Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 165.00 Head calves 300.00 To 360.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.28/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −133.13 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$223.28

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$40.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs NC average

−41.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	252.75	1,327	5thin
Medium 1	547	227.67	1,245	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	215.07	1,200	2thin
Medium 2	534	212.19	1,132	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.56/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

223.28

—

NC average7 barns · 286 hd

218.08

+5.20

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−41.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−133.13

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	1,659	142.42	2,363	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	124.07	1,778	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	111.36	1,234	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	781	100.98	789	4thin

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)	1,030	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,937	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	500–550	519	253.19/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,314	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,837.08/head	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	279.11/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	282.57/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	270.05/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,429	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	282.50/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	266.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	246.76/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	286.63/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	215.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	339.41/cwt	326.00–347.50	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	261.21/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	269.98/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	300.80/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	269.15/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	338.78/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	114.17/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,270	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	81.77/cwt	74.00–89.00	875	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	126.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,441	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	110.46/cwt	110.00–111.00	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	154.78/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,784	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	135.46/cwt	127.00–144.00	2,163	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	128.42/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,820	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	116.60/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,702	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	67.91/cwt	62.00–74.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	313	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	462	256.12/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	378	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	850	2
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	370	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	488	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	518	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	984	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	615	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	567	193.75/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	221.80/cwt	221.00–225.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	634	231.72/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	558	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	523	232.39/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	210.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	469	233.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	623	156.30/cwt	152.50–160.00	974	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	850	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	214.17/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	246.33/cwt	240.00–252.50	998	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 165Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 70Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 12

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 3 Hogs Baby Calves 165.00 Head calves 300.00 To 360.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00–290.00	284.92
5	350–400	377	275.00–290.00	279.11
2	400–450	438	269.00–271.00	269.98
2	450–500	485	257.50–265.00	261.21
4	500–550	519	250.00–258.00	253.19
1	550–600	550	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	613	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	815	152.50	152.50
1	850–900	855	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	337	260.00–270.00	266.63
3	350–400	373	260.00–270.00	265.04
1	400–450	430	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	475	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	558	200.00–230.00	215.07
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	658	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	180.00	180.00
1	250–300	270	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	330	190.00	190.00
5	350–400	370	221.00–225.00	221.80
6	450–500	478	212.00–220.00	214.17
7	500–550	505	228.00	228.00
6	550–600	567	190.00–195.00	193.75
1	700–750	725	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	265	200.00–220.00	210.19
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	405	240.00–252.50	246.33
4	450–500	469	230.00–240.00	233.81
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	558	220.00–223.00	221.51
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	820	110.00	110.00
1	850–900	850	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	422	277.50–285.00	282.57
5	450–500	472	270.00–280.00	274.94
11	500–550	529	260.00–277.00	270.05
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	323	337.50–340.00	338.78
3	350–400	387	307.50–312.50	309.99
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	461	280.00–292.00	286.63
1	500–550	500	291.00	291.00
3	550–600	570	267.50–270.00	269.15
3	600–650	617	243.00–252.50	246.76
1	650–700	690	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	720	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	770	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	800	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	313	235.00–240.00	237.48
2	350–400	378	220.00–230.00	224.90
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	462	246.00–265.00	256.12
3	500–550	523	227.50–235.00	232.39
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
4	600–650	634	222.50–237.50	231.72
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	488	220.00–230.00	224.92
6	500–550	518	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	615	175.00–177.50	176.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	366	326.00–347.50	339.41
3	400–450	433	297.50–305.00	300.80
3	450–500	477	275.00–287.50	282.50
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	370	296.00	296.00
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	570	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	623	152.50–160.00	156.30
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	150.00	150.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,112	107.00–119.00	114.17
4	—	1,070	74.00–89.00	81.77
11	—	1,142	120.00–135.00	126.19
2	—	975	62.00–74.00	67.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	110.00–111.00	110.46
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	122.00–134.00	128.42
7	—	1,460	108.00–121.00	116.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,799	148.00–164.00	154.78
1	—	1,190	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,597	127.00–144.00	135.46

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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