Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 45.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.12/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −104.29 against this barn's trailing median of $356.41.

Average price

$252.12

20 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$45.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.00

vs NC average

−28.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	265.03	1,412	11thin
Medium and Large 2	503	253.67	1,276	3thin
Medium 1	554	235.36	1,303	3thin
Medium 2	507	219.99	1,115	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.04/cwt here — about $297 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 sale20 hd

252.12

—

NC average8 barns · 269 hd

229.11

+23.00

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.18

This barn, trailing median21 sales

356.41

−104.29

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	1,609	132.70	2,135	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	122.01	1,779	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	111.22	1,281	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	814	86.65	705	6thin

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)	1,238	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,510	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$1,146	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$2,136	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,795	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	400–450	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	253.67/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	263.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,389	10
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	533	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	312.72/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	270.75/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	507	219.99/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	219.03/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.63/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	279.99/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	343.93/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium 2	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	255.11/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	330.45/cwt	327.50–332.00	1,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	317.61/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,629	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	346.34/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	306.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	348.48/cwt	333.00–385.00	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.43/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	72.61/cwt	62.00–80.00	588	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	129.02/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,844	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	102.50/cwt	88.00–109.00	1,174	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	113.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,714	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	125.13/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	89.28/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	115.71/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,299	11
Bulls	—	—	1,530	144.43/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	119.88/cwt	113.00–124.00	2,038	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	133.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,136	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,293.42/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	665	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,510.39/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,510	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,348.66/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,349	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	1,795.00/head	1,795.00–1,795.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	387.15/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	445	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	458	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	337.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	271.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	240.20/cwt	235.00–245.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	308.32/cwt	301.50–315.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	218.03/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium 2Full	750–800	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 164Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 98Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	503	253.00–255.00	253.67
3	600–650	638	215.00–224.00	218.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	374	307.50–320.00	312.72
12	400–450	430	275.00–287.50	279.99
4	450–500	469	264.00–278.00	270.75
10	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	263.53
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	605	237.00–247.50	240.63
1	650–700	665	217.00	217.00
2	700–750	715	214.00–224.00	219.03
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	533	235.00–240.00	237.54
1	550–600	595	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	177.50	177.50
3	500–550	507	217.50–222.50	219.99
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	437	340.00–345.00	343.93
8	450–500	472	327.50–332.00	330.45
6	500–550	513	312.50–325.00	317.61
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	624	240.00–260.00	255.11
5	650–700	651	273.00	273.00
1	750–800	770	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	342.50–350.00	346.34
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	635	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	268	380.00–395.00	387.15
1	300–350	345	322.50	322.50
8	350–400	356	333.00–385.00	348.48
6	400–450	419	320.00–350.00	337.27
6	450–500	472	300.00–325.00	306.62
2	500–550	505	301.50–315.00	308.32
5	550–600	558	265.00–275.00	271.00
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	662	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	945	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	522	282.50–295.00	290.43
2	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	235.00–245.00	240.20
1	400–450	445	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	230.00–240.00	235.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	62.00–80.00	72.61
3	—	818	100.00–102.00	100.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,429	124.00–140.00	129.02
3	—	1,512	111.00–116.00	113.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	88.00–109.00	102.50
4	—	1,255	122.00–127.00	125.13
2	—	1,128	84.00–94.00	89.28
11	—	1,123	110.00–121.00	115.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	139.00–151.00	144.43
3	—	1,700	113.00–124.00	119.88
7	—	1,604	125.00–138.00	133.16

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,293.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,510.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,348.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,795.00	1,795.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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