Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average Baby calves 20.00 To 50.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.75/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$124.75

74 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$43.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

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	562	130.94	736	47
Medium 2	574	119.35	685	21
Medium 3	455	96.80	440	5thin
Small and Medium 3	630	87.00	548	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $187 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 sale74 hd

124.75

—

NC average8 barns · 753 hd

128.35

−3.61

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	—	Average	1,621	87.60	1,420	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	62.55	902	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	55.29	627	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	741	48.92	362	8thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	535	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	268	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	680	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.59/cwt	124.00–132.50	603	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	96.48/cwt	92.50–101.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.24/cwt	116.00–125.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	100.51/cwt	97.00–104.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	115.72/cwt	110.00–121.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	98.25/cwt	94.00–104.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	125.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	580	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,988	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	55.28/cwt	50.00–59.00	649	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	56.43/cwt	55.00–57.00	836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	65.61/cwt	63.00–70.00	933	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	723	43.85/cwt	37.00–49.00	317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	759	53.99/cwt	50.00–58.00	410	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	46.54/cwt	46.00–47.00	475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	61.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	669	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	725	106.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	773	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	832	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.54/cwt	132.50–142.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	135.18/cwt	133.00–136.00	637	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.36/cwt	126.00–137.00	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,225	2
Bulls	—	—	2,068	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,093	75.66/cwt	73.00–79.00	827	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,654	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	408	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	463	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	109.50/cwt	104.00–113.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	110.33/cwt	108.00–112.50	516	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	375	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	141	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	475	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	318	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	518	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,005	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	864	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Steers	Medium 3Mexican Origin	—	565	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	758	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	621	118.45/cwt	110.00–122.50	736	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	105.77/cwt	104.00–107.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	114.44/cwt	109.00–120.00	645	9

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 297Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 55Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 16

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average Baby calves 20.00 To 50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
3	—	465	124.00–132.50	129.59
3	—	712	92.50–101.00	96.48
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.51
4	—	578	116.00–125.00	120.24
2	—	670	103.00–110.00	106.42
6	—	628	105.00–115.00	109.35
2	—	778	97.00–104.00	100.51
3	—	415	130.00–140.00	133.45
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
3	—	590	110.00–113.00	111.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	665	96.00	96.00
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
3	—	463	110.00–115.00	112.47
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	100.00–108.00	104.02
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	50.00	50.00
1	—	680	59.00	59.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	110.00–121.00	115.72
2	—	310	115.00–119.00	117.06
4	—	673	94.00–104.00	98.25
7	—	429	121.00–129.00	125.29
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
7	—	475	120.00–127.00	124.46
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
8	—	631	104.00–113.00	109.50
1	—	365	109.00	109.00
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
9	—	564	109.00–120.00	114.44
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	99.00	99.00
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
2	—	468	108.00–112.50	110.33
1	—	335	102.00	102.00
2	—	510	104.00–107.50	105.77
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	95.00	95.00
1	—	495	92.50	92.50
1	—	600	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	67.00	67.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.67
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
5	—	471	133.00–136.00	135.18
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
2	—	415	120.00–130.00	124.88
1	—	1,005	86.00	86.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
6	—	621	110.00–122.50	118.45
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	275	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
3	—	618	134.00–135.00	134.68
4	—	431	132.50–142.50	137.54
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
11	—	525	126.00–137.00	130.36
2	—	470	140.00–148.00	143.87
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	112.00	112.00
2	—	860	107.00	107.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	775	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	703	122.00–124.00	123.00
13	—	566	130.00–136.00	134.01
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	72.50	72.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,174	50.00–59.00	55.28
1	—	1,280	20.00	20.00
2	—	1,020	46.00–47.00	46.54
8	—	1,081	60.00–64.00	61.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	55.00–57.00	56.43
10	—	1,422	63.00–70.00	65.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	37.00–49.00	43.85
4	—	759	50.00–58.00	53.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,093	73.00–79.00	75.66
7	—	1,750	90.00–99.00	94.54
1	—	1,410	80.00	80.00

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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Steers · 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