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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 12

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 276▼ 114 vs year ago 256 · −44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 50 · +26.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Goats Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality 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 $101.57/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$101.57

70 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$39.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

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	560	106.67	597	46
Medium 2	532	96.84	515	18thin
Medium 3	522	85.67	447	3thin
Small and Medium 3	473	67.50	320	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.17/cwt here — about $277 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 sale70 hd

101.57

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

110.51

−8.94

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	1,559	77.19	1,203	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	808	56.38	456	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	52.61	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	49.11	544	30

Every lot

78 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 and Large 1-2	173	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	255	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.50	530	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	392	139.16/cwt	137.50–140.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.89/cwt	124.00–129.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	121.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	699	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	120.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	105.66/cwt	97.00–110.00	822	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	124.34/cwt	122.50–126.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	109.36/cwt	106.00–114.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	121.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	114.85/cwt	112.00–118.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	535	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	585	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	97.54/cwt	94.00–102.50	601	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	80.38/cwt	75.00–86.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	86.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	763	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	895	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	121.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	588	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	119.96/cwt	117.50–122.50	633	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	118.04/cwt	115.00–122.50	678	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	575	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	95.47/cwt	94.00–97.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	825	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	627	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	370	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	241	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	425	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	264	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	475	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	261	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	72.65/cwt	71.00–74.00	835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	80.39/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,543	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	747	71.25/cwt	68.00–75.00	532	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	792	62.65/cwt	60.00–64.00	496	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	50.94/cwt	48.00–55.00	426	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	262	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	223	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	57.24/cwt	56.00–60.00	622	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	42.89/cwt	36.00–45.00	478	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	50.10/cwt	46.00–55.00	560	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.00	800	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	50.82/cwt	48.00–55.00	726	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	837.35/cwt	785.00–885.00	8,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	780	637.38/cwt	575.00–685.00	4,972	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	786	629.78/cwt	575.00–650.00	4,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,355	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 276Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 4

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Goats Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	785.00–885.00	837.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	780	575.00–685.00	637.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	786	575.00–650.00	629.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	510.00	510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
3	—	392	137.50–140.00	139.16
2	—	725	93.00	93.00
1	—	185	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	97.00–110.00	105.66
3	—	443	125.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	360	144.00–152.50	147.09
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
2	—	173	145.00–150.00	147.32
4	—	679	119.00–125.00	120.72
1	—	710	107.50	107.50
6	—	575	120.00–127.00	121.52
4	—	521	124.00–129.00	126.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	94.00–97.00	95.47
2	—	528	117.50–122.50	119.96
3	—	465	130.00–136.00	134.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
9	—	574	115.00–122.50	118.04
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	76.00	76.00
1	—	555	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	119.00–123.00	121.79
1	—	590	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	120.00–123.00	121.49
1	—	980	63.00	63.00
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
2	—	740	95.00	95.00
4	—	690	83.00–88.00	86.00
8	—	520	112.00–118.00	114.85
8	—	616	94.00–102.50	97.54
8	—	472	116.00–126.00	121.11
2	—	815	80.00	80.00
4	—	414	122.50–126.00	124.34
6	—	567	100.00–105.00	102.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	70.00–79.00	74.57
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	75.00–86.00	80.38
2	—	620	85.00–87.00	86.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
6	—	423	106.00–114.00	109.36
3	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	60.00	60.00
1	—	535	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	79.00	79.00
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	55.00	55.00
1	—	425	62.00	62.00
2	—	370	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,150	71.00–74.00	72.65
4	—	1,920	78.00–83.00	80.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,115	36.00–45.00	42.89
1	—	1,060	21.00	21.00
7	—	1,086	56.00–60.00	57.24
15	—	1,117	46.00–55.00	50.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	31.00	31.00
3	—	792	60.00–64.00	62.65
7	—	836	48.00–55.00	50.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	68.00–75.00	71.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	56.00–60.00	57.38
8	—	1,429	48.00–55.00	50.82

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.