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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 148▼ 38 vs year ago 159 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 52▼ 5 vs year ago 39 · −12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 16.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 340.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

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 $242.81/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −109.52 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$242.81

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$38.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

vs NC average

−27.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	257.94	1,485	6thin
Medium and Large 2	528	240.00	1,267	7thin
Medium 1	542	219.13	1,187	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.81/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale16 hd

242.81

—

NC average8 barns · 320 hd

229.97

+12.85

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−27.19

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−109.52

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	1,586	137.84	2,186	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	118.45	1,751	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	115.34	1,333	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,833	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	776	$1,301	5

Every lot

67 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	200–250	Medium 1	218	255.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	557	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	334.83/cwt	332.50–337.00	954	2
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	284.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,194	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,499	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	355.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,847	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 2	190	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	365	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	303.66/cwt	300.00–307.00	972	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	322	231.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	746	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	286.20/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,085	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	282.97/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,208	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	463	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,042	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	228.69/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,223	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	256.23/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,391	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	258.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,532	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,575	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	175	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	490	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	292.42/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,105	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	473	275.01/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,301	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,437	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	327.56/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,579	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,553	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	274.25/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,673	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,119	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,648	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	148.68/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,786	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	813	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	114.58/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,283	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	125.71/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,641	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	112.02/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,557	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	123.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,915	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	610	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	678	1,102.09/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,102	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	680	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,727.81/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,728	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 148Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 9

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 14.00 To 16.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 340.00 3 Hogs 5 Goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.42
2	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	600	257.50–260.00	258.75
1	900–950	935	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	482	320.00–332.50	327.56
1	500–550	535	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
6	600–650	610	267.50–277.00	274.25
7	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	925	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	473	272.50–277.50	275.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	379	280.00–290.00	286.20
7	500–550	528	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–307.00	303.66
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	427	282.50–285.00	282.97
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	543	252.50–260.00	256.23
4	550–600	592	255.00–260.00	258.79
1	600–650	600	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
6	300–350	322	230.00–240.00	231.58
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
8	450–500	463	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	500–550	535	222.50–235.00	228.69
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	192.00	192.00
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	332.50–337.00	334.83
8	400–450	419	280.00–295.00	284.97
5	450–500	450	333.00	333.00
6	500–550	519	355.00–360.00	355.83
3	550–600	557	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00–260.00	255.29
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	135.00	135.00

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	1	—	1,130	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,727.81

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	1	—	680	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	678	950.00–1,250.00	1,102.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,222	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,874	143.00–154.00	148.68
4	—	1,298	124.00–130.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	122.00–129.00	123.60
4	—	1,390	109.00–113.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,305	121.00–133.00	125.71
12	—	1,120	109.00–118.00	114.58

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.