Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 50.00 per head; "head calves" were 140.00 to 250.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.20/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$115.20

49 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.51

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	117.19	606	40
Medium 2	518	107.13	555	8thin
Medium 3	350	100.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $256 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 sale49 hd

115.20

—

NC average4 barns · 237 hd

106.69

+8.51

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	1,644	75.35	1,239	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	60.83	489	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	49.98	738	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	48.62	544	37
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,332	52.33	697	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	533	116.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.17/cwt	117.50–123.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.05/cwt	127.50–136.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	135.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.20/cwt	134.00–142.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.61/cwt	125.00–132.50	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.91/cwt	115.00–126.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	529	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	642.43/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,266	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	535	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.30/cwt	135.00–142.50	532	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	655	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,258	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	690	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	99.18/cwt	95.00–102.50	761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,332	52.33/cwt	48.00–57.00	697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	82.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,427	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	49.98/cwt	45.00–53.00	756	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	710	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	74.71/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	57.76/cwt	56.00–60.00	589	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	40.07/cwt	35.00–43.00	435	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	48.69/cwt	45.00–55.00	562	25
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	610	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	503	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	121.76/cwt	121.00–122.50	633	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	101.75/cwt	101.00–102.50	697	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	120.71/cwt	115.00–126.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,580	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	750	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,281	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.28/cwt	112.50–120.00	779	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	94.50/cwt	90.00–99.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.51/cwt	138.00–147.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	127.34/cwt	122.50–132.50	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.08/cwt	112.50–120.00	666	5

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 216Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 26Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	115.00–118.00	116.39
2	—	610	107.50–108.00	107.75
1	—	780	89.00	89.00
4	—	425	120.00–127.50	124.45
2	—	670	112.50–120.00	116.28
6	—	471	115.00–120.00	118.26
2	—	333	127.50–128.00	127.75
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
3	—	372	122.50–132.50	127.34
5	—	574	112.50–120.00	116.08
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
2	—	310	117.50	117.50
1	—	505	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
2	—	685	101.00–102.50	101.75
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	117.50–123.00	120.17
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
7	—	575	127.50–136.00	131.05
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	134.00–142.50	138.20
2	—	738	112.00–112.50	112.25
3	—	425	130.00–145.00	138.61
3	—	323	150.00–160.00	156.70
1	—	965	106.00	106.00
6	—	382	135.00–142.50	139.30
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
3	—	533	135.00–136.00	135.67
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	121.00–122.50	121.76
4	—	476	115.00–126.00	120.71
1	—	575	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	130.00–139.00	135.51
6	—	528	125.00–132.50	126.61
5	—	575	115.00–126.00	121.91
1	—	850	92.50	92.50
3	—	767	95.00–102.50	99.18
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
2	—	800	90.00–99.00	94.50
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.62
4	—	415	138.00–147.00	142.51
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	59.00	59.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	82.50	82.50
1	—	750	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	550.00–700.00	642.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	870	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	60.00	60.00
13	—	1,512	45.00–53.00	49.98
1	—	1,255	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	72.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	56.00–60.00	57.76
7	—	1,085	35.00–43.00	40.07
25	—	1,154	45.00–55.00	48.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	48.00–57.00	52.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	79.00–85.00	82.33
1	—	1,230	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,658	68.00–78.00	74.71

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

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle