Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.51/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$109.51

108 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	512	112.35	575	78
Medium and Large 2	463	109.51	507	17thin
Medium 2	512	92.47	474	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $101 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 sale108 hd

109.51

—

NC average8 barns · 921 hd

114.12

−4.61

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	1,660	92.00	1,527	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	61.69	834	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	57.67	631	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	802	48.34	388	6thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.76/cwt	135.00–142.50	525	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	109.36/cwt	107.00–113.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.76/cwt	123.00–132.50	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.91/cwt	115.00–119.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	915	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	91.91/cwt	87.00–97.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.71/cwt	118.00–128.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.51/cwt	122.00–131.00	533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.30/cwt	108.00–113.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	100.00/cwt	97.00–103.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	115.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.82/cwt	111.00–117.00	605	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.08/cwt	136.00–142.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.51/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,020	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	756.74/cwt	550.00–900.00	7,204	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	109.44/cwt	108.00–110.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	112.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	641	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	118.14/cwt	112.50–122.50	437	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	118.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	97.51/cwt	90.00–100.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	101.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	86.00/cwt	84.00–88.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	118.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	110.16/cwt	107.50–114.00	568	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.86/cwt	52.00–59.00	830	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	28.93/cwt	23.00–34.00	239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	62.40/cwt	60.00–64.00	696	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	63.64/cwt	60.00–72.00	832	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	54.89/cwt	52.00–59.00	423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	55.70/cwt	52.00–59.00	604	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	129.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	689	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate 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
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.45
6	—	373	135.00–142.50	140.76
10	—	634	115.00–121.00	117.71
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
2	—	410	142.50	142.50
4	—	328	136.00–142.00	139.08
6	—	514	119.00–125.00	123.51
1	—	165	165.00	165.00
1	—	840	102.50	102.50
3	—	272	125.00–132.50	129.88
6	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.41
21	—	571	115.00–124.00	120.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	129.00	129.00
2	—	485	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	97.00	97.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	105.00–110.00	108.09
1	—	915	78.00	78.00
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	107.00–113.00	109.36
9	—	471	123.00–132.50	126.76
2	—	713	87.00–97.00	91.91
7	—	524	118.00–128.00	122.71
11	—	421	122.00–131.00	126.51
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
3	—	658	97.00–103.00	100.00
9	—	566	110.00–120.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	93.00	93.00
5	—	481	115.00–119.00	117.91
3	—	573	108.00–113.00	110.30
2	—	623	99.00–100.00	99.51
6	—	527	111.00–117.00	114.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	120.00–124.00	121.89
7	—	487	108.00–110.00	109.44
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
4	—	586	90.00–100.00	97.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
2	—	588	81.00–85.00	82.99
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	97.00–100.00	98.54
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
2	—	478	97.00–105.00	101.02
2	—	675	84.00–88.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	83.00	83.00
20	—	572	107.00–117.00	112.12
3	—	370	112.50–122.50	118.14
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	83.00	83.00
2	—	655	90.00–100.00	94.96
12	—	415	116.00–124.00	118.02
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	865	87.00	87.00
5	—	463	115.00–125.00	118.41
29	—	516	107.50–114.00	110.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	52.00–59.00	55.86
9	—	1,308	60.00–72.00	63.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	23.00–34.00	28.93
3	—	770	52.00–59.00	54.89
1	—	850	67.50	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	60.00–64.00	62.40
12	—	1,084	52.00–59.00	55.70

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	952	550.00–900.00	756.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	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

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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