Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 5.00 To 10.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.18/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$107.18

142 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$52.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

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	516	112.70	582	91
Medium 2	453	100.50	455	38
Medium and Large 2	430	100.00	430	1thin
Medium 3	454	91.04	414	9thin
Small and Medium 2	435	85.00	370	1thin
Small and Medium 3	435	80.00	348	1thin
Small 3	605	60.00	363	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $219 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 sale142 hd

107.18

—

NC average8 barns · 1,265 hd

110.98

−3.81

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	1,700	82.71	1,406	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	52.39	736	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	47.22	535	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	734	42.98	316	8thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	52.39/cwt	48.00–55.00	736	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,319	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	82.86/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.64/cwt	110.00–143.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	9
Steers	Small 3	—	555	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	486	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	97.26/cwt	88.00–103.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	94.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	150	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	100.81/cwt	97.50–105.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	115.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	531	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	111.98/cwt	100.00–120.00	579	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	645	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	129.70/cwt	128.00–130.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	98.68/cwt	90.00–108.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	115.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	509	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	107.76/cwt	99.00–117.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	49.65/cwt	43.00–55.00	575	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	47.62/cwt	46.00–50.00	348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	39.93/cwt	38.00–43.00	432	7
Bulls	—	—	1,743	88.86/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.45/cwt	56.00–57.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	737	40.19/cwt	35.00–43.00	296	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	96.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	600	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	103.50/cwt	97.00–110.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	102.45/cwt	90.00–105.00	495	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	610	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	333	112.44/cwt	105.00–120.00	374	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	373	88.69/cwt	87.50–90.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	102.09/cwt	92.50–110.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	490	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	96.07/cwt	93.00–99.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	657	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	114.16/cwt	112.50–115.00	369	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	103.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	95.67/cwt	90.00–102.00	399	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,155	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	111.71/cwt	107.50–117.50	417	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	876.34/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	120.04/cwt	112.50–122.00	466	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	136.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	894.70/cwt	810.00–950.00	9,376	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	382	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.47/cwt	110.00–131.00	684	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	382	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 231Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 82Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 5

Baby calves 5.00 To 10.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,404	48.00–55.00	52.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,158	43.00–55.00	49.65
7	—	1,081	38.00–43.00	39.93
2	—	1,110	56.00–57.00	56.45
1	—	988	24.00	24.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	46.00–50.00	47.62
5	—	737	35.00–43.00	40.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,746	79.00–86.00	82.86
4	—	1,743	85.00–98.00	88.86
2	—	1,398	77.00–78.00	77.53
1	—	1,790	71.00	71.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	111.00	111.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
4	—	666	90.00–100.00	94.68
17	—	458	110.00–118.00	115.96
14	—	517	100.00–120.00	111.98
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
5	—	561	90.00–108.00	98.68
6	—	440	110.00–117.00	115.67
2	—	295	128.00	128.00
7	—	621	90.00–110.00	96.57
18	—	388	112.50–122.00	120.04
2	—	778	80.00–85.00	82.52
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	127.00	127.00
1	—	150	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	90.00–105.00	102.45
5	—	370	92.50–110.00	102.09
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
3	—	657	85.00	85.00
3	—	323	112.50–115.00	114.16
6	—	417	90.00–102.00	95.67
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	83.00	83.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	105.00–120.00	112.44
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
2	—	373	87.50–90.00	88.69
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
2	—	528	93.00–99.00	96.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	125.00–130.00	128.33
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
6	—	423	120.00–125.00	124.17
7	—	657	128.00–130.00	129.70
2	—	270	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	1,070	80.00	80.00
11	—	540	130.00–137.50	136.45
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.69
2	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.61
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	156.00	156.00
4	—	484	148.00	148.00
5	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	310	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	94.00	94.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	117.50	117.50
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
2	—	730	100.00–107.00	103.57
3	—	373	107.50–117.50	111.71
2	—	315	120.00–122.50	121.23
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	102.50–105.00	103.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	110.00–143.00	126.64
5	—	763	88.00–103.00	97.26
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
3	—	677	97.50–105.00	100.81
2	—	478	125.00	125.00
5	—	624	99.00–117.00	107.76
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
2	—	820	96.00–100.00	98.05
11	—	435	120.00–135.00	128.71
6	—	563	110.00–131.00	121.47
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
2	—	430	97.00–110.00	103.50
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	53.00	53.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	47.00	47.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	850.00–900.00	876.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	810.00–950.00	894.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	600.00	600.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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