.00	7,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	644.39/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	803.39/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,279	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	589	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	685	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	274	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	855	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	112.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	153.05/cwt	149.00–157.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	112.37/cwt	108.00–116.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.51/cwt	122.50–132.50	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.50	295	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.88/cwt	111.00–113.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.24/cwt	107.00–117.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	104.03/cwt	103.00–105.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	587	104.40/cwt	100.00–108.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	333	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	68.41/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,013	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	45.45/cwt	44.00–48.00	502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	65.55/cwt	60.00–73.00	753	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	55.70/cwt	52.00–59.00	442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	53.91/cwt	51.00–59.00	720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	679	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,168	98.21/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,147	3
Steers	Large 2	—	830	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	390	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	582	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	153.52/cwt	151.00–157.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	100.41/cwt	94.00–104.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	354	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	102.93/cwt	97.00–107.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	91.32/cwt	85.00–97.50	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.93/cwt	116.00–132.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.38/cwt	111.00–120.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	137.30/cwt	135.00–142.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.98/cwt	119.00–128.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.46/cwt	133.00–140.00	656	7
Bulls	—	—	1,035	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	95.66/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,158	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,016	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	868.09/cwt	650.00–975.00	8,247	2

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 5.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	635.00–750.00	697.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	500.00–750.00	644.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	775.00–825.00	803.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	650.00–975.00	868.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	140.00–148.00	145.29
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
5	—	369	150.00–155.00	152.36
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	141.00–146.00	142.56
3	—	628	138.00	138.00
2	—	528	140.00–150.00	145.02
7	—	421	150.00–161.00	156.43
3	—	680	122.00–126.00	124.32
2	—	718	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
3	—	335	155.00–165.00	161.57
4	—	378	160.00–171.00	165.61
7	—	479	151.00–157.00	153.52
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
1	—	195	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	135.00–145.00	139.86
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	123.00–132.50	127.78
3	—	582	125.00–130.00	127.51
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	47.00	47.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	90.00–100.00	95.11
2	—	423	115.00–116.00	115.47
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
2	—	323	115.00	115.00
4	—	575	111.00–113.00	111.88
7	—	465	107.00–117.00	113.24
1	—	755	72.50	72.50
3	—	517	105.00–108.00	106.96
6	—	372	110.00–120.00	116.79
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	785	75.00	75.00
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
2	—	470	103.00–105.00	104.03
5	—	587	100.00–108.00	104.40
1	—	660	80.00	80.00
2	—	333	105.00–107.50	106.24
3	—	422	97.00–107.00	102.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	122.50–132.50	127.51
6	—	431	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	328	120.00–130.00	124.18
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	120.00–122.50	121.27
4	—	468	119.00–128.00	123.82
7	—	619	94.00–104.00	100.41
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
3	—	558	116.00–132.00	125.93
7	—	519	111.00–120.00	115.38
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	90.00–97.50	93.63
1	—	395	96.00	96.00
1	—	610	79.00	79.00
1	—	460	70.00	70.00
2	—	435	85.00–97.50	91.32
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
3	—	585	108.00–116.00	112.37
2	—	490	112.00–120.00	116.04
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
2	—	603	109.00–116.00	112.51
5	—	417	149.00–157.00	153.05
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
3	—	512	135.00–142.00	137.30
7	—	569	119.00–128.00	122.98
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
2	—	670	97.00–99.00	97.99
5	—	474	144.00–154.00	148.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
7	—	481	133.00–140.00	136.46
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	90.00–100.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	60.00–73.00	68.41
3	—	1,335	51.00–59.00	53.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	44.00–48.00	45.45
9	—	1,149	60.00–73.00	65.55
1	—	1,000	25.00	25.00
2	—	1,213	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	29.00	29.00
3	—	793	52.00–59.00	55.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	90.00–104.00	98.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	67.00–69.00	68.02
2	—	1,663	93.00–98.00	95.66
1	—	1,485	78.00	78.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle