Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 240.00 To 280.00 Head calves 200.00 To 410.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $192.02/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −164.39 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$192.02

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs NC average

−48.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	217.50	1,207	2thin
Medium 1	538	203.43	1,094	8thin
Medium 2	527	176.98	933	6thin
Medium 3	555	140.00	777	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $430 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 sale17 hd

192.02

—

NC average9 barns · 254 hd

200.96

−8.94

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−48.07

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−164.39

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	—	Average	1,561	148.12	2,313	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	113.78	1,591	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	107.58	886	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	100.79	1,157	38

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	575	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 and Large 1	600–650	604	220.79/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	555	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	915	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	361	215.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	202.95/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	208.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	223.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	703	147.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	238.32/cwt	230.00–245.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	157.41/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	242.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	271	200.14/cwt	190.00–205.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	204.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	229.74/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,094	15
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	621	202.35/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	439	216.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	950	7
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	683	166.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	420	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	513	183.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	288.61/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	368	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	200–250	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	488	176.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	862	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	286	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	190	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	428	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	650–700	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	96.71/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,108	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	93.18/cwt	86.00–100.00	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	106.72/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,239	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	129.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,094	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	109.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	75.16/cwt	50.00–84.00	870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	132.86/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,558	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	109.96/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,561	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	122.23/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,219	130.21/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,587	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	162.12/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,784	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	575	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	225.50/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.79/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	264.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,238	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	250.89/cwt	245.00–257.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	532	208.07/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	632	207.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	236.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	478	160.82/cwt	160.00–162.50	769	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	343	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	688	163.77/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	626	186.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	191.26/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	413	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	473	224.62/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	540	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	600–650	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	462	208.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	378	203.48/cwt	190.00–220.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	470	153.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	208.82/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	284	233.88/cwt	230.00–235.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	285.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	431	218.91/cwt	210.00–225.00	944	4

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 304Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 10Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 66Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	280	235.00–245.00	240.27
3	300–350	316	220.00–230.00	223.64
5	350–400	377	230.00–245.00	242.22
11	400–450	413	230.00–245.00	238.32
15	450–500	476	228.00–231.00	229.74
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
5	600–650	604	217.00–227.00	220.79
4	650–700	652	180.00–195.00	191.26
1	700–750	720	194.00	194.00
2	750–800	773	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	800–850	815	127.50	127.50
1	850–900	880	150.00	150.00
3	900–950	923	150.00–162.50	157.41
1	950–1000	975	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	150.00	150.00
2	300–350	315	155.00	155.00
2	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	420	165.00	165.00
3	450–500	488	170.00–180.00	176.66
4	500–550	513	180.00–190.00	183.00
2	550–600	555	160.00–170.00	164.95
7	600–650	626	180.00–190.00	186.71
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	130.00–140.00	135.10
2	400–450	420	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	450–500	465	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	605	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	190.00–205.00	200.14
2	300–350	315	210.00–215.00	212.50
5	350–400	361	210.00–220.00	215.13
7	400–450	439	210.00–220.00	216.38
4	450–500	479	200.00–215.00	208.81
5	500–550	520	197.50–210.00	202.95
3	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	204.22
5	600–650	621	192.50–208.00	202.35
3	650–700	683	160.00–170.00	166.61
2	700–750	703	140.00–155.00	147.47
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	160.00–162.50	160.82
1	550–600	555	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	530	170.00–175.00	172.57
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	415	285.00–292.50	288.61
2	450–500	460	265.00–275.00	270.05
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	190.00	190.00
5	250–300	286	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	310	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	263	245.00–257.50	250.89
4	300–350	330	300.00–312.50	306.79
4	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	285.07
4	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	468	260.00–270.00	264.46
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	561	230.00–240.00	236.16
2	600–650	600	223.00–228.00	225.50
1	650–700	665	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	343	170.00–180.00	175.04
3	350–400	378	190.00–220.00	203.48
2	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	473	220.00–229.00	224.62
2	500–550	540	205.00–215.00	209.95
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	688	157.50–170.00	163.77
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	135.00	135.00
2	400–450	413	160.00–175.00	167.45
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	230.00–235.00	233.88
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	380	229.00	229.00
4	400–450	431	210.00–225.00	218.91
3	450–500	462	200.00–215.00	208.41
5	500–550	532	200.00–215.00	208.07
2	550–600	585	200.00–217.50	208.82
3	600–650	632	200.00–212.50	207.47
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	775	133.00	133.00
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
3	450–500	470	150.00–160.00	153.37
1	500–550	510	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	630	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,146	91.00–102.00	96.71
19	—	1,161	100.00–114.00	106.72
4	—	1,158	50.00–84.00	75.16
2	—	1,008	122.00–122.50	122.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	86.00–100.00	93.18
1	—	745	78.00	78.00
2	—	843	125.00–135.00	129.78
6	—	820	104.00–116.00	109.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	129.00–137.00	132.86
10	—	1,420	103.00–119.00	109.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,695	145.00–155.00	150.92
5	—	1,219	126.00–136.00	130.21
5	—	1,717	160.00–167.50	162.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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How this sale compares

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