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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 121▼ 8 vs year ago 153 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 18 vs year ago 20 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 9 .00 To 14.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 120.00

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 $241.64/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −110.69 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.

Average price

$241.64

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs NC average

−34.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	263.06	1,447	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	244.41	1,325	5thin
Medium 1	541	223.69	1,209	4thin
Medium 2	550	192.50	1,059	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.56/cwt here — about $389 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 sale15 hd

241.64

—

NC average9 barns · 241 hd

233.74

+7.90

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−34.82

This barn, trailing median25 sales

352.33

−110.69

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	1,613	169.87	2,740	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	132.67	2,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	805	130.35	1,049	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	124.89	1,418	21

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)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,125	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,408	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	315.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,520	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,520	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	288.89/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,670	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,814	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.39/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,743	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,860	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,069	185.12/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,979	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	306.73/cwt	300.00–312.50	960	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	325	253.82/cwt	250.00–258.00	825	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	299.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	283.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,094	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	427	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	472	232.50/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,097	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	262.85/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,256	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	508	233.81/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,188	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	267.13/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,410	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,059	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,272	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	260.35/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,471	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	573	213.56/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,224	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	633	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,313	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,240	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,424	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	179.46/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,274	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,552	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,571	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,653	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,047	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	350	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	686	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,265	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	314.94/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,471	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	300.00/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,530	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	273.14/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,418	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	528	227.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,200	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,481	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,528	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 2	460	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	955	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium 2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	169.87/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,740	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	130.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,049	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,152	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	133.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,493	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	121.84/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,447	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	845	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,928	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	136.23/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,216	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 121Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 20

Slaughter cattle 9 .00 To 14.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
4	500–550	519	272.50–275.00	273.14
2	550–600	583	253.00–255.00	254.01
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	308	335.00–345.00	339.96
3	350–400	372	335.00–345.00	339.96
3	450–500	467	312.50–320.00	314.94
2	500–550	510	292.50–307.50	300.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	685	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	227.32
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	155.00	155.00
1	300–350	325	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	350	196.00	196.00
1	450–500	485	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
10	350–400	376	280.00–290.00	283.81
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	553	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	600–650	605	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	300.00–312.50	306.73
3	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.84
2	400–450	413	260.00–270.00	264.85
5	450–500	478	260.00–267.50	262.85
2	500–550	528	262.00–272.50	267.13
3	550–600	565	258.00–262.00	260.35
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	678	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	174.00–185.00	179.46
1	800–850	830	187.00	187.00
4	850–900	854	184.00	184.00
3	950–1000	950	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–258.00	253.82
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	427	240.00–250.00	244.94
6	450–500	472	230.00–237.50	232.50
2	500–550	508	230.00–237.50	233.81
2	550–600	573	207.50–220.00	213.56
2	600–650	633	200.00–215.00	207.35
2	650–700	670	180.00–190.00	185.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	550	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00–330.00	327.50
7	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	315.39
2	500–550	515	290.00–300.00	295.05
3	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	620	290.00–295.00	292.50
2	700–750	725	235.00–246.00	240.39
6	750–800	759	245.00	245.00
4	1050–1100	1,069	182.50–186.00	185.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	578	282.50–295.00	288.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	110.00–111.00	110.48
12	—	1,120	128.00–140.00	133.31
6	—	1,188	116.00–127.00	121.84
1	—	1,190	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	127.00–134.00	130.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	130.00–143.00	136.23
1	—	1,580	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	160.00–181.00	169.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.