Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous week, however a higher undertone was noted for slaughter and feeder classes. Demand very good, market activity and buyer interest active, offerings heavy. Quality of cattle attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.28/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$200.28

239 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$46.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	208.03	1,118	150
Medium 1	449	200.41	900	36
Medium and Large 2	559	185.83	1,039	24
Medium 2	497	176.80	879	20
Medium 3	417	161.30	673	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.73/cwt here — about $445 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 sale239 hd

200.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,273 hd

184.02

+16.26

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	1,574	125.62	1,978	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	112.66	1,522	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	99.59	1,128	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	774	80.55	623	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,081	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$863	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$418	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,871	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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	—	522	241.85/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	271.64/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	222.36/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,514	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	363	182.21/cwt	177.00–187.50	661	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.84/cwt	217.00–228.00	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	219.50/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	574	191.22/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	427	201.42/cwt	192.50–207.50	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	187.22/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	208.22/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	173.64/cwt	164.00–178.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	215.26/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,020	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	170.25/cwt	167.00–182.50	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.35/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	223.87/cwt	220.00–227.50	828	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	185.75/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	157.24/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	376	207.23/cwt	202.50–216.00	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	240.18/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,504	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	176.63/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	207.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	258.31/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,462	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	280.08/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	665	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	238.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	581	247.15/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	273.57/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,198	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	428	256.69/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	272	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	639	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	486	249.77/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,214	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	270.86/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	364	259.39/cwt	255.00–265.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	535	254.52/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,362	21
Bulls	Medium 1	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	229.80/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	238.19/cwt	230.00–242.50	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	225.83/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	216.66/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,207	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	115.10/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,535	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	91.10/cwt	90.00–92.00	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,472	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	107.79/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,194	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	93.73/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,079	14
Bulls	—	—	1,313	112.42/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,476	5
Bulls	—	—	1,656	129.74/cwt	122.00–145.00	2,148	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,870.55/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	635	417.98/head	375.00–450.00	418	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,132.97/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	868	862.51/head	760.00–950.00	863	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	718	137.28/cwt	125.00–150.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	203.79/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	201.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	373	188.72/cwt	187.50–190.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	594	182.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	241.32/cwt	237.50–245.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	467	156.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	190.12/cwt	187.50–192.50	599	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	189.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	733	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	177.12/cwt	175.00–184.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	322	204.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	211.13/cwt	200.00–215.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	202.42/cwt	197.50–205.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	165.99/cwt	160.00–172.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	185.93/cwt	180.00–194.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	210.03/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,119	47
Heifers	Medium 1	—	633	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	525	195.33/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	363	207.60/cwt	202.50–212.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	211.24/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	225.23/cwt	222.50–228.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	215.89/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	247.28/cwt	242.00–252.50	997	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	216.37/cwt	210.00–222.50	840	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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 153Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 57Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	235.00–244.00	241.85
3	—	593	207.00	207.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
2	—	358	200.00–215.00	207.45
8	—	431	230.00–240.00	238.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	458	266.00–275.00	271.64
10	—	681	219.00–230.00	222.36
16	—	626	237.00–248.00	240.18
6	—	919	165.00–179.00	176.63
4	—	733	214.00	214.00
1	—	830	192.00	192.00
12	—	566	257.00–261.00	258.31
3	—	330	261.00	261.00
5	—	1,002	173.50	173.50
2	—	373	277.50–282.50	280.08
2	—	250	266.00	266.00
7	—	438	273.00–274.00	273.57
10	—	518	264.00–275.00	270.86
1	—	880	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	177.00–187.50	182.21
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	216.00–227.00	219.50
2	—	525	200.00–210.00	204.95
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
4	—	300	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	242.00–248.00	247.15
6	—	428	250.00–258.00	256.69
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
2	—	272	235.00	235.00
11	—	486	245.00–253.00	249.77
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
12	—	364	255.00–265.00	259.39
21	—	535	249.00–260.00	254.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	430	217.00–228.00	223.84
5	—	830	184.00–188.00	187.22
12	—	566	202.00–212.00	208.22
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
27	—	474	211.00–223.00	215.26
5	—	663	167.00–182.50	170.25
3	—	338	220.00–227.00	223.65
8	—	625	184.00–191.00	188.35
4	—	370	220.00–227.50	223.87
2	—	758	170.00–175.00	172.51
7	—	717	184.00–188.00	185.75
47	—	533	200.00–214.00	210.03
3	—	1,002	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	187.00–199.00	191.22
5	—	427	192.50–207.50	201.42
12	—	376	202.50–216.00	207.23
3	—	322	200.00–210.00	204.07
7	—	480	197.50–205.00	202.42
2	—	633	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	525	192.50–198.00	195.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	164.00–178.00	173.64
1	—	260	212.50	212.50
1	—	540	164.00	164.00
2	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	172.00	172.00
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
2	—	315	187.50–192.50	190.12
4	—	413	185.00–195.00	189.68
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
2	—	733	125.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	171.00	171.00
2	—	770	157.00–157.50	157.24
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	860	137.00	137.00
4	—	537	175.00–184.00	177.12
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
4	—	629	170.00–174.00	171.95
9	—	434	200.00–215.00	211.13
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	150.00–160.00	154.89
2	—	365	160.00–172.50	165.99
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
2	—	410	170.00–175.00	172.47
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
2	—	363	202.50–212.50	207.60
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	225.00–234.00	229.80
3	—	337	230.00–242.50	238.19
5	—	466	220.00–231.00	225.83
3	—	557	216.00–218.00	216.66
2	—	378	237.50–245.00	241.32
2	—	403	242.00–252.50	247.28
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	170.00–177.50	173.43
2	—	718	125.00–150.00	137.28
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
3	—	417	195.00–205.00	201.80
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
2	—	625	180.00–190.00	185.08
2	—	373	187.50–190.00	188.72
5	—	594	180.00–191.00	182.20
4	—	518	180.00–194.00	185.93
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	150.00–165.00	156.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
5	—	578	203.00–205.00	203.79
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
4	—	529	210.00–215.00	211.24
2	—	428	222.50–228.00	225.23
3	—	483	212.50–220.00	215.89
2	—	388	210.00–222.50	216.37
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,334	110.00–121.00	115.10
3	—	1,408	102.00–107.00	104.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	70.00	70.00
2	—	765	90.00–92.00	91.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,108	102.00–113.00	107.79
14	—	1,151	83.00–98.00	93.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	102.00–115.00	112.42
16	—	1,656	122.00–145.00	129.74

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,870.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	635	375.00–450.00	417.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	760.00–950.00	862.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,003	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,132.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00

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