Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain and Muddy } Quality Average Head calves 190.00 T0 310.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.92/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$115.92

30 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	478	120.02	574	25
Medium 2	531	95.40	507	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $67 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 sale30 hd

115.92

—

NC average8 barns · 654 hd

116.35

−0.43

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	93.36	1,663	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	68.83	928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	56.73	651	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	54.50	468	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	—	610	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	120.31/cwt	116.00–125.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	772.57/cwt	725.00–810.00	8,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	119.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.31/cwt	60.00–68.00	803	8
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.14/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	45.96/cwt	40.00–50.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.66/cwt	127.50–137.50	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	76.29/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	103.90/cwt	102.50–105.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,036.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,214	2
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	760	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	65.10/cwt	62.00–67.00	887	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	468	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	57.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	123.68/cwt	119.00–127.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,826	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 79Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 36

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain and Muddy } Quality Average Head calves 190.00 T0 310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	128.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	423	135.00–137.00	136.05
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
2	—	718	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
5	—	377	155.00–165.00	157.52
2	—	558	132.00–138.00	134.99
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	116.00–125.00	120.31
4	—	465	115.00–124.00	119.80
2	—	588	107.00–111.00	109.03
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	315	127.50–137.50	132.66
4	—	629	102.50–105.00	103.90
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	75.00	75.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	110.00–113.00	111.50
1	—	670	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
5	—	480	135.00–142.00	138.20
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
3	—	532	119.00–127.00	123.68
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	97.50	97.50
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	100.00–110.00	104.60
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	85.00	85.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	725.00–810.00	772.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,036.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,249	60.00–68.00	64.31
4	—	1,050	40.00–50.00	45.96
1	—	905	38.00	38.00
4	—	1,101	53.00–59.00	57.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	75.00–78.00	76.29
6	—	1,363	62.00–67.00	65.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	54.00–55.00	54.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	94.00–97.00	95.14
1	—	2,075	88.00	88.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle