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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 171▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 74▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 4.00 Higher. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, 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 $115.70/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$115.70

68 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	511	120.27	615	51
Medium 2	539	102.49	552	12thin
Medium 3	460	100.80	464	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $151 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 sale68 hd

115.70

—

NC average8 barns · 915 hd

115.23

+0.47

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	1,643	101.74	1,671	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	72.74	1,013	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	64.37	709	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	739	42.03	311	4thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	231	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	137.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	133.81/cwt	129.00–138.00	502	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	106.49/cwt	105.00–107.50	444	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	620	119.21/cwt	116.00–122.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	837	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	878	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	280	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	132.87/cwt	127.50–138.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	131.47/cwt	127.50–137.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	121.94/cwt	117.00–127.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	520	108.97/cwt	107.00–112.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	123.07/cwt	117.00–126.00	641	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	120.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	105.66/cwt	104.00–108.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	110.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	745	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	418	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	129.79/cwt	127.50–132.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	120.21/cwt	116.00–126.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	110.63/cwt	106.00–116.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	410	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	344	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	435	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	213	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	433	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	705	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	367	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	104.09/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,734	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	739	42.03/cwt	38.00–47.00	311	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	795	45.41/cwt	40.00–49.00	361	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	61.49/cwt	54.00–64.00	660	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	68.52/cwt	65.00–75.00	794	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	74.69/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,030	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	920	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,176	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,979	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Baby calves 25.00 to 60.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 4.00 Higher. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Moderate, Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,666	102.00–107.00	104.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	38.00–47.00	42.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	54.00–64.00	61.49
14	—	1,159	65.00–75.00	68.52
2	—	795	40.00–49.00	45.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,379	71.00–78.00	74.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	116.00–126.00	120.21
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	458	127.50–132.00	129.79
2	—	510	126.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	632	106.00–116.00	110.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	108.00–112.00	110.03
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
2	—	418	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	900	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	71.00	71.00
1	—	705	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	84.00	84.00
1	—	410	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	125.00–136.00	130.55
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	720	121.00–123.00	121.99
3	—	282	135.00–140.00	137.79
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	558	132.00–138.00	135.02
5	—	632	131.00–134.00	132.38
2	—	438	140.00–150.00	144.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	185	125.00	125.00
5	—	375	129.00–138.00	133.81
3	—	417	105.00–107.50	106.49
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	128.00	128.00
5	—	620	116.00–122.00	119.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	106.00–114.00	110.07
5	—	475	121.00–126.00	123.95
2	—	225	123.00–126.00	124.47
10	—	521	117.00–126.00	123.07
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
5	—	619	110.00–116.00	113.01
2	—	333	127.50–138.00	132.87
3	—	363	127.50–137.00	131.47
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
8	—	427	117.00–127.00	121.94
3	—	660	104.00–108.00	105.66
1	—	190	145.00	145.00
5	—	567	116.00–123.00	120.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
4	—	520	107.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
2	—	565	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	93.00	93.00
1	—	415	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	75.00	75.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.