Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 9.00 Lower Head cattle 225.00 To 410.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.86/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −110.55 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$245.86

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$96.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.29

vs NC average

−11.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	266.15	1,427	14thin
Medium and Large 2	563	244.58	1,377	11thin
Medium 1	558	226.44	1,264	10thin
Medium 2	595	170.00	1,012	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.15/cwt here — about $415 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 sale36 hd

245.86

—

NC average8 barns · 306 hd

210.56

+35.29

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−11.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−110.55

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	1,523	159.34	2,427	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	134.07	1,907	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	125.13	1,525	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	113.12	877	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,540	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,465	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,452	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	283.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	263.25/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,626.35/head	2,100.00–2,875.00	2,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	221.25/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,482	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	279.05/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,191.01/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	503	239.16/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,203	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,464.92/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	261.42/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	281.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	268.23/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	288.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	227.37/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	253.39/cwt	250.00–260.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	276.11/cwt	260.00–280.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	271.64/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	227.34/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,314	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	140.91/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,854	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	114.23/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,327	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	116.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	142.93/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	135.77/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	127.90/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,550	22
Bulls	—	—	1,293	153.59/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	148.31/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,757	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	166.77/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,950	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	573	216.30/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	672	201.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	411	260.95/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,073	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	98.87/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,152	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	800–850	820	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	333	217.56/cwt	210.00–225.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	626	241.01/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,509	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	415	272.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	526	236.80/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	720	160.71/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	383	276.61/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	219.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	338	252.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	810	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	317.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	717	177.32/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,271	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 306Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 117Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 14

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 9.00 Lower Head cattle 225.00 To 410.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	2,100.00–2,875.00	2,626.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,191.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,540.00	1,540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,464.92

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	205	277.50	277.50
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	334	260.00–280.00	276.11
3	350–400	368	250.00–260.00	253.39
9	400–450	428	265.00–277.50	271.64
2	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	265.13
7	500–550	518	262.50–275.00	268.23
6	550–600	555	250.00–264.00	261.42
4	600–650	614	230.00–240.00	235.20
2	650–700	670	217.50–225.00	221.25
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	250.14
8	550–600	577	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	850–900	870	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	240.00–255.00	252.59
1	350–400	370	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	526	232.50–240.00	236.80
6	550–600	580	210.00–225.00	219.53
2	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
3	700–750	720	157.50–167.00	160.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	350	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	420	280.00–285.00	281.59
9	500–550	517	285.00–290.00	288.57
6	550–600	569	275.00–290.00	283.49
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	712	225.00–229.00	227.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	260.00–270.00	263.25
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	210.00–225.00	217.56
2	400–450	435	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	383	275.00–280.00	276.61
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.41
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	252.50	252.50
5	600–650	626	230.00–247.50	241.01
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	820	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	270	305.00–330.00	317.04
2	300–350	315	295.00–310.00	302.50
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	505	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	578	220.00–235.00	227.34
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	275.00–280.00	279.05
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	411	255.00–267.50	260.95
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	503	235.00–242.50	239.16
2	550–600	573	215.00–217.50	216.30
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
8	650–700	672	200.00–210.00	201.24
3	700–750	717	170.00–182.00	177.32
1	750–800	765	149.00	149.00
1	800–850	810	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	855	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,316	136.00–150.00	140.91
9	—	1,162	109.00–120.00	114.23
22	—	1,212	122.00–133.00	127.90
4	—	1,165	95.00–101.00	98.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	90.00–91.00	90.48
1	—	845	139.00	139.00
1	—	580	132.50	132.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	114.00–119.00	116.53
3	—	1,257	139.00–151.00	142.93
5	—	1,505	132.00–138.00	135.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	152.00–155.00	153.59
3	—	1,185	144.00–153.00	148.31
6	—	1,769	160.00–173.00	166.77

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle