Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −152.17 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$204.24

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$92.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

vs NC average

−37.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	224.28	1,207	8thin
Medium 1	525	217.26	1,141	10thin
Medium 2	559	179.83	1,005	6thin
Small and Medium 2	538	132.19	711	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.09/cwt here — about $496 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 sale26 hd

204.24

—

NC average9 barns · 344 hd

213.60

−9.36

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−37.64

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−152.17

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	1,627	167.65	2,727	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	135.33	2,209	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	125.18	1,452	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	855	102.20	874	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,348	$1,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$1,898	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,485	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$1,991	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	246.58/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	208.58/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	680	190.12/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	513	217.23/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	272.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	214.43/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	628	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	538	132.19/cwt	110.00–155.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	295	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.51/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	306.90/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,089	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	385	258.77/cwt	257.50–260.00	996	2
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	217.40/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	264.28/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	239.24/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.60/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	250.12/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	730	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,259	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	587	250.82/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,472	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	200–250	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	478	224.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	272.74/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	622	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,375	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	135.00/cwt	132.50–137.50	621	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	750–800	795	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,173	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	600–650	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	573	218.31/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,444	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	86.38/cwt	79.00–95.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	101.90/cwt	99.00–105.00	854	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,252	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	174.25/cwt	163.00–183.00	3,091	7
Bulls	—	—	1,283	152.26/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,953	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,897.53/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,898	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	895	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,456.89/head	2,175.00–2,705.00	2,457	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,937.85/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	235.21/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	191.47/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	383	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	244.65/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	210.36/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	268.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	622	213.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	576	183.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	173.32/cwt	162.50–185.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	248.05/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	625	201.30/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	668	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	238.85/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 176Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 61Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 8

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	525	162.50–185.00	173.32
4	550–600	576	180.00–190.00	183.08
3	600–650	628	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	257.50	257.50
2	300–350	320	255.00–260.00	257.42
5	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
8	400–450	421	240.00–251.00	244.65
11	450–500	456	235.00–249.00	246.58
6	500–550	526	230.00–239.00	235.21
2	550–600	575	185.00–197.50	191.47
4	600–650	632	213.00–219.00	214.43
2	650–700	670	205.00–212.00	208.58
1	700–750	705	193.00	193.00
1	750–800	765	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	226.00	226.00
2	350–400	383	237.50–240.00	238.73
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
8	500–550	513	212.50–220.00	217.23
2	550–600	573	215.00–220.00	217.40
5	600–650	622	210.00–218.00	213.98
3	650–700	680	187.50–193.00	190.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	110.00–155.00	132.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
4	350–400	355	305.00–312.50	306.90
7	400–450	434	265.00–275.00	272.90
1	450–500	465	288.00	288.00
5	500–550	518	260.00–268.00	262.51
6	550–600	574	260.00–267.00	264.28
6	600–650	623	230.00–242.00	236.60
2	650–700	674	232.50–246.00	239.24
2	700–750	733	212.50–213.00	212.75
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	220.00–230.00	224.82
2	550–600	560	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	650	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	385	257.50–260.00	258.77
3	450–500	485	260.00–265.00	262.55
2	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	250.12
3	550–600	587	247.50–255.00	250.82
2	600–650	622	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	665	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	730	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	466	272.00–273.00	272.74
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	195.00	195.00
1	250–300	290	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
2	450–500	460	132.50–137.50	135.00
1	550–600	590	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	795	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	528	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	770	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	435	246.00–250.00	248.05
4	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	268.77
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	562	230.00–241.00	238.85
2	600–650	625	217.00–220.00	218.51
3	650–700	667	205.00–217.00	210.36
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	573	215.00–222.50	218.31
2	600–650	625	195.00–207.50	201.30
2	650–700	668	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	120.00–130.00	124.34
2	—	1,030	79.00–95.00	86.38
10	—	1,190	133.00–140.00	136.47
2	—	1,138	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	87.00	87.00
2	—	838	99.00–105.00	101.90
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	1,380	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,774	163.00–183.00	174.25
3	—	1,283	148.00–158.00	152.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,352	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,897.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	2,175.00–2,705.00	2,456.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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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

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How this sale compares

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