Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 4.00 Higher. 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 $115.70/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$115.70

68 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	511	120.27	615	51
Medium 2	539	102.49	552	12thin
Medium 3	460	100.80	464	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $151 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 sale68 hd

115.70

—

NC average8 barns · 915 hd

115.23

+0.47

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	1,643	101.74	1,671	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	72.74	1,013	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	64.37	709	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	739	42.03	311	4thin

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	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	739	42.03/cwt	38.00–47.00	311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	61.49/cwt	54.00–64.00	660	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	68.52/cwt	65.00–75.00	794	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.21/cwt	116.00–126.00	695	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	435	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	213	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	705	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	129.79/cwt	127.50–132.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.07/cwt	117.00–126.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	132.87/cwt	127.50–138.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.47/cwt	127.50–137.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.94/cwt	117.00–127.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.66/cwt	104.00–108.00	697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	110.63/cwt	106.00–116.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	433	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	133.81/cwt	129.00–138.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	745	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	74.69/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	106.49/cwt	105.00–107.50	444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	795	45.41/cwt	40.00–49.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	108.97/cwt	107.00–112.00	567	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	410	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	344	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	451	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	119.21/cwt	116.00–122.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	104.09/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,734	5

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 4.00 Higher. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Moderate, Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,666	102.00–107.00	104.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	38.00–47.00	42.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	54.00–64.00	61.49
14	—	1,159	65.00–75.00	68.52
2	—	795	40.00–49.00	45.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,379	71.00–78.00	74.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	116.00–126.00	120.21
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	458	127.50–132.00	129.79
2	—	510	126.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	632	106.00–116.00	110.63
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	108.00–112.00	110.03
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
2	—	418	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	900	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	49.00	49.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	71.00	71.00
1	—	705	52.00	52.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	84.00	84.00
1	—	410	84.00	84.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	125.00–136.00	130.55
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	720	121.00–123.00	121.99
3	—	282	135.00–140.00	137.79
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	558	132.00–138.00	135.02
5	—	632	131.00–134.00	132.38
2	—	438	140.00–150.00	144.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	185	125.00	125.00
5	—	375	129.00–138.00	133.81
3	—	417	105.00–107.50	106.49
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	128.00	128.00
5	—	620	116.00–122.00	119.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	106.00–114.00	110.07
5	—	475	121.00–126.00	123.95
2	—	225	123.00–126.00	124.47
10	—	521	117.00–126.00	123.07
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
5	—	619	110.00–116.00	113.01
2	—	333	127.50–138.00	132.87
3	—	363	127.50–137.00	131.47
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
8	—	427	117.00–127.00	121.94
3	—	660	104.00–108.00	105.66
1	—	190	145.00	145.00
5	—	567	116.00–123.00	120.35
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
4	—	520	107.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
2	—	565	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	93.00	93.00
1	—	415	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	75.00	75.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle