Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 295.00 To 340.00 6 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.84/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −144.57 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$211.84

32 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$68.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs NC average

−25.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	224.11	1,192	17thin
Medium 1	541	211.20	1,143	10thin
Medium 2	508	194.98	990	2thin
Small and Medium 2	513	155.68	799	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.43/cwt here — about $394 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

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 sale32 hd

211.84

—

NC average9 barns · 370 hd

209.83

+2.01

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−25.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−144.57

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	—	Low	1,571	152.47	2,395	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	118.23	1,764	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	113.74	1,324	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	104.98	866	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,730	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,713	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,001	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$460	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,450	2
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	464	193.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	896	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	513	155.68/cwt	150.00–167.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	755	122.48/cwt	122.48–122.48	925	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	415	190.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	331	199.36/cwt	180.00–215.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	574	205.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	322	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	237.18/cwt	225.00–245.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	224.93/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,102	19
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	373	217.61/cwt	210.00–225.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	260.64/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	519	214.91/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	433	226.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	979	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	172.18/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	224.66/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	808	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	208	197.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	411	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	269.73/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	209.90/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,553	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	275.63/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	578	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,142	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	528	227.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	725	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	225.92/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,396	4
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	261.31/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,278	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	189.12/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	238.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	580	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	523	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	117.75/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,412	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	101.58/cwt	96.00–107.00	892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	116.39/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,009	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	87.59/cwt	80.00–93.00	916	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	128.53/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,045	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	105.37/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,206	14
Bulls	—	—	1,098	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,512	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	119.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,807	6
Bulls	—	—	1,897	165.75/cwt	162.00–173.00	3,144	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,156	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,712.75/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,963.72/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,964	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,730.32/head	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	212.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	288.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	281.57/cwt	275.00–292.50	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	565	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	388	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	892	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	268.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	663	192.47/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	237.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium 3	650–700	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	288	210.35/cwt	205.00–220.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	508	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	728	166.40/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	616	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,247	7
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	626	209.43/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	372	197.28/cwt	195.00–200.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	464	233.28/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,082	13
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	660	195.83/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	333	240.79/cwt	238.00–245.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	419	255.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	221.19/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,382	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 258Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 58Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 16Year ago 9

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 295.00 To 340.00 6 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	489	257.50–262.50	261.31
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	590	239.00	239.00
6	600–650	611	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	428	265.00–280.00	269.73
4	450–500	459	272.50–280.00	275.63
4	500–550	529	260.00–262.50	260.64
2	550–600	563	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	618	222.50–232.50	225.92
3	650–700	660	217.50–220.00	219.17
13	700–750	740	197.00–211.00	209.90
2	750–800	758	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	980	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
8	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	227.62
2	550–600	578	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
3	700–750	725	185.00–190.00	188.32
1	800–850	810	156.00	156.00
1	900–950	910	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	575	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	195.00–200.00	197.41
4	250–300	288	205.00–220.00	210.35
10	300–350	331	180.00–215.00	199.36
3	350–400	372	195.00–200.00	197.28
3	400–450	415	180.00–200.00	190.04
4	450–500	464	190.00–200.00	193.06
2	500–550	508	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	700–750	728	160.00–172.50	166.40
1	750–800	755	122.48	122.48
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	147.50	147.50
1	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
3	500–550	513	150.00–167.50	155.68
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	225.00–245.00	237.18
3	300–350	322	235.00–245.00	240.00
6	350–400	373	210.00–225.00	217.61
9	400–450	433	220.00–235.00	226.05
19	450–500	490	220.00–232.50	224.93
6	500–550	519	212.00–217.50	214.91
4	550–600	574	200.00–210.00	205.64
7	600–650	616	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	650–700	663	185.00–200.00	192.47
2	800–850	808	155.00–157.50	156.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
6	250–300	271	260.00–275.00	268.50
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	367	235.00–245.00	237.98
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	527	221.00–230.00	224.66
2	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
4	700–750	721	168.00–185.00	172.18
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	815	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	337	275.00–292.50	281.57
8	350–400	370	285.00–305.00	288.75
5	400–450	424	270.00–285.00	277.32
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	510	230.00–245.00	238.65
3	600–650	625	216.00–225.00	221.19
2	650–700	665	200.00–220.00	210.00
3	700–750	708	180.00–195.00	189.12
1	900–950	920	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	440	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	580	200.00–205.00	202.44
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	238.00–245.00	240.79
2	350–400	388	225.00–235.00	229.97
5	400–450	419	250.00–260.00	255.55
13	450–500	464	225.00–240.00	233.28
7	500–550	515	200.00–220.00	212.02
3	550–600	565	215.00–225.00	219.96
4	600–650	626	205.00–215.00	209.43
3	650–700	660	185.00–205.00	195.83
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,199	112.00–123.00	117.75
4	—	1,046	80.00–93.00	87.59
4	—	1,235	125.00–138.00	128.53
14	—	1,145	96.00–110.00	105.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	96.00–107.00	101.58
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
3	—	867	111.00–122.00	116.39
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	112.00–117.00	114.43
6	—	1,512	117.00–124.00	119.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	154.00–156.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	135.00–140.00	137.68
3	—	1,897	162.00–173.00	165.75
1	—	2,010	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,730.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	460.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,963.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00

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Canton Livestock Auction

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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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WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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