Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −160.24 against this barn's trailing median of $419.19.

Average price

$258.94

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$78.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

vs NC average

−28.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	288.43	1,618	7thin
Medium and Large 2	555	258.07	1,431	9thin
Medium 1	558	229.04	1,279	5thin
Medium 2	530	210.00	1,113	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.43/cwt here — about $505 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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.90, low $369.10, median $419.19 across 11 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 sale22 hd

258.94

—

NC average8 barns · 119 hd

251.36

+7.58

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−28.85

This barn, trailing median11 sales

419.19

−160.24

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	1,537	158.41	2,434	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	134.39	1,907	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	116.35	1,266	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	107.00	958	1thin

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)	1,245	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	325.73/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	218.48/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	227.12/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	304.06/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	248.50/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	255.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	253.73/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	282.88/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	236.20/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	245.66/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,796	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	224.26/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	263.24/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	166.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	122.66/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,461	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	112.96/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,159	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	513	241.73/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	152.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	133.18/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,958	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,155	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,906	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	161.71/cwt	115.00–235.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	468	233.42/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	429	214.59/cwt	207.50–220.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	870	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	680	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	700–750	715	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	661	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	695	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	720	181.64/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	231.17/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium 2	850–900	875	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	736	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	582	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	487	258.23/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	883	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	578	231.86/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	518	217.44/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	237.52/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	534	231.45/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	710	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	242.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	313.26/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	184.22/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 170Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 50Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 15

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	378	315.00–337.50	325.73
1	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	518	309.00	309.00
4	550–600	593	273.00	273.00
6	600–650	633	246.00–257.50	248.50
5	650–700	674	231.00–247.50	236.20
1	700–750	725	239.00	239.00
4	750–800	793	215.00–222.00	218.48
1	950–1000	950	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	485	288.00	288.00
3	500–550	530	275.00–287.00	282.88
6	550–600	567	237.50–250.00	245.66
2	600–650	613	235.00–237.00	235.99
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	485	227.50–235.00	231.17
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	175.00–188.00	181.64
1	850–900	875	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	252.50–267.50	258.23
2	500–550	523	232.50–242.50	237.52
3	550–600	582	220.00–230.00	223.38
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	736	225.00–227.00	225.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	327.50	327.50
2	400–450	410	312.50–314.00	313.26
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	590	230.00–250.00	242.44
2	600–650	628	222.50–226.00	224.26
2	800–850	820	182.50–186.00	184.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	468	228.00–240.00	233.42
4	500–550	513	230.00–255.00	241.73
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	710	136.00	136.00
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	207.50–225.00	217.44
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	339	290.00–313.00	304.06
6	400–450	425	250.00–265.00	255.59
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
5	500–550	529	240.00–265.00	253.73
4	550–600	554	262.00–267.00	263.24
4	600–650	619	227.00–227.50	227.12
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	715	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	755	195.00–200.00	197.48
1	800–850	825	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	237.50–240.00	238.76
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	330	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	429	207.50–220.00	214.59
8	500–550	534	221.00–238.00	231.45
4	550–600	578	227.50–237.00	231.86
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	177.00	177.00
1	700–750	710	199.00	199.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	115.00–235.00	161.71
1	700–750	715	92.50	92.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,191	119.00–130.00	122.66
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00
10	—	1,026	102.00–118.00	112.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	126.00–137.00	133.18
1	—	1,375	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	165.00–170.00	166.47
4	—	1,424	145.00–158.00	152.36

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

Steers · 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

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