Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 60.00 To 135.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.57/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$120.57

58 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$65.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	481	125.40	603	33
Medium 2	471	119.89	564	19thin
Medium 3	475	103.40	491	5thin
Small and Medium 3	605	60.00	363	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.40/cwt here — about $240 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

120.57

—

NC average8 barns · 1,146 hd

116.32

+4.25

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	1,727	87.58	1,512	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	57.91	840	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	51.47	571	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	42.00	347	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	—	1,570	82.06/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.38/cwt	58.00–64.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	100.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	59.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	878	5
Bulls	—	—	1,290	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	52.96/cwt	45.00–55.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	308	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	402	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	131.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	488	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	478	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	985	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	527	115.72/cwt	111.00–120.00	610	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	131.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	574	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	341	152.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	123.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	587	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,068	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	129.23/cwt	126.00–132.50	689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	1,116.10/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	8,773	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	805	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	42.64/cwt	41.00–44.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.55/cwt	106.00–112.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	875	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	516	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.97/cwt	144.00–155.00	697	4
Bulls	—	—	1,977	94.12/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	123.66/cwt	122.50–125.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.74/cwt	127.50–137.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.94/cwt	139.00–149.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	150.42/cwt	148.00–157.50	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.24/cwt	139.00–147.50	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	99.00/cwt	95.00–103.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	138.98/cwt	137.00–144.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	173.35/cwt	172.00–176.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	635	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	972.35/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	138.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	130.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	109.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 155Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 15

Baby calves 60.00 To 135.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	81.00–83.00	82.06
1	—	1,290	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,977	91.00–99.00	94.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	54.00–55.00	54.50
5	—	1,482	56.00–63.00	59.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	58.00–64.00	61.38
1	—	1,000	29.00	29.00
7	—	1,084	45.00–55.00	52.96
2	—	1,033	41.00–44.00	42.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	42.00	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	126.00–132.50	129.23
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	985	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	102.50	102.50
3	—	723	106.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
2	—	515	138.00–144.00	141.00
6	—	468	139.00–149.00	143.94
2	—	420	151.00–155.00	152.93
3	—	560	125.00–132.00	129.63
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.94
3	—	390	120.00–124.00	122.67
5	—	527	111.00–120.00	115.72
2	—	313	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	443	128.00–131.00	129.49
5	—	477	118.00–126.00	123.03
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	420	97.00	97.00
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	122.50–125.00	123.66
3	—	468	127.50–137.00	130.74
4	—	368	130.00–139.00	135.25
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	750	95.00–103.00	99.00
4	—	308	137.00–144.00	138.98
4	—	403	135.00–143.00	138.51
2	—	263	125.00–137.00	130.94
3	—	582	105.00–115.00	109.14
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	130.00–131.00	130.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
3	—	528	126.00–135.00	131.08
2	—	368	129.00–135.00	131.86
4	—	341	150.00–158.00	152.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	168.00	168.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
4	—	474	144.00–155.00	146.97
3	—	380	140.00–150.00	146.67
1	—	795	88.00	88.00
4	—	511	148.00–157.50	150.42
3	—	578	139.00–147.50	142.24
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
4	—	314	172.00–176.00	173.35
4	—	430	144.00–155.00	147.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	53.00	53.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	786	975.00–1,225.00	1,116.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	900.00–1,050.00	972.35

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle