Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offering Light { Heavy rain and muddy } Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.78/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$127.78

27 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	489	136.34	667	17thin
Medium 2	452	122.13	552	7thin
Medium 3	683	92.50	632	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $35 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 sale27 hd

127.78

—

NC average8 barns · 191 hd

129.72

−1.94

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	1,420	83.40	1,184	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	73.00	1,125	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	59.10	660	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	820	59.00	484	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	410	108.37/cwt	103.00–114.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.11/cwt	124.00–134.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	110.18/cwt	107.50–115.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.33/cwt	111.00–117.50	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	100.94/cwt	97.00–105.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	119.19/cwt	117.50–121.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	93.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	87.70/cwt	84.00–90.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	855.96/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	770	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.31/cwt	143.00–150.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	42.60/cwt	41.00–44.00	464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	65.70/cwt	59.00–69.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	80.10/cwt	77.50–82.00	969	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	75.67/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 38Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 37

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offering Light { Heavy rain and muddy } Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	117.50–121.00	119.19
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	124.00–134.00	129.11
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
2	—	278	125.00–130.00	127.61
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
2	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	363	140.00–149.00	144.59
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	835	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	103.00–114.00	108.37
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	78.00–80.00	79.01
1	—	980	72.00	72.00
5	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.30
2	—	615	121.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	442	143.00–150.00	146.31
2	—	475	135.00–137.50	136.22
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
4	—	519	107.50–115.00	110.18
2	—	425	111.00–117.50	114.33
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	223	117.50–120.00	118.71
2	—	635	97.00–105.00	100.94
3	—	663	90.00–100.00	93.95
3	—	773	84.00–90.00	87.70
1	—	365	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	107.50–110.00	108.78
1	—	325	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	47.50	47.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	57.00	57.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	800.00–900.00	855.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	41.00–44.00	42.60
5	—	1,127	59.00–69.00	65.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,603	74.00–78.00	75.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,210	77.50–82.00	80.10

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

Steers · 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