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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 8

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 112▲ 66 vs year ago 99 · +66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 55 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 4 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 $231.54/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −120.79 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$231.54

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$45.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs NC average

−32.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	254.08	1,326	5thin
Medium 1	538	236.00	1,270	3thin
Medium and Large 2	565	220.00	1,243	1thin
Medium 2	571	208.64	1,191	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

231.54

—

NC average8 barns · 305 hd

230.34

+1.20

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−32.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−120.79

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	1,883	149.88	2,822	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	129.62	1,806	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	116.00	1,369	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	784	70.88	556	5thin

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)	1,110	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,084	3thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium 2	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,176	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	294.58/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,287	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,460	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	280.30/cwt	277.50–283.00	855	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	865	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	264.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,000	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	395	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	958	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	276.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,159	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,031	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	438	224.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	982	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	223.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,030	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	271.14/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,255	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	479	243.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,166	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	255.50/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,260	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	255.60/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,316	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	532	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,271	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	538	216.34/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,164	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,364	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	593	203.50/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,207	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	154.69/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,069	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	319.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	894	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	324.35/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,005	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	302.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,145	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,345	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	419	283.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,188	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	306.25/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,363	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	303.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,410	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	482	271.34/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,308	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	277.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,470	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	271.92/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,561	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	588	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,381	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	261.99/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,590	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	630	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,426	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium 2	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	556	149.58/cwt	147.50–150.00	832	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	134.91/cwt	126.00–141.00	2,152	3
Bulls	—	—	2,006	156.29/cwt	151.00–164.00	3,135	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	678	51.19/cwt	48.00–54.00	347	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	527	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	952	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	124.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,402	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	116.21/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,376	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	134.43/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,797	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	120.68/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,809	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,641	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	668	838.48/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 112Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 37Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 12

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 4 Hogs

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	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	351	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	437	292.50–295.00	294.58
2	450–500	468	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	445	300.00–312.50	306.25
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	705	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	870	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	300.00–330.00	319.46
4	300–350	310	320.00–332.50	324.35
5	350–400	379	295.00–305.00	302.10
5	400–450	405	332.00	332.00
5	450–500	465	295.00–315.00	303.29
4	500–550	530	275.00–280.00	277.29
5	550–600	574	260.00–277.00	271.92
3	600–650	607	260.00–263.00	261.99
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	283.62
3	450–500	482	270.00–272.00	271.34
2	550–600	588	230.00–240.00	234.94
2	600–650	630	225.00–227.50	226.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–267.50	263.66
2	450–500	493	255.00–256.00	255.50
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	277.50–283.00	280.30
5	350–400	378	260.00–270.00	264.44
10	400–450	419	275.00–285.00	276.73
6	450–500	463	265.00–274.00	271.14
4	500–550	515	251.00–259.00	255.60
1	550–600	550	248.00	248.00
8	650–700	691	152.50–155.00	154.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	220.00–225.00	224.18
4	450–500	460	220.00–230.00	223.99
2	500–550	538	210.00–222.50	216.34
3	550–600	593	202.50–204.00	203.50
1	600–650	615	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	395	240.00–245.00	242.50
2	400–450	420	245.00–246.00	245.51
3	450–500	479	240.00–245.00	243.40
2	500–550	532	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	350	135.00	135.00
6	550–600	556	147.50–150.00	149.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00

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)	1	—	1,110	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	1,095	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	825.00–850.00	838.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,184	110.00–126.00	116.21
6	—	1,130	121.00–126.00	124.03
1	—	1,070	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,035	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	48.00–54.00	51.19
1	—	850	62.00	62.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,337	127.00–143.00	134.43
7	—	1,499	114.00–125.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,006	151.00–164.00	156.29
3	—	1,595	126.00–141.00	134.91

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.