Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower with some 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Dairy baby calves were 85.00 to 90.00 per head; other calves ranged 200.00 to 320.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.31/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$109.31

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

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	531	116.85	620	40
Medium 2	559	105.46	590	21
Medium 3	598	89.53	536	10thin
Small and Medium 3	425	86.00	366	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $254 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 sale72 hd

109.31

—

NC average8 barns · 2,139 hd

118.29

−8.98

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	—	Average	1,509	84.15	1,270	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	59.48	825	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	53.28	573	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	758	49.49	375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	398	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	740	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	50.15/cwt	45.00–55.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	121.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	566	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	49.49/cwt	45.00–53.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	88.35/cwt	87.50–90.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	104.63/cwt	100.00–107.50	641	6
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	595	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	491	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	104.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	104.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	93.79/cwt	92.50–95.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	107.70/cwt	102.50–113.00	549	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	143.38/cwt	139.00–148.00	552	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	234	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	119.33/cwt	116.00–122.50	692	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	353	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	423	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	120.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	815	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,041	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,286.16/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	14,701	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	95.46/cwt	92.50–99.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	93.26/cwt	92.50–94.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,509	84.15/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,270	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	57.65/cwt	56.00–60.00	720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	59.48/cwt	56.00–62.00	825	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	840	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	93.30/cwt	90.00–97.50	672	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	760	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	96.50/cwt	92.50–100.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.68/cwt	137.00–144.00	725	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	160.65/cwt	159.00–162.50	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	88.74/cwt	85.00–92.50	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.80/cwt	141.00–151.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	131.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	115.98/cwt	111.00–121.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	637.60/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,516	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,633	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 117Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	44.00	44.00
8	—	1,027	45.00–55.00	50.15
5	—	1,249	56.00–60.00	57.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	45.00–53.00	49.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,387	56.00–62.00	59.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	81.00–89.00	84.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,286.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	600.00–675.00	637.60
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	760	575.00	575.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	467	118.00–128.00	121.26
2	—	910	92.50–94.00	93.26
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	720	90.00–97.50	93.30
3	—	528	110.00–118.00	114.32
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
5	—	424	127.00–137.00	131.25
4	—	376	125.00–133.00	128.51
2	—	553	111.00–121.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	87.50–90.00	88.35
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
2	—	578	92.50–95.00	93.79
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.60
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	100.00–107.50	104.63
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
2	—	525	101.00–108.00	104.63
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
2	—	353	110.00–120.00	114.96
4	—	424	115.00–123.00	120.06
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
3	—	665	92.50–99.00	95.46
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
4	—	621	100.00–110.00	104.35
2	—	580	116.00–122.50	119.33
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	538	122.00–128.00	125.01
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
2	—	510	102.50–113.00	107.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
3	—	765	92.50–100.00	96.50
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
1	—	365	152.50	152.50
7	—	515	137.00–144.00	140.68
2	—	824	85.00–92.50	88.74
2	—	715	100.00–102.00	101.02
7	—	468	141.00–151.00	144.80
10	—	566	125.00–135.00	130.96
5	—	430	136.00–145.00	143.32
1	—	660	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	139.00–148.00	143.38
1	—	180	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	137.50	137.50
3	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.01
8	—	317	159.00–162.50	160.65
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
3	—	277	150.00–152.00	151.36
1	—	175	155.00	155.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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