Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady, while heifers and bulls were sharply lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive. Baby calves ranged 40.00 to 70.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.78/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$98.78

114 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Small 3

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	385	110.00	424	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	104.20	533	72
Medium 2	541	93.25	504	28
Medium 3	485	83.80	406	10thin
Small and Medium 3	403	75.00	302	2thin
Small 3	540	50.00	270	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

98.78

—

NC average8 barns · 1,280 hd

108.73

−9.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,781	79.71	1,420	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	52.00	455	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	49.45	576	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,373	48.72	669	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,555	63.00	980	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,875	60.00	1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	120.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	83.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	94.26/cwt	90.00–99.00	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	106.74/cwt	103.00–109.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	151.76/cwt	147.50–157.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	105.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	87.68/cwt	87.00–89.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	145.06/cwt	141.00–149.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	120.69/cwt	117.50–124.00	379	6
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	138	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.75/cwt	109.00–113.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	118.67/cwt	115.00–122.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	111.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	637	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	287	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	270	1
Steers	Small 3	—	370	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	324	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	529	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,555	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	980	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	50.01/cwt	45.00–53.00	699	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	49.58/cwt	45.00–55.00	591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	83.33/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	423	91.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	387	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	76.10/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	61.25/cwt	60.00–62.50	404	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	420	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	825	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	111.87/cwt	110.00–113.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	407	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	474	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	91.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	612	84.16/cwt	80.00–87.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	95.62/cwt	87.00–99.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	119.90/cwt	116.00–126.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	89.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	98.94/cwt	95.00–103.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	550.92/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.84/cwt	152.50–161.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	136.83/cwt	132.50–143.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	98.43/cwt	93.00–102.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	101.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	522	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	139.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	526	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	849.07/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,601	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	664	80.74/cwt	80.00–83.00	536	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,963	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	507	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	488	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	593	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	119.13/cwt	115.00–122.50	622	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	718	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	520	2

How this sale compares

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 193Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 43Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	115.00–125.00	120.17
2	—	735	80.00–86.00	83.02
11	—	622	90.00–99.00	94.26
17	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.99
1	—	1,010	67.50	67.50
1	—	835	68.00	68.00
1	—	750	78.00	78.00
6	—	314	117.50–124.00	120.69
8	—	418	116.00–126.00	119.90
2	—	668	85.00–95.00	89.94
1	—	295	131.00	131.00
7	—	567	93.00–102.00	98.43
11	—	513	100.00–110.00	101.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	105.19
3	—	422	110.00–113.00	111.87
2	—	365	110.00–113.00	111.52
4	—	580	90.00–95.00	91.49
3	—	612	80.00–87.50	84.16
5	—	540	87.00–99.00	95.62
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
4	—	664	80.00–83.00	80.74
1	—	780	65.00	65.00
2	—	718	70.00–75.00	72.47
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	90.00–95.00	91.41
2	—	660	60.00–62.50	61.25
1	—	485	76.00	76.00
1	—	570	85.00	85.00
1	—	355	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	110.00–117.00	114.51
4	—	728	103.00–109.00	106.74
3	—	378	147.50–157.50	151.76
4	—	413	141.00–149.00	145.06
2	—	483	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	295	145.00–150.00	147.50
6	—	668	109.00–113.00	111.75
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
6	—	313	152.50–161.00	156.84
4	—	519	128.00–137.00	132.27
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	60.00	60.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	102.50	102.50
2	—	383	122.50–125.00	123.76
1	—	300	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
3	—	378	135.00–142.50	139.09
1	—	640	97.50	97.50
2	—	488	120.00–123.00	121.52
3	—	522	115.00–122.50	119.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	87.00–89.00	87.68
2	—	438	127.50–130.00	128.73
9	—	534	115.00–122.00	118.67
7	—	571	110.00–117.00	111.63
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.42
2	—	740	87.00	87.00
3	—	678	95.00–103.00	98.94
6	—	463	132.50–143.00	136.83
1	—	870	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
2	—	478	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	825	79.00	79.00
2	—	678	90.00–91.00	90.49
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	41.00	41.00
6	—	1,398	45.00–53.00	50.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,193	45.00–55.00	49.58
1	—	1,190	42.00	42.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	63.00	63.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	82.00–86.00	83.33
3	—	1,612	74.00–78.00	76.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	500.00–600.00	550.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	825.00–875.00	849.07

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle