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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 24

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 208▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 57▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 30.00. Head calves 190.00 To 210.00. Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average To attractive.

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 $117.21/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$117.21

85 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$54.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	522	120.39	629	64
Medium 2	438	113.53	497	16thin
Medium 3	422	102.83	434	3thin
Small 3	395	66.25	262	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.14/cwt here — about $367 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 sale85 hd

117.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

115.85

+1.36

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	—	Low	1,383	91.31	1,263	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	65.11	880	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	61.57	692	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	46.97	410	4thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	141.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	447	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	151.55/cwt	147.00–156.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.63/cwt	138.00–148.00	684	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.00/cwt	134.00–142.50	730	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	134.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	583	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	132.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	823	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	131.53/cwt	127.50–134.00	887	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	120.78/cwt	117.50–125.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,315	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.50	273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	123.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	318	125.37/cwt	122.50–129.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	139.03/cwt	132.50–142.50	505	3
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	188	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	415	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	122.70/cwt	118.00–127.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	450	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	120.76/cwt	117.00–126.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	109.74/cwt	106.00–115.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.13/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	118.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	679	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	100.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	571	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	115.96/cwt	111.00–121.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	680	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	724	104.84/cwt	102.50–107.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	728	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	99.04/cwt	95.00–102.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,289	89.95/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,159	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.90/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,528	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	458	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	362	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	56.30/cwt	52.00–59.00	598	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	65.01/cwt	60.00–70.00	750	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,310	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	969	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	65.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	855	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	855	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,490	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,066	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	709.15/cwt	585.00–800.00	7,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	874.17/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	11,425	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	1,087.96/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,130	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 208Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	127.50	127.50
2	—	415	137.50–140.00	138.70
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	111.00	111.00
7	—	483	138.00–148.00	141.63
4	—	316	135.00–145.00	141.36
4	—	621	129.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	430	147.00–156.00	151.55
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
9	—	533	134.00–142.50	137.00
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
3	—	773	117.50–125.00	120.78
1	—	230	149.00	149.00
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
7	—	574	130.00–138.00	134.96
7	—	674	127.50–134.00	131.53
1	—	850	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	527	118.00–127.00	121.13
6	—	477	117.00–126.00	120.76
9	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.82
3	—	680	100.00–103.00	100.96
3	—	283	120.00–130.00	123.99
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
13	—	574	115.00–123.00	118.37
3	—	363	132.50–142.50	139.03
2	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.00
4	—	423	118.00–127.00	122.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	82.50	82.50
1	—	375	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00–114.00	111.94
2	—	418	113.00–115.00	113.96
2	—	235	115.00–117.50	116.30
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
4	—	519	106.00–115.00	109.74
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
3	—	318	122.50–129.00	125.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	97.00	97.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	130.00–140.00	134.58
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
3	—	762	95.00–102.00	99.04
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	578	118.00–120.00	119.03
2	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.07
2	—	615	111.00–121.00	115.96
2	—	520	127.00–130.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
4	—	571	106.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
4	—	724	102.50–107.00	104.84
2	—	470	115.00–125.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	102.00	102.00
2	—	728	99.00–100.00	99.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	42.50	42.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	585.00–800.00	709.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	700.00–1,000.00	874.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	350.00	350.00

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	2	—	1,023	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	60.00–70.00	65.01
6	—	1,063	52.00–59.00	56.30
1	—	965	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,310	62.00–68.00	65.29
2	—	1,488	57.00–58.00	57.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	40.00–43.00	41.48
2	—	873	50.00–55.00	52.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	71.00–72.00	71.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,545	94.00–106.00	98.90
4	—	1,289	88.00–92.00	89.95

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.