Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lean cows sold weak on a light comparison. Feeder steers sold strong with feeder heifers selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.40/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$112.40

82 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	118.33	562	56
Medium and Large 2	539	99.64	537	26

One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $25 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 sale82 hd

112.40

—

NC average7 barns · 1,000 hd

107.28

+5.12

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	1,532	79.23	1,214	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	54.67	743	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	49.55	586	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	38.63	356	16

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	371	141.29/cwt	134.00–147.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	774	90.25/cwt	85.00–97.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	119.20/cwt	113.00–125.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.66/cwt	109.00–114.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.58/cwt	161.00–165.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.91/cwt	131.00–137.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.18/cwt	135.00–144.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.68/cwt	122.00–134.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	75.08/cwt	70.00–85.00	543	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.20/cwt	106.00–115.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	118.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	125.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	126.67/cwt	120.00–131.00	464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	129.69/cwt	128.00–131.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	114.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.32/cwt	109.00–117.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	121.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	131.77/cwt	128.00–133.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	228	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	31.04/cwt	30.00–32.00	268	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	58.34/cwt	58.00–59.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	53.59/cwt	53.00–55.00	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	26.84/cwt	23.00–28.00	229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	49.72/cwt	47.00–52.00	596	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	43.49/cwt	40.00–46.00	421	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	42.58/cwt	42.00–43.00	534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	66.31/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,109	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	54.33/cwt	52.00–57.00	727	13
Bulls	—	—	1,538	80.58/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,239	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	97.74/cwt	92.00–104.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	90.95/cwt	85.00–99.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	90.74/cwt	88.00–95.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	102.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	110.50/cwt	106.00–118.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	114.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	101.26/cwt	97.00–104.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	82.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	722	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 202Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 54Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	134.00–147.00	141.29
5	—	325	161.00–165.00	163.58
3	—	477	131.00–137.00	133.91
5	—	429	135.00–144.00	140.18
7	—	558	122.00–134.00	127.68
7	—	526	120.00–132.00	127.04
4	—	660	106.00–115.00	110.20
7	—	616	109.00–117.00	114.32
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	102.00–104.00	103.00
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
4	—	774	85.00–97.00	90.25
3	—	417	113.00–125.00	119.20
6	—	580	110.00–121.00	118.18
4	—	684	92.00–104.00	97.74
5	—	716	85.00–99.00	90.95
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
2	—	830	85.00	85.00
4	—	458	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	335	130.00–142.00	136.09
2	—	870	81.00–85.00	82.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	109.00–114.00	111.66
2	—	270	131.00	131.00
14	—	483	115.00–125.00	118.54
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
7	—	426	120.00–132.00	125.86
7	—	366	120.00–131.00	126.67
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
13	—	524	110.00–118.00	114.14
2	—	705	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	325	115.00–127.00	121.80
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	70.00–85.00	75.08
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
4	—	673	88.00–95.00	90.74
3	—	455	100.00–107.00	102.31
5	—	429	106.00–118.00	110.50
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
4	—	385	110.00–117.00	114.22
4	—	528	97.00–104.00	101.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
3	—	320	128.00–131.00	129.69
2	—	728	109.00–112.00	110.54
9	—	529	132.00–140.00	137.91
4	—	608	128.00–133.00	131.77
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	130.00–141.00	135.79
3	—	480	144.00–145.00	144.66
3	—	573	128.00–133.00	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	770	89.00	89.00
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	123.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	50.00	50.00
1	—	350	60.00	60.00
1	—	285	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	30.00–32.00	31.04
1	—	860	53.00	53.00
3	—	855	23.00–28.00	26.84
9	—	969	40.00–46.00	43.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	58.00–59.00	58.34
1	—	1,760	48.00	48.00
13	—	1,338	52.00–57.00	54.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	53.00–55.00	53.59
11	—	1,199	47.00–52.00	49.72
2	—	1,255	42.00–43.00	42.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	66.00–67.00	66.31
6	—	1,538	77.00–84.00	80.58
1	—	1,210	97.00	97.00

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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