Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.63/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −110.78 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$245.63

74 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$100.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.04

vs NC average

−30.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	273.28	1,435	15thin
Medium and Large 2	554	255.67	1,415	18thin
Medium 1	565	238.41	1,346	32
Medium 2	554	221.48	1,226	6thin
Small and Medium 2	580	172.34	1,000	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.94/cwt here — about $436 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $285.80, median $356.41 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

245.63

—

NC average8 barns · 332 hd

228.58

+17.04

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−30.54

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−110.78

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	—	Average	1,732	139.11	2,409	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	121.39	1,580	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	106.72	1,203	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	682	62.23	424	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)	1,072	$1,112	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	750–800	770	233.00/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	317.46/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	175.00/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	273.66/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,297	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	200.29/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	244.59/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	181.08/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	247.13/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	277.48/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,448	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,111.53/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	265.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	316.69/cwt	314.00–322.50	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	259.00/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,375	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	245.18/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,790	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	235.38/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,448	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	296.52/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,824	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	580	172.34/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,423	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	296.63/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,364	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,127	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	800	86.98/cwt	80.00–92.00	696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	63.35/cwt	60.00–66.00	459	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	114.00/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,594	9
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	875	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	105.27/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,220	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	126.67/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,514	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	145.16/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,799	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	209.18/cwt	207.50–210.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	217.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	752	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	571	238.81/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,364	28
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	645	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	608	196.27/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	595	255.36/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	730	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	573	223.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	686	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	673	221.62/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	302.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	227.63/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	252.34/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	249.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	265.18/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	224.81/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	288.78/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	628	213.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	670	205.67/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	318	263.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	839	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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 124Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 7

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.41
1	450–500	478	297.00	297.00
13	500–550	535	312.00–321.00	317.46
4	550–600	561	314.00–322.50	316.69
32	600–650	615	292.50–299.00	296.52
7	650–700	657	245.00–252.50	247.13
23	700–750	730	235.00–247.00	245.18
3	750–800	770	230.00–239.00	233.00
3	800–850	843	219.00	219.00
2	850–900	878	207.50	207.50
7	900–950	902	187.50	187.50
3	1000–1050	1,024	176.00–178.00	176.66
3	1050–1100	1,082	172.50–180.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	302.62
2	550–600	585	298.00	298.00
5	600–650	633	264.00–270.00	265.18
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
8	750–800	778	222.00–231.00	227.63
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	260.00–267.50	263.96
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	595	250.00–258.00	255.36
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	215.00–228.00	221.62
2	700–750	730	190.00–200.00	194.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	255.00–260.00	257.53
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
6	300–350	321	265.00–270.00	265.84
2	350–400	385	255.00–260.00	257.56
3	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
12	450–500	474	267.50–279.00	273.66
14	500–550	523	265.00–275.00	272.09
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
15	600–650	615	230.00–239.00	235.38
5	650–700	662	244.00–245.00	244.59
2	700–750	712	244.00	244.00
16	750–800	774	198.00–205.00	200.29
10	800–850	840	172.50–182.00	181.08
7	850–900	874	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	240.00–255.00	249.83
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	260.00
9	500–550	531	250.00–261.00	259.00
9	550–600	576	247.50–256.00	252.34
3	600–650	612	222.50–226.00	224.81
2	650–700	668	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	150.00–190.00	172.34
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	305	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	235.62
28	550–600	571	232.00–245.00	238.81
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.51
3	650–700	670	205.00–206.00	205.67
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	875	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	905	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	207.50–210.00	209.18
2	500–550	515	210.00–225.00	217.43
4	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	223.50
2	600–650	608	192.50–200.00	196.27
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
6	750–800	752	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	277.50	277.50
6	500–550	522	270.00–279.00	277.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	460	292.50–300.00	296.63
2	500–550	513	282.50–295.00	288.78
1	550–600	590	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	630	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	455	250.00–255.00	252.47
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	130.00	130.00

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)	3	—	1,072	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.53
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	130.00–140.00	134.70
9	—	1,398	106.00–119.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	80.00–92.00	86.98
14	—	1,159	98.00–112.00	105.27
3	—	1,195	124.00–129.00	126.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
2	—	725	60.00–66.00	63.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,928	141.00–149.00	145.16

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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