Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings. Quality of cattle attractive. Baby calves 50.00, Head calves 460.00 to 950.00. 10 hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.51/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$157.51

61 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.02

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	497	163.00	810	44
Medium 2	415	152.76	634	9thin
Medium 3	538	136.75	736	6thin
Small and Medium 3	355	136.00	483	1thin
Small 3	540	105.00	567	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $243 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 sale61 hd

157.51

—

NC average8 barns · 1,403 hd

149.49

+8.02

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	1,705	95.50	1,628	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	89.01	1,240	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	78.25	846	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	819	64.32	527	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$887	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$871	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$514	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,208	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,166	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	—	370	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.50	596	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	178.30/cwt	172.50–185.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	179.78/cwt	172.50–185.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	165.80/cwt	162.00–169.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	171.01/cwt	165.00–174.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	219.03/cwt	215.00–225.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	615	134.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	826	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	201.60/cwt	192.50–207.50	851	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	215.33/cwt	197.50–220.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	171.28/cwt	168.00–175.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	195.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	944	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	353	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	189.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	270	109.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	296	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	188.14/cwt	182.50–194.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	202.47/cwt	197.00–208.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	172.54/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	64.86/cwt	61.00–68.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	42.50/cwt	41.00–44.00	353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	67.06/cwt	63.00–72.00	516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	92.54/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,343	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	85.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,141	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	86.60/cwt	82.00–91.00	981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	74.09/cwt	70.00–78.00	779	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,093.86/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	840.67/head	825.00–875.00	841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	514.13/head	500.00–525.00	514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	575	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,025.40/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,259.42/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,259	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	190.40/cwt	190.00–192.50	815	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	965	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	905	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	951	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	180.05/cwt	172.50–187.50	828	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.95/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 167Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 64Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.18
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	472	150.00–157.50	154.98
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	172.50–185.00	178.30
4	—	374	172.50–185.00	179.78
9	—	567	162.00–169.00	165.80
7	—	319	160.00–170.00	165.48
5	—	522	165.00–174.00	171.01
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	838	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
4	—	475	168.00–175.00	171.28
1	—	1,130	125.00	125.00
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
3	—	623	159.00–164.00	160.95
2	—	250	160.00–170.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
3	—	615	130.00–137.00	134.33
1	—	545	137.50	137.50
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
3	—	322	215.00–225.00	219.03
1	—	670	189.00	189.00
1	—	575	187.50	187.50
1	—	930	155.00	155.00
7	—	369	197.50–220.00	215.33
1	—	435	226.00	226.00
3	—	482	190.00–200.00	195.77
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
7	—	635	185.00–190.00	189.03
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	192.50–207.50	201.60
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	665	168.00	168.00
1	—	465	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
2	—	353	140.00–142.50	141.26
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
3	—	535	127.50	127.50
2	—	270	105.00–115.00	109.63
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	159.00	159.00
2	—	520	182.50–194.00	188.14
2	—	408	197.00–208.00	202.47
2	—	620	171.00–174.00	172.54
1	—	825	132.50	132.50
1	—	750	128.00	128.00
2	—	568	178.00–180.00	178.97
1	—	455	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
6	—	428	190.00–192.50	190.40
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
3	—	460	172.50–187.50	180.05
1	—	550	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	65.00	65.00
1	—	905	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	102.50	102.50
2	—	830	41.00–44.00	42.50
2	—	770	63.00–72.00	67.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	61.00–68.00	64.86
11	—	1,133	82.00–91.00	86.60
6	—	1,051	70.00–78.00	74.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	90.00–102.00	92.54
6	—	1,335	80.00–89.00	85.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,570	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	900.00–1,225.00	1,093.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	840	825.00–875.00	840.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	500.00–525.00	514.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	575	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,259.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle