Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand Very Good. Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, and Quality Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.15/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$118.15

126 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	280	133.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	517	120.89	625	99
Medium 2	474	112.94	535	21
Small and Medium 2	382	86.33	330	3thin
Medium 3	430	85.00	366	1thin
Small 3	215	70.00	151	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $222 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 sale126 hd

118.15

—

NC average8 barns · 982 hd

118.57

−0.42

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	1,663	97.91	1,628	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	65.64	862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	60.82	680	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	53.75	475	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	57.00	767	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	—	775	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	1,075	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	106.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,857	8
Bulls	—	—	1,532	90.22/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.90/cwt	151.00–157.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.43/cwt	137.50–145.00	386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	159.01/cwt	155.00–164.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	162.94/cwt	161.00–165.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	94.47/cwt	93.00–96.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	97.86/cwt	93.00–99.50	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	96.15/cwt	94.00–97.50	752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,719	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	59.03/cwt	54.00–62.00	652	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.64/cwt	132.50–139.00	454	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	151	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	96.89/cwt	96.00–97.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	44.01/cwt	43.00–45.00	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	44.51/cwt	43.00–46.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.70/cwt	121.00–131.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.27/cwt	119.00–128.00	599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	108.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.58/cwt	124.00–134.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.25/cwt	139.00–143.75	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	105.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	104.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	108.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.66/cwt	111.00–117.00	663	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	277	124.28/cwt	120.00–127.50	344	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	119.11/cwt	115.00–122.50	518	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	143.85/cwt	137.50–146.00	611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	67.24/cwt	63.00–73.00	787	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	67.38/cwt	61.00–71.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	366	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,345	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand Very Good. Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
7	—	529	124.00–134.00	128.77
5	—	470	120.00–128.00	125.71
5	—	558	121.00–131.00	126.70
1	—	920	92.50	92.50
2	—	770	95.00–97.00	96.01
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
3	—	667	106.00–112.00	108.96
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	151.00–157.00	151.90
8	—	381	155.00–164.00	159.01
2	—	1,110	106.50	106.50
2	—	273	161.00–165.00	162.94
3	—	920	99.00	99.00
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
10	—	478	135.00–144.00	139.45
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
7	—	788	104.00–110.00	108.87
7	—	568	130.00–140.00	137.54
9	—	533	139.00–143.75	143.25
1	—	170	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
3	—	885	103.00–107.00	104.31
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	157.00	157.00
2	—	360	138.00–142.00	140.00
4	—	425	137.50–146.00	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	137.50–145.00	141.43
10	—	382	130.00–136.00	132.11
15	—	525	115.00–124.00	121.02
1	—	695	92.00	92.00
4	—	729	93.00–99.50	97.86
3	—	782	94.00–97.50	96.15
10	—	330	132.50–139.00	137.64
9	—	837	96.00–97.00	96.89
18	—	478	119.00–128.00	125.27
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
9	—	419	124.00–134.00	126.58
3	—	1,017	90.00	90.00
4	—	626	100.00–108.00	105.44
3	—	578	111.00–117.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	93.00–96.00	94.47
3	—	522	110.00–113.00	111.68
3	—	277	120.00–127.50	124.28
3	—	470	110.00–118.00	114.72
6	—	435	115.00–122.50	119.11
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
1	—	215	70.00	70.00
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,751	100.00–112.00	106.05
6	—	1,532	88.00–93.00	90.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	54.00–62.00	59.03
2	—	925	43.00–45.00	44.01
12	—	1,170	63.00–73.00	67.24
1	—	1,015	37.00	37.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	43.00–46.00	44.51
2	—	883	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,319	61.00–71.00	67.38
1	—	1,255	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	57.00	57.00

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)	Open	1	—	955	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	775.00	775.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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