Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −128.08 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$228.33

15 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.82

vs NC average

−23.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	238.37	1,299	6thin
Medium 1	581	226.20	1,314	6thin
Medium 2	582	212.51	1,237	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.86/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

228.33

—

NC average7 barns · 151 hd

215.51

+12.82

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−23.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−128.08

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	1,609	170.35	2,740	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	141.22	2,124	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	132.54	1,539	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	782	101.85	796	3thin

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)	1,265	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	600–650	625	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	223.88/cwt	220.00–235.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	256.66/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	224.63/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	774	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	581	226.20/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	240	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	245.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	438	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	245.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,031	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	238.72/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,622	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	683	233.98/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,598	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	694	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	665	206.95/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	523	209.94/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	101.85/cwt	97.50–108.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	129.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,545	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	115.62/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,226	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	145.12/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,203	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	130.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	143.46/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,684	11
Bulls	—	—	1,674	179.64/cwt	169.00–185.00	3,007	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	159.20/cwt	152.50–163.00	2,436	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	740	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	190	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	282.53/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	417	191.10/cwt	186.00–197.50	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	164.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	241.65/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	388	193.87/cwt	187.50–200.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	582	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	609	221.77/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	530	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	443	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	275.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	575	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,731	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	320	252.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	475	253.35/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	278.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	251.12/cwt	245.00–257.50	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	405	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	272.51/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,166	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 200Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 34Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 3

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

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	295	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	459	250.00–260.00	256.66
1	500–550	520	292.50	292.50
3	600–650	625	258.00	258.00
4	650–700	665	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	702	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	835	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	980	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	250.00–265.00	257.50
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	623	237.50–240.00	238.72
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	213.00	213.00
2	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	683	229.00–239.00	233.98
1	750–800	765	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	227.50	227.50
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
7	400–450	418	220.00–235.00	223.88
3	450–500	475	220.00–229.00	224.63
6	550–600	581	219.00–230.00	226.20
1	600–650	610	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	196.00	196.00
2	350–400	388	187.50–200.00	193.87
2	400–450	438	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	582	210.00–215.00	212.51
1	600–650	600	154.00	154.00
1	700–750	710	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	240.00–250.00	245.29
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	362	250.00–260.00	253.27
18	400–450	420	240.00–250.00	245.56
4	450–500	467	255.00–265.00	260.00
3	500–550	523	230.00–238.00	235.08
3	550–600	567	241.00–243.00	241.65
3	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
6	650–700	669	216.00–217.50	216.50
2	700–750	742	207.50	207.50
2	850–900	852	189.00	189.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	192.50	192.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	145.00	145.00
1	300–350	315	145.00	145.00
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	135.00	135.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	320	245.00–260.00	252.27
1	350–400	355	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	405	257.50	257.50
10	450–500	475	251.00–260.00	253.35
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	575	220.00–225.00	222.54
5	600–650	609	219.00–230.00	221.77
2	650–700	665	204.00–210.00	206.95
1	700–750	705	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	237.50	237.50
2	400–450	443	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	523	202.50–220.00	209.94
1	550–600	575	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	715	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	245.00–257.50	251.12
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	330	270.00–280.00	275.87
6	350–400	378	280.00–292.50	282.53
3	400–450	428	270.00–277.50	272.51
3	450–500	463	275.00–285.00	278.99
2	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	575	237.00–240.00	238.51
4	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	237.50	237.50
3	750–800	779	160.00–166.00	164.05
1	850–900	890	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	975	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	186.00–197.50	191.10
2	500–550	530	145.00–150.00	147.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	97.50–108.00	101.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	124.00–135.00	129.32
5	—	1,060	110.00–121.00	115.62
11	—	1,174	138.00–150.00	143.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	139.00–150.00	145.12
3	—	1,467	125.00–133.00	130.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	169.00–185.00	179.64
5	—	1,530	152.50–163.00	159.20

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	—	1,265	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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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

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