Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 9 .00 To 14.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 120.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.64/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −114.77 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$241.64

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs NC average

−34.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	263.06	1,447	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	244.41	1,325	5thin
Medium 1	541	223.69	1,209	4thin
Medium 2	550	192.50	1,059	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.56/cwt here — about $389 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

241.64

—

NC average9 barns · 241 hd

233.74

+7.90

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−34.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−114.77

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	1,613	169.87	2,740	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	132.67	2,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	805	130.35	1,049	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	124.89	1,418	21

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)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	450–500	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	283.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	240.39/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	288.89/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	315.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	273.14/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	306.73/cwt	300.00–312.50	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	179.46/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.85/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	299.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	267.13/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.35/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	133.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,493	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	121.84/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	130.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,049	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	136.23/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,216	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	253.82/cwt	250.00–258.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	528	227.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	169.87/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,740	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,928	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	955	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	213.56/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	350	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	427	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	472	232.50/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	633	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	508	233.81/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	670	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	314.94/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	185.12/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,979	4

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 121Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 20

Slaughter cattle 9 .00 To 14.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
4	500–550	519	272.50–275.00	273.14
2	550–600	583	253.00–255.00	254.01
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	308	335.00–345.00	339.96
3	350–400	372	335.00–345.00	339.96
3	450–500	467	312.50–320.00	314.94
2	500–550	510	292.50–307.50	300.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	685	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	227.32
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	155.00	155.00
1	300–350	325	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	350	196.00	196.00
1	450–500	485	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
10	350–400	376	280.00–290.00	283.81
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	553	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	300.00–312.50	306.73
3	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.84
2	400–450	413	260.00–270.00	264.85
5	450–500	478	260.00–267.50	262.85
2	500–550	528	262.00–272.50	267.13
3	550–600	565	258.00–262.00	260.35
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	678	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	174.00–185.00	179.46
1	800–850	830	187.00	187.00
4	850–900	854	184.00	184.00
3	950–1000	950	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–258.00	253.82
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	427	240.00–250.00	244.94
6	450–500	472	230.00–237.50	232.50
2	500–550	508	230.00–237.50	233.81
2	550–600	573	207.50–220.00	213.56
2	600–650	633	200.00–215.00	207.35
2	650–700	670	180.00–190.00	185.11
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	550	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	327.50
7	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	315.39
2	500–550	515	290.00–300.00	295.05
3	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	620	290.00–295.00	292.50
2	700–750	725	235.00–246.00	240.39
6	750–800	759	245.00	245.00
4	1050–1100	1,069	182.50–186.00	185.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	578	282.50–295.00	288.89
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	110.00–111.00	110.48
12	—	1,120	128.00–140.00	133.31
6	—	1,188	116.00–127.00	121.84
1	—	1,190	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	127.00–134.00	130.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	130.00–143.00	136.23
1	—	1,580	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	160.00–181.00	169.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle