Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 60.00 To 280.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.37/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −105.27 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$273.37

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$76.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.62

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	306.25	1,684	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	275.65	1,469	4thin
Medium 1	533	257.61	1,373	2thin
Medium 2	570	230.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.25/cwt here — about $373 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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 sale9 hd

273.37

—

NC average7 barns · 181 hd

261.75

+11.62

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−105.27

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	1,609	146.18	2,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	123.57	1,633	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,131	107.30	1,213	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	677	68.11	461	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	267.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	279.33/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	294.31/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	296.27/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	297.48/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	301.95/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,426	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	285.66/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	295.49/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	321.22/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	126.43/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,687	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	109.71/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,299	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	96.62/cwt	90.00–103.00	955	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	124.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	500	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	190	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	673	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	140.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,062	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	154.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	83.16/cwt	78.00–88.00	636	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	400–450	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	533	257.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	195	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	410	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	230.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	433	212.14/cwt	207.00–217.00	919	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	150–200	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	710	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	432	260.42/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	950–1000	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	285	182.63/cwt	175.00–190.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	294.42/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,407	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 156Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 13

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 60.00 To 280.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	320.09
4	450–500	478	290.00–297.50	294.42
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	410	287.50–300.00	294.31
2	500–550	513	295.00–297.50	296.27
2	550–600	553	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	493	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	533	250.00–265.00	257.61
2	650–700	673	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	220.00–240.00	230.48
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	370	260.00–270.00	267.45
4	400–450	429	260.00–265.00	262.55
1	500–550	515	226.00	226.00
1	550–600	580	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	245.00	245.00
1	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	305	232.00	232.00
2	350–400	365	295.00–296.00	295.49
1	400–450	420	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	478	250.00–251.00	250.50
2	500–550	523	239.00–240.00	239.51
1	550–600	575	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	705	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	207.00–217.00	212.14
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	210.00	210.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	438	245.00–247.50	246.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	423	270.00–287.50	279.33
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	317.50–325.00	321.22
4	400–450	420	295.00–310.00	301.95
5	450–500	483	292.50–300.00	297.48
7	500–550	511	280.00–295.00	285.66
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	432	256.00–265.00	260.42
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	510	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	125.00	125.00
2	250–300	285	175.00–190.00	182.63
1	400–450	445	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	121.00–132.00	126.43
2	—	1,283	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
9	—	1,184	105.00–116.00	109.71
2	—	988	90.00–103.00	96.62
3	—	1,143	120.00–128.00	124.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	38.00	38.00
2	—	765	78.00–88.00	83.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	135.00–144.00	140.92
4	—	1,828	152.00–158.00	154.06

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

Bulls · 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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