Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 35.00 Head calves 210.00 Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Hay Time } Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.35/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$120.35

43 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$21.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

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	520	123.84	644	29
Medium 2	473	113.96	539	13thin
Medium 3	375	102.50	384	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about $260 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 sale43 hd

120.35

—

NC average8 barns · 1,131 hd

113.44

+6.91

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	1,749	103.02	1,802	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	72.67	1,043	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	70.60	840	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	812	54.01	439	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,665	65.00	1,082	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	80.00	1,132	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	571	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	862.01/cwt	825.00–885.00	10,517	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	456	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	409	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,273	83.12/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	73.76/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,069	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	289	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	61.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	687	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	113.71/cwt	107.50–120.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.75/cwt	138.50–140.00	882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.50	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.12/cwt	124.00–130.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	131.86/cwt	130.00–134.50	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.16/cwt	136.00–142.50	651	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,132	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,665	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	143.07/cwt	139.00–148.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	104.77/cwt	102.50–107.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	70.36/cwt	67.00–74.00	848	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	63.29/cwt	62.00–65.00	678	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	97.79/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,540	5
Bulls	—	—	1,836	105.63/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,939	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.78/cwt	124.00–127.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,981	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	688	3

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 174Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 93Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	107.50–120.00	113.71
14	—	636	138.50–140.00	138.75
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
4	—	566	138.00–144.00	142.45
3	—	378	129.00–138.00	132.44
3	—	332	139.00–148.00	143.07
1	—	900	112.50	112.50
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
2	—	620	108.00	108.00
3	—	380	118.00–122.00	120.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	112.50–114.00	113.25
2	—	558	111.00–113.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	118.00–120.00	119.02
2	—	398	135.00	135.00
3	—	580	120.00–127.50	123.33
11	—	526	124.00–130.00	125.12
5	—	417	130.00–134.50	131.86
2	—	718	102.50–107.00	104.77
3	—	608	115.00–119.00	116.35
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
1	—	405	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
3	—	687	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
2	—	658	111.00–117.00	113.99
3	—	637	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	136.00–142.50	139.16
2	—	585	124.00–127.50	125.78
3	—	515	130.00–137.00	133.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	825.00–885.00	862.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	82.00–84.00	83.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
7	—	1,449	68.00–78.00	73.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	35.00	35.00
3	—	850	60.00–64.00	61.69
1	—	685	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	67.00–74.00	70.36
3	—	1,072	62.00–65.00	63.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	95.00–99.00	97.79
10	—	1,836	100.00–112.00	105.63

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle