Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 60.00 Head calves 180.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.94/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$144.94

21 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.27

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	521	144.94	754	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

144.94

—

NC average9 barns · 1,544 hd

145.21

−0.27

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	1,733	91.72	1,590	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	63.45	848	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	56.79	665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	48.51	421	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,205	89.00	1,072	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.43/cwt	59.00–66.00	765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	48.51/cwt	47.00–50.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.61/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.40/cwt	147.00–156.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	92.58/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.50	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	122.83/cwt	118.00–127.50	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.75/cwt	142.50–151.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.14/cwt	135.00–142.50	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	62.69/cwt	57.00–65.00	875	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,134	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,205	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,290	72.91/cwt	71.00–75.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	386	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 126Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 28Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 14

Baby calves 10.00 To 60.00 Head calves 180.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	128.00–138.00	133.13
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	142.50–151.00	146.75
3	—	463	135.00–142.50	139.14
1	—	650	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
2	—	610	143.00	143.00
1	—	355	169.00	169.00
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	152.50	152.50
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
6	—	519	147.00–156.00	152.40
2	—	663	128.00–136.00	131.92
4	—	404	146.00–151.00	148.48
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.61
2	—	628	100.00–108.00	104.02
2	—	418	120.00–131.00	125.47
2	—	383	131.00–132.50	131.73
2	—	463	118.00–127.50	122.83
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	100.00–104.00	102.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	59.00–66.00	61.43
3	—	1,107	55.00	55.00
1	—	990	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	47.00–50.00	48.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	57.00–65.00	62.69
2	—	1,268	55.00–56.00	55.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	71.00–75.00	72.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	91.00–94.00	92.58
1	—	1,260	90.00	90.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	89.00	89.00

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	—	1,005	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	775.00	775.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle