Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 25.00 To 65.00 Head calves 155.00 To 320.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.46/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$121.46

103 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$62.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	543	125.32	681	83
Medium 2	526	113.65	597	14thin
Medium 3	546	98.13	536	4thin
Small and Medium 3	555	62.50	347	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.82/cwt here — about $334 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 sale103 hd

121.46

—

NC average8 barns · 972 hd

119.01

+2.45

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	1,574	91.47	1,440	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	68.97	971	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,152	62.73	723	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	799	53.97	431	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,480	70.00	1,036	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.15/cwt	100.00–107.50	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	138.25/cwt	136.00–140.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.89/cwt	130.00–138.50	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	117.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.39/cwt	105.00–113.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.84/cwt	137.00–146.00	831	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.87/cwt	117.00–126.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	125.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.25/cwt	127.00–134.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.98/cwt	137.00–148.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	133.13/cwt	129.00–136.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.18/cwt	150.00–159.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.50	537	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	610	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	397	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	147.21/cwt	142.00–153.00	558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	52.95/cwt	52.00–54.00	437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	84.66/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	99.22/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,645	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	69.92/cwt	68.00–73.00	912	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	72.03/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,013	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.60/cwt	62.00–68.00	911	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	64.28/cwt	60.00–68.00	732	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	36.38/cwt	35.00–38.00	265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	71.55/cwt	70.00–73.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	122.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	108.66/cwt	107.50–111.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	124.36/cwt	117.50–128.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	568	116.77/cwt	116.00–117.50	663	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	627	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	790	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	134.33/cwt	133.00–136.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.30/cwt	142.50–150.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.85/cwt	137.50–148.00	676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	792.27/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,507	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	787.30/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,440	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	408	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	642	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	479	141.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	676	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	573	127.45/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	412	2

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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 256Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 34Year ago 13

Baby calves 25.00 To 65.00 Head calves 155.00 To 320.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	100.00–107.50	104.15
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
5	—	522	130.00–139.00	134.13
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
3	—	602	120.00–129.00	125.65
1	—	875	103.00	103.00
4	—	424	142.50–150.00	147.30
3	—	470	137.50–148.00	143.85
1	—	655	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.75
3	—	670	107.50–111.00	108.66
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
3	—	622	115.00–116.00	115.34
3	—	488	117.50–128.00	124.36
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	572	120.00–130.00	124.69
16	—	523	125.00–133.00	129.01
12	—	618	110.00–120.00	117.17
3	—	730	105.00–113.00	110.39
8	—	658	117.00–126.00	120.87
9	—	424	127.00–134.00	130.25
2	—	333	141.00–144.00	142.47
12	—	487	125.00–133.00	128.00
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
6	—	379	129.00–136.00	133.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	60.00	60.00
1	—	610	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.95
2	—	568	116.00–117.50	116.77
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	642	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
2	—	333	120.00–127.50	123.83
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	136.00–140.00	138.25
3	—	965	111.50	111.50
3	—	283	170.00–175.00	171.65
12	—	680	130.00–138.50	134.89
13	—	586	137.00–146.00	141.84
1	—	185	130.00	130.00
4	—	526	137.00–148.00	142.98
5	—	461	145.00–155.00	150.10
1	—	140	140.00	140.00
5	—	420	150.00–159.00	153.18
2	—	328	160.00–167.50	163.66
11	—	379	142.00–153.00	147.21
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	72.50	72.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	126.00	126.00
3	—	517	133.00–136.00	134.33
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	333	125.00–135.00	129.81
2	—	408	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
5	—	479	135.00–144.00	141.10
2	—	573	124.00–131.00	127.45
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
1	—	780	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	52.00–54.00	52.95
2	—	728	35.00–38.00	36.38
2	—	835	70.00–73.00	71.55
1	—	815	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	39.00	39.00
3	—	1,305	68.00–73.00	69.92
9	—	1,139	60.00–68.00	64.28
1	—	1,050	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	69.00–76.00	72.03
7	—	1,410	62.00–68.00	64.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	82.00–88.00	84.66
5	—	1,658	96.00–101.00	99.22
1	—	1,130	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	700.00–875.00	792.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	775.00–800.00	787.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle