Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average Baby calves 35.00 To 190.00 4 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.93/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −151.48 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$204.93

38 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$620

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

$114.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

vs NC average

−33.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	242.07	1,314	7thin
Medium 1	563	225.03	1,266	12thin
Medium 2	558	189.09	1,055	15thin
Medium 3	533	150.00	800	2thin
Small and Medium 2	543	128.00	694	2thin

One grade step is worth $114.07/cwt here — about $620 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 sale38 hd

204.93

—

NC average9 barns · 333 hd

216.13

−11.21

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−33.68

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−151.48

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	1,543	149.27	2,304	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	133.75	1,097	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	127.79	1,945	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	116.80	1,411	32

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)	1,252	$1,744	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,626	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,042	7

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Small and Medium 2	500–550	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	237.59/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	431	227.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	629	190.71/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	233.13/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	224.94/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	198.81/cwt	190.00–210.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	623	190.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.58/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	222.93/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	419	187.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	137.40/cwt	125.00–150.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	529	188.83/cwt	175.00–210.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	483	204.97/cwt	200.00–207.50	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	271.62/cwt	268.00–275.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	243.07/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	281.42/cwt	277.50–285.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	225.50/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	160.10/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	211.99/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	250.43/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	294.61/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	271.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	373	214.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	799	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	690	216.24/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,492	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	538	232.83/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,402	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,058	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	278	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	626	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	450–500	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	514	221.76/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,140	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	471	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	268.93/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	281.66/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	480	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	108.92/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,277	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	124.55/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,542	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	131.24/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,954	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	123.47/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	164.02/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,519	151.48/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,301	7
Bulls	—	—	1,163	119.52/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,390	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,839.74/head	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,743.97/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,464.16/head	2,275.00–2,800.00	2,464	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,725.03/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	383	252.43/cwt	242.50–260.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	249.72/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	238.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	216.32/cwt	212.50–220.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	681	171.73/cwt	152.50–180.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	363	209.17/cwt	197.50–220.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	577	189.26/cwt	172.50–218.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	393	240.87/cwt	237.00–247.50	947	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	225.75/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium 2	900–950	925	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	503	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	533	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	800	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	905	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	763	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	690	181.32/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	431	216.65/cwt	200.00–230.00	934	4
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	483	224.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,086	8
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	565	219.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	618	194.02/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	527	226.68/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	261.21/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,264	2

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 185Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 37Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 11

No Sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average Baby calves 35.00 To 190.00 4 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	565	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	315	190.00–210.00	198.81
4	350–400	363	197.50–220.00	209.17
5	400–450	419	180.00–200.00	187.92
3	450–500	483	200.00–207.50	204.97
6	500–550	529	175.00–210.00	188.83
9	550–600	577	172.50–218.00	189.26
2	600–650	610	125.00–150.00	137.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	277.50–285.00	281.42
2	350–400	363	268.00–275.00	271.62
5	400–450	432	237.50–255.00	243.07
4	450–500	469	232.50–245.00	237.59
4	500–550	509	230.00–242.50	233.13
3	550–600	588	254.00	254.00
3	600–650	623	210.00–216.00	211.99
2	650–700	675	185.00–205.00	195.00
2	700–750	738	150.00–170.00	160.10
1	750–800	770	162.00	162.00
1	850–900	855	172.50	172.50
1	900–950	940	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	212.50–220.00	216.32
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	393	237.00–247.50	240.87
7	400–450	431	220.00–235.00	227.53
5	450–500	479	220.00–228.00	225.75
2	500–550	525	220.00–231.00	225.50
10	550–600	570	219.00–230.00	224.94
7	600–650	629	170.00–195.00	190.71
4	650–700	681	152.50–180.00	171.73
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–310.00	294.61
1	400–450	400	288.00	288.00
7	450–500	484	270.00–280.00	271.36
8	500–550	516	250.00–268.00	257.58
3	550–600	552	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	623	248.00–253.00	250.43
2	650–700	670	220.00–226.00	222.93
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	623	180.00–195.00	190.07
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	205.00–220.00	214.32
2	400–450	420	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
6	500–550	538	225.00–240.00	232.83
3	600–650	630	217.50–227.50	222.50
2	650–700	690	215.00–217.50	216.24
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	471	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	514	216.00–223.00	221.76
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	115.00	115.00
1	450–500	470	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	85.00	85.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	740	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	372	272.50–287.50	281.66
3	400–450	415	262.50–280.00	268.93
2	450–500	484	260.00–262.50	261.21
6	500–550	518	244.00–257.50	249.72
3	550–600	570	230.00–245.00	238.20
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	750	187.50	187.50
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	900	120.00	120.00
1	950–1000	970	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	445	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	503	200.00–215.00	207.54
1	600–650	620	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	925	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	383	242.50–260.00	252.43
4	400–450	431	200.00–230.00	216.65
8	450–500	483	220.00–240.00	224.89
5	500–550	527	220.00–231.00	226.68
2	550–600	565	210.00–230.00	219.82
3	600–650	618	172.50–210.00	194.02
3	650–700	690	180.00–184.00	181.32
2	750–800	763	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	800–850	825	110.00	110.00
1	900–950	905	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	85.00	85.00
1	500–550	510	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,172	101.00–118.00	108.92
1	—	1,105	132.00	132.00
16	—	1,238	119.00–129.00	124.55
1	—	1,325	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	127.50	127.50
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	126.00–137.00	131.24
4	—	1,563	119.00–127.00	123.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	159.00–173.00	164.02
7	—	1,519	140.00–157.00	151.48
3	—	1,163	116.00–122.00	119.52

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)	2	—	1,255	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,839.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,743.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	2,275.00–2,800.00	2,464.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,725.03

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Canton Livestock Auction

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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