Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Attractive

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.68/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −176.51 against this barn's trailing median of $419.19.

Average price

$242.68

25 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs NC average

−58.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	266.82	1,355	10thin
Medium 1	543	248.48	1,349	7thin
Medium 2	565	207.42	1,171	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.39/cwt here — about $183 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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.90, low $369.10, median $419.19 across 11 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 sale25 hd

242.68

—

NC average8 barns · 139 hd

236.39

+6.29

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−58.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

419.19

−176.51

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	1,624	147.53	2,396	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	122.47	1,715	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	115.26	1,288	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,306	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	350–400	393	248.01/cwt	246.00–250.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	204.09/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium 2Full	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	598	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	214.36/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	202.38/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	680	172.50/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	161.15/cwt	150.00–172.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	857	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	141.28/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	228.55/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	265.24/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	521	245.87/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	618	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	585	165.17/cwt	155.00–175.00	966	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1	450–500	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	550–600	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	251.02/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium 3	600–650	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	259.52/cwt	252.50–266.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	628	175.62/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	795	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	235.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	293.69/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,433	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	574	204.91/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	828	151.83/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	241.78/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	96.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	118.76/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,656	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	128.65/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	116.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,369	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	153.70/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,771	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,305.92/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,306	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	197.97/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	228.75/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,170	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 241Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 78Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 4

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	246.00–250.00	248.01
4	450–500	479	212.50–215.00	214.36
5	500–550	522	200.00–207.00	202.38
3	550–600	582	200.00–212.00	204.09
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	672	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	540	150.00–172.50	161.15
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	645	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	580	180.00–190.00	185.09
6	600–650	628	170.00–186.00	175.62
2	650–700	680	167.50–177.50	172.50
1	700–750	720	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	795	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	262.50	262.50
2	350–400	375	252.50–266.00	259.52
2	400–450	413	205.00–210.00	207.42
1	450–500	455	231.00	231.00
3	500–550	505	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	578	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	633	232.50–237.50	235.01
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
4	750–800	765	172.00	172.00
2	850–900	868	137.50–145.00	141.28
2	900–950	900	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	965	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	521	242.50–250.00	245.87
2	550–600	598	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	488	290.00–297.50	293.69
9	500–550	503	264.00–275.00	265.24
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
11	600–650	618	225.00–235.00	228.55
12	650–700	658	231.00–245.00	241.78
5	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	845	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	850	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	955	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
7	550–600	574	200.00–225.00	204.91
3	800–850	828	148.00–155.00	151.83
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	870	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	585	155.00–175.00	165.17
2	600–650	618	110.00–120.00	114.94
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	550	110.00	110.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	358	275.00–285.00	279.90
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	529	247.00–257.50	251.02
2	550–600	585	220.00–237.50	228.75
1	600–650	600	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	660	196.00–200.00	197.97
2	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	788	150.00–152.50	151.25
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	580	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	630	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	90.00–100.00	96.98
2	—	1,130	124.00–127.00	125.49
5	—	1,178	110.00–121.00	116.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	111.00–123.00	118.76
6	—	1,410	124.00–136.00	128.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,517	140.00–148.00	143.83
3	—	1,803	150.00–162.00	153.70

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)	1	—	1,245	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,305.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,750.00	1,750.00

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

Steers · 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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