Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 20.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Heavy. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.34/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$122.34

117 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$59.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.74

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	625	128.91	806	81
Medium 2	513	116.01	595	18thin
Medium 3	499	106.11	530	12thin
Small and Medium 3	500	88.20	441	5thin
Small 3	445	69.00	307	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.91/cwt here — about $499 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 sale117 hd

122.34

—

NC average9 barns · 1,544 hd

138.07

−15.74

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	1,611	85.51	1,378	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	61.91	868	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	58.08	679	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	762	40.26	307	5thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,525	70.00	1,068	1thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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	—	1,005	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	103.51/cwt	100.00–106.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.08/cwt	118.00–127.50	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	175	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.23/cwt	112.00–122.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.83/cwt	122.50–132.50	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.51/cwt	97.50–104.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.78/cwt	118.00–121.25	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.76/cwt	117.00–119.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	139.91/cwt	138.00–146.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.08/cwt	147.50–154.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.02/cwt	124.00–132.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	691	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	365	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	146	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	423	84.79/cwt	80.00–90.00	359	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	225	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	174	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	870	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,873	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	605	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	318	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	310	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	209	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	460	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	380	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	565	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	237	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	370	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	361	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	270	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	250	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	685	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	55.76/cwt	50.00–59.00	640	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.71/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	33.02/cwt	30.00–35.00	253	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	51.13/cwt	50.00–52.00	386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,571	84.97/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,335	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	63.13/cwt	60.00–66.00	896	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	761	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,040	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	63.26/cwt	60.00–67.00	777	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	468	108.50/cwt	105.00–112.00	508	15
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	595	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	461	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,889	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	815	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,871	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,353	1
Bulls	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	385	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	502	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	547	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	623	87.54/cwt	86.00–89.00	545	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	399	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	483	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	473	104.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	670	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	653	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	353	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	555	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	430	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	272	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	695	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	423	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	558	111.27/cwt	107.50–115.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	99.00/cwt	94.00–103.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	678	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,393	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.68/cwt	133.00–142.50	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.17/cwt	118.00–126.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.46/cwt	112.00–123.00	624	19
Bulls	Medium 2	—	553	110.02/cwt	106.00–114.00	608	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	886.82/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,056	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	543	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	557	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	728	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	637	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	324	121.27/cwt	121.00–122.00	393	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	853	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	806	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	303	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	367	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	691	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	460	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	673	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	107.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	4

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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 201Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 To 20.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Heavy. Quality average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	93.00	93.00
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
4	—	375	140.00–151.00	145.33
9	—	576	122.50–132.50	127.83
1	—	195	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	142.50	142.50
7	—	835	118.00–121.25	120.78
7	—	882	116.00	116.00
8	—	782	117.00–119.00	118.76
9	—	487	138.00–146.00	139.91
5	—	722	120.00–125.00	122.63
5	—	420	147.50–154.00	151.08
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
7	—	678	115.00–125.00	121.32
5	—	601	128.00	128.00
7	—	524	127.50–135.00	131.45
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	69.00	69.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	175.00	175.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	460	82.50	82.50
1	—	370	97.50	97.50
1	—	270	92.50	92.50
1	—	685	77.50	77.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	77.50	77.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	109.00	109.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.11
1	—	670	97.50	97.50
2	—	558	107.50–115.00	111.27
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
3	—	422	130.00–140.00	134.71
2	—	853	94.00–95.00	94.50
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.53
2	—	303	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	625	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	673	100.00–106.00	103.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	100.00–106.00	103.51
5	—	620	118.00–127.50	121.08
7	—	526	124.00–131.00	127.51
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.44
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.42
2	—	683	90.00–91.00	90.49
4	—	566	118.00–126.00	122.17
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	80.00–90.00	84.79
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.43
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	553	106.00–114.00	110.02
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	728	90.00–95.00	92.49
1	—	865	83.00	83.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	130.00–131.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	112.00–122.00	116.23
1	—	715	82.50	82.50
3	—	675	97.50–104.00	100.51
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
6	—	422	124.00–134.00	130.68
1	—	800	75.00	75.00
2	—	768	88.00	88.00
5	—	462	124.00–132.50	128.02
3	—	610	110.00–116.00	113.29
2	—	360	133.00–142.50	137.68
19	—	522	112.00–123.00	119.46
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	77.50	77.50
1	—	310	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	97.50	97.50
2	—	623	86.00–89.00	87.54
2	—	483	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	340	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	92.00	92.00
1	—	435	79.00	79.00
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	94.00–103.00	99.00
2	—	678	85.00–90.00	87.53
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	805	75.00	75.00
6	—	479	115.00–121.00	118.06
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
3	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.28
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
4	—	430	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	40.00	40.00
1	—	700	40.00	40.00
1	—	605	52.50	52.50
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
1	—	565	42.00	42.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	105.00–112.00	108.50
5	—	399	121.00	121.00
3	—	543	102.50	102.50
19	—	324	121.00–122.00	121.27
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	77.50	77.50
1	—	695	70.00	70.00
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	595	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	825.00–950.00	886.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	50.00–59.00	55.76
1	—	960	44.00	44.00
9	—	1,228	60.00–67.00	63.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	30.00–35.00	33.02
2	—	755	50.00–52.00	51.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	60.00–66.00	63.13
2	—	1,335	56.00–58.00	57.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,848	90.00–95.00	92.71
6	—	1,571	79.00–89.00	84.97
1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	52.00	52.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	70.00	70.00

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