Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 7.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 2 Hogs Head calves 260.00 To 460.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.11/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$179.11

92 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.70

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	192.73	931	36
Medium and Large 2	452	178.01	805	35
Medium 2	495	159.37	788	18thin
Medium 3	492	147.03	723	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $208 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 sale92 hd

179.11

—

NC average8 barns · 1,464 hd

162.41

+16.70

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	1,548	119.77	1,853	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	97.17	1,351	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	88.14	985	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	813	69.81	568	9thin

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)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$972	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,191	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 and Large 1	—	552	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,292	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	193.08/cwt	190.00–195.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	183.77/cwt	182.50–185.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	170.29/cwt	165.00–176.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	175.79/cwt	170.00–182.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	185.10/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	181.20/cwt	180.00–182.50	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	187.35/cwt	182.00–193.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	171.91/cwt	169.00–175.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	221.24/cwt	215.00–227.00	945	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	220.15/cwt	212.50–225.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.20/cwt	206.00–215.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	805	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,107	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	728	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.00	861	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	770	139.97/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,078	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	931	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	223.48/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	363	213.72/cwt	210.00–217.50	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	225.96/cwt	220.00–232.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	674	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	190.86/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	192.41/cwt	188.00–197.50	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	204.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	405	196.30/cwt	192.50–200.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	191.64/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	196.85/cwt	192.50–200.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	85.45/cwt	81.00–90.00	722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	100.96/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,379	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	96.30/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,081	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	64.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	76.39/cwt	72.00–80.00	594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	89.04/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,284	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	73.69/cwt	69.00–77.00	762	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	88.22/cwt	82.00–93.00	998	38
Bulls	—	—	1,669	125.03/cwt	117.00–129.00	2,087	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,493	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,190.54/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,191	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	523.75/head	500.00–550.00	524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,121.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,121	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	205.31/cwt	202.50–208.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	180.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	207.53/cwt	195.00–213.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	142.54/cwt	137.50–147.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	533	182.58/cwt	180.00–188.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	186.53/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	199.98/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	693	159.74/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	380	190.75/cwt	187.50–195.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	167.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	193.27/cwt	189.00–197.50	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	165.62/cwt	151.00–180.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	209.18/cwt	207.50–211.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	422	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 186Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 70Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 20

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 7.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 2 Hogs Head calves 260.00 To 460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	234.00	234.00
2	—	535	222.00	222.00
5	—	483	214.00–229.00	223.48
1	—	325	229.00	229.00
2	—	378	220.00–232.50	225.96
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
1	—	605	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	196.00	196.00
1	—	580	205.00	205.00
2	—	363	210.00–217.50	213.72
2	—	405	192.50–200.00	196.30
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	207.50	207.50
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	190.00–195.00	193.08
2	—	620	135.00–137.50	136.26
2	—	478	182.50–185.00	183.77
4	—	570	181.00–187.50	185.10
2	—	230	180.00–182.50	181.20
8	—	372	182.00–193.00	187.35
4	—	507	184.00	184.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
2	—	418	175.00–185.00	180.09
3	—	267	180.00–190.00	185.06
3	—	753	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	165.00–166.00	165.48
5	—	375	165.00–176.00	170.29
3	—	318	170.00–182.50	175.79
2	—	515	169.00–175.00	171.91
1	—	710	117.50	117.50
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	670	148.00	148.00
1	—	750	117.50	117.50
1	—	870	97.00	97.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
2	—	575	137.50–147.50	142.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	165.00	165.00
7	—	551	189.00–199.00	190.86
10	—	435	188.00–197.50	192.41
1	—	355	209.00	209.00
2	—	320	200.00–210.00	204.69
5	—	534	188.00–197.50	191.64
9	—	476	192.50–200.00	196.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	182.50	182.50
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
10	—	427	215.00–227.00	221.24
3	—	377	212.50–225.00	220.15
5	—	475	206.00–215.00	210.20
1	—	530	227.50	227.50
1	—	325	225.00	225.00
2	—	618	184.00–189.00	186.53
2	—	575	199.00–201.00	199.98
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	165.00–170.00	167.60
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
2	—	693	157.00–162.50	159.74
3	—	380	187.50–195.00	190.75
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
2	—	488	160.00–175.00	167.46
3	—	422	170.00–175.00	172.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	202.50–208.00	205.31
6	—	423	195.00–213.00	207.53
2	—	453	189.00–197.50	193.27
2	—	605	151.00–180.00	165.62
3	—	510	207.50–211.00	209.18
1	—	550	173.00	173.00
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.50	197.50
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	533	180.00–188.00	182.58
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	137.50	137.50
2	—	728	117.50–119.00	118.25
2	—	770	137.50–142.50	139.97
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	81.00–90.00	85.45
3	—	808	60.00–68.00	64.40
3	—	777	72.00–80.00	76.39
1	—	875	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,366	94.00–108.00	100.96
7	—	1,442	85.00–92.00	89.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	94.00–104.00	96.30
7	—	1,034	69.00–77.00	73.69
38	—	1,131	82.00–93.00	88.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,669	117.00–129.00	125.03
3	—	1,345	110.00–112.00	111.01

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	3	—	1,132	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,190.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	500.00–550.00	523.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,068	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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