Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 90.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle Bulls 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Steers and Heifers 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.99/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$119.99

84 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$59.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

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	513	131.01	672	55
Medium 2	481	117.71	566	12thin
Medium 3	530	92.02	488	10thin
Small and Medium 2	305	90.00	275	1thin
Small 3	478	81.49	390	2thin
Small and Medium 3	550	71.88	395	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.14/cwt here — about $276 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 sale84 hd

119.99

—

NC average9 barns · 1,301 hd

131.03

−11.04

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	1,661	83.32	1,384	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	54.16	799	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	50.88	600	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	43.14	347	5thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	343	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	429	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	547	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	98.13/cwt	90.00–102.50	423	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	595	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Steers	Small 3	—	478	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.67/cwt	105.00–112.50	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	131.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	797	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	123.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	98.17/cwt	96.00–101.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	143.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.44/cwt	98.00–109.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.84/cwt	115.00–123.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	110.84/cwt	107.50–116.00	620	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	365	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	265	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	352	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	89.05/cwt	86.00–92.00	730	2
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	53.74/cwt	51.00–57.00	802	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.72/cwt	123.00–132.00	682	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	59.92/cwt	58.00–63.00	868	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.12/cwt	47.00–57.00	622	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	84.34/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,425	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	44.35/cwt	38.00–49.00	496	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	41.43/cwt	36.00–46.00	335	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	77.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,248	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	695	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	490	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	404	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	324	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	695	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	466	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	491	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	357	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	535	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	334	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	705	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	543	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	835	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	501	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	636	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	780	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	701	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	590	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	778	74.54/cwt	70.00–79.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	85.03/cwt	80.00–88.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	100.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	119.30/cwt	117.00–121.00	636	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	790	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	486	101.06/cwt	94.00–106.00	491	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	393	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	536	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	83.51/cwt	82.00–85.00	717	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	630	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	377	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	664.38/cwt	500.00–900.00	8,052	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	806.22/cwt	485.00–950.00	9,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.45/cwt	112.50–119.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	526.23/cwt	450.00–585.00	6,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	774.12/cwt	675.00–950.00	8,415	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	323	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,719	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 188Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 60Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 7Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	120.00–130.00	125.04
2	—	288	122.50–125.00	123.72
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	115.00–125.00	120.05
2	—	610	110.00–120.00	114.96
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	70.00	70.00
1	—	690	88.00	88.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
2	—	365	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.00
2	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
1	—	765	107.50	107.50
2	—	720	105.00–112.50	108.67
9	—	476	129.00–139.00	133.16
2	—	280	130.00–137.00	133.69
8	—	608	126.00–133.00	131.06
9	—	571	130.00–133.00	131.17
5	—	319	140.00–145.00	143.97
2	—	240	127.50–135.00	131.17
1	—	1,075	74.00	74.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	80.00–83.00	81.49
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	72.50	72.50
1	—	695	67.00	67.00
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
1	—	510	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	62.50	62.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	67.50	67.50
4	—	576	100.00–106.00	103.00
1	—	680	83.00	83.00
2	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.42
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
3	—	785	80.00–88.00	85.03
3	—	533	117.00–121.00	119.30
1	—	715	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	742	96.00–101.00	98.17
5	—	675	98.00–109.00	104.44
6	—	612	115.00–123.00	118.84
2	—	820	86.00–92.00	89.05
4	—	534	123.00–132.00	127.72
4	—	479	130.00–137.00	133.05
2	—	423	130.00	130.00
2	—	858	82.00–85.00	83.51
3	—	570	115.00–122.00	118.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
1	—	490	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	90.00–102.50	98.13
2	—	583	100.00–104.00	102.03
2	—	778	70.00–79.00	74.54
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	97.00–104.00	100.63
6	—	486	94.00–106.00	101.06
2	—	613	85.00–90.00	87.45
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
2	—	368	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
3	—	370	115.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
13	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.87
1	—	800	82.00	82.00
1	—	205	125.00	125.00
3	—	318	120.00–130.00	123.35
2	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.57
10	—	559	107.50–116.00	110.84
9	—	529	112.50–119.00	116.45
3	—	625	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	72.50	72.50
1	—	420	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	77.00	77.00
1	—	835	60.00	60.00
1	—	625	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	50.00	50.00
1	—	535	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
1	—	780	63.00	63.00
1	—	590	55.00	55.00
1	—	675	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	38.00	38.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,087	675.00–950.00	774.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,212	500.00–900.00	664.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,230	485.00–950.00	806.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	450.00–585.00	526.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,492	51.00–57.00	53.74
6	—	1,449	58.00–63.00	59.92
1	—	1,420	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,193	47.00–57.00	52.12
11	—	1,119	38.00–49.00	44.35
2	—	1,198	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	50.00	50.00
4	—	809	36.00–46.00	41.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	94.00	94.00
8	—	1,689	81.00–87.00	84.34
3	—	1,620	70.00–80.00	77.03

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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