Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 210.00 To 340.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Mostly Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.25/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$125.25

87 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

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	461	130.50	601	66
Medium 2	502	110.84	557	17thin
Medium 3	423	100.00	423	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $179 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 sale87 hd

125.25

—

NC average8 barns · 1,052 hd

119.79

+5.46

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	1,702	96.54	1,643	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	70.83	965	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,122	67.04	752	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	768	59.38	456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	—	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	125.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	831	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	273	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	508	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	411	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	123.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	116.21/cwt	112.50–120.00	552	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	117.25/cwt	112.50–122.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	123.45/cwt	119.00–128.00	531	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	798	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	862	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	725	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	7,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,005	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,306	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	285	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,125	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	735	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	478	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	790	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	9,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	581.86/cwt	450.00–700.00	4,771	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	678	100.96/cwt	95.00–107.50	685	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,099	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	34.77/cwt	31.00–39.00	334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,400	80.69/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	519	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	65.06/cwt	62.00–67.00	939	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	99.51/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,728	12
Bulls	—Value Added	—	1,933	114.78/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,219	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	61.11/cwt	55.00–65.00	654	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	70.97/cwt	67.00–76.00	814	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	72.65/cwt	68.00–79.00	964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,073	82.47/cwt	80.00–84.00	885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	540	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	3,780	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	690	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	362	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	122.64/cwt	117.00–127.50	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.92/cwt	137.50–143.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.50	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	49.85/cwt	47.00–54.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	979.97/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,135.09/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	12,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	324	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	135.48/cwt	132.50–142.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.31/cwt	124.00–132.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.42/cwt	131.00–142.50	698	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	730	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	120.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	708	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,072.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	9,541	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	909.05/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	140.17/cwt	136.00–142.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,238	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.96/cwt	123.00–133.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.58/cwt	126.00–133.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.28/cwt	116.00–119.00	740	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,206.04/cwt	1,025.00–1,425.00	13,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	138.39/cwt	132.50–142.50	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	578	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	144.14/cwt	139.00–146.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.37/cwt	144.00–150.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	116.73/cwt	112.50–121.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.47/cwt	107.00–112.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 0

Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 210.00 To 340.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Mostly Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	126.00	126.00
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.58
2	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.09
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
2	—	465	112.50–122.00	117.25
3	—	377	128.00–130.00	128.69
1	—	265	107.50	107.50
3	—	678	95.00–107.50	100.96
1	—	590	88.00	88.00
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
2	—	265	122.00–122.50	122.25
11	—	359	136.00–142.00	140.17
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
10	—	485	127.00–134.00	127.70
7	—	572	123.00–133.00	125.96
5	—	519	126.00–133.00	129.58
4	—	626	116.00–119.00	118.28
3	—	322	132.50–142.50	138.39
20	—	435	130.00–138.00	132.88
2	—	653	112.50–121.00	116.73
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	123.00–129.00	125.95
2	—	472	130.00	130.00
2	—	540	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	798	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
4	—	376	132.50–142.00	135.48
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
1	—	255	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	145.00–147.50	146.16
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
1	—	805	117.50	117.50
3	—	528	148.00	148.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
9	—	356	154.00–157.00	155.35
8	—	564	139.00–146.00	144.14
4	—	328	144.00–150.00	145.37
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
3	—	653	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	47.50	47.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	50.00	50.00
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	81.00	81.00
1	—	735	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	475	112.50–120.00	116.21
2	—	430	119.00–128.00	123.45
2	—	620	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
2	—	590	117.00–123.00	120.03
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	608	117.00–127.50	122.64
10	—	467	137.50–143.00	140.92
3	—	433	148.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
9	—	571	124.00–132.00	128.31
5	—	519	131.00–142.50	134.42
2	—	725	107.00–112.00	109.47
2	—	663	121.00–128.00	124.51
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
1	—	780	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	900.00–1,050.00	979.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	975.00–1,250.00	1,135.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,072.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,206.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	900.00–925.00	909.05
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	450.00–700.00	581.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	425.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	31.00–39.00	34.77
15	—	1,071	55.00–65.00	61.11
36	—	1,147	67.00–76.00	70.97
2	—	1,300	47.00–54.00	49.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	80.00–82.00	80.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	77.50	77.50
1	—	740	53.00	53.00
1	—	655	41.00	41.00
1	—	820	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	51.00	51.00
8	—	1,443	62.00–67.00	65.06
20	—	1,327	68.00–79.00	72.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	80.00–84.00	82.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,737	95.00–106.00	99.51
1	—	1,250	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	111.00–119.00	114.78
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	35.00	35.00

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