Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 15.00 to 45.00. Head calves 150.00 to 220.00. Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 10.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 9.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Average To Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.04/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$115.04

69 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$80.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	260	130.00	338	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	492	120.57	594	50
Small and Medium 3	370	106.50	394	2thin
Medium 2	554	105.53	584	11thin
Medium 3	476	88.75	423	4thin
Small 3	535	50.00	268	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $71 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 sale69 hd

115.04

—

NC average8 barns · 914 hd

117.09

−2.06

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	1,620	96.84	1,568	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,336	71.61	956	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	63.28	707	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	797	50.50	403	10

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	740.88/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,520	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	434	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	96.82/cwt	93.00–102.50	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	212	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	120.28/cwt	113.00–123.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.19/cwt	119.00–122.00	677	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	790	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.39/cwt	105.00–111.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	141.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	687	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	975	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	118.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	106.41/cwt	102.50–110.00	557	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	650	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	268	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	56.85/cwt	54.00–59.00	439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	67.85/cwt	63.00–74.00	909	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,335	76.29/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,018	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	57.75/cwt	53.00–62.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	119.26/cwt	116.00–125.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	43.01/cwt	39.00–46.00	342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	90.72/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,370	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	246	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	669.49/cwt	585.00–755.00	5,590	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	105.20/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,844	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,077	72.47/cwt	70.00–74.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	60.72/cwt	58.00–62.00	808	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	785	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,261	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	905	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	652	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	63.74/cwt	61.00–65.00	502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	67.02/cwt	63.00–73.00	775	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	620	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,115	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	885	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	593	1
Steers	Small 3	—	355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	165.61/cwt	162.50–170.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	129.09/cwt	127.00–133.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	133.36/cwt	132.00–135.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.59/cwt	117.00–125.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.86/cwt	115.00–123.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.30/cwt	129.00–134.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	137.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	301	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	156.49/cwt	152.50–160.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	161.59/cwt	160.50–163.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	870	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,915	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	268	1
Steers	Small 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	126.09/cwt	125.00–127.50	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	582	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	475	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	405	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
2	—	358	120.00–122.50	121.28
2	—	508	110.00–120.00	114.98
2	—	413	116.00–120.00	118.01
1	—	210	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.50	112.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	91.00	91.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	253	162.50–170.00	165.61
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
7	—	621	129.00–134.00	133.30
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
2	—	230	152.50–160.00	156.49
6	—	731	125.00	125.00
4	—	326	160.50–163.00	161.59
2	—	818	119.00	119.00
6	—	684	125.00–127.50	126.09
2	—	418	135.00–143.00	139.12
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.66
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	115.00–123.00	118.93
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	93.00–102.50	96.82
5	—	467	113.00–123.00	120.28
5	—	563	119.00–122.00	120.19
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
5	—	429	125.00–135.00	127.57
5	—	625	105.00–111.00	107.39
6	—	371	127.00–133.00	129.09
3	—	320	132.00–135.00	133.36
12	—	528	117.00–125.00	122.59
3	—	272	133.00–142.00	137.48
1	—	245	123.00	123.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	103.00	103.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00
1	—	265	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
1	—	975	71.00	71.00
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
1	—	485	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
4	—	528	120.00–126.00	123.33
2	—	405	139.00–145.00	141.96
6	—	618	107.00–115.00	111.16
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
7	—	577	115.00–123.00	117.86
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
2	—	523	102.50–110.00	106.41
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
2	—	413	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	469	116.00–125.00	119.26
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	70.00	70.00
1	—	610	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	76.00	76.00
1	—	475	65.00	65.00

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)	6	—	1,015	600.00–810.00	740.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	585.00–755.00	669.49
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	620	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	54.00–59.00	56.85
4	—	796	39.00–46.00	43.01
1	—	880	28.00	28.00
3	—	787	61.00–65.00	63.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	63.00–74.00	67.85
3	—	1,330	58.00–62.00	60.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,335	70.00–80.00	76.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	53.00–62.00	57.75
15	—	1,156	63.00–73.00	67.02
1	—	1,130	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	70.00–74.00	72.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,510	87.00–94.00	90.72
7	—	1,753	100.00–112.00	105.20

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