Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 To 90.00 No sale last week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.75/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$96.75

113 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

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	564	104.32	588	55
Medium 2	523	95.57	500	36
Medium 3	533	90.83	484	10thin
Small and Medium 3	506	71.24	361	8thin
Small 2	300	70.00	210	1thin
Small 3	542	68.85	373	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $215 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 sale113 hd

96.75

—

NC average3 barns · 350 hd

104.13

−7.38

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	1,703	75.68	1,289	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	50.72	702	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	45.76	492	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	814	40.54	330	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	78.00	936	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Heifers	Small 3	—	518	69.52/cwt	65.00–74.00	360	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	410	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	277	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	425	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	319	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	313	87.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	274	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	880	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,268	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	500	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	388	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	266	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	76.20/cwt	72.50–80.00	293	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	690	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	414	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	560	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	434	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	50.41/cwt	45.00–55.00	716	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	36.71/cwt	31.00–42.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	38.49/cwt	35.00–42.00	526	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	724.58/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	80.32/cwt	78.00–83.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.31/cwt	137.50–148.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	100.89/cwt	100.00–105.00	580	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	652.87/cwt	525.00–750.00	7,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	770.24/cwt	675.00–850.00	10,830	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	67.33/cwt	62.50–72.50	454	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	312	120.99/cwt	112.50–125.00	377	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	880	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	247	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	700	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	543	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	103.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.50	437	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	647	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	226	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	87.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	93.32/cwt	92.50–95.00	291	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	94.00/cwt	90.00–98.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	89.47/cwt	83.00–95.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	93.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	825	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	883	61.20/cwt	55.00–67.50	540	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	475	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	655	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	406	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	78.19/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,474	6
Bulls	—	—	2,091	85.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	35.12/cwt	32.00–41.00	294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,326	67.91/cwt	65.00–75.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	48.72/cwt	45.00–53.00	414	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	18.68/cwt	12.00–25.00	184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,015	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	56.73/cwt	56.00–58.00	737	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	48.88/cwt	45.00–55.00	531	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	23.24/cwt	16.00–30.00	174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	120.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	66.25/cwt	65.00–67.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	83.72/cwt	80.00–91.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.60/cwt	127.50–136.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	80.52/cwt	76.00–85.00	622	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.36/cwt	135.00–147.50	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	119.93/cwt	117.00–126.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	88.59/cwt	85.00–91.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.13/cwt	127.50–137.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	136.41/cwt	132.50–140.00	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.77/cwt	137.00–143.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	112.89/cwt	107.00–118.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	109.60/cwt	105.00–116.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	96.71/cwt	92.00–102.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	107.46/cwt	102.50–112.50	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	104.80/cwt	102.50–109.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	114.20/cwt	110.00–118.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	635	2
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	174	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	213	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	354	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	590	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	83.96/cwt	80.00–89.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	159.36/cwt	149.00–170.00	614	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	640	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	435	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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 440Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 12

Baby calves 50.00 To 90.00 No sale last week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	65.00–74.00	69.52
1	—	590	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	75.00	75.00
1	—	500	77.50	77.50
2	—	385	72.50–80.00	76.20
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
1	—	690	60.00	60.00
1	—	560	77.50	77.50
1	—	465	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
4	—	375	125.00–129.00	126.63
6	—	463	115.00–123.00	120.35
4	—	730	80.00–91.00	83.72
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
4	—	773	76.00–85.00	80.52
3	—	670	85.00–91.00	88.59
11	—	518	107.00–118.00	112.89
7	—	578	105.00–116.00	109.60
9	—	608	92.00–102.00	96.71
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
3	—	428	110.00–118.00	114.20
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	100.00–105.00	100.89
3	—	675	62.50–72.50	67.33
1	—	880	60.00	60.00
1	—	290	85.00	85.00
5	—	480	100.00–110.00	103.61
3	—	433	100.00–102.50	100.82
3	—	620	85.00–90.00	87.69
4	—	516	100.00–105.00	102.49
3	—	312	92.50–95.00	93.32
2	—	383	100.00–110.00	105.16
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	90.00–98.00	94.00
6	—	575	83.00–95.00	89.47
1	—	365	96.00	96.00
1	—	520	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	78.00–83.00	80.32
6	—	428	137.50–148.00	140.31
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	134.89
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	960	65.00–67.50	66.25
2	—	535	127.50–130.00	128.74
3	—	563	117.00–126.00	119.93
4	—	628	102.50–112.50	107.46
5	—	662	102.50–109.00	104.80
2	—	705	89.00–91.00	90.00
3	—	762	80.00–89.00	83.96
1	—	900	73.00	73.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	74.00	74.00
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
2	—	580	110.00–113.00	111.53
3	—	623	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	680	90.00–98.00	93.94
2	—	883	55.00–67.50	61.20
1	—	900	55.00	55.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	77.50	77.50
1	—	825	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	68.00	68.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	85.00–90.00	87.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	738	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	127.50–136.00	131.60
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
5	—	432	135.00–147.50	142.36
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
4	—	623	120.00–127.00	123.09
10	—	519	127.50–137.00	133.13
7	—	366	132.50–140.00	136.41
5	—	471	137.00–143.00	140.77
2	—	915	109.00–110.00	109.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
3	—	312	112.50–125.00	120.99
1	—	730	62.50	62.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	107.50	107.50
2	—	570	121.00–125.00	122.95
1	—	625	76.00	76.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	385	149.00–170.00	159.36
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	60.00	60.00
1	—	370	57.50	57.50
1	—	525	67.50	67.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	47.00	47.00
1	—	700	77.50	77.50
1	—	655	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	625.00–850.00	724.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	525.00–750.00	652.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,406	675.00–850.00	770.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	65.00	65.00
4	—	838	32.00–41.00	35.12
6	—	849	45.00–53.00	48.72
3	—	748	16.00–30.00	23.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,421	45.00–55.00	50.41
3	—	1,367	35.00–42.00	38.49
7	—	1,300	56.00–58.00	56.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	31.00–42.00	36.71
2	—	1,048	60.00	60.00
3	—	983	12.00–25.00	18.68
14	—	1,086	45.00–55.00	48.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	73.00	73.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,885	75.00–82.00	78.19
4	—	2,091	84.00–89.00	85.50
7	—	1,326	65.00–75.00	67.91

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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