Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 13.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.73/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$194.73

57 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.49

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	205.70	989	32
Medium 1	479	194.27	930	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	190.48	1,098	10thin
Medium 2	393	176.86	695	7thin
Medium 3	413	149.38	616	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.33/cwt here — about $373 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 sale57 hd

194.73

—

NC average8 barns · 687 hd

184.24

+10.49

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	1,696	127.77	2,167	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	109.87	1,497	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	95.76	1,014	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	835	91.01	760	3thin

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)	1,199	$1,245	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$1,418	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 and Large 1	—	521	242.12/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	216.46/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.59/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	204.44/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,145	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	196.53/cwt	195.00–198.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	207.56/cwt	202.50–210.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	206.19/cwt	202.50–210.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	213.43/cwt	210.00–217.50	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	191.20/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	470	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	423	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	601	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	500	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	619	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	305	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	178.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	214.21/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	213.33/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	103.43/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,413	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	113.89/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,550	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	100.23/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,054	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	52.76/cwt	47.50–58.00	482	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	91.84/cwt	87.00–95.00	940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	108.35/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,261	8
Bulls	—	—	1,871	130.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,245.01/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,718.27/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,077.33/head	725.00–1,425.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	910	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	243.61/cwt	237.50–248.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	228.40/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,048	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 242Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 101Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 13.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	237.50–250.00	242.12
2	—	635	231.00	231.00
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
1	—	775	187.50	187.50
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
8	—	665	231.00	231.00
1	—	410	237.50	237.50
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	212.50	212.50
2	—	678	215.00–218.00	216.46
1	—	505	222.50	222.50
2	—	420	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
1	—	605	187.50	187.50
1	—	470	202.00	202.00
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	189.00	189.00
2	—	480	195.00–198.00	196.53
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	210.00–217.50	213.59
2	—	785	170.00	170.00
11	—	560	196.00–209.00	204.44
3	—	368	202.50–210.00	207.56
3	—	340	202.50–210.00	206.19
3	—	412	210.00–217.50	213.43
4	—	486	210.00–220.00	214.94
1	—	255	202.50	202.50
1	—	605	207.50	207.50
2	—	225	205.00–210.00	207.56
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
2	—	288	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
2	—	620	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	206.00	206.00
4	—	628	185.00–197.50	191.20
1	—	410	197.50	197.50
2	—	582	189.00	189.00
1	—	745	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
3	—	423	142.00	142.00
2	—	500	120.00–127.50	123.75
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	211.00	211.00
1	—	415	234.00	234.00
2	—	673	175.00–181.00	178.06
2	—	573	212.50–216.00	214.21
1	—	765	175.00	175.00
3	—	315	237.50–248.00	243.61
2	—	458	209.00–210.00	209.51
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
2	—	508	222.00–235.00	228.40
1	—	940	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	213.00–214.00	213.33
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	206.00	206.00
1	—	304	222.50	222.50
1	—	575	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
2	—	823	85.00–86.00	85.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	97.00–108.00	103.43
8	—	1,361	111.00–121.00	113.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	97.00–108.00	100.23
2	—	913	47.50–58.00	52.76
14	—	1,023	87.00–95.00	91.84
8	—	1,164	103.00–116.00	108.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,871	128.00–139.00	130.97
4	—	1,478	120.00–127.00	123.78

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)	7	—	1,199	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,245.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,718.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	725.00–1,425.00	1,077.33

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 it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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