Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Holiday Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 20.00 To 120.00 12 Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.94/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −125.70 against this barn's trailing median of $378.64.

Average price

$252.94

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$47.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.34

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	273.59	1,462	7thin
Medium 1	569	256.83	1,461	4thin
Medium 2	561	226.26	1,269	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.33/cwt here — about $192 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $416.11, low $309.82, median $378.64 across 19 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

252.94

—

NC average4 barns · 91 hd

240.60

+12.34

This barn, trailing median19 sales

378.64

−125.70

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	1,682	136.99	2,304	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	115.52	1,689	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	107.28	1,288	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	788	85.69	675	5thin

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)	940	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	545	$350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,452	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	587	223.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	483	277.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	272.40/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	323	288.43/cwt	280.00–296.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	376	328.83/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	229.22/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	433	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	650–700	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	261.03/cwt	250.00–267.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	265.20/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	625	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	244.22/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	250.84/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	276.56/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	344.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	545	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,878.96/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	795	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,944	149.69/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,910	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,208	139.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	100.19/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,675	5
Bulls	—	—	1,569	131.63/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,065	13
Bulls	—	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	104.68/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,329	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	112.73/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,584	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	99.70/cwt	95.00–105.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	569	256.83/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	625	226.67/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	850–900	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	259.47/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,604	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	234.41/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	673	223.98/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	1
Steers	Medium 2	900–950	915	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,121	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	442	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	272.52/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,403	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	590	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium 2	900–950	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	850–900	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	295.17/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	244.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	583	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	783	145.78/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	618	226.17/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	204.17/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	234.58/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	89.61/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,024	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	117.92/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,439	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	136.31/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,449	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,815	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	84.53/cwt	84.00–85.00	670	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 280Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 91Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 1

No Sale Last Week Holiday Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 20.00 To 120.00 12 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	265	390.00–405.00	397.50
2	300–350	313	320.00–340.00	329.76
3	350–400	373	340.00–355.00	344.96
1	400–450	410	338.00	338.00
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
5	500–550	524	265.00–290.00	272.40
2	550–600	560	270.00–283.00	276.56
1	600–650	630	259.00	259.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
5	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	365	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	433	210.00–220.00	215.14
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	535	222.50–235.00	229.22
3	550–600	587	220.00–230.00	223.30
3	600–650	625	215.00–225.00	219.99
1	700–750	710	209.00	209.00
1	800–850	835	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	323	280.00–296.00	288.43
9	350–400	376	320.00–337.50	328.83
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	483	270.00–285.00	277.69
4	550–600	569	250.00–265.00	256.83
4	600–650	625	222.00–232.50	226.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	367	250.00–267.50	261.03
3	400–450	417	260.00–271.00	265.20
6	450–500	462	247.50–255.00	250.84
5	500–550	527	240.00–250.00	244.08
3	550–600	573	229.00–238.00	234.58
2	600–650	648	252.50	252.50
3	650–700	660	200.00–212.50	204.17
2	700–750	723	165.00–170.00	167.47
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	425	240.00–247.50	244.22
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	558	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	618	225.00–227.50	226.17
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	185.00	185.00
1	300–350	310	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	465	210.00–215.00	212.58
2	550–600	583	155.00–165.00	159.94
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	783	144.00–147.50	145.78
1	900–950	905	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	575	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	125.00	125.00
1	300–350	305	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	540	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	895	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	510	230.00–239.00	234.41
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	390	315.00–335.00	325.00
1	400–450	410	327.50	327.50
3	450–500	477	285.00–307.50	295.17
6	500–550	515	260.00–282.50	272.52
1	550–600	560	286.00	286.00
3	600–650	618	257.50–263.00	259.47
2	650–700	685	240.00–242.50	241.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	290.00–300.00	295.04
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	673	223.00–225.00	223.98

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	—	545	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,878.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,944	141.00–159.00	149.69
13	—	1,569	125.00–139.00	131.63
1	—	1,060	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	136.00–143.00	139.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	92.00–105.00	100.19
9	—	1,405	108.00–118.00	112.73
6	—	1,458	121.00–128.00	124.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,270	98.00–110.00	104.68
14	—	1,143	82.00–95.00	89.61
16	—	1,220	111.00–127.00	117.92
4	—	1,063	130.00–147.50	136.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	95.00–105.00	99.70
2	—	793	84.00–85.00	84.53

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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