Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 170.00 Head Calves 260.00 To 320.00 2 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.66/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −124.75 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$231.66

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$51.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs NC average

−35.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	241.68	1,333	9thin
Medium and Large 2	540	226.57	1,223	3thin
Medium 1	554	223.33	1,237	4thin
Medium 2	555	190.00	1,055	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.68/cwt here — about $278 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 sale17 hd

231.66

—

NC average8 barns · 264 hd

228.87

+2.79

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−35.93

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−124.75

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	1,431	141.12	2,019	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	119.76	1,652	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	114.61	1,297	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	824	100.40	827	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,486	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$1,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,010	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$875	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	600–650	605	233.97/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,010.27/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	874.77/head	850.00–900.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	224.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	303.69/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	257.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	286.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	311.83/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	270.99/cwt	265.00–277.50	902	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,486.32/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	284.50/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	292.01/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	241.95/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	282.61/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	240.75/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.99/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	322.54/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	122.53/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	109.84/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	93.52/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,099	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,140	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	130.21/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	116.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,627	9
Bulls	—	—	1,579	148.07/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,338	4
Bulls	—	—	1,135	127.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	405	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	370	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	657	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	827	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	295	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	686	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	468	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	568	245.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	585	215.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	523	231.63/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	328.95/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	273	252.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	250.45/cwt	244.00–257.50	939	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	234.92/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	302.51/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	318.33/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	256.44/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,185	3

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 235Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 30

Slaughter cattle 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby Calves 170.00 Head Calves 260.00 To 320.00 2 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
3	300–350	323	359.00	359.00
6	350–400	370	290.00–297.50	292.01
2	400–450	410	280.00–289.00	284.50
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	525	239.00–242.50	240.75
7	550–600	559	234.00–245.00	241.95
2	600–650	605	230.00–238.00	233.97
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	915	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	333	265.00–277.50	270.99
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	440	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	462	252.00–262.50	256.44
2	500–550	520	220.00–230.00	224.86
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	435	207.50	207.50
1	450–500	460	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	273	250.00–255.00	252.61
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	375	244.00–257.50	250.45
2	400–450	428	240.00–250.00	245.03
3	450–500	473	230.00–242.50	234.92
2	500–550	523	226.00–237.00	231.63
2	550–600	585	212.00–218.00	215.03
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	405	325.00–337.00	328.95
3	450–500	465	310.00–322.50	318.33
7	500–550	519	299.00–305.00	302.51
5	550–600	560	290.00–305.00	300.20
1	600–650	605	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	742	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	425	310.00–317.50	311.83
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	590	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	468	280.00–290.00	284.97
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	286.70
2	350–400	388	295.00–312.50	303.69
2	400–450	440	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	292.49
2	500–550	500	252.50–262.50	257.50
1	550–600	565	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	323	317.50–327.50	322.54
2	350–400	370	332.50–342.00	336.99
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	305.08
3	500–550	528	277.50–285.00	282.61
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	680	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	940	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	276.00	276.00
1	400–450	405	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	568	240.00–250.00	245.01
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	390	197.50	197.50
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	150.00	150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	950.00–1,075.00	1,010.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	909	850.00–900.00	874.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,486.32
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	827	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	118.00–130.00	122.53
14	—	1,096	104.00–117.00	109.84
3	—	1,175	89.00–99.00	93.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	157.50	157.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	850	66.00	66.00
2	—	865	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	127.00–136.00	130.21
9	—	1,399	110.00–120.00	116.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	140.00–156.00	148.07
2	—	1,135	125.00–129.00	127.23

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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How this sale compares

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