Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 15.00 to 25.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 Lower. Feeder cattle Mostly steady. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.76/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$101.76

63 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

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	542	111.89	607	30
Medium 2	557	95.30	531	24
Small 3	230	95.00	219	1thin
Small and Medium 3	397	86.16	342	4thin
Medium 3	500	81.84	409	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $198 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 sale63 hd

101.76

—

NC average8 barns · 806 hd

114.10

−12.34

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	—	Average	1,525	86.70	1,322	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	59.45	843	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	745	57.00	425	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	55.93	620	23

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	90.24/cwt	79.00–94.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	600	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	675	81.53/cwt	78.00–85.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	110.37/cwt	107.00–114.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	93.70/cwt	90.00–100.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	460	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	400	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,111.35/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,058	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	104.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	733	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	99.49/cwt	95.00–102.50	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	738	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,729	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	927.00/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	9,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	228	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	155	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	105.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	110.97/cwt	106.00–116.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	116.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	823.63/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	101.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	718	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	73.68/cwt	70.00–77.50	376	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	86.60/cwt	80.00–90.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	55.12/cwt	51.00–58.00	628	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	560	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	945	745.77/cwt	625.00–900.00	7,048	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	62.43/cwt	60.00–65.00	679	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,670	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	125.73/cwt	124.00–127.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	413	111.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	85.86/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,030	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	783	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	302	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	660	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	488	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	438	87.33/cwt	82.50–92.00	383	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.15/cwt	107.50–113.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.94/cwt	128.00–136.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	288	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.78/cwt	132.50–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	230	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	109.02/cwt	105.00–113.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	665	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	63.05/cwt	60.00–66.00	861	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	55.85/cwt	51.00–59.00	822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	41.80/cwt	36.00–47.00	436	3

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 0

Baby calves 15.00 to 25.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 Lower. Feeder cattle Mostly steady. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
2	—	510	70.00–77.50	73.68
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	79.00–94.00	90.24
1	—	245	97.00	97.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.42
3	—	490	90.00–100.00	93.70
2	—	418	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
2	—	718	97.00–99.00	97.99
2	—	590	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	95.00–102.50	99.49
2	—	408	125.00–127.50	126.24
1	—	190	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
8	—	566	106.00–116.00	110.97
6	—	515	113.00–118.00	116.00
4	—	619	100.00–105.00	101.87
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	82.50–92.00	87.33
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
2	—	478	107.00–114.00	110.37
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
4	—	524	100.00–110.00	104.22
2	—	733	90.00–93.00	91.48
1	—	810	75.00	75.00
2	—	440	124.00–127.50	125.73
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	78.00–85.00	81.53
3	—	475	80.00–90.00	86.60
2	—	413	107.50–115.00	111.14
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	82.50	82.50
6	—	659	100.00–108.00	105.52
2	—	505	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
3	—	573	110.00–115.00	111.67
5	—	473	128.00–136.00	132.94
2	—	623	105.00–113.00	109.02
2	—	723	90.00–94.00	91.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
3	—	375	100.00–110.00	106.62
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	135	115.00	115.00
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	123.00–128.00	125.31
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
4	—	621	120.00–129.00	124.76
7	—	722	115.00–122.00	119.12
3	—	782	107.50–113.00	110.15
1	—	185	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
2	—	565	132.50–135.00	133.78
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	82.50	82.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	74.00	74.00

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	2	—	1,085	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,111.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	850.00–1,075.00	927.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	625.00–900.00	745.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	800.00–850.00	823.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	47.00	47.00
1	—	710	50.00	50.00
1	—	640	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,139	51.00–58.00	55.12
8	—	1,088	60.00–65.00	62.43
3	—	1,043	36.00–47.00	41.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	60.00–66.00	63.05
5	—	1,471	51.00–59.00	55.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	85.00–87.00	85.86
1	—	1,030	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,698	90.00	90.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle