Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings heavy . Quality of cattle average to attractive. Baby calves 30.00. 3 Hogs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.68/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$185.68

110 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$67.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.16

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	206.71	904	48
Medium 1	480	186.00	893	26
Medium and Large 2	559	166.25	929	4thin
Medium 2	533	163.07	869	23
Medium 3	488	139.00	679	9thin

One grade step is worth $67.71/cwt here — about $226 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 sale110 hd

185.68

—

NC average8 barns · 1,242 hd

171.52

+14.16

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	1,631	112.61	1,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	95.92	1,349	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	85.05	928	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	815	76.19	621	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,068	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$1,124	4thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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 2	—	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	553	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	325	193.33/cwt	192.50–195.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	432	195.02/cwt	192.50–200.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	479	197.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	238.49/cwt	235.00–244.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.94/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	191.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	214.76/cwt	207.00–218.00	881	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	198.88/cwt	195.00–217.50	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	203.00/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,018	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	395	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	175.78/cwt	172.50–180.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	176.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	202.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	623	171.89/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	229.45/cwt	222.50–235.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	753	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	479	128.39/cwt	115.00–132.50	615	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	580	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	537	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	525	198.73/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	620	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	197.70/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,220	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	53.96/cwt	52.00–56.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	94.30/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,024	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	84.50/cwt	80.00–89.00	960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	74.25/cwt	68.00–79.00	748	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	95.39/cwt	93.00–98.00	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	82.22/cwt	75.00–88.00	673	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	100.60/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,370	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	90.89/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,322	13
Bulls	—	—	1,978	124.33/cwt	117.00–136.00	2,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,556	109.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,040	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,201.63/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,252.35/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,047.33/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,047	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	214.10/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	202.72/cwt	195.00–207.50	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	199.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	222.10/cwt	215.00–225.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	773	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	179.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	627	153.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	836	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	217.14/cwt	212.50–220.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.60/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	460	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	503	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	618	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	710	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	165.57/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	428	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	225.95/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	233.81/cwt	232.50–235.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	503	173.33/cwt	172.50–175.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	232.58/cwt	227.50–237.50	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	234.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	383	192.78/cwt	188.00–197.50	738	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	783	158.72/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	183.68/cwt	182.50–186.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	611	177.73/cwt	150.00–192.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	183.24/cwt	167.50–194.00	1,035	6

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 99Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 55Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	155.00	155.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	235.00	235.00
2	—	775	180.00–188.00	184.00
13	—	418	235.00–244.00	238.49
1	—	835	167.50	167.50
7	—	535	230.00	230.00
3	—	387	222.50–235.00	229.45
1	—	740	182.50	182.50
2	—	498	233.00	233.00
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
1	—	935	145.00	145.00
2	—	320	230.00–240.00	235.23
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
2	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
3	—	325	192.50–195.00	193.33
3	—	432	192.50–200.00	195.02
8	—	479	190.00–200.00	197.10
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	198.00	198.00
2	—	623	168.00–176.00	171.89
2	—	503	190.00–195.00	192.49
3	—	710	140.00–145.00	142.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	162.00	162.00
2	—	520	190.00–202.00	195.94
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
2	—	568	190.00–193.00	191.51
25	—	410	207.00–218.00	214.76
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
9	—	466	195.00–217.50	198.88
2	—	640	198.00–208.00	203.00
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
4	—	330	200.00–210.00	202.54
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	167.50	167.50
2	—	1,018	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	172.50–180.00	175.78
4	—	319	170.00–180.00	176.93
1	—	685	144.00	144.00
1	—	700	127.50	127.50
2	—	358	170.00–180.00	175.03
2	—	773	146.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	420	175.00–185.00	179.16
3	—	627	150.00–160.00	153.35
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	740	137.50	137.50
1	—	420	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
2	—	535	155.00–157.50	156.26
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	150.00–156.00	152.96
3	—	618	120.00–122.50	121.68
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	115.00–132.50	128.39
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	122.50	122.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	92.50	92.50
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	137.00–137.50	137.25
3	—	617	194.00–204.00	197.70
4	—	438	212.50–220.00	217.14
5	—	528	216.00–220.00	218.60
1	—	680	192.00	192.00
3	—	457	234.00–235.00	234.67
2	—	570	223.00–229.00	225.95
2	—	268	232.50–235.00	233.81
2	—	305	227.50–237.50	232.58
4	—	366	230.00–240.00	234.08
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	197.50–200.00	198.73
1	—	665	196.00	196.00
1	—	620	172.50	172.50
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
2	—	460	205.00–210.00	207.55
2	—	428	200.00–210.00	204.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
4	—	558	200.00–210.00	204.87
3	—	470	205.00–220.00	214.10
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
6	—	418	195.00–207.50	202.72
3	—	328	195.00–205.00	199.97
6	—	381	215.00–225.00	222.10
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	140.00–180.00	165.57
3	—	503	172.50–175.00	173.33
2	—	383	188.00–197.50	192.78
2	—	783	150.00–167.50	158.72
3	—	420	182.50–186.00	183.68
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
4	—	611	150.00–192.00	177.73
1	—	325	176.00	176.00
6	—	565	167.50–194.00	183.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	40.00	40.00
2	—	820	52.00–56.00	53.96
2	—	843	93.00–98.00	95.39
7	—	819	75.00–88.00	82.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	92.00–99.00	94.30
14	—	1,136	80.00–89.00	84.50
7	—	1,007	68.00–79.00	74.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,362	95.00–109.00	100.60
13	—	1,454	87.00–94.00	90.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,978	117.00–136.00	124.33
6	—	1,556	105.00–115.00	109.85
1	—	1,040	94.00	94.00

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)	1	—	1,290	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,252.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,201.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,047.33

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