Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 160.00 To 180.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.34/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −111.06 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$245.34

6 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$39.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs NC average

−27.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	256.76	1,403	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	227.50	1,240	1thin
Medium 1	575	217.50	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.26/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

245.34

—

NC average8 barns · 158 hd

240.79

+4.55

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−27.69

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−111.06

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	1,647	164.20	2,704	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	139.67	2,036	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	850	126.25	1,073	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	121.78	1,414	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	1050–1100	1,060	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,481	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.92/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	279.34/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	263.61/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	270.87/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	257.35/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,433	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	129.09/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,825	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	150.80/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,319	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	108.74/cwt	82.00–117.00	1,187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	173.78/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,984	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	160.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,752	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	139.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,006	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	126.67/cwt	105.00–131.00	1,518	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	86.98/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	460	233.67/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	788	1,013.10/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,013	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	850–900	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium 1	950–1000	950	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 145Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 19

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 160.00 To 180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	425	272.50–283.00	279.34
6	450–500	472	269.00–280.00	270.87
1	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	557	250.00–262.00	257.35
3	600–650	612	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	950	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	460	315.00–322.50	320.92
2	500–550	520	237.50–240.00	238.73
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	315.08
3	400–450	422	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	292.50	292.50
6	550–600	574	255.00–282.50	263.61
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	460	230.00–237.50	233.67
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	140.00	140.00

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	—	920	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	140.00–150.00	143.24
5	—	1,092	82.00–117.00	108.74
10	—	1,198	105.00–131.00	126.67
2	—	1,225	80.00–93.00	86.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	126.00–132.00	129.09
5	—	1,538	147.00–162.00	150.80
10	—	1,439	135.00–145.00	139.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	142.50	142.50
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	168.00–183.00	173.78
4	—	1,718	150.00–165.00	160.16
1	—	1,010	132.50	132.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle