Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 to 40.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light [ snow ] Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.06/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$108.06

36 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$7.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	540	109.57	592	29
Medium 2	473	101.79	482	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.78/cwt here — about $110 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 sale36 hd

108.06

—

NC average8 barns · 677 hd

108.39

−0.33

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	—	Low	1,445	79.69	1,152	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	60.00	805	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	968	49.92	483	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	695	35.00	243	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	123.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	104.31/cwt	101.00–108.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	110.98/cwt	108.00–117.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	104.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	815	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	60.00/cwt	57.00–64.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	82.54/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	48.09/cwt	45.00–54.00	466	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	538	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	740	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	107	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	593	92.01/cwt	89.00–95.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	293	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.16/cwt	141.00–147.50	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	691	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	404	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.67/cwt	112.50–119.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 127Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 67Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 17Year ago 6

Baby calves 10.00 to 40.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light [ snow ] Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
2	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	363	159.00–160.00	159.50
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
2	—	673	112.50–119.00	115.67
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
2	—	388	137.50–140.00	138.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	118.00–128.00	123.29
2	—	623	97.00–98.00	97.50
3	—	663	94.00–97.00	95.32
3	—	565	101.00–108.00	104.31
7	—	512	108.00–117.00	110.98
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	99.00	99.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
2	—	463	110.00–119.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
2	—	593	89.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	518	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	112.50	112.50
1	—	495	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	100.00–106.00	104.04
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
3	—	427	141.00–147.50	143.16
3	—	533	127.00–131.00	129.68
2	—	738	107.50–110.00	108.75
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	77.00	77.00
1	—	505	80.00	80.00
1	—	440	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,455	80.00–86.00	82.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	54.00	54.00
1	—	670	16.00	16.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	57.00–64.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	58.00–60.00	59.08
10	—	968	45.00–54.00	48.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	575.00	575.00

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.

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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle