Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand moderate. Activity moderate. Offerings moderate. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.53/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$122.53

81 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$38.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

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	566	128.01	724	55
Medium 2	512	122.01	625	14thin
Small and Medium 3	560	102.50	574	1thin
Medium 3	477	98.36	469	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	380	90.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.01/cwt here — about $382 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 sale81 hd

122.53

—

NC average8 barns · 776 hd

133.61

−11.08

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	1,492	87.79	1,310	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	63.49	911	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	58.66	676	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	753	55.46	418	6thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 and Large 1-2	—	613	123.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	118.98/cwt	115.00–124.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.58/cwt	117.50–126.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	95.53/cwt	92.00–99.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.49/cwt	128.00–138.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.59/cwt	119.00–127.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	120.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.50	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	110.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.31/cwt	112.50–121.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	835	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,054	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.68/cwt	108.00–115.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	322	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	94	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	64.75/cwt	60.00–69.00	718	15
Bulls	—	—	1,165	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	515	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	109.77/cwt	107.00–112.00	637	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	965	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	43.45/cwt	42.00–45.00	453	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	42.64/cwt	41.00–44.00	340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	707	63.16/cwt	60.00–70.00	447	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	64.55/cwt	60.00–71.00	923	11
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	483	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	490	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	398	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	558	106.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	595	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	244	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	685	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	370	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	533	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	560	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	103.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	606	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	421	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	109.68/cwt	106.00–112.50	467	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	51.47/cwt	48.00–55.00	260	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	524	122.73/cwt	118.00–127.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	711	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	410	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	240	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,560	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	88.81/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,388	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	57.68/cwt	56.00–59.00	845	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	95.38/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	55.40/cwt	52.00–60.00	676	14

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 189Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Baby calves 20.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand moderate. Activity moderate. Offerings moderate. Quality plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.67
2	—	435	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	393	125.00–131.00	128.02
2	—	468	135.00–139.00	137.03
8	—	517	128.00–138.00	132.49
3	—	765	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	933	85.00–90.00	87.51
5	—	671	112.50–121.00	117.31
2	—	318	135.00–142.00	138.42
3	—	280	138.00–140.00	139.32
11	—	568	126.00–135.00	131.30
1	—	235	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,280	92.00	92.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	100.00–113.00	106.59
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00–103.00	101.48
1	—	425	57.50	57.50
1	—	580	72.50	72.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
4	—	524	118.00–127.00	122.73
2	—	378	115.00–120.00	117.62
4	—	583	120.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	115.00–124.00	118.98
9	—	480	117.50–126.00	122.58
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
12	—	558	115.00–124.00	120.58
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
12	—	525	115.00–122.50	118.53
3	—	677	108.00–113.00	110.99
4	—	615	108.00–115.00	111.68
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	68.00	68.00
2	—	585	100.00–107.00	103.56
4	—	426	106.00–112.50	109.68
5	—	471	110.00–115.00	111.70
4	—	519	100.00–110.00	106.32
1	—	380	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	82.00	82.00
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
2	—	505	48.00–55.00	51.47
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	92.00–99.00	95.53
6	—	566	115.00–125.00	119.52
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
5	—	518	119.00–127.00	122.59
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	925	83.00	83.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	107.00–112.00	109.77
2	—	490	112.50–115.00	113.75
2	—	420	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	515	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	27.50	27.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	48.00	48.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	54.00	54.00
1	—	750	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	70.00	70.00
1	—	410	77.50	77.50
1	—	240	87.50	87.50

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)	1	—	1,110	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,109	60.00–69.00	64.75
3	—	1,043	42.00–45.00	43.45
14	—	1,221	52.00–60.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	41.00–44.00	42.64
3	—	707	60.00–70.00	63.16
1	—	800	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	60.00–71.00	64.55
2	—	1,465	56.00–59.00	57.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,563	87.00–90.00	88.81
3	—	1,553	91.00–102.00	95.38

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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