Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lean cows sold firm on light comparison. Feeder steers sold strong with feeder heifers selling 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Holstein baby calves ranged 30.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$110.16

95 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	111.65	572	62
Medium and Large 2	468	107.36	502	33

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $70 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 sale95 hd

110.16

—

NC average8 barns · 849 hd

107.80

+2.36

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	1,765	80.02	1,412	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	57.37	727	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	51.96	552	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	37.74	318	6thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,158	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	676.22/cwt	665.00–685.00	6,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	858.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	104.19/cwt	97.00–115.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	109.90/cwt	108.00–113.00	579	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.26/cwt	130.00–134.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	91.20/cwt	85.00–95.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.33/cwt	111.00–118.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	115.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	550	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	159.33/cwt	152.00–163.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	96.98/cwt	96.00–99.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	142.97/cwt	138.00–147.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	117.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	105.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.80/cwt	115.00–123.00	503	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	63.26/cwt	60.00–66.00	768	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	56.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	728	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	51.01/cwt	49.00–53.00	548	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	35.69/cwt	32.00–38.00	288	5
Bulls	—	—	1,145	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	113.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	435	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	52.29/cwt	52.00–53.00	663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	56.33/cwt	54.00–59.00	598	4
Bulls	—	—	2,073	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	106.59/cwt	104.00–108.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	79.23/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	104.96/cwt	103.00–107.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,012.50/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	9,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.02/cwt	99.00–105.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	102.25/cwt	99.00–105.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	6

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 270Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	665.00–685.00	676.22
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	235.00	235.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,045	800.00–900.00	858.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	929	725.00–1,175.00	1,012.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	125.00–135.00	130.14
3	—	670	97.00–115.00	104.19
4	—	720	85.00–95.00	91.20
5	—	427	150.00–155.00	151.77
3	—	623	111.00–118.00	115.33
5	—	359	152.00–163.00	159.33
4	—	471	138.00–147.00	142.97
2	—	563	119.00–122.00	120.48
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
5	—	620	100.00–110.00	102.97
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	670	94.00–99.00	95.97
1	—	790	86.00	86.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	273	139.00–145.00	141.92
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	122.35
6	—	524	120.00–125.00	121.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.35
8	—	528	130.00–134.00	132.26
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
7	—	478	135.00–147.00	142.10
7	—	571	125.00–133.00	129.65
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
6	—	424	145.00–149.00	146.81
4	—	685	110.00–120.00	117.36
5	—	720	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	618	123.00–128.00	125.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	110.00–120.00	116.05
2	—	390	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	525	120.00–126.00	122.06
3	—	615	105.00–107.00	105.67
2	—	405	121.00–124.00	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	108.00–113.00	109.90
1	—	710	99.00	99.00
15	—	477	110.00–119.00	115.40
7	—	567	107.00–113.00	109.98
3	—	665	96.00–99.00	96.98
4	—	368	120.00–123.00	120.74
9	—	423	115.00–123.00	118.80
8	—	618	99.00–105.00	102.25
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	95.00–97.00	95.99
6	—	524	100.00–107.00	105.54
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
3	—	330	120.00	120.00
8	—	384	110.00–119.00	113.24
5	—	415	104.00–108.00	106.59
4	—	476	103.00–107.00	104.96
3	—	575	99.00–105.00	103.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	60.00–66.00	63.26
7	—	1,296	54.00–59.00	56.18
3	—	1,268	52.00–53.00	52.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,074	49.00–53.00	51.01
1	—	965	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,061	54.00–59.00	56.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	808	32.00–38.00	35.69
1	—	1,010	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	65.00	65.00
2	—	2,073	88.00–91.00	89.49
5	—	1,766	77.00–83.00	79.23

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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Canton Livestock Auction

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