Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to slaughter and replacement cattle records removal of low/incorrect weight/priced slaughter cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle some what lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.15/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$94.15

50 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$43.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.05

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	484	103.18	500	26
Medium and Large 2	497	94.78	471	8thin
Medium 2	470	85.74	403	9thin
Medium 3	365	73.75	269	4thin
Small and Medium 3	710	70.00	497	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	420	70.00	294	1thin
Small 3	320	60.00	192	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.18/cwt here — about $308 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 sale50 hd

94.15

—

NC average7 barns · 938 hd

113.20

−19.05

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	1,748	86.19	1,506	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	64.42	879	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	60.55	667	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	753	44.76	337	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	88.00	1,197	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	33.64/cwt	29.00–42.00	268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	334	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	67.33/cwt	61.00–77.00	892	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	55.67/cwt	55.00–58.00	826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	64.80/cwt	60.00–74.00	735	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	55.26/cwt	51.00–58.00	581	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	41.25/cwt	35.00–47.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	734	52.28/cwt	50.00–58.00	384	4
Bulls	—	—	1,090	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,297	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	87.00/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	94.85/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,652	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	935	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	107.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	970	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	765	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	117.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	101.32/cwt	96.00–106.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	88.30/cwt	85.00–95.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	105.46/cwt	102.00–110.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.05/cwt	119.00–129.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	110.14/cwt	105.00–114.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	87.95/cwt	82.50–91.00	274	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	179	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,149.13/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	13,261	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,213.10/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	11,985	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,194.02/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	15,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	713.02/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,989	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	637.10/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	703.22/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	746.09/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	845	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	318	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	109.94/cwt	107.00–113.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.68/cwt	117.00–126.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.68/cwt	131.00–132.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	373	111.02/cwt	95.00–126.00	414	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	120.78/cwt	120.00–123.00	444	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	364	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3Full	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Heifers	Small 3Full	—	320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	93.06/cwt	88.00–98.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	99.93/cwt	97.50–102.50	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	108.10/cwt	104.00–115.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	109.18/cwt	105.00–114.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	89.99/cwt	88.00–92.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	105.95/cwt	101.00–110.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 216Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 13Year ago 0

*Correction to slaughter and replacement cattle records removal of low/incorrect weight/priced slaughter cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle some what lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	29.00–42.00	33.64
1	—	695	48.00	48.00
4	—	734	50.00–58.00	52.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,325	61.00–77.00	67.33
4	—	1,484	55.00–58.00	55.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,135	60.00–74.00	64.80
16	—	1,051	51.00–58.00	55.26
2	—	1,023	35.00–47.00	41.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,880	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,928	85.00–89.00	87.00
3	—	1,742	90.00–101.00	94.85
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	88.00	88.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	67.50	67.50
2	—	478	100.00	100.00
3	—	428	105.00–113.00	107.71
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	77.00	77.00
1	—	970	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
3	—	478	114.00–119.00	117.34
3	—	618	96.00–106.00	101.32
3	—	657	85.00–95.00	88.30
4	—	574	102.00–110.00	105.46
6	—	428	119.00–129.00	125.05
7	—	516	105.00–114.00	110.14
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	92.00	92.00
1	—	550	85.00	85.00
1	—	610	70.00	70.00
1	—	795	76.00	76.00
2	—	465	90.00–95.00	92.42
3	—	312	82.50–91.00	87.95
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	70.00	70.00
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	530	70.00	70.00
1	—	355	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	97.00	97.00
1	—	805	82.00	82.00
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
7	—	381	104.00–115.00	108.10
6	—	470	105.00–114.00	109.18
3	—	608	88.00–92.00	89.99
3	—	527	101.00–110.00	105.95
3	—	325	100.00–110.00	106.72
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	88.00–98.00	93.06
2	—	423	97.50–102.50	99.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	132.50	132.50
2	—	230	125.00–135.00	130.00
4	—	520	117.00–126.00	121.68
4	—	426	127.00–135.00	130.94
4	—	381	130.00–141.00	135.58
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.70
3	—	567	119.00–126.00	123.59
3	—	478	131.00–132.00	131.68
2	—	625	110.00–117.00	113.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	88.00–90.00	89.00
4	—	368	120.00–123.00	120.78
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	107.00	107.00
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	107.00–113.00	109.94
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	95.00–126.00	111.02
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	52.50	52.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,154	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,149.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,194.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	700.00–725.00	713.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	625.00–650.00	637.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	675.00–725.00	703.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	600.00–900.00	746.09

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

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How this sale compares

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