Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 10.00 to 15.00 Feeder cattle 8.00 to 11.00 higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.81/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −77.83 against this barn's trailing median of $202.64.

Average price

$124.81

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$74.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

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	508	132.17	672	25
Medium and Large 2	495	125.83	623	3thin
Medium 2	697	98.00	683	3thin
Small and Medium 3	545	85.00	463	1thin
Large 3	915	58.00	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.17/cwt here — about $141 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $210.53, low $196.08, median $202.64 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

124.81

—

NC average8 barns · 492 hd

114.26

+10.55

This barn, trailing median4 sales

202.64

−77.83

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	1,513	91.17	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	77.04	1,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,053	66.65	702	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	820	30.59	251	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,113	67.00	746	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	373	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	915	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	980	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.78/cwt	122.50–129.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	140.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	108.50/cwt	104.00–112.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	98.08/cwt	95.00–103.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	116.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,216	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,209.31/cwt	900.00–1,335.00	14,161	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	875	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	865	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,685	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,113	67.00/cwt	66.00–68.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	16.72/cwt	12.00–24.00	136	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	44.46/cwt	42.00–48.00	367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	83.02/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	69.07/cwt	61.00–74.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	75.64/cwt	70.00–84.00	827	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	61.73/cwt	55.00–66.00	640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	951	46.02/cwt	41.00–50.00	438	4
Bulls	—	—	1,906	107.31/cwt	102.00–110.00	2,045	4
Bulls	—	—	1,193	83.43/cwt	74.00–89.00	995	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,085	69.71/cwt	66.00–74.00	756	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	308	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	124.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.76/cwt	138.00–141.00	680	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 10.00 to 15.00 Feeder cattle 8.00 to 11.00 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.94
1	—	300	147.50	147.50
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
2	—	225	135.00–145.00	140.44
2	—	515	137.00	137.00
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
5	—	667	119.00–126.00	124.59
5	—	420	135.00–146.00	141.40
4	—	490	138.00–141.00	138.76
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
1	—	980	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	119.00–123.00	120.98
5	—	470	135.00–143.00	137.55
5	—	519	122.50–129.00	126.78
6	—	579	123.00–128.00	125.98
7	—	421	137.00–147.00	140.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	126.00	126.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
2	—	710	102.00	102.00
4	—	560	104.00–112.00	108.50
5	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.53
7	—	632	95.00–103.00	98.08
8	—	475	111.00–119.00	116.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	108.00–109.00	108.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	74.00	74.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,171	900.00–1,335.00	1,209.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	66.00–68.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	12.00–24.00	16.72
3	—	825	42.00–48.00	44.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	78.00–87.00	83.02
3	—	1,442	61.00–74.00	69.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,093	70.00–84.00	75.64
7	—	1,036	55.00–66.00	61.73
4	—	951	41.00–50.00	46.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,906	102.00–110.00	107.31
3	—	1,193	74.00–89.00	83.43
2	—	1,633	90.00–94.00	91.97
2	—	1,085	66.00–74.00	69.71

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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