Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle average to attractive. Baby calves 30.00 to 50.00, head calves 110.00 to 300.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.31/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$193.31

106 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$70.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	211.19	1,102	34
Medium and Large 2	557	197.52	1,099	38
Medium 1	438	193.75	848	2thin
Medium 2	502	180.57	907	23
Medium 3	565	140.45	794	9thin

One grade step is worth $70.75/cwt here — about $308 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 sale106 hd

193.31

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

183.53

+9.79

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	1,680	122.73	2,062	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	105.48	1,543	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	95.18	1,095	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	831	71.25	592	7thin

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)	1,440	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,459	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,036	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 and Large 2	—	659	176.97/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	178.72/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	627	185.77/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	286	180.93/cwt	175.00–187.50	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.53/cwt	200.00–212.50	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	224.75/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	205.47/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	212.84/cwt	210.00–215.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	186.53/cwt	185.00–188.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	400	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	221.99/cwt	216.00–227.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	173.35/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	201.48/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,142	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	240.70/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	205.35/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	228.95/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	206.23/cwt	202.50–210.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	216.72/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	166.00/cwt	162.00–170.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	205.85/cwt	202.00–210.00	974	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	240.40/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	211.22/cwt	205.00–216.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,235	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	338	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	350	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,556	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.22/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	228.98/cwt	225.00–233.00	946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	97.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	47.13/cwt	45.00–49.00	391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	69.19/cwt	65.00–73.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	83.04/cwt	81.00–85.00	717	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	112.24/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	74.52/cwt	68.00–79.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	105.32/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	91.87/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,017	15
Bulls	—	—	1,160	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	125.91/cwt	119.00–130.00	2,279	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,459.02/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	730	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	768	830.59/head	800.00–900.00	831	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	278	193.08/cwt	190.00–196.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	202.52/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	380	188.75/cwt	182.50–195.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	231.99/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	201.38/cwt	195.00–206.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	184.91/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	199.75/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	614	138.83/cwt	130.00–144.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 297Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 78Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	170.00–185.00	176.97
2	—	560	175.00–182.50	178.72
3	—	423	200.00–212.50	206.53
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
11	—	534	198.00–208.00	205.47
4	—	466	210.00–215.00	212.84
10	—	621	190.00–205.00	199.75
1	—	805	158.00	158.00
1	—	735	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
9	—	627	185.00–188.00	185.77
3	—	286	175.00–187.50	180.93
1	—	530	162.00	162.00
2	—	573	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	—	363	185.00–188.00	186.53
3	—	418	180.00–185.00	182.99
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	220.00–231.00	224.75
2	—	612	226.00	226.00
5	—	427	216.00–227.00	221.99
3	—	678	172.50–175.00	173.35
8	—	567	195.00–208.00	201.48
2	—	388	202.50–210.00	206.23
9	—	522	209.00–222.50	216.72
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	195.00	195.00
1	—	400	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
5	—	614	130.00–144.00	138.83
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	220.00	220.00
6	—	573	232.00–245.00	240.70
10	—	707	203.00–212.00	205.35
7	—	623	225.00–237.50	228.95
5	—	490	239.00–246.00	240.40
3	—	372	205.00–216.00	211.22
1	—	515	241.00	241.00
1	—	420	238.00	238.00
5	—	786	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	162.00–170.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	202.00–210.00	205.85
2	—	580	188.00	188.00
2	—	390	214.00	214.00
1	—	640	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	131.00	131.00
1	—	575	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	194.00	194.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	82.50	82.50
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	226.00	226.00
1	—	290	235.00	235.00
7	—	570	220.00–224.00	221.22
5	—	615	215.00–217.50	215.99
2	—	413	225.00–233.00	228.98
5	—	457	225.00–237.50	231.99
2	—	315	220.00–230.00	225.00
3	—	713	180.00–187.50	184.91
3	—	530	215.00–225.00	219.94
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
2	—	278	190.00–196.00	193.08
2	—	380	182.50–195.00	188.75
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	192.50	192.50
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
3	—	527	195.00–208.00	202.52
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
4	—	464	195.00–206.00	201.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	95.00–100.00	97.02
5	—	1,417	109.00–119.00	112.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	45.00–49.00	47.13
2	—	850	65.00–73.00	69.19
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	863	81.00–85.00	83.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	68.00–79.00	74.52
11	—	1,232	98.00–113.00	105.32
15	—	1,107	81.00–97.00	91.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,810	119.00–130.00	125.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	800.00–900.00	830.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,459.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	450.00	450.00

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 this sale compares

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