Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

))Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 9.00 Lower 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 $202.01/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$202.01

34 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$718

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$114.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	214.32	998	26
Medium and Large 2	543	170.86	928	7thin
Medium 2	280	100.00	280	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.32/cwt here — about $718 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 sale34 hd

202.01

—

NC average8 barns · 605 hd

176.15

+25.86

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	1,497	108.63	1,626	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	104.34	1,489	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	87.44	957	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	757	77.98	590	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	514	213.91/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	146.78/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	228.41/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	470	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	213.53/cwt	211.00–216.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	210.36/cwt	204.00–214.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	152.29/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	207.01/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	145	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	220.48/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.16/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,120	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,522	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	109.75/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	57.60/cwt	50.00–64.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	98.93/cwt	98.00–100.00	777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	103.92/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,441	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	97.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	73.59/cwt	70.00–77.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	88.45/cwt	87.00–90.00	849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,265	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 Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 209Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 67Year ago 41

))Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 9.00 Lower 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	210.00–215.00	213.91
2	—	323	222.50–225.00	223.76
1	—	255	245.00	245.00
2	—	550	212.00	212.00
2	—	410	211.00–216.00	213.53
10	—	466	204.00–214.00	210.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	180.00–182.50	181.23
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	770	142.50–151.00	146.78
2	—	390	170.00–180.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
1	—	785	142.00	142.00
1	—	145	230.00	230.00
1	—	620	212.50	212.50
1	—	325	242.50	242.50
2	—	478	220.00–221.00	220.48
1	—	440	207.50	207.50
1	—	275	262.50	262.50
3	—	523	212.00–218.00	214.16
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	460	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
2	—	730	147.00–157.50	152.29
2	—	483	205.00–209.00	207.01
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	192.50	192.50
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	162.50	162.50
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	222.00–230.00	228.41
1	—	230	270.00	270.00
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
1	—	570	225.00	225.00
1	—	385	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,140	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,453	104.00–114.00	109.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	50.00–64.00	57.60
1	—	670	88.00	88.00
2	—	785	98.00–100.00	98.93
2	—	825	70.00–75.00	72.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,387	97.00–109.00	103.92
1	—	1,405	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	90.00–100.00	97.01
3	—	1,033	70.00–77.00	73.59
1	—	940	60.00	60.00
2	—	960	87.00–90.00	88.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	122.00	122.00

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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