Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 15.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 180.00 To 210.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −111.42 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$244.99

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$37.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs NC average

−23.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	260.78	1,424	5thin
Medium 1	520	247.71	1,287	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	245.17	1,308	7thin
Medium 2	541	222.94	1,206	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

244.99

—

NC average7 barns · 313 hd

234.71

+10.28

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−23.39

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−111.42

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	1,565	156.52	2,450	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	742	125.50	931	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	120.72	1,775	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	113.39	1,395	16

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)	1,200	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,715	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	156.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,567	5
Bulls	—Value Added	—	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	120.09/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,555	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	308.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	293.82/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	268.68/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.59/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	308.49/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	275.63/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	282.18/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	273.39/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	255.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	249.59/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	278.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	284.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	201.38/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.03/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	218.78/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	326.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	275.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	327.44/cwt	324.00–331.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	293.69/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	215.48/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,429	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	308.55/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	129.99/cwt	123.00–137.00	2,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,625	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,063	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	368	256.43/cwt	250.00–265.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	428	278.80/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	251.04/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	532	265.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,415	6
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	655	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,556	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	150–200	160	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	450–500	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	206.25/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	200–250	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	195	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	234.07/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	438	242.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,062	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	165.00/cwt	145.00–185.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	261.52/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	233.09/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	251.25/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	273.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	629	225.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	244.22/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	513	249.48/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	638	212.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	566	255.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	190	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	485	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	433	250.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,257	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	750–800	795	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,292	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 191Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 55Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 7

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 15.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 180.00 To 210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	157.50	157.50
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,295	115.00–124.00	120.09
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,088	95.00–100.00	97.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	123.00–137.00	129.99
7	—	1,408	110.00–120.00	115.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	143.00–147.00	145.25
5	—	1,639	152.00–162.00	156.59
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	277	300.00–320.00	308.55
4	300–350	333	320.00–330.00	326.39
5	350–400	369	300.00–320.00	308.59
2	400–450	438	324.00–331.00	327.44
2	450–500	485	287.50–300.00	293.69
8	500–550	506	317.50	317.50
4	550–600	555	286.00–290.00	287.03
1	600–650	615	272.50	272.50
2	650–700	678	234.00–235.00	234.50
1	700–750	745	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	335	290.00–295.00	292.57
4	350–400	376	270.00–285.00	278.85
2	400–450	418	300.00–317.50	308.49
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	531	280.00–295.00	284.18
1	550–600	585	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	623	245.00–254.00	249.59
1	650–700	685	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	277.50–280.00	278.80
1	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
6	500–550	532	260.00–270.00	265.99
4	550–600	566	250.00–260.00	255.29
1	650–700	655	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	235.00–250.00	242.37
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	535	220.00–250.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
11	250–300	271	275.00–285.00	275.94
1	300–350	305	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	383	290.00–297.50	293.82
7	400–450	426	271.00–285.00	273.39
3	450–500	468	268.00–270.00	268.68
2	500–550	518	280.00–290.00	285.07
3	550–600	565	240.00–251.00	244.59
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	663	211.00–220.00	215.48
2	700–750	728	217.50–220.00	218.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	358	270.00–275.00	273.33
3	400–450	415	250.00–260.00	255.81
2	450–500	455	247.50–255.00	251.25
4	500–550	509	253.00–268.00	261.52
3	550–600	566	220.00–225.00	223.37
5	600–650	618	230.00–238.00	233.09
5	650–700	678	195.00–207.00	201.38
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	450	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	368	250.00–265.00	256.43
2	400–450	415	242.50–260.00	251.04
5	450–500	484	233.00–261.00	244.22
10	500–550	513	235.00–258.00	249.48
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	225.70
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	215.00	215.00
2	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	236.00	236.00
3	500–550	518	230.00–237.50	234.07
2	550–600	575	202.50–210.00	206.25
3	600–650	638	210.00–213.00	212.01
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	350.00–357.50	353.75
2	250–300	255	300.00–310.00	305.10
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	388	315.00–320.00	317.45
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
11	550–600	590	274.00–283.00	282.18
8	600–650	623	270.00–279.00	275.63
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	245.00–255.00	250.09
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	380	145.00–185.00	165.00
1	450–500	460	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	195.00	195.00
1	200–250	245	155.00	155.00
1	250–300	260	137.50	137.50
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	162.50	162.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	130.00	130.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,715.00	1,715.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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

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WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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