Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Two Weeks 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 $142.30/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$142.30

69 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$45.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

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	468	153.09	717	41
Medium 2	441	139.03	613	17thin
Medium 3	474	107.17	508	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.92/cwt here — about $209 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 sale69 hd

142.30

—

NC average8 barns · 805 hd

134.33

+7.97

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	—	High	1,862	103.87	1,934	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	80.88	1,187	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	818	73.79	603	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	67.32	790	45

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium 3	—	578	117.15/cwt	112.50–120.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.42/cwt	163.00–172.50	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,323	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.99/cwt	155.00–167.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	186.18/cwt	180.00–192.00	624	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	142.17/cwt	137.00–147.50	512	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	209.34/cwt	202.50–210.00	710	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	403	106.21/cwt	100.00–112.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	155.63/cwt	151.00–158.00	990	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	143.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	327	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	191.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,136	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	189.57/cwt	183.00–195.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	169.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.71/cwt	142.50–153.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	148.73/cwt	146.00–151.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	635	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	657	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	128.75/cwt	122.50–135.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	175.36/cwt	175.00–177.50	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.88/cwt	150.00–163.00	902	8
Bulls	—	—	1,984	106.09/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,105	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	79.18/cwt	76.00–83.00	617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.75/cwt	62.00–69.00	755	15
Bulls	—	—	1,375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	81.92/cwt	72.00–92.00	1,206	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	74.72/cwt	70.00–87.00	928	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	54.86/cwt	48.00–59.00	591	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.38/cwt	66.00–71.00	964	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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 96Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 19Year ago 44

No Sale Last Two Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	112.50–120.00	117.15
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
2	—	403	100.00–112.50	106.21
3	—	327	100.00–110.00	104.16
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	163.00–172.50	166.42
7	—	413	155.00–167.00	161.99
5	—	570	140.00–150.00	146.58
10	—	476	145.00–154.00	151.04
6	—	523	142.50–153.00	147.71
2	—	720	90.00–92.50	91.27
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
4	—	360	137.00–147.50	142.17
3	—	572	127.50–132.50	129.98
3	—	515	137.50	137.50
4	—	430	146.00–151.00	148.73
2	—	315	122.50–135.00	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	136.00	136.00
2	—	383	200.00–201.00	200.50
1	—	920	140.00	140.00
10	—	339	202.50–210.00	209.34
2	—	568	165.00	165.00
3	—	636	151.00–158.00	155.63
2	—	518	181.00	181.00
3	—	717	140.00–146.00	143.95
1	—	420	187.50	187.50
3	—	485	185.00–195.00	191.70
1	—	770	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	180.00–192.00	186.18
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
2	—	385	184.00–185.00	184.49
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	158.00	158.00
5	—	422	183.00–195.00	189.57
3	—	523	165.00–175.00	169.26
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
2	—	465	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	890	96.00	96.00
8	—	568	150.00–163.00	158.88
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
7	—	405	175.00–177.50	175.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,984	101.00–109.00	106.09
1	—	1,375	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	779	76.00–83.00	79.18
1	—	895	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,148	62.00–69.00	65.75
20	—	1,242	70.00–87.00	74.72
10	—	1,078	48.00–59.00	54.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,472	72.00–92.00	81.92
2	—	1,410	66.00–71.00	68.38

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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