Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 130.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 200.00 to 450.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.99/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$120.99

101 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$43.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	487	124.82	608	84
Medium 2	505	115.38	582	9thin
Medium 3	507	87.99	446	7thin
Small and Medium 3	580	81.00	470	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about $138 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 sale101 hd

120.99

—

NC average7 barns · 1,182 hd

120.89

+0.10

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	—	Low	1,735	87.91	1,525	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	65.64	947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,032	58.21	601	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	51.55	406	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,485	87.00	1,292	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.73/cwt	97.50–100.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	92.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	126.30/cwt	123.00–133.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	70.39/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,009	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,094	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	78.02/cwt	75.00–80.00	646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	63.27/cwt	57.00–65.00	916	8
Bulls	—	—	1,837	93.47/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,717	5
Bulls	—	—	1,774	85.91/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,524	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	52.07/cwt	46.00–59.00	416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	60.55/cwt	55.00–65.00	601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	28.48/cwt	25.00–31.00	205	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	46.79/cwt	43.00–52.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	148.93/cwt	145.00–153.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	795	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	423	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	95.23/cwt	91.00–100.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	489	153.47/cwt	152.00–158.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	408	130.27/cwt	127.50–133.00	532	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.50	646	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	951.62/cwt	925.00–975.00	9,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	814.30/cwt	700.00–910.00	8,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	892.07/cwt	800.00–975.00	11,534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	667.50/cwt	660.00–675.00	6,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.35/cwt	110.00–117.50	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	128.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	137.37/cwt	132.00–143.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.56/cwt	144.00–150.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.92/cwt	153.00–157.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	101.51/cwt	99.00–104.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	93.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	131.86/cwt	126.00–136.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.39/cwt	113.00–124.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.05/cwt	133.00–139.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.99/cwt	135.00–143.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	160.23/cwt	155.00–166.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	154.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	167.39/cwt	165.00–169.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.05/cwt	126.00–138.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.02/cwt	116.00–124.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	105.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	242	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 314Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 82Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 47Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	91.00–100.00	95.23
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
5	—	582	110.00–112.50	110.99
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
2	—	333	125.00–128.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	110.00–117.50	114.35
6	—	278	125.00–134.00	128.16
2	—	233	130.00–132.00	130.95
2	—	435	132.00–143.00	137.37
2	—	658	109.00–113.00	110.99
9	—	531	120.00–127.00	123.00
6	—	318	130.00–140.00	135.54
5	—	723	99.00–104.00	101.51
3	—	762	91.00–97.00	93.01
14	—	466	126.00–136.00	131.86
13	—	567	113.00–124.00	121.39
9	—	381	133.00–139.00	134.05
1	—	185	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	142.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
1	—	355	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	97.50–100.00	98.73
3	—	878	90.00–95.00	92.99
3	—	582	123.00–133.00	126.30
6	—	610	115.00–119.00	117.63
10	—	415	144.00–150.00	148.56
2	—	668	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	531	135.00–143.00	139.99
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	89.00	89.00
2	—	408	127.50–133.00	130.27
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	145.00–153.00	148.93
3	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.42
1	—	420	137.50	137.50
8	—	489	152.00–158.00	153.47
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	157.50	157.50
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
2	—	370	153.00–157.00	154.92
2	—	768	109.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	653	127.50–130.00	128.75
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
4	—	286	155.00–166.00	160.23
8	—	318	152.00–158.00	154.05
5	—	473	165.00–169.00	167.39
2	—	620	126.00–138.00	132.05
3	—	573	116.00–124.00	120.02
3	—	922	100.00–108.00	105.00
2	—	735	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
2	—	408	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	66.00	66.00
8	—	993	55.00–65.00	60.55
3	—	1,113	43.00–52.00	46.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	66.00–73.00	70.39
8	—	1,448	57.00–65.00	63.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	43.00	43.00
3	—	828	75.00–80.00	78.02
2	—	798	46.00–59.00	52.07
5	—	720	25.00–31.00	28.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,837	90.00–98.00	93.47
4	—	1,774	81.00–89.00	85.91
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	660.00–675.00	667.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	925.00–975.00	951.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	700.00–910.00	814.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	800.00–975.00	892.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	675.00	675.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle