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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 6

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 178▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 53▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 5.00 to 65.00 No sale for wks Demand good Activity active Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.75/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$110.75

125 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$56.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	113.77	680	106
Medium and Large 2	633	100.80	638	12thin
Medium 2	448	98.75	442	4thin
Medium 3	610	61.25	374	2thin
Small 3	450	57.00	257	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.77/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale125 hd

110.75

—

NC average4 barns · 435 hd

112.62

−1.87

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	1,651	77.30	1,276	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	53.08	799	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	49.27	600	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	31.94	260	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,010	57.60	582	2thin

Every lot

91 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	148.70/cwt	142.50–155.00	428	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	157.83/cwt	157.00–159.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	150.48/cwt	142.50–154.00	560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.30/cwt	142.00–151.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	147.30/cwt	141.00–153.00	679	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	518	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	135.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	715	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	136.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	129.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,068	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	120.21/cwt	118.00–122.50	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	121.14/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	12
Heifers	—	Small 3	450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	257	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	110.23/cwt	107.00–114.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	119.10/cwt	113.00–124.00	567	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	118.38/cwt	113.00–122.00	629	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	112.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	116.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	105.59/cwt	103.00–107.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	107.88/cwt	106.00–110.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	109.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	779	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	765	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	102.83/cwt	102.50–103.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	505	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	136.94/cwt	127.50–138.00	729	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	808	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	104.37/cwt	102.00–108.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	882	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	785	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	875	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	78.26/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,208	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	81.17/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,432	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	149	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	37.91/cwt	34.00–42.00	322	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	56.75/cwt	55.00–61.00	666	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	50.04/cwt	45.00–54.00	613	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	40.76/cwt	35.00–44.00	504	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	612	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	57.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	809	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	51.99/cwt	49.00–55.00	821	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,010	57.60/cwt	54.00–62.00	582	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	718.45/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,206	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,395	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	512.15/cwt	425.00–575.00	5,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,610	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,698	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

Baby calves 5.00 to 65.00 No sale for wks Demand good Activity active Offerings moderate Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	141.00–153.00	147.30
7	—	526	132.50–140.00	135.92
2	—	868	122.00–124.00	123.01
3	—	337	157.00–159.00	157.83
3	—	423	142.00–151.00	146.30
4	—	730	126.00–131.00	129.23
5	—	372	142.50–154.00	150.48
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
6	—	567	134.00–138.00	136.39
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	122.50	122.50
2	—	288	142.50–155.00	148.70
2	—	628	127.50–128.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
2	—	518	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	94.00	94.00
5	—	628	103.00–107.00	105.59
3	—	475	107.00–114.00	110.23
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	113.00–122.00	118.38
16	—	614	110.00–118.00	116.79
14	—	570	105.00–115.00	112.23
12	—	431	118.00–128.00	121.14
11	—	708	100.00–111.00	109.98
11	—	476	113.00–124.00	119.10
2	—	983	96.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	925	85.00–90.00	87.51
2	—	378	118.00–122.50	120.21
9	—	801	103.00	103.00
4	—	658	106.00–110.00	107.88
3	—	782	102.50–103.00	102.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	433	135.00–142.00	138.56
16	—	532	127.50–138.00	136.94
14	—	639	126.50	126.50
3	—	672	102.00–108.00	104.37
2	—	760	105.00–108.00	106.48
10	—	450	141.00	141.00
9	—	830	110.00	110.00
9	—	738	119.50	119.50
6	—	946	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	99.00	99.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	77.00–79.00	78.26
4	—	1,764	80.00–82.00	81.17
1	—	1,735	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	54.00–62.00	57.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	35.00–44.00	40.76
6	—	1,173	55.00–61.00	56.75
19	—	1,226	45.00–54.00	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	34.00–42.00	37.91
1	—	745	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,579	49.00–55.00	51.99
8	—	1,416	56.00–60.00	57.12
2	—	1,390	44.00	44.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	500.00–900.00	718.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	425.00–575.00	512.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	535.00	535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	625.00	625.00

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.