Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light (Snow And Cold ) quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.48/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$150.48

24 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$484

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

$80.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.61

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	456	160.58	732	13thin
Medium 2	431	148.48	640	8thin
Medium 3	470	128.13	602	2thin
Small 3	310	80.00	248	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.58/cwt here — about $484 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 sale24 hd

150.48

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

138.87

+11.61

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	1,551	100.00	1,551	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	89.54	1,545	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	81.51	982	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	65.79	525	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,044	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	996	$767	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	164.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	141.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	829	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	816	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.65/cwt	176.00–186.00	746	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	158.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	158.20/cwt	156.00–159.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	128.13/cwt	122.00–134.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	170.95/cwt	167.00–174.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	778	575.03/head	515.00–650.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,090.78/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,091	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	755	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	910.13/head	750.00–1,175.00	910	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	91.42/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,604	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	71.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	104.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,295	94.18/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	85.98/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	64.81/cwt	61.00–68.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	510	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	79.59/cwt	74.00–83.00	933	7

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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 196Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 63Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light (Snow And Cold ) quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	164.00	164.00
2	—	530	160.00–168.00	164.04
1	—	675	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	135.00–148.00	141.72
2	—	560	146.00–150.00	148.04
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	174.00	174.00
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	212.00	212.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
3	—	413	176.00–186.00	180.65
1	—	270	202.00	202.00
2	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
1	—	885	142.00	142.00
1	—	965	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	156.00–160.00	158.97
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
4	—	369	156.00–159.00	158.20
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
2	—	663	140.00–148.00	144.02
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
3	—	407	167.00–174.00	170.95
6	—	365	162.00–172.00	165.77
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	122.00–134.00	128.13
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	80.00	80.00

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)	Open	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	778	515.00–650.00	575.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,198	950.00–1,275.00	1,090.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	750.00–1,175.00	910.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,755	88.00–99.00	91.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	70.00–74.00	71.72
3	—	808	61.00–68.00	64.81
1	—	510	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	85.00–88.00	85.98
7	—	1,172	74.00–83.00	79.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	100.00–107.00	104.37
3	—	1,295	87.00–98.00	94.18

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle