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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 174▼ 531 vs year ago 655 · −81.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 2 vs year ago 29 · +6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.38/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −125.95 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$226.38

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.14

vs NC average

−45.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	237.75	1,303	11thin
Medium and Large 2	523	232.99	1,219	5thin
Medium 1	545	206.25	1,124	2thin
Medium 2	568	167.47	951	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.28/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

226.38

—

NC average4 barns · 108 hd

212.24

+14.14

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−45.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−125.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $277.87, median $352.33 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,506	137.58	2,072	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	114.00	1,580	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	98.86	1,112	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	703	80.16	564	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	620	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,390	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,471	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,465	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	242.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	645	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	816	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	260.04/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,074	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	243.07/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,006	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	418	224.12/cwt	220.00–227.50	937	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,043	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	243.54/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,271	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	232.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,219	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	568	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	951	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	230.81/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,336	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	228.50/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,387	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,517	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	167.97/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,209	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 2	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,428	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	310.23/cwt	305.00–315.00	847	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	303.85/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,285	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,400	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,032	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	523	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	540	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	999	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	273.77/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,528	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	580	249.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,449	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	225.27/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,408	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	222.37/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,472	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,494	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,434	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,495	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,386	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium 2	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium 2	261	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	542	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium 2	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Value Added	1,110	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,787	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	140.64/cwt	131.00–148.00	2,415	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	703	80.16/cwt	77.00–85.00	564	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	98.82/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,021	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	107.18/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,377	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	110.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,485	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	125.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,911	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	620	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 174Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 16

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	215.00	215.00
4	400–450	414	237.50–247.50	243.07
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	523	230.00–234.00	232.99
2	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	720	166.00–169.00	167.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	235.00–245.00	242.61
1	350–400	350	233.00	233.00
2	400–450	413	254.00–266.00	260.04
4	450–500	474	215.00–225.00	220.05
6	500–550	522	238.00–248.00	243.54
5	550–600	579	229.00–235.00	230.81
6	600–650	607	221.00–230.00	228.50
8	700–750	712	213.00	213.00
2	950–1000	968	145.00–150.00	147.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	568	165.00–170.00	167.47
1	850–900	875	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	418	220.00–227.50	224.12
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	305.00–315.00	310.23
1	350–400	380	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	423	300.00–307.50	303.85
4	450–500	478	290.00–295.00	292.96
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	558	270.00–277.50	273.77
3	600–650	625	221.00–231.00	225.27
5	650–700	662	220.00–228.00	222.37
1	700–750	720	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	765	187.50	187.50
1	800–850	840	178.00	178.00
1	900–950	900	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	480	210.00–220.00	215.05
2	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.44
2	550–600	580	245.00–255.00	249.87
1	900–950	940	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	540	180.00–190.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	327.00	327.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	530	277.50	277.50
2	600–650	630	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
5	250–300	261	207.50	207.50
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
1	900–950	940	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,345	107.00–115.00	110.40
4	—	1,520	122.00–129.00	125.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	94.00–102.00	98.82
1	—	920	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,285	104.00–113.00	107.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	77.00–85.00	80.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,717	131.00–148.00	140.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	161.00	161.00

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.