Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 60.00 Head calves 175.00 To 300.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Moderate [ rain ] Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.35/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$113.35

58 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

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	474	117.38	557	42
Medium 2	490	103.30	506	15thin
Medium 3	485	95.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $96 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 sale58 hd

113.35

—

NC average7 barns · 877 hd

111.02

+2.34

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	1,630	82.20	1,340	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	53.22	811	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	49.32	567	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	737	36.37	268	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	107.08/cwt	100.00–109.50	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	115.01/cwt	109.00–118.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.28/cwt	123.00–133.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	179.32/cwt	173.00–186.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.44/cwt	123.00–137.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	48.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	558	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	26.06/cwt	20.00–31.00	193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	80.33/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,609.12/cwt	1,175.00–1,875.00	24,459	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	59.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	718	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	51.97/cwt	48.00–55.00	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	97.28/cwt	90.00–105.00	657	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	150.72/cwt	147.00–154.00	648	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	136.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,244	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	108.91/cwt	105.00–112.50	512	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	114.05/cwt	113.00–115.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,198	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	118.22/cwt	112.00–123.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	393	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	752	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	131.32/cwt	127.50–138.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	106.54/cwt	102.00–112.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	102.27/cwt	100.00–104.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	152.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	148.16/cwt	147.50–149.00	722	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 80Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
4	—	563	123.00–137.00	128.44
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
5	—	614	112.00–123.00	118.22
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
4	—	719	100.00–104.00	102.27
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–105.00	97.28
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	900	71.00	71.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
8	—	574	100.00–109.50	107.08
7	—	425	123.00–133.00	128.28
2	—	300	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	815	86.00	86.00
8	—	474	115.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
4	—	369	127.50–138.00	131.32
1	—	255	129.00	129.00
8	—	524	102.00–112.00	106.54
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	124.00–125.00	124.76
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	105.00–112.50	108.91
2	—	530	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	273	113.00–115.00	114.05
1	—	425	92.50	92.50
3	—	752	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	129.00–131.00	130.03
2	—	683	124.00–130.00	126.99
2	—	338	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
4	—	414	160.00–165.00	163.25
5	—	706	109.00–118.00	115.01
2	—	615	130.00–137.00	133.53
2	—	515	140.00–146.00	143.00
4	—	395	150.00–155.00	152.88
3	—	487	147.50–149.00	148.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	173.00–186.00	179.32
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	147.00–154.00	150.72
2	—	343	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	130.00–142.50	136.06
1	—	200	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,520	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,609.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,152	45.00–54.00	48.44
2	—	1,128	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,203	56.00–65.00	59.66
1	—	945	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	20.00–31.00	26.06
1	—	730	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,567	48.00–55.00	51.97
1	—	1,220	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,643	75.00–84.00	80.33

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle