Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 30.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 5.00. Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.21/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$113.21

89 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$42.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

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	554	117.15	649	60
Medium 2	482	108.63	524	22
Medium 3	451	100.37	453	4thin
Small and Medium 2	395	100.00	395	1thin
Large 2	900	80.00	720	1thin
Small and Medium 3	335	75.00	251	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.15/cwt here — about $397 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 sale89 hd

113.21

—

NC average9 barns · 1,347 hd

118.30

−5.09

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	1,737	90.84	1,577	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	62.19	871	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	58.97	691	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	769	43.90	338	6thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	55.83/cwt	50.00–58.00	643	17
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	845	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,126	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Steers	Small 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,189	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.68/cwt	127.50–136.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	151.49/cwt	146.00–155.00	559	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	695	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.62/cwt	150.00–161.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.45/cwt	129.00–135.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.36/cwt	129.00–132.00	688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.35/cwt	123.00–131.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	122.68/cwt	117.50–127.50	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.19/cwt	138.00–145.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	263	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	361	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	55.25/cwt	54.00–57.00	750	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	42.35/cwt	40.00–46.00	324	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	85.80/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	63.14/cwt	60.00–70.00	888	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	63.29/cwt	60.00–67.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	129.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	111.67/cwt	108.00–116.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	94.97/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	373	125.78/cwt	122.50–127.50	469	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	555	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	483	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	140.59/cwt	137.50–142.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	105.96/cwt	102.00–109.00	502	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	334	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	108.24/cwt	107.50–109.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	106.84/cwt	106.00–107.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	532	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	110.45/cwt	106.00–115.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	109.70/cwt	106.00–112.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	819	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,766	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	97.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.35/cwt	122.00–132.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	513	106.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.94/cwt	107.50–118.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.98/cwt	115.00–123.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	109.80/cwt	105.00–112.00	731	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	13,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	124.13/cwt	121.00–127.00	904	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.48/cwt	142.50–144.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	106.97/cwt	103.00–111.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.77/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.37/cwt	119.00–128.00	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 To 30.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 5.00. Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,152	50.00–58.00	55.83
1	—	1,335	39.00	39.00
17	—	1,182	60.00–67.00	63.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	57.00	57.00
1	—	710	37.00	37.00
4	—	766	40.00–46.00	42.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	54.00–57.00	55.25
22	—	1,406	60.00–70.00	63.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,808	83.00–89.00	85.80
7	—	1,714	92.00–102.00	94.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	116.00	116.00
4	—	369	146.00–155.00	151.49
3	—	768	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	333	150.00–161.00	155.62
6	—	616	128.00–135.00	130.82
6	—	523	132.00–139.00	135.92
4	—	470	138.00–145.00	142.19
11	—	673	122.00–132.00	127.35
11	—	728	121.00–127.00	124.13
3	—	423	142.50–144.00	143.48
2	—	578	133.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	868	103.00–111.00	106.97
1	—	195	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	125.00–134.00	129.45
4	—	375	137.50–142.50	140.59
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
2	—	685	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	122.50–127.50	125.78
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	123.00–131.00	125.35
6	—	383	117.50–127.50	122.68
12	—	620	107.50–118.00	112.94
9	—	666	105.00–112.00	109.80
6	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.34
1	—	950	93.00	93.00
1	—	815	99.00	99.00
2	—	745	108.00	108.00
9	—	567	118.00–121.00	119.77
8	—	423	119.00–128.00	123.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
4	—	369	108.00–116.00	111.67
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
4	—	474	102.00–109.00	105.96
3	—	620	106.00–107.50	106.84
3	—	532	119.00–120.00	119.34
2	—	430	106.00–115.00	110.45
3	—	565	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	85.00	85.00
2	—	510	107.50–109.00	108.24
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	127.50–136.00	132.68
4	—	576	120.00–129.00	125.76
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
4	—	469	129.00–135.00	131.45
3	—	528	129.00–132.00	130.36
2	—	623	115.00–123.00	118.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
3	—	668	106.00–112.00	109.70
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
4	—	513	100.00–110.00	106.53
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	94.00–100.00	97.03
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	44.00	44.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
1	—	870	70.00	70.00
1	—	335	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle