Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 lower, boning type were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, some sharply higher; feeder heifers were mostly 14.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was attractive. Dairy baby calves were 60.00 to 80.00 per head; others ranged 185.00 to 290.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.31/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$123.31

59 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

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	520	125.82	655	46
Medium 2	466	114.76	534	11thin
Medium 3	438	112.75	493	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $161 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 sale59 hd

123.31

—

NC average8 barns · 1,156 hd

122.91

+0.40

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	2,059	87.28	1,797	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	61.19	921	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	54.14	622	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	50.00	440	1thin

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 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	65.12/cwt	64.00–67.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	40.33/cwt	35.00–45.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.65/cwt	50.00–59.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.78/cwt	122.50–132.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.32/cwt	107.00–113.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	965.45/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	107.49/cwt	102.50–110.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.60/cwt	105.00–114.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	95.99/cwt	92.00–100.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.19/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.03/cwt	147.00–157.50	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.01/cwt	155.00–165.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.43/cwt	127.50–137.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.65/cwt	167.00–173.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,440	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.00/cwt	137.50–147.50	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.72/cwt	120.00–123.00	689	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	59.91/cwt	59.00–61.00	909	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	56.74/cwt	55.00–59.00	858	5
Bulls	—	—	2,003	92.31/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,849	3
Bulls	—	—	2,101	83.51/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,755	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 78Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	147.00–157.50	152.03
2	—	318	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00
2	—	553	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	382	155.00–165.00	161.01
4	—	615	127.50–137.00	133.43
7	—	431	167.00–173.00	168.65
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
4	—	533	137.50–147.50	145.00
2	—	658	120.00–125.00	122.53
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	107.00–113.00	110.32
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	128.00	128.00
2	—	580	125.00–133.00	128.93
1	—	710	102.50	102.50
10	—	513	140.00–146.00	142.88
3	—	420	153.00–160.00	156.72
2	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.19
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	483	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
3	—	567	102.50–110.00	107.49
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	122.50–132.00	125.78
2	—	670	105.00–114.00	109.60
1	—	810	112.50	112.50
3	—	712	105.00–106.00	105.67
2	—	753	92.00–100.00	95.99
11	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.93
4	—	334	130.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	633	110.00–115.00	113.22
1	—	260	137.00	137.00
6	—	433	130.00–139.00	134.26
3	—	392	143.00	143.00
4	—	571	120.00–123.00	120.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	900.00–1,025.00	965.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	64.00–67.00	65.12
2	—	1,023	35.00–45.00	40.33
11	—	1,151	50.00–59.00	53.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	59.00–61.00	59.91
5	—	1,513	55.00–59.00	56.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,003	88.00–95.00	92.31
4	—	2,101	82.00–85.00	83.51

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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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