Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 30.00. Head calves 190.00 To 210.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 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 $117.21/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$117.21

85 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$54.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	522	120.39	629	64
Medium 2	438	113.53	497	16thin
Medium 3	422	102.83	434	3thin
Small 3	395	66.25	262	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.14/cwt here — about $367 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 sale85 hd

117.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

115.85

+1.36

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	—	Low	1,383	91.31	1,263	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	65.11	880	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	61.57	692	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	46.97	410	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	709.15/cwt	585.00–800.00	7,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	874.17/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	11,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,087.96/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,130	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.13/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	19
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.76/cwt	117.00–126.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	141.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.55/cwt	147.00–156.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	99.04/cwt	95.00–102.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.00/cwt	134.00–142.50	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	123.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.78/cwt	117.50–125.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	343	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	342	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	65.01/cwt	60.00–70.00	750	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	65.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	855	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	362	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	458	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	56.30/cwt	52.00–59.00	598	6
Bulls	—	—	1,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	940	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,490	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,310	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.90/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	680	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,289	89.95/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	450	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	421	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.50	273	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	717	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	464	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	109.74/cwt	106.00–115.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	571	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	617	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	125.37/cwt	122.50–129.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	728	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	724	104.84/cwt	102.50–107.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	679	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.03/cwt	132.50–142.50	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.96/cwt	111.00–121.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.70/cwt	118.00–127.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.53/cwt	127.50–134.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	127.50	127.50
2	—	415	137.50–140.00	138.70
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	111.00	111.00
7	—	483	138.00–148.00	141.63
4	—	316	135.00–145.00	141.36
4	—	621	129.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	430	147.00–156.00	151.55
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
9	—	533	134.00–142.50	137.00
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
3	—	773	117.50–125.00	120.78
1	—	230	149.00	149.00
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
7	—	574	130.00–138.00	134.96
7	—	674	127.50–134.00	131.53
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	527	118.00–127.00	121.13
6	—	477	117.00–126.00	120.76
9	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.82
3	—	680	100.00–103.00	100.96
3	—	283	120.00–130.00	123.99
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
13	—	574	115.00–123.00	118.37
3	—	363	132.50–142.50	139.03
2	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.00
4	—	423	118.00–127.00	122.70
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	82.50	82.50
1	—	375	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00–114.00	111.94
2	—	418	113.00–115.00	113.96
2	—	235	115.00–117.50	116.30
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
4	—	519	106.00–115.00	109.74
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
3	—	318	122.50–129.00	125.37
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	97.00	97.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	93.50	93.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	130.00–140.00	134.58
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
3	—	762	95.00–102.00	99.04
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	578	118.00–120.00	119.03
2	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.07
2	—	615	111.00–121.00	115.96
2	—	520	127.00–130.00	128.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
4	—	571	106.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
4	—	724	102.50–107.00	104.84
2	—	470	115.00–125.00	119.95
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	102.00	102.00
2	—	728	99.00–100.00	99.51
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	42.50	42.50

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)	3	—	1,107	585.00–800.00	709.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	700.00–1,000.00	874.17
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	60.00–70.00	65.01
6	—	1,063	52.00–59.00	56.30
1	—	965	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,310	62.00–68.00	65.29
2	—	1,488	57.00–58.00	57.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	40.00–43.00	41.48
2	—	873	50.00–55.00	52.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	71.00–72.00	71.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,545	94.00–106.00	98.90
4	—	1,289	88.00–92.00	89.95

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

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle