Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Attractive. 3 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.14/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$173.14

102 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3

$74.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	381	199.08	758	8thin
Medium 1	450	194.61	876	11thin
Medium and Large 1	497	193.67	962	32
Medium 2	485	164.85	800	34
Medium 3	548	124.99	685	17thin

One grade step is worth $74.09/cwt here — about $73 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 sale102 hd

173.14

—

NC average8 barns · 1,306 hd

163.06

+10.08

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	—	Low	1,755	116.15	2,038	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	93.77	1,306	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	838	79.64	667	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	79.17	859	50

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$924	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,235	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,201	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	263	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	199.34/cwt	195.00–204.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	151.26/cwt	135.00–160.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	820	81.60/cwt	73.00–90.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	617	113.41/cwt	100.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	223	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	960	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	840	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	222.34/cwt	217.50–228.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	753	1,152.08/head	975.00–1,300.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.79/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	924.24/head	900.00–950.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	111.35/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,999	126.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,536	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	72.81/cwt	66.00–77.00	804	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	55.08/cwt	52.00–59.00	563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	77.67/cwt	70.00–83.00	830	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	88.80/cwt	84.00–95.00	982	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	88.12/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,176	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	96.59/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,374	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	81.17/cwt	77.00–85.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	224.02/cwt	212.50–229.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium 1	—	488	214.26/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	222.08/cwt	215.00–231.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	226.87/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	226.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	155.33/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,409	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	527	115.19/cwt	100.00–125.00	607	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	660	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	217.10/cwt	215.00–221.00	808	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	364	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	222.45/cwt	212.50–225.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	214.21/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	487	186.06/cwt	182.50–193.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	202.31/cwt	195.00–206.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	194.51/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	171.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	372	203.30/cwt	200.00–207.50	756	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	142.32/cwt	135.00–149.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	528	191.91/cwt	187.50–194.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	179.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	733	90.28/cwt	87.50–93.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	186.66/cwt	185.00–190.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	202.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	153.71/cwt	150.00–157.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,055	5

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 199Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 96Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Attractive. 3 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	165.00–175.00	169.95
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
1	—	585	175.00	175.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
4	—	476	170.00–175.00	171.25
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
7	—	610	135.00–149.00	142.32
3	—	320	175.00–185.00	179.79
6	—	384	185.00–190.00	186.66
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
4	—	438	189.00–191.00	189.99
2	—	530	150.00–157.50	153.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	195.00–204.00	199.34
10	—	433	195.00–206.00	202.31
2	—	922	127.00	127.00
4	—	533	193.00–195.00	194.51
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
5	—	578	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	205.00	205.00
3	—	487	182.50–193.00	186.06
3	—	372	200.00–207.50	203.30
4	—	528	187.50–194.00	191.91
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	135.00–160.00	151.26
2	—	820	73.00–90.00	81.60
3	—	617	100.00–125.00	113.41
2	—	223	150.00–156.00	152.90
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	733	87.50–93.00	90.28
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
2	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	192.50	192.50
6	—	340	195.00–205.00	202.11
1	—	520	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
1	—	960	87.50	87.50
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
1	—	715	162.50	162.50
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	227.00	227.00
1	—	735	161.00	161.00
1	—	210	220.00	220.00
2	—	518	208.00	208.00
6	—	382	217.50–228.00	222.34
1	—	625	186.00	186.00
8	—	335	212.50–229.00	224.02
3	—	273	215.00–231.00	222.08
1	—	555	199.00	199.00
1	—	780	144.00	144.00
9	—	467	224.00–230.00	226.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	142.50	142.50
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	159.00	159.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	212.50–216.00	214.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
2	—	275	220.00–235.00	226.95
3	—	907	153.00–160.00	155.33
3	—	372	215.00–221.00	217.10
1	—	830	161.00	161.00
5	—	412	212.50–225.00	222.45
1	—	965	153.00	153.00
1	—	460	224.00	224.00
1	—	515	218.00	218.00
10	—	575	207.00–220.00	214.21
2	—	713	185.00–189.00	186.99
2	—	753	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	156.00	156.00
1	—	205	177.50	177.50
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	197.50	197.50
1	—	690	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	100.00–125.00	115.19
2	—	555	115.00–123.00	118.96
2	—	463	110.00–117.00	113.48

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	975.00–1,300.00	1,152.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	900.00–950.00	924.24
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	76.00	76.00
5	—	1,532	107.00–117.00	111.35
6	—	1,999	123.00–132.00	126.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	66.00–77.00	72.81
7	—	1,023	52.00–59.00	55.08
12	—	1,068	70.00–83.00	77.67
24	—	1,106	84.00–95.00	88.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	72.00	72.00
5	—	840	77.00–85.00	81.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	83.00–92.00	88.12
10	—	1,423	93.00–103.00	96.59

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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