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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 25

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 211▼ 43 vs year ago 199 · −21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 38▼ 38 vs year ago 96 · −39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 200.00 To 260.00 Head Calves 250.00 2 Hogs

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 $238.11/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −114.23 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$238.11

11 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$88.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs NC average

−28.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	255.01	1,334	5thin
Medium and Large 2	528	249.56	1,318	2thin
Medium 1	556	226.00	1,257	3thin
Medium 2	515	167.00	860	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.01/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

238.11

—

NC average9 barns · 448 hd

244.14

−6.03

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−28.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−114.23

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	—	High	1,558	144.43	2,251	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	128.06	1,742	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	117.57	1,303	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	100.81	832	6thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,671	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,097	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	320.58/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,173	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	329.50/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,397	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	310.68/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,327	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	323.71/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,489	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	307.36/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,432	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	296.34/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,505	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	292.83/cwt	292.50–293.00	1,666	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	175	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	446	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	350	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	300.20/cwt	296.00–305.00	946	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	290.02/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,050	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	288.43/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,171	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	275.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,167	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	268.78/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,290	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	852	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	278.97/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,381	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	253.76/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,304	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	249.56/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,318	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	214.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,340	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	628	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,225	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,303	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	195.79/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,410	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	140	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	385	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	265	257.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	683	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	333.46/cwt	327.50–340.00	910	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	378	245.48/cwt	245.00–246.00	928	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	306.06/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,337	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	306.85/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,427	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	292.77/cwt	287.50–298.00	1,590	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,527	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.83/cwt	277.50–284.00	1,615	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,595	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium 2	217	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	553	3
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	129.34/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	151.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,533	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	111.78/cwt	107.50–115.00	919	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	93.27/cwt	89.00–98.00	772	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	110.08/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,198	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	124.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,391	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,511	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	128.71/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,759	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,804.15/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,804	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 211Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 38Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	167.00	167.00
1	400–450	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	177.50	177.50
1	500–550	515	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	200.00	200.00
1	200–250	210	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	280	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	542	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	585	208.00	208.00
2	600–650	628	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	720	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	315	296.00–305.00	300.20
7	350–400	362	285.00–297.50	290.02
3	400–450	406	284.00–297.00	288.43
3	450–500	495	276.00–285.00	278.97
4	500–550	514	250.00–257.50	253.76
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	720	192.50–200.00	195.79
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	820	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	275.00
10	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	275.99
2	450–500	480	267.50–270.00	268.78
2	500–550	528	245.00–254.00	249.56
4	600–650	626	210.00–220.00	214.04
1	650–700	695	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	470	135.00	135.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	275.00	275.00
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	273	327.50–340.00	333.46
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	437	298.00–310.00	306.06
3	450–500	465	300.00–312.50	306.85
2	500–550	543	287.50–298.00	292.77
2	550–600	575	277.50–284.00	280.83
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	543	280.00–282.50	281.26
2	550–600	588	270.00–272.50	271.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	210.00	210.00
2	250–300	265	255.00–260.00	257.59
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	245.00–246.00	245.48
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	322.50	322.50
4	350–400	366	317.50–325.00	320.58
12	400–450	424	329.00–330.00	329.50
2	450–500	460	320.00–327.50	323.71
2	500–550	508	290.00–302.50	296.34
6	550–600	569	292.50–293.00	292.83
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	427	305.00–317.50	310.68
8	450–500	466	305.00–312.50	307.36
1	600–650	640	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,804.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	800	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,117	120.00–133.00	124.50
9	—	1,088	102.00–114.00	110.08
1	—	1,145	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	83.00	83.00
2	—	828	89.00–98.00	93.27
3	—	822	107.50–115.00	111.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,367	124.00–135.00	128.71
1	—	1,270	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,669	148.00–155.00	151.76
2	—	1,295	126.00–132.00	129.34
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00

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.