Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher Feeder cattle 2.00 to 7.00 higher Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.92/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$129.92

40 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	526	131.41	692	33
Medium 2	484	122.93	594	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $97 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 sale40 hd

129.92

—

NC average9 barns · 1,180 hd

132.54

−2.62

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	1,815	96.99	1,760	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	834	72.39	604	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	68.06	977	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	63.19	734	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	149.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	104.54/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	885.93/cwt	800.00–960.00	11,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	119.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	463	104.76/cwt	102.00–107.50	485	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	815	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	108.43/cwt	105.00–113.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	117.90/cwt	117.50–118.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	110.82/cwt	107.50–115.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.87/cwt	132.50–133.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	127.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	109.59/cwt	106.00–115.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	93.45/cwt	90.00–97.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	90.75/cwt	90.00–91.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.44/cwt	138.00–145.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	104.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,980	4
Bulls	—	—	2,180	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	65.01/cwt	60.00–69.00	757	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	86.31/cwt	85.00–89.00	702	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	473	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	375	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	178	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	92.81/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	511	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	977	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	755	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher Feeder cattle 2.00 to 7.00 higher Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	120.00–130.00	124.97
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
3	—	462	124.00–132.00	127.94
6	—	620	106.00–115.00	109.59
4	—	720	90.00–97.00	93.45
2	—	428	138.00–145.00	141.44
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	102.00–107.50	104.76
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	105.00–107.00	106.01
5	—	582	134.00–135.00	134.20
4	—	279	145.00–156.00	149.44
1	—	300	154.00	154.00
8	—	371	135.00–146.00	141.59
2	—	770	109.00	109.00
3	—	683	107.50–115.00	110.82
4	—	521	132.50–133.00	132.87
3	—	725	117.00–119.00	118.32
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	138.00	138.00
1	—	815	76.00	76.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
3	—	345	132.00	132.00
4	—	376	115.00–124.00	119.22
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
3	—	635	97.00	97.00
8	—	581	105.00–113.00	108.43
5	—	518	117.50–118.00	117.90
1	—	160	137.50	137.50
4	—	730	90.00–91.00	90.75
2	—	430	123.00–124.00	123.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	102.00–107.00	104.54
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	112.50	112.50
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	47.50	47.50

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)	3	—	1,275	800.00–960.00	885.93
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	45.00	45.00
1	—	840	58.00	58.00
3	—	813	85.00–89.00	86.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,164	60.00–69.00	65.01
1	—	1,135	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,435	65.00–71.00	68.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	100.00–110.00	104.07
1	—	2,180	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,455	89.00–96.00	92.81

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle