Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 35.00 Head Calves 100.00 To 169.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 Lower Feeder cattle 7.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.69/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$96.69

110 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

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	514	103.62	532	66
Medium 2	539	91.09	491	29
Medium 3	491	79.78	391	9thin
Small 3	388	73.67	286	3thin
Small and Medium 3	568	72.17	410	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $122 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 sale110 hd

96.69

—

NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd

108.37

−11.68

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	1,603	75.79	1,215	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	54.20	783	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	50.24	590	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	863	40.66	351	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,955	74.00	1,447	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.43/cwt	124.00–132.50	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.80/cwt	127.50–139.00	550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	86.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	101.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	96.25/cwt	95.00–97.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	94.70/cwt	90.00–100.00	260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	112.54/cwt	110.00–116.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.28/cwt	122.50–132.50	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	109.74/cwt	103.00–113.00	512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	103.82/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	728.12/cwt	635.00–825.00	8,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.02/cwt	116.00–123.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,063	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	227	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	480	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	107.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.25/cwt	132.50–138.00	527	2
Steers	Small 3	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	565	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	410	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	445	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	865	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,974	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	518	78.58/cwt	73.00–84.00	407	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	440	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	297	1
Steers	Small 3	—	540	81.17/cwt	72.50–90.00	438	2
Steers	Small 3	—	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	280	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	315	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	265	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	258	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	805	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,824	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	618	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	278	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	87.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Steers	Medium 2Natural	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	65.92/cwt	61.00–70.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	40.06/cwt	37.00–44.00	473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,831	79.73/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,460	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	40.49/cwt	37.00–44.00	360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	59.44/cwt	57.00–63.00	818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,868	85.81/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	58.31/cwt	56.00–62.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	358	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,955	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	75.03/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,134	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	96.09/cwt	92.00–100.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	47.96/cwt	45.00–53.00	563	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	48.67/cwt	45.00–53.00	401	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	50.70/cwt	47.00–55.00	756	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	523	102.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	89.48/cwt	84.00–93.00	470	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	1,270	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	315	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	223	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	301	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	116.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	89.17/cwt	87.50–90.00	341	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	110.88/cwt	107.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	578	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,450	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	608	106.30/cwt	102.50–110.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	92.46/cwt	86.00–95.00	541	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	123.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	522	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	85.52/cwt	82.00–89.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	632	98.65/cwt	93.00–103.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	436	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,430	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	304	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	700	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	75.05/cwt	70.00–80.00	390	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	573	110.96/cwt	110.00–113.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	94.72/cwt	92.50–97.00	398	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	94.36/cwt	89.00–100.00	543	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	379	103.79/cwt	97.50–107.50	393	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	555	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 142Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 23

Baby calves 10.00 To 35.00 Head Calves 100.00 To 169.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 Lower Feeder cattle 7.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,070	80.00	80.00
9	—	521	124.00–132.50	127.43
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
5	—	414	127.50–139.00	132.80
2	—	333	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	955	95.00–97.50	96.25
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
2	—	685	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	490	122.50–132.50	127.28
6	—	618	116.00–123.00	121.02
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
4	—	766	104.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	568	121.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	390	132.50–138.00	135.25
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	80.00	80.00
2	—	540	72.50–90.00	81.17
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	73.00–84.00	78.58
1	—	350	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–106.00	102.87
1	—	455	85.00	85.00
2	—	575	89.00–100.00	94.36
4	—	379	97.50–107.50	103.79
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
4	—	526	115.00–120.00	116.27
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	608	102.50–110.00	106.30
2	—	350	115.00–122.50	118.75
1	—	270	112.50	112.50
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
3	—	573	110.00–113.00	110.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
7	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.83
5	—	470	110.00–120.00	116.10
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
2	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	107.00–115.00	110.88
8	—	422	121.00–130.00	123.66
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	87.00	87.00
2	—	618	80.00–85.00	82.57
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	85.00–90.00	87.32
1	—	435	117.50	117.50
2	—	573	92.00–100.00	96.09
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	730	82.00–89.00	85.52
3	—	632	93.00–103.00	98.65
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	106.00	106.00
1	—	700	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	85.00–90.00	86.65
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
5	—	565	100.00–106.00	101.88
2	—	373	110.00–111.00	110.52
3	—	275	90.00–100.00	94.70
6	—	425	110.00–116.00	112.54
9	—	467	103.00–113.00	109.74
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
21	—	528	100.00–108.00	103.82
1	—	175	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
9	—	608	90.00–100.00	94.99
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	92.50	92.50
1	—	480	61.00	61.00
1	—	440	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	72.50	72.50
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	97.50	97.50
2	—	815	85.00–90.00	87.47
2	—	720	80.00	80.00
5	—	525	84.00–93.00	89.48
2	—	320	93.00–95.00	94.02
3	—	382	87.50–90.00	89.17
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
9	—	585	86.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	425	100.00–105.00	102.56
2	—	638	85.00–89.00	87.01
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	60.00	60.00
1	—	490	73.00	73.00
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	83.00	83.00
1	—	270	82.50	82.50
2	—	520	70.00–80.00	75.05
2	—	420	92.50–97.00	94.72
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	51.00	51.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	945	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	635.00–825.00	728.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	25.00	25.00
2	—	888	37.00–44.00	40.49
2	—	823	45.00–53.00	48.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	37.00–44.00	40.06
9	—	1,174	56.00–62.00	58.31
14	—	1,174	45.00–53.00	47.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	57.00–63.00	59.44
9	—	1,491	47.00–55.00	50.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,323	61.00–70.00	65.92
4	—	1,831	79.00–80.00	79.73
2	—	1,868	81.00–90.00	85.81
7	—	1,511	72.00–80.00	75.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	74.00	74.00

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