Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 16.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 340.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.81/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −113.59 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$242.81

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$38.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

vs NC average

−27.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	257.94	1,485	6thin
Medium and Large 2	528	240.00	1,267	7thin
Medium 1	542	219.13	1,187	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.81/cwt here — about $298 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 sale16 hd

242.81

—

NC average8 barns · 320 hd

229.97

+12.85

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−27.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−113.59

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	1,586	137.84	2,186	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	118.45	1,751	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	115.34	1,333	17

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)	1,222	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,833	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	776	$1,301	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	350–400	378	292.42/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,727.81/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	282.97/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	284.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,194	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	355.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,847	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	303.66/cwt	300.00–307.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,575	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	256.23/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	334.83/cwt	332.50–337.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	274.25/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	258.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	148.68/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,648	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	123.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,915	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	112.02/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	125.71/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	322	231.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	746	6
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	218	255.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	228.69/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	114.58/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,283	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	680	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	190	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	175	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	473	275.01/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	610	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	678	1,102.09/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	327.56/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	463	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	286.20/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 148Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 9

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 16.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 340.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.42
2	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	600	257.50–260.00	258.75
1	900–950	935	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	482	320.00–332.50	327.56
1	500–550	535	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
6	600–650	610	267.50–277.00	274.25
7	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	925	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	473	272.50–277.50	275.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	379	280.00–290.00	286.20
7	500–550	528	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–307.00	303.66
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	427	282.50–285.00	282.97
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	543	252.50–260.00	256.23
4	550–600	592	255.00–260.00	258.79
1	600–650	600	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
6	300–350	322	230.00–240.00	231.58
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
8	450–500	463	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	500–550	535	222.50–235.00	228.69
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	192.00	192.00
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	332.50–337.00	334.83
8	400–450	419	280.00–295.00	284.97
5	450–500	450	333.00	333.00
6	500–550	519	355.00–360.00	355.83
3	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00–260.00	255.29
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,130	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,727.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	678	950.00–1,250.00	1,102.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,222	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,874	143.00–154.00	148.68
4	—	1,298	124.00–130.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	122.00–129.00	123.60
4	—	1,390	109.00–113.00	112.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,305	121.00–133.00	125.71
12	—	1,120	109.00–118.00	114.58

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

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