Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 5.00 To 50.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 2.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Moderate. Offerings Moderate. Quality Plain To Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.88/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$110.88

89 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$63.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

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	495	119.96	593	57
Medium 2	550	104.42	575	19thin
Medium 3	532	91.79	488	8thin
Small and Medium 3	443	71.25	315	2thin
Small 3	335	56.67	190	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.29/cwt here — about $403 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

110.88

—

NC average8 barns · 893 hd

116.24

−5.36

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	1,528	85.61	1,309	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	60.60	874	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	57.24	680	24

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	473	96.71/cwt	92.00–100.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	900	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	653	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.18/cwt	127.50–131.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	250	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	131	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.49/cwt	143.00–148.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.38/cwt	112.50–116.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.21/cwt	125.00–134.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	148.32/cwt	144.00–152.50	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	116.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.81/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	107.07/cwt	100.00–111.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	124.56/cwt	122.00–130.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.26/cwt	132.50–136.00	621	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	764	5
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	295	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	148	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	160	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	319	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 2	—	410	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	205	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	56.78/cwt	52.00–59.00	845	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.05/cwt	60.00–70.00	891	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	815	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,558	1
Steers	Small 3	—	220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	54.95/cwt	51.00–59.00	651	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	63.78/cwt	61.00–67.00	751	8
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	905	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	47.07/cwt	46.00–48.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	94.07/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	77.56/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	85.45/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	131.46/cwt	126.00–135.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	573	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	102.52/cwt	98.00–107.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.50	525	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	488	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	125.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	120.92/cwt	117.50–126.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.85/cwt	113.00–123.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	117.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	119.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	113.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	530	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	136.39/cwt	132.50–140.00	454	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	604	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	261	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	75.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	473	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	446	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 To 50.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 2.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Moderate. Offerings Moderate. Quality Plain To Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	92.00–100.00	96.71
1	—	655	87.50	87.50
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	72.50	72.50
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	88.00	88.00
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
3	—	488	109.00–112.00	110.33
6	—	564	100.00–108.00	105.01
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
2	—	373	110.00–113.00	111.43
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	112.50–116.00	114.38
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
2	—	770	109.00–111.00	110.00
6	—	423	110.00–120.00	116.16
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
2	—	730	101.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	330	116.00–125.00	120.32
3	—	370	122.00–130.00	124.56
13	—	471	117.50–126.00	120.92
10	—	525	113.00–123.00	118.85
3	—	273	138.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
6	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	50.00	50.00
1	—	320	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
2	—	630	70.00–80.00	75.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	130.00–134.00	131.78
2	—	1,283	100.00	100.00
3	—	673	127.50–131.00	129.18
2	—	418	143.00–148.00	145.49
1	—	270	156.00	156.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
3	—	967	109.00–112.00	110.33
6	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.17
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
2	—	315	144.00–152.50	148.32
5	—	569	125.00–131.00	128.81
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	52.50	52.50
1	—	370	50.00	50.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	104.00	104.00
1	—	420	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
2	—	435	119.00–122.50	120.73
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
2	—	383	116.00–117.00	116.52
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	126.00–135.00	131.46
2	—	370	120.00–131.00	125.57
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	132.50–140.00	136.39
1	—	205	127.50	127.50
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	125.00–134.00	130.21
3	—	677	100.00–111.00	107.07
2	—	408	135.00–138.00	136.49
6	—	466	132.50–136.00	133.26
5	—	725	100.00–108.00	105.35
6	—	618	110.00–120.00	113.85
3	—	572	120.00–128.00	124.65
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	840	87.50	87.50
2	—	633	98.00–107.00	102.52
2	—	518	100.00–110.00	104.83
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
3	—	417	115.00–125.00	119.76
3	—	467	110.00–120.00	113.46
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,488	52.00–59.00	56.78
14	—	1,413	60.00–70.00	63.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,185	51.00–59.00	54.95
8	—	1,178	61.00–67.00	63.78
2	—	1,240	46.00–48.00	47.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	91.00–97.00	94.07
2	—	1,395	77.00–78.00	77.56
5	—	1,464	80.00–88.00	85.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	600.00	600.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle