Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Steers and Heifers 4.00 to 9.00 higher, Feeder Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand good, activity and buyer interest active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle average to attractive. Head calves 270.00 to 530.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.58/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$184.58

44 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$65.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.20

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	200.28	987	9thin
Medium 1	392	195.75	767	20
Medium 2	549	164.15	902	13thin
Medium 3	413	135.00	557	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.28/cwt here — about $430 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 sale44 hd

184.58

—

NC average8 barns · 780 hd

167.38

+17.20

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	—	Average	1,543	120.01	1,851	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	97.63	1,323	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,065	87.58	933	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	79.35	675	4thin

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)	1,027	$1,006	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,122	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	480	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	250	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	222.41/cwt	217.50–227.50	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	217.35/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	216.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	792	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,219.81/head	1,085.00–1,385.00	1,220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	735	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,006.14/head	875.00–1,070.00	1,006	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	115.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	126.47/cwt	121.00–132.00	2,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	102.49/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,149	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	75.85/cwt	73.00–78.00	766	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	67.25/cwt	67.00–67.50	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	87.98/cwt	80.00–94.00	944	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	100.26/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,366	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	90.80/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	617	162.19/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	167.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	210.16/cwt	208.00–215.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	183.16/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	280	200.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	312	201.79/cwt	193.00–207.50	630	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	378	189.27/cwt	185.00–192.50	715	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	205.14/cwt	202.50–206.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	192.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	573	188.72/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,189	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	228.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	363	194.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	181.21/cwt	180.00–182.50	960	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 209Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 83Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
3	—	480	200.00–210.00	206.60
2	—	675	189.00	189.00
1	—	410	207.50	207.50
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
3	—	363	190.00–200.00	194.05
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	176.00	176.00
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
4	—	569	180.00–187.50	183.16
2	—	530	180.00–182.50	181.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	217.50–227.50	222.41
3	—	469	213.00–226.00	217.35
4	—	366	215.00–220.00	216.31
4	—	336	208.00–215.00	210.16
1	—	640	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
6	—	617	160.00–165.00	162.19
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	440	160.00–175.00	167.41
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	194.00	194.00
4	—	446	202.50–206.00	205.14
1	—	490	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	195.00–205.00	200.27
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
7	—	312	193.00–207.50	201.79
3	—	378	185.00–192.50	189.27
5	—	478	190.00–195.00	192.33
2	—	573	187.50–190.00	188.72
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
5	—	568	224.00	224.00
1	—	530	230.00	230.00
3	—	467	220.00–240.00	228.18
1	—	435	235.00	235.00
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	177.50	177.50
2	—	308	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

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	3	—	1,057	1,085.00–1,385.00	1,219.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	875.00–1,070.00	1,006.14
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	114.00–118.00	115.70
2	—	1,745	121.00–132.00	126.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,121	97.00–112.50	102.49
7	—	1,010	73.00–78.00	75.85
13	—	1,073	80.00–94.00	87.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	67.00–67.50	67.25
2	—	840	90.00–93.00	91.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,362	94.00–105.00	100.26
5	—	1,336	85.00–93.00	90.80

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