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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 11

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 124▲ 250 vs year ago 112 · +223.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 7 vs year ago 46 · −15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy 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 $245.63/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −106.71 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$245.63

74 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$100.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.04

vs NC average

−30.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	273.28	1,435	15thin
Medium and Large 2	554	255.67	1,415	18thin
Medium 1	565	238.41	1,346	32
Medium 2	554	221.48	1,226	6thin
Small and Medium 2	580	172.34	1,000	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.94/cwt here — about $436 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 sale74 hd

245.63

—

NC average8 barns · 332 hd

228.58

+17.04

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−30.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−106.71

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	1,732	139.11	2,409	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	121.39	1,580	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	106.72	1,203	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	682	62.23	424	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,112	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$600	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	318	263.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	839	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	302.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,271	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,386	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,420	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	317.46/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,698	13
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	316.69/cwt	314.00–322.50	1,777	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,743	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	595	255.36/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,519	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	296.52/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,824	32
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	265.18/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,679	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	247.13/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,624	7
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	673	221.62/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,492	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	245.18/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,790	23
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	730	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,423	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	233.00/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,794	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	227.63/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,771	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,846	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,822	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,691	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,809	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	175.00/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,894	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	626	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	305	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	686	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	265.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	853	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	249.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	954	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	992	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,209	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	273.66/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,297	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	209.18/cwt	207.50–210.00	994	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	217.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,120	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	272.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,423	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	259.00/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,375	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	571	238.81/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,364	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	573	223.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,281	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	252.34/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,453	9
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	580	172.34/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,000	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	608	196.27/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,193	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	224.81/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,376	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	235.38/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,448	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	628	213.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,341	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	244.59/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,619	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	205.67/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,378	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,737	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	752	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,008	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	200.29/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,550	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	181.08/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,521	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,862	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	875	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,444	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium 1	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	455	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,149	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	296.63/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,364	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,299	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	288.78/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,481	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	277.48/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,448	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,746	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,629	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	145.16/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,799	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	63.35/cwt	60.00–66.00	459	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	800	86.98/cwt	80.00–92.00	696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,127	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,518	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	105.27/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,220	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	126.67/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,514	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	114.00/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,594	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	645	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	745	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,111.53/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 124Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 7

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–325.00	322.41
1	450–500	478	297.00	297.00
13	500–550	535	312.00–321.00	317.46
4	550–600	561	314.00–322.50	316.69
32	600–650	615	292.50–299.00	296.52
7	650–700	657	245.00–252.50	247.13
23	700–750	730	235.00–247.00	245.18
3	750–800	770	230.00–239.00	233.00
3	800–850	843	219.00	219.00
2	850–900	878	207.50	207.50
7	900–950	902	187.50	187.50
3	1000–1050	1,024	176.00–178.00	176.66
3	1050–1100	1,082	172.50–180.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	302.62
2	550–600	585	298.00	298.00
5	600–650	633	264.00–270.00	265.18
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
8	750–800	778	222.00–231.00	227.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	260.00–267.50	263.96
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	595	250.00–258.00	255.36
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	215.00–228.00	221.62
2	700–750	730	190.00–200.00	194.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	255.00–260.00	257.53
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
6	300–350	321	265.00–270.00	265.84
2	350–400	385	255.00–260.00	257.56
3	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
12	450–500	474	267.50–279.00	273.66
14	500–550	523	265.00–275.00	272.09
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
15	600–650	615	230.00–239.00	235.38
5	650–700	662	244.00–245.00	244.59
2	700–750	712	244.00	244.00
16	750–800	774	198.00–205.00	200.29
10	800–850	840	172.50–182.00	181.08
7	850–900	874	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	240.00–255.00	249.83
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	260.00
9	500–550	531	250.00–261.00	259.00
9	550–600	576	247.50–256.00	252.34
3	600–650	612	222.50–226.00	224.81
2	650–700	668	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	150.00–190.00	172.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	305	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	235.62
28	550–600	571	232.00–245.00	238.81
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.51
3	650–700	670	205.00–206.00	205.67
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	875	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	905	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	207.50–210.00	209.18
2	500–550	515	210.00–225.00	217.43
4	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	223.50
2	600–650	608	192.50–200.00	196.27
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
6	750–800	752	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	277.50	277.50
6	500–550	522	270.00–279.00	277.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	460	292.50–300.00	296.63
2	500–550	513	282.50–295.00	288.78
1	550–600	590	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	630	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	455	250.00–255.00	252.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	130.00–140.00	134.70
9	—	1,398	106.00–119.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	80.00–92.00	86.98
14	—	1,159	98.00–112.00	105.27
3	—	1,195	124.00–129.00	126.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
2	—	725	60.00–66.00	63.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,928	141.00–149.00	145.16

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.