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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 267▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 78▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 1.00 to higher Baby calves 20.00 to 40.00 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality Plain to 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 $111.48/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$111.48

71 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$55.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

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	505	115.15	581	54
Medium and Large 2	498	108.62	541	8thin
Medium 2	497	95.98	477	8thin
Small and Medium 3	640	60.00	384	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.15/cwt here — about $197 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 sale71 hd

111.48

—

NC average8 barns · 1,153 hd

116.06

−4.58

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	1,149	75.05	862	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	52.53	814	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	45.31	502	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	40.00	332	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	310	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	333	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	144.19/cwt	140.00–149.00	466	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	151.56/cwt	147.00–155.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	104.30/cwt	100.00–107.50	342	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	117.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	122.39/cwt	117.00–127.00	515	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	112.83/cwt	112.50–113.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	117.77/cwt	115.00–124.00	572	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	112.27/cwt	110.00–114.00	585	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	111.61/cwt	105.00–114.00	643	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	630	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	100.98/cwt	97.00–109.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	104.46/cwt	99.00–110.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	146.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.72/cwt	133.00–136.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	109.73/cwt	106.00–113.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	125.95/cwt	113.00–131.00	890	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	243	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,188	71.57/cwt	71.00–72.00	850	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	928	22.53/cwt	20.00–25.00	209	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	37.69/cwt	32.00–42.00	405	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	802	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	50.91/cwt	45.00–55.00	591	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	57.06/cwt	56.00–58.00	844	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	53.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	820	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	694	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,578	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	597.19/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,584	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,477	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 1.00 to higher Baby calves 20.00 to 40.00 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality Plain to Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	112.50–113.00	112.83
2	—	673	95.00	95.00
2	—	443	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	360	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	100.00–107.50	104.30
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
2	—	630	87.00–90.00	88.48
1	—	690	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
13	—	576	105.00–114.00	111.61
8	—	486	115.00–124.00	117.77
7	—	521	110.00–114.00	112.27
11	—	421	117.00–127.00	122.39
4	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.00
4	—	331	116.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	638	97.00–109.00	100.98
2	—	680	99.00–110.00	104.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
3	—	372	147.00–155.00	151.56
2	—	435	140.00–150.00	144.94
2	—	268	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	323	140.00–149.00	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	107.50	107.50
1	—	840	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	375	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	125.00–136.00	131.51
4	—	674	106.00–113.00	109.73
4	—	528	133.00–136.00	133.72
4	—	411	145.00–149.00	146.02
2	—	620	115.00–119.00	116.98
7	—	707	113.00–131.00	125.95
6	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	450.00	450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	525.00–675.00	597.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	71.00–72.00	71.57
1	—	1,070	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	45.00–55.00	50.91
1	—	1,130	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,075	32.00–42.00	37.69
2	—	928	20.00–25.00	22.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	50.00–55.00	53.23
2	—	1,480	56.00–58.00	57.06
1	—	1,735	40.00	40.00

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.