Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Bad weather ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.01/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$188.01

49 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$73.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	205.37	891	26
Medium 1	418	183.33	767	3thin
Medium and Large 2	486	180.72	879	14thin
Medium 2	570	132.17	753	6thin

One grade step is worth $73.20/cwt here — about $138 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 sale49 hd

188.01

—

NC average8 barns · 935 hd

176.85

+11.17

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	1,980	118.00	2,336	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	92.01	1,169	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	79.34	897	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	870	66.78	581	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	193.90/cwt	190.00–198.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	214.12/cwt	210.00–227.00	707	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	177.01/cwt	169.00–179.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,105	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	120.07/cwt	117.50–122.50	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	188.28/cwt	187.50–189.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	216.17/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	211.95/cwt	209.00–215.00	886	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	890	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	355	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	161.19/cwt	155.00–167.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	66.49/cwt	62.00–71.00	695	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.81/cwt	59.00–65.00	584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,172	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,118	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	78.39/cwt	73.00–84.00	901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	126.25/cwt	110.00–142.50	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	190.31/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	209.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	207.46/cwt	200.00–215.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	156.75/cwt	156.00–157.50	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	193.37/cwt	192.00–197.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 177Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 56Year ago 35

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Bad weather ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
2	—	415	190.00–198.00	193.90
5	—	502	169.00–179.00	177.01
1	—	300	222.50	222.50
1	—	295	197.50	197.50
2	—	623	156.00–157.50	156.75
2	—	470	190.00–200.00	194.89
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	210.00–227.00	214.12
2	—	563	187.50–193.00	190.31
1	—	480	232.50	232.50
9	—	422	200.00–215.00	209.35
5	—	379	200.00–215.00	207.46
4	—	516	192.00–197.00	193.37
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
1	—	445	137.50	137.50
2	—	660	110.00–142.50	126.25
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	157.00	157.00
2	—	523	187.50–189.00	188.28
2	—	465	212.50–220.00	216.17
2	—	418	209.00–215.00	211.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
1	—	600	202.50	202.50
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
2	—	523	210.00–212.50	211.24
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	117.50–122.50	120.07
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	112.50	112.50
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
1	—	400	222.50	222.50
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	177.50–180.00	178.73
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	505	155.00–167.50	161.19
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	187.50	187.50
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
1	—	223	210.00	210.00
2	—	418	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	62.00–71.00	66.49
4	—	1,203	90.00–95.00	92.90
3	—	1,150	73.00–84.00	78.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	51.00	51.00
2	—	945	59.00–65.00	61.81
1	—	820	92.50	92.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	93.00–94.00	93.51
1	—	1,305	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	118.00	118.00

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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