Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 100.00 Head cattle 180.00 to 190.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand 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 $114.40/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$114.40

67 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	528	121.59	641	40
Medium and Large 2	523	116.66	610	8thin
Medium 2	601	101.54	611	12thin
Medium 3	565	93.55	529	6thin
Small 3	580	88.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about $131 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 sale67 hd

114.40

—

NC average9 barns · 1,192 hd

119.72

−5.32

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	1,682	104.85	1,764	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	63.63	886	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	60.15	700	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	828	50.80	421	5thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	113.26/cwt	112.00–118.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.78/cwt	127.00–137.50	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	134.57/cwt	132.50–138.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.18/cwt	99.00–105.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.76/cwt	126.00–134.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	125.33/cwt	122.00–132.00	644	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	11,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	116.67/cwt	113.00–121.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	745	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.52/cwt	117.50–120.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	922.51/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	11,319	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	617	86.43/cwt	80.00–90.00	533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.14/cwt	137.50–140.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.84/cwt	122.00–132.50	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	106.68/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.24/cwt	117.50–119.00	867	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	745	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,401	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,848	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	827.59/cwt	700.00–935.00	6,745	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	580	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	61.06/cwt	57.00–63.00	863	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	67.31/cwt	64.00–74.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	106.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	555	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	1,075	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	565	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.56/cwt	52.00–62.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	276	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	66.45/cwt	64.00–70.00	780	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	287	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	134.28/cwt	132.50–136.00	575	2

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 226Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 4Year ago 0

Baby calves 100.00 Head cattle 180.00 to 190.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	112.00–118.00	113.26
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
5	—	470	125.00–135.00	128.33
5	—	316	132.50–138.00	134.57
8	—	573	115.00–122.00	117.62
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
3	—	710	99.00–105.00	102.18
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
4	—	418	126.00–134.00	129.76
5	—	514	122.00–132.00	125.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
4	—	521	113.00–121.00	116.67
3	—	478	117.50–120.00	118.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
2	—	660	100.00–108.00	103.94
3	—	583	104.00–109.00	106.34
2	—	615	104.00	104.00
2	—	523	106.00–110.00	108.05
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	80.00–90.00	86.43
2	—	535	97.00–98.00	97.51
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	155.00–159.00	156.38
4	—	616	127.00–137.50	132.78
5	—	575	130.00–140.00	136.20
2	—	335	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	430	145.00–148.00	146.47
1	—	780	102.50	102.50
3	—	480	137.50–140.00	139.14
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
2	—	733	117.50–119.00	118.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	107.50	107.50
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
5	—	575	118.00–126.00	121.96
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
8	—	519	122.00–132.50	126.84
1	—	990	92.50	92.50
4	—	424	140.00–150.00	144.07
3	—	650	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
2	—	495	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	428	132.50–136.00	134.28
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	67.50	67.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,227	775.00–1,000.00	922.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	700.00–935.00	827.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,711	103.00–113.00	106.68
1	—	1,480	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	57.00–63.00	61.06
7	—	1,363	64.00–74.00	67.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	62.00	62.00
1	—	845	57.00	57.00
1	—	725	38.00	38.00
1	—	820	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,160	52.00–62.00	57.56
1	—	1,125	46.00	46.00
8	—	1,174	64.00–70.00	66.45

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle