Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 9.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle 11.00 to 26.00 higher. Demand very good, Activity active, offerings heavy, quality attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.90/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$149.90

267 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$51.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.64

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	574	159.10	913	149
Medium 2	512	147.12	753	68
Medium 3	571	131.23	749	33
Small and Medium 3	542	121.51	658	11thin
Small 3	545	107.75	587	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.35/cwt here — about $325 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 sale267 hd

149.90

—

NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd

136.26

+13.64

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	1,614	104.73	1,691	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	90.42	1,290	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	76.14	857	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	770	75.39	581	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,556	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2	—	534	192.91/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	458	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	619	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	173.99/cwt	171.00–177.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.50/cwt	146.00–155.50	959	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.48/cwt	155.00–157.50	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,158	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	570	161.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	608	143.11/cwt	141.00–144.00	870	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.58/cwt	157.00–168.00	849	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	175.24/cwt	167.50–179.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	149.07/cwt	145.00–153.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	146.22/cwt	142.00–150.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	159.49/cwt	156.00–165.00	671	17
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	473	128.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	610	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	129.25/cwt	127.50–131.00	569	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	493	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	548	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	136.11/cwt	130.00–142.50	766	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	515	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	402	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	177.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	168.41/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	767	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	159.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	200.95/cwt	195.00–207.50	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	213.41/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,101	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	162.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	210.23/cwt	200.00–226.00	915	24
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	500	118.75/cwt	112.50–125.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	199.93/cwt	197.50–204.00	770	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	201.93/cwt	198.00–206.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	435	171.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	85.95/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,004	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	744	73.61/cwt	70.00–79.00	548	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	91.16/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,307	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	64.11/cwt	60.00–67.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	74.84/cwt	72.00–79.00	831	10
Bulls	—	—	1,482	114.70/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	99.65/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	765.67/head	760.00–775.00	766	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,621.32/head	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	152.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	164.44/cwt	157.50–167.50	786	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	122.92/cwt	122.00–125.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	783	106.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	681	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	133.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	149.80/cwt	147.50–152.00	644	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	673	108.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	622	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	364	126.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	156.33/cwt	152.50–163.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	881	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	151.75/cwt	147.50–155.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	171.23/cwt	164.00–175.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.78/cwt	110.00–145.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.00/cwt	171.00–176.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.63/cwt	159.00–168.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	431	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	154.30/cwt	151.00–157.50	822	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	896	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 99Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 9.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle 11.00 to 26.00 higher. Demand very good, Activity active, offerings heavy, quality attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	192.50–193.00	192.91
5	—	565	171.00–177.00	173.99
2	—	333	170.00–185.00	177.44
2	—	423	180.00–182.50	181.23
13	—	670	155.00–165.00	159.15
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–140.00	135.08
3	—	570	158.00–166.00	161.35
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
2	—	515	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	175.00	175.00
5	—	616	164.00–171.00	168.41
3	—	330	195.00–207.50	200.95
31	—	516	212.00–216.00	213.41
6	—	666	173.50	173.50
9	—	718	160.00–168.00	162.70
6	—	793	151.00	151.00
24	—	435	200.00–226.00	210.23
4	—	385	197.50–204.00	199.93
1	—	915	137.50	137.50
5	—	571	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.50	112.50
28	—	608	141.00–144.00	143.11
1	—	690	153.00	153.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	535	145.00–153.00	149.07
6	—	366	142.00–150.00	146.22
17	—	421	156.00–165.00	159.49
2	—	563	130.00–142.50	136.11
1	—	315	127.50	127.50
6	—	478	157.50–167.50	164.44
3	—	283	122.00–125.00	122.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	625	146.00–155.50	153.50
20	—	571	155.00–157.50	156.48
2	—	758	137.00	137.00
12	—	658	176.00	176.00
48	—	529	157.00–168.00	160.58
6	—	708	145.00	145.00
10	—	428	167.50–179.00	175.24
1	—	295	157.00	157.00
2	—	928	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	835	117.50	117.50
4	—	393	152.50–163.00	156.33
5	—	487	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
2	—	493	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	125.00–133.00	128.88
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	127.50–131.00	129.25
3	—	673	105.00–116.00	108.54
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	105.00–110.00	106.21
6	—	681	137.00–138.00	137.32
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
6	—	523	132.00–140.00	133.46
1	—	870	83.00	83.00
2	—	430	147.50–152.00	149.80
3	—	622	115.00–125.00	120.07
4	—	364	120.00–130.00	126.98
6	—	478	147.50–155.00	151.75
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	112.50–125.00	118.75
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	198.00–206.00	201.93
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	151.00	151.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
5	—	515	164.00–175.00	171.23
2	—	773	110.00–145.00	127.78
3	—	470	171.00–176.00	174.00
3	—	572	159.00–168.00	162.63
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	170.00–172.50	171.22
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	150.00–154.00	152.17
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	160.00	160.00
6	—	431	180.00–190.00	184.89
2	—	533	151.00–157.50	154.30
2	—	618	140.00–150.00	145.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	81.00–90.00	85.95
3	—	1,110	60.00–67.00	64.11
10	—	1,110	72.00–79.00	74.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	82.50	82.50
4	—	744	70.00–79.00	73.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	85.00–97.00	91.16
1	—	1,355	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	112.00–124.00	114.70
2	—	1,695	97.00–101.00	99.65
1	—	1,850	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,621.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	820	760.00–775.00	765.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	825.00	825.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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