Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 70.00 Head calves 240.00 To 370.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 T 9.00 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 $117.12/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$117.12

51 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$84.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	529	121.54	644	37
Medium 2	416	112.77	469	12thin
Medium 3	265	85.00	225	1thin
Small and Medium 3	350	37.50	131	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.04/cwt here — about $512 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 sale51 hd

117.12

—

NC average8 barns · 917 hd

117.91

−0.79

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	1,669	95.03	1,586	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	70.10	959	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	62.50	701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	51.17	415	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	—	1,689	93.20/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,574	9
Bulls	—	—	1,849	104.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,128	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	665	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	68.93/cwt	67.00–71.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.81/cwt	137.00–144.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	131.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	574	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	740	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	47.76/cwt	45.00–51.00	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	72.03/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	111.74/cwt	111.00–112.50	573	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	62.40/cwt	58.00–65.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,067	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	555	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	109.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	649	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	143.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	12,265	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	386	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	127.77/cwt	125.00–131.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	593	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.77/cwt	140.00–147.50	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	640	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	143.90/cwt	140.00–147.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	118.38/cwt	114.00–121.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.41/cwt	139.00–147.50	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	154.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.68/cwt	132.50–140.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	105.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.92/cwt	128.00–139.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 110Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	87.00–97.00	93.20
5	—	1,849	100.00–110.00	104.72
2	—	1,128	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,108	55.00–65.00	60.05
6	—	1,129	67.00–71.00	68.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	45.00–51.00	47.76
1	—	780	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	66.00–79.00	72.03
3	—	1,195	58.00–65.00	62.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	137.00–144.00	140.81
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.77
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	673	119.00–120.00	119.52
4	—	518	132.50–140.00	135.68
3	—	808	102.00–109.00	105.32
1	—	775	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	132.50	132.50
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	593	116.00–120.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	125.00–133.00	131.06
5	—	364	125.00–131.00	127.77
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
6	—	667	115.00–120.00	118.86
6	—	477	123.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	628	108.00–111.00	109.49
2	—	722	100.00	100.00
5	—	573	114.00–121.00	118.38
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	111.00–112.50	111.74
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	375	105.00–115.00	109.93
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
3	—	333	115.00–118.00	115.99
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
3	—	375	138.00–147.00	143.60
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	140.00–147.50	143.90
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,010	106.00	106.00
2	—	283	151.00–155.00	152.98
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
5	—	522	139.00–147.50	143.41
5	—	490	158.00	158.00
5	—	358	150.00–160.00	154.04
3	—	977	113.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	578	128.00–139.00	133.92
3	—	325	156.00–160.00	158.33
1	—	805	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle