Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Goats Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.57/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$101.57

70 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$39.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

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	560	106.67	597	46
Medium 2	532	96.84	515	18thin
Medium 3	522	85.67	447	3thin
Small and Medium 3	473	67.50	320	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.17/cwt here — about $277 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 sale70 hd

101.57

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

110.51

−8.94

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	1,559	77.19	1,203	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	808	56.38	456	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	52.61	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	49.11	544	30

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,069	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	95.47/cwt	94.00–97.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	763	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	86.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	114.85/cwt	112.00–118.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	119.96/cwt	117.50–122.50	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	97.54/cwt	94.00–102.50	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	837.35/cwt	785.00–885.00	8,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	105.66/cwt	97.00–110.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.50	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	120.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	575	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.04/cwt	115.00–122.50	678	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	276	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	825	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	627	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	124.34/cwt	122.50–126.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	121.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	637.38/cwt	575.00–685.00	4,972	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	786	629.78/cwt	575.00–650.00	4,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	42.89/cwt	36.00–45.00	478	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	747	71.25/cwt	68.00–75.00	532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	62.65/cwt	60.00–64.00	496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	72.65/cwt	71.00–74.00	835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	80.39/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,543	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	57.24/cwt	56.00–60.00	622	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	50.82/cwt	48.00–55.00	726	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	50.10/cwt	46.00–55.00	560	15
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	80.38/cwt	75.00–86.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	436	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	475	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	261	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	392	139.16/cwt	137.50–140.00	546	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	50.94/cwt	48.00–55.00	426	7
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	425	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	264	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	250	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	370	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	241	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	109.36/cwt	106.00–114.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	895	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.89/cwt	124.00–129.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,355	1

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 276Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 4

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Goats Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	785.00–885.00	837.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	780	575.00–685.00	637.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	786	575.00–650.00	629.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	510.00	510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
3	—	392	137.50–140.00	139.16
2	—	725	93.00	93.00
1	—	185	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	97.00–110.00	105.66
3	—	443	125.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	360	144.00–152.50	147.09
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
2	—	173	145.00–150.00	147.32
4	—	679	119.00–125.00	120.72
1	—	710	107.50	107.50
6	—	575	120.00–127.00	121.52
4	—	521	124.00–129.00	126.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	94.00–97.00	95.47
2	—	528	117.50–122.50	119.96
3	—	465	130.00–136.00	134.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
9	—	574	115.00–122.50	118.04
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	76.00	76.00
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	119.00–123.00	121.79
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	120.00–123.00	121.49
1	—	980	63.00	63.00
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
2	—	740	95.00	95.00
4	—	690	83.00–88.00	86.00
8	—	520	112.00–118.00	114.85
8	—	616	94.00–102.50	97.54
8	—	472	116.00–126.00	121.11
2	—	815	80.00	80.00
4	—	414	122.50–126.00	124.34
6	—	567	100.00–105.00	102.61
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	70.00–79.00	74.57
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	75.00–86.00	80.38
2	—	620	85.00–87.00	86.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
6	—	423	106.00–114.00	109.36
3	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	60.00	60.00
1	—	535	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	79.00	79.00
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	55.00	55.00
1	—	425	62.00	62.00
2	—	370	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,150	71.00–74.00	72.65
4	—	1,920	78.00–83.00	80.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	36.00–45.00	42.89
1	—	1,060	21.00	21.00
7	—	1,086	56.00–60.00	57.24
15	—	1,117	46.00–55.00	50.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	31.00	31.00
3	—	792	60.00–64.00	62.65
7	—	836	48.00–55.00	50.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	68.00–75.00	71.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	56.00–60.00	57.38
8	—	1,429	48.00–55.00	50.82

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle