Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7; prices ranged 65.00-85.00 per cwt.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher; there were too few slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 6.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to many producers being in the hay fields. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.25/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$122.25

56 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

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	486	123.98	603	47
Medium 2	497	113.22	562	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $41 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 sale56 hd

122.25

—

NC average8 barns · 932 hd

115.45

+6.80

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	1,485	93.93	1,395	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	69.65	1,003	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	64.26	696	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	853	60.50	516	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,110	87.00	966	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.35/cwt	62.00–65.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	151.71/cwt	146.00–156.00	504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	96.08/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	605	12
Bulls	—	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	47.41/cwt	42.00–52.00	467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	72.17/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,007	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	61.43/cwt	56.00–65.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.88/cwt	125.00–136.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	117.87/cwt	114.00–122.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.49/cwt	132.00–136.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.95/cwt	128.00–136.00	572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	102.40/cwt	97.00–108.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.66/cwt	127.50–135.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.11/cwt	151.00–160.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.55/cwt	138.00–145.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	791	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	409	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,086.51/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	10,680	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	104.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.18/cwt	137.50–143.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	121.90/cwt	117.00–127.50	274	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	709	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	146.47/cwt	145.00–147.50	557	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.50	486	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	374	131.44/cwt	127.50–135.00	492	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	760	640.13/cwt	350.00–875.00	4,865	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	911.90/cwt	900.00–925.00	7,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	648.91/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,224	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,110	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	69.62/cwt	66.00–73.00	767	10

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 0

Current hog receipts 7; prices ranged 65.00-85.00 per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	62.00–65.00	63.35
5	—	1,396	71.00–73.00	72.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	42.00–52.00	47.41
7	—	1,084	56.00–65.00	61.43
10	—	1,102	66.00–73.00	69.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	67.00	67.00
1	—	835	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	94.00–100.00	96.08
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	87.00	87.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	146.00–156.00	151.71
6	—	455	151.00	151.00
3	—	378	151.00–160.00	157.11
2	—	518	138.00–145.00	141.55
3	—	565	137.00–141.00	139.65
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	145.00–147.50	146.47
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	127.50–135.00	131.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	124.00–131.00	128.42
6	—	385	125.00–136.00	129.88
8	—	561	114.00–122.00	117.87
9	—	430	128.00–136.00	132.95
3	—	660	105.00–110.00	108.28
2	—	820	96.00–97.00	96.51
2	—	315	125.00–135.00	129.76
2	—	225	117.00–127.50	121.90
3	—	615	114.00–118.00	115.32
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–109.00	104.64
4	—	522	110.00–118.00	113.97
3	—	412	114.00–122.50	117.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	144.00	144.00
3	—	528	132.00–136.00	133.49
2	—	713	97.00–108.00	102.40
5	—	580	127.50–135.00	130.66
2	—	468	137.50–143.00	140.18
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	120.00–128.00	123.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	760	350.00–875.00	640.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	900.00–925.00	911.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	625.00–675.00	648.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,086.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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