Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with calves below 550lbs selling sharply higher, with active market activity. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady with a firm undertone. Demand was good overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.30/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$236.30

219 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$78.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	244.61	1,382	153
Large 1	492	229.24	1,127	3thin
Medium and Large 2	561	221.76	1,244	57
Large 2	583	166.21	969	6thin

One grade step is worth $78.40/cwt here — about $413 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 sale219 hd

236.30

—

NC average9 barns · 1,300 hd

241.11

−4.81

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	1,401	128.69	1,803	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	110.57	1,496	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,097	101.46	1,113	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	93.22	873	18

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	630	194.30/cwt	192.50–201.00	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	210.31/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,312	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	236.48/cwt	230.00–245.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	207.59/cwt	200.00–212.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	232.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.98/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	553	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	239.89/cwt	235.00–245.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	205.63/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,409	7
Steers	Large 2	—	536	170.56/cwt	167.50–180.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	208.24/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	223.21/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	215.03/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	227.36/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,178	6
Steers	Large 2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Steers	Large 2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	253.54/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	244.24/cwt	227.50–256.00	1,392	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	261.98/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,226	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	242.39/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,054	3
Steers	Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	238.33/cwt	222.00–247.50	887	3
Steers	Large 1	—	410	248.86/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	229.23/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,518	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	250.09/cwt	240.00–260.00	835	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.48/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,142	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	76.55/cwt	76.00–77.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	98.12/cwt	91.00–106.00	904	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	86.86/cwt	84.00–92.00	929	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	113.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,567	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	100.93/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,272	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	83.94/cwt	80.00–87.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	109.32/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,204	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	98.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,114	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	139.89/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,326	124.95/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	242.88/cwt	240.00–246.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.28/cwt	200.00–221.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	199.02/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	221.33/cwt	205.00–230.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	219.33/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	243.61/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,062	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	201.83/cwt	190.00–207.50	981	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	217.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,270	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	216.94/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,122	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	223.59/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	233.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	213.61/cwt	210.00–217.50	711	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	183.94/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	185.02/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	200.17/cwt	197.50–203.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	205.15/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	211.64/cwt	200.00–217.50	785	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 131Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 58Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	630	192.50–201.00	194.30
3	—	412	200.00–212.50	207.59
7	—	486	190.00–207.50	201.83
2	—	333	210.00–217.50	213.61
5	—	674	180.00–187.50	185.02
3	—	563	197.50–203.00	200.17
12	—	522	195.00–215.00	205.15
7	—	371	200.00–217.50	211.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	200.00–219.00	210.31
9	—	384	230.00–245.00	236.48
4	—	668	221.00	221.00
24	—	584	210.00–225.00	217.49
16	—	517	215.00–217.50	216.94
13	—	465	215.00–226.00	223.59
7	—	427	230.00–250.00	233.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	215.00	215.00
8	—	680	176.00–187.00	183.94
2	—	645	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	187.50	187.50
7	—	469	230.00–240.00	232.64
4	—	788	209.00	209.00
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
6	—	329	235.00–245.00	239.89
7	—	685	192.50–212.50	205.63
2	—	735	207.50–209.00	208.24
12	—	567	210.00–228.00	223.21
8	—	628	210.00–217.50	215.03
6	—	518	220.00–232.50	227.36
3	—	372	222.00–247.50	238.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	222.50–232.00	229.98
2	—	705	220.00	220.00
16	—	522	245.00–262.00	253.54
46	—	570	227.50–256.00	244.24
38	—	468	240.00–269.00	261.98
3	—	435	240.00–247.50	242.39
38	—	662	217.00–239.00	229.23
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	167.50–180.00	170.56
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	410	240.00–257.50	248.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
11	—	334	240.00–260.00	250.09
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
5	—	475	240.00–242.50	240.48
3	—	512	218.00–220.00	219.33
2	—	625	180.00–182.50	181.26
8	—	436	240.00–257.50	243.61
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	212.50	212.50
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	240.00–246.00	242.88
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
2	—	470	200.00–221.00	210.28
4	—	518	190.00–212.50	199.02
3	—	418	205.00–230.00	221.33
2	—	580	180.00–182.50	181.23
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	76.00–77.00	76.55
12	—	921	91.00–106.00	98.12
4	—	1,069	84.00–92.00	86.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,381	110.00–118.00	113.46
3	—	1,260	100.00–103.00	100.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	80.00–87.00	83.94
7	—	1,101	104.00–114.00	109.32
8	—	1,126	95.00–105.00	98.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	136.00–145.00	139.89
6	—	1,326	121.00–128.00	124.95

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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