Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 30.00 To 100.00 Head calves 155.00 To 210.00 Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.76/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$127.76

102 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$38.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

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	481	133.72	644	74
Medium 2	486	117.04	568	21
Medium 3	512	97.70	500	5thin
Small and Medium 3	273	94.77	259	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.95/cwt here — about $385 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 sale102 hd

127.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,481 hd

125.78

+1.98

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	—	High	1,861	94.15	1,752	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	68.51	1,035	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	60.51	671	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	760	44.92	341	6thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	273	94.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	259	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	46.33/cwt	41.00–52.00	337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	67.78/cwt	65.00–72.00	791	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	58.45/cwt	51.00–64.00	624	16
Bulls	—	—	1,776	96.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,712	7
Bulls	—	—	2,058	88.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,830	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	760	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	69.22/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,051	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	849	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	378	137.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.50	493	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	467	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	122.21/cwt	116.00–127.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	116.91/cwt	112.50–122.50	549	3
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	470	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	125.05/cwt	122.50–128.00	338	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	101.50/cwt	99.00–104.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	130.33/cwt	127.00–133.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	438	140.83/cwt	135.00–147.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	935	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	580	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,108.55/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	11,751	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,032.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	13,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,041.30/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	12,339	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,281.15/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	13,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.67/cwt	147.50–158.00	659	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	135.25/cwt	132.50–138.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	163.07/cwt	158.00–169.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.32/cwt	132.50–141.00	588	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	115.74/cwt	112.00–119.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.41/cwt	152.50–163.00	657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,063.98/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	10,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,076.26/cwt	775.00–1,325.00	10,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.48/cwt	111.00–116.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	840	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	1,313	467.33/cwt	450.00–475.00	6,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	744	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,090.13/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	13,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	161.22/cwt	157.50–165.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	139.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	522	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	141.67/cwt	141.00–142.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.64/cwt	126.00–132.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.24/cwt	143.00–152.50	686	7
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,613	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	34.42/cwt	30.00–39.00	257	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	35.46/cwt	30.00–40.00	363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	139.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.75/cwt	142.00–153.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	158.74/cwt	155.00–164.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.81/cwt	139.00–149.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.78/cwt	118.00–121.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.64/cwt	139.00–144.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	143.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 472Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 102Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	90.00–100.00	94.77
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
3	—	382	127.00–132.50	129.00
5	—	417	116.00–127.00	122.21
3	—	470	112.50–122.50	116.91
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	122.50–128.00	125.05
2	—	705	99.00–104.00	101.50
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	508	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	132.50–141.00	138.32
13	—	524	130.00–138.00	134.33
2	—	725	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	627	115.00–123.00	118.63
14	—	374	135.00–144.00	139.59
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
8	—	465	134.00–140.00	137.38
8	—	570	122.00–132.00	127.23
4	—	324	135.00–145.00	139.46
1	—	260	133.00	133.00
5	—	670	118.00–121.00	119.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–143.00	137.61
1	—	415	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
9	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.24
2	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
2	—	565	132.50–138.00	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	158.00–169.00	163.07
6	—	420	152.50–163.00	156.41
2	—	338	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	283	157.50–165.00	161.22
2	—	773	120.00	120.00
4	—	529	142.00–153.00	148.75
7	—	467	155.00–164.00	158.74
5	—	582	139.00–149.00	142.81
3	—	668	133.00–138.00	135.29
7	—	603	135.00–146.00	143.01
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	130.00–140.00	135.38
3	—	578	127.00–133.00	130.33
5	—	438	135.00–147.00	140.83
2	—	530	135.00–137.50	136.24
2	—	628	110.00–112.00	111.03
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	147.50–158.00	153.67
4	—	708	112.00–119.00	115.74
2	—	790	111.00–116.00	113.48
7	—	514	140.00–150.00	143.43
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
3	—	608	141.00–142.00	141.67
3	—	670	126.00–132.00	128.64
7	—	463	143.00–152.50	148.24
7	—	564	139.00–144.00	141.64
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	62.00	62.00
1	—	575	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	41.00–52.00	46.33
2	—	748	30.00–39.00	34.42
2	—	803	53.00–55.00	54.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,167	65.00–72.00	67.78
16	—	1,067	51.00–64.00	58.45
2	—	1,025	30.00–40.00	35.46
1	—	1,185	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,519	64.00–73.00	69.22
1	—	1,415	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,776	94.00–100.00	96.40
3	—	2,058	85.00–90.00	88.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,347	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,032.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,185	750.00–1,275.00	1,041.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	975.00–1,225.00	1,090.13
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,313	450.00–475.00	467.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	875.00–1,300.00	1,108.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,281.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	775.00–1,325.00	1,076.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	875.00	875.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle