Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 35.00 to 70.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light ( rain ) Quality Attractive

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.86/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$116.86

14 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$45.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

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	625	120.08	751	13thin
Medium 2	555	75.00	416	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.08/cwt here — about $335 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 sale14 hd

116.86

—

NC average7 barns · 535 hd

131.81

−14.94

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	1,624	85.90	1,395	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	60.41	780	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	810	60.00	486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	56.83	599	8thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	810	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	62.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	14,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,251	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	83.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	113.50/cwt	112.50–115.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	923.01/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	55.85/cwt	53.00–59.00	598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	62.08/cwt	61.00–64.00	647	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	58.05/cwt	57.00–59.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	116.35/cwt	111.00–122.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	123.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	529	5

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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 0

Baby calves 35.00 to 70.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light ( rain ) Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	100.00–106.00	103.04
1	—	935	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
2	—	613	121.00–122.00	121.51
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
2	—	575	129.00–130.00	129.49
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	112.50–115.00	113.50
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	111.00–122.00	116.35
1	—	740	78.00	78.00
5	—	429	122.00–127.00	123.42
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	60.00–65.00	62.76
2	—	1,278	57.00–59.00	58.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	53.00–59.00	55.85
3	—	1,042	61.00–64.00	62.08
1	—	1,025	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,748	80.00–85.00	83.35

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	850.00–975.00	923.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00

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

Steers · 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