Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 250.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.03/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −108.38 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$248.03

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs NC average

−29.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	252.55	1,333	19thin
Medium and Large 2	567	237.31	1,346	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about −$13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

248.03

—

NC average8 barns · 303 hd

239.74

+8.29

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−29.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−108.38

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	1,763	143.92	2,537	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	134.22	1,855	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	119.39	985	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	118.80	1,380	15

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)	1,385	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	650–700	698	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	186.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	254.34/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,231	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.83/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	300.66/cwt	297.50–305.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	316.38/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	264.30/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	305.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.22/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	254.82/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	312.31/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.91/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	249.42/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	230.44/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	273.25/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,273	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	318.70/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	97.23/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,186	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	128.37/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,516	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	112.13/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,240	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	620	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	251.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,322	3
Bulls	—	—	1,959	148.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,904	6
Bulls	—	—	1,173	131.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	137.52/cwt	116.00–222.00	1,913	8
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	290	163.75/cwt	157.50–170.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	460	274.78/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	432	265.23/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	200–250	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	325	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	674	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	588	263.54/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	309.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	298.99/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	305.60/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	284.67/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	298.96/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	236.41/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	272.47/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	268.70/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	299.77/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,133	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 362Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 39Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 8

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
7	400–450	420	310.00–330.00	316.38
3	450–500	468	311.00–323.00	318.70
9	500–550	533	304.00–317.00	305.60
5	550–600	555	299.00–308.00	300.83
2	600–650	628	262.50–266.00	264.30
6	650–700	698	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	186.00	186.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	588	255.00–272.00	263.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	290.00–301.00	298.96
3	500–550	527	295.00	295.00
6	550–600	581	280.00–292.00	284.67
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
2	250–300	263	280.00–290.00	284.95
3	300–350	322	297.50–305.00	300.66
2	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.77
1	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	580	267.50–270.00	268.76
1	900–950	905	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–326.00	322.91
4	350–400	373	315.00–320.00	317.22
4	400–450	429	300.00–315.00	305.85
3	450–500	458	300.00–315.00	309.36
2	500–550	523	297.00–301.00	298.99
1	600–650	630	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	765	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	265.00–285.00	274.78
3	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	251.83
1	550–600	555	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
6	300–350	332	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	410	265.00–272.50	268.70
11	450–500	484	247.50–256.00	254.34
2	500–550	523	240.00	240.00
6	550–600	582	230.00–241.00	236.41
4	600–650	635	180.00–190.00	186.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	312.31
3	350–400	380	270.00–277.50	272.47
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
12	450–500	466	262.50–275.00	273.25
11	500–550	506	250.00–258.00	254.82
8	550–600	558	246.00–257.00	249.42
5	600–650	632	227.50–232.50	230.44
10	650–700	672	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	818	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
11	400–450	432	255.00–270.00	265.23
2	450–500	473	230.00–240.00	234.87
1	650–700	680	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	165.00	165.00
2	250–300	290	157.50–170.00	163.75
1	300–350	325	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	555	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,391	116.00–222.00	137.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	90.00–104.00	97.23
8	—	1,181	122.00–135.00	128.37
5	—	1,106	106.00–119.00	112.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	105.00–111.00	108.03
1	—	705	88.00	88.00
2	—	850	145.00–148.00	146.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,959	141.00–154.00	148.22
2	—	1,173	129.00–133.00	131.00

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 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle