Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 150.00 To 160.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.23/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −114.18 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$242.23

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$103.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.73

vs NC average

−26.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	258.97	1,390	38
Medium and Large 2	510	250.00	1,275	1thin
Medium 1	551	214.93	1,185	9thin
Medium 2	573	173.89	996	2thin
Small and Medium 2	570	155.04	884	3thin

One grade step is worth $103.93/cwt here — about $506 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 sale53 hd

242.23

—

NC average4 barns · 140 hd

230.50

+11.73

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−26.63

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−114.18

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	1,711	159.44	2,728	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	139.10	2,018	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	127.49	1,448	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	777	108.01	839	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$1,645	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,617	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,546	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,424	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	300–350	313	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	284.86/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,612	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	251.73/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,541	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,546.03/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,546	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,616.83/head	1,325.00–1,885.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,645.06/head	1,385.00–1,900.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,423.64/head	1,085.00–1,650.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	240.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	317.60/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	257.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	250.61/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	264.17/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	132.61/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	255.53/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,462	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	261.76/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,330	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	334.16/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	275.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	202.63/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	297.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	570	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	884	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	478	182.38/cwt	175.00–190.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	269.78/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	225.07/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,510	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	133.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,105	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	76.13/cwt	64.00–97.50	566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	128.17/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,516	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	115.76/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,237	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	140.96/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,558	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,174	154.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	121.24/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	142.85/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	96.55/cwt	90.00–102.50	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	160.33/cwt	152.00–171.00	2,795	9
Bulls	—	—	1,448	142.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,061	4
Bulls	—	—	1,967	179.60/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,533	3
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	634	167.84/cwt	152.50–175.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	482	240.82/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	522	215.50/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,125	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	650–700	680	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	935	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	573	173.89/cwt	167.50–180.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	180	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	627	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	680	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	935	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	469	209.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	210	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	352	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	630	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	866	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	236.79/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	254.91/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	553	209.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	433	229.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	232.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	572	205.74/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	474	244.66/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	725	145.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	220	213.98/cwt	200.00–230.00	471	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	576	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	216.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	906	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	724	216.41/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,567	7
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	622	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,300	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	588	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	742	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 143Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 44Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 13

No Sale Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 150.00 To 160.00

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	245	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	313	285.00–290.00	287.56
7	350–400	359	290.00–305.00	297.33
2	400–450	438	267.50–270.00	268.74
11	450–500	465	260.00–272.00	269.78
21	500–550	508	255.00–265.00	261.76
17	550–600	572	245.00–259.00	255.53
8	600–650	612	246.00–253.00	251.73
2	650–700	668	220.00–222.50	221.25
3	700–750	730	190.00–209.00	202.63
2	850–900	862	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–265.00	257.61
1	350–400	370	247.50	247.50
4	400–450	419	250.00–255.00	252.45
4	450–500	486	250.00–252.50	250.61
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	175.00–190.00	182.38
3	550–600	570	150.00–160.00	155.04
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	167.50	167.50
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	469	200.00–220.00	209.92
2	550–600	573	167.50–180.00	173.89
3	600–650	627	170.00–175.00	173.30
2	650–700	680	135.00–140.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	200.00–230.00	213.98
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	365	230.00–240.00	232.53
3	400–450	418	210.00–220.00	216.73
5	450–500	474	237.50–250.00	244.66
3	500–550	510	230.00–240.00	233.30
6	550–600	572	200.00–220.00	205.74
5	600–650	622	209.00	209.00
2	700–750	725	141.00–150.00	145.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	378	312.50–322.50	317.60
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	451	310.00	310.00
27	550–600	566	280.00–289.00	284.86
11	600–650	632	254.00–255.00	254.91
6	650–700	654	264.00	264.00
5	700–750	702	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	818	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	505	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	576	259.00	259.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	724	210.00–222.50	216.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	525	235.00–245.00	240.19
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
7	300–350	318	320.00–342.00	334.16
4	350–400	368	320.00–330.00	324.93
5	400–450	418	270.00–285.00	275.85
3	450–500	468	257.50–270.00	264.17
2	500–550	518	280.00–282.50	281.26
7	550–600	557	230.00–250.00	236.79
1	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
6	650–700	671	220.00–232.50	225.07
2	700–750	708	200.00–210.00	204.98
2	900–950	925	127.50–137.50	132.61
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	433	220.00–240.00	229.98
5	450–500	482	230.00–260.00	240.82
6	500–550	522	202.50–225.00	215.50
2	550–600	553	200.00–220.00	209.95
3	600–650	634	152.50–175.00	167.84
2	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	890	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	630	137.50	137.50
1	800–850	840	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	120.00–132.50	126.22
1	650–700	680	137.50	137.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,546.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,325.00–1,885.00	1,616.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,385.00–1,900.00	1,645.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,085.00–1,650.00	1,423.64
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	125.00–137.00	133.74
10	—	1,365	138.00–151.00	142.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	743	64.00–97.50	76.13
3	—	845	118.00–127.50	121.24
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
3	—	795	130.00–140.00	135.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,183	120.00–138.00	128.17
15	—	1,069	107.00–119.00	115.76
14	—	1,105	136.00–149.00	140.96
3	—	985	90.00–102.50	96.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,174	150.00–160.00	154.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,743	152.00–171.00	160.33
4	—	1,448	135.00–148.00	142.33
3	—	1,967	175.00–190.00	179.60

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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