Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 125.00 Head calves 300.00 To 330.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.63/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$118.63

74 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

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	552	123.36	681	49
Medium 2	507	113.32	574	20
Medium 3	580	102.77	596	4thin
Small and Medium 3	335	56.00	188	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $494 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 sale74 hd

118.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd

115.71

+2.92

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	1,584	94.76	1,501	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	68.45	979	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	66.70	786	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	783	48.97	384	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Medium 3	—	590	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	115.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	62.45/cwt	62.00–63.00	512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,261	87.96/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	43.98/cwt	41.00–45.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	674	108.24/cwt	107.00–112.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	115.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	69.17/cwt	66.00–75.00	983	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	64.49/cwt	63.00–65.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	603	391.45/cwt	320.00–460.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	116.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	661	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	477	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	70.13/cwt	66.00–77.00	854	21
Steers	Medium 3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	125.66/cwt	123.00–129.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	925	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	258	117.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	302	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	512	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	625	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,230	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	670	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	131.13/cwt	123.00–133.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	96.25/cwt	95.00–98.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.60/cwt	112.00–119.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	121.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	124.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	135.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	148.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.32/cwt	122.00–132.00	732	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	335	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	99.02/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.70/cwt	131.00–137.50	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,236	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	721	16

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 119Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 36Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 20

Baby calves 10.00 To 125.00 Head calves 300.00 To 330.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	100.00–108.00	104.36
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	111.00–119.00	115.10
7	—	570	113.00–120.00	116.02
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
4	—	258	113.00–120.00	117.02
3	—	518	109.00–111.00	109.67
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	435	118.00–125.00	121.54
4	—	525	112.00–122.00	116.95
12	—	482	118.00–128.00	124.46
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
2	—	333	122.00	122.00
12	—	562	122.00–132.00	130.32
9	—	627	120.00–131.00	125.18
5	—	666	110.00–115.00	112.59
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	56.00	56.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	138.00–139.00	138.25
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
2	—	535	125.00–136.00	130.60
5	—	319	147.00–152.00	148.65
3	—	385	135.00–143.00	139.38
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
4	—	579	138.00–142.00	141.02
9	—	620	131.00–137.50	134.70
2	—	490	135.00–139.00	136.98
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	265	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	122.00	122.00
2	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	127.00–129.00	128.02
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	107.00–112.00	108.24
3	—	580	110.00–119.00	115.92
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
3	—	478	123.00–129.00	125.66
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
1	—	925	72.00	72.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
2	—	670	104.00–105.00	104.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	123.00–133.00	131.13
1	—	960	96.00	96.00
4	—	825	95.00–98.00	96.25
3	—	613	112.00–119.00	115.60
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
9	—	578	123.00–128.00	124.67
3	—	463	132.00–140.00	136.72
3	—	418	131.00–139.00	135.39
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	62.00–63.00	62.45
1	—	885	37.00	37.00
3	—	725	41.00–45.00	43.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,421	66.00–75.00	69.17
6	—	1,432	63.00–65.00	64.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	51.00	51.00
21	—	1,218	66.00–77.00	70.13
16	—	1,141	60.00–65.00	63.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	82.00–92.00	87.96
1	—	1,135	76.00	76.00
14	—	1,754	94.00–104.00	99.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	603	320.00–460.00	391.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	825.00	825.00

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

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

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle