Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Cold weather )Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.57/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$164.57

43 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$105.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	192.97	829	12thin
Medium 1	420	172.50	725	2thin
Medium and Large 2	514	163.25	839	19thin
Medium 2	501	150.35	753	7thin
Small 2	425	87.17	370	3thin

One grade step is worth $105.80/cwt here — about $458 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 sale43 hd

164.57

—

NC average8 barns · 725 hd

176.10

−11.53

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	1,723	123.50	2,127	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	97.33	1,297	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	84.99	979	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	70.00	560	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	156.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	809	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	450	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	174.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	816	7
Heifers	Small 2	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	953	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	190.81/cwt	190.00–192.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	200.53/cwt	192.50–205.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	790	1
Heifers	Small 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	193	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	99.41/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,343	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	75.25/cwt	70.00–78.00	860	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	95.23/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	87.05/cwt	86.00–89.00	991	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	845	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	216.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	221.25/cwt	215.00–227.50	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.50	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	214.43/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	155.99/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	216.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	181.71/cwt	180.00–182.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	408	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 90Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 10

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Cold weather )Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	208.00–210.00	208.99
2	—	565	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	167.50	167.50
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
3	—	673	148.00–160.00	155.99
2	—	488	200.00	200.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	165.00–170.00	167.45
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	215.00–220.00	216.51
2	—	380	215.00–227.50	221.25
1	—	600	186.00	186.00
1	—	315	217.50	217.50
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
2	—	778	126.00–127.50	126.75
2	—	478	210.00–219.00	214.43
1	—	540	212.50	212.50
4	—	563	210.00–220.00	216.96
1	—	815	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	227.50	227.50
1	—	620	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
1	—	950	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	152.00–160.00	156.48
7	—	469	170.00–180.00	174.08
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	705	112.50	112.50
3	—	628	150.00–155.00	151.71
3	—	420	180.00–182.50	181.71
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	84.00	84.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	190.00–192.50	190.81
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
6	—	366	192.50–205.00	200.53
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.50	122.50
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	167.50–170.00	168.72
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	408	165.00–167.50	166.26
Heifers — Small 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	70.00	70.00
1	—	515	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	96.00–108.00	99.41
1	—	1,260	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	70.00–78.00	75.25
3	—	1,180	92.00–101.00	95.23
4	—	1,139	86.00–89.00	87.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,705	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00

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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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle