Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; four-weight heifers were steady to 2.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; feeder bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 220.00 to 300.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.37/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$120.37

117 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$40.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

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	527	123.74	653	96
Medium 2	521	110.08	573	17thin
Medium 3	474	83.10	394	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.65/cwt here — about $259 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 sale117 hd

120.37

—

NC average8 barns · 1,014 hd

121.41

−1.04

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	1,611	94.44	1,521	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	69.98	954	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	63.89	724	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	655	48.23	316	5thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 and Large 1-2	—	263	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.56/cwt	122.50–131.00	602	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.94/cwt	122.00–127.50	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	812.55/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.84/cwt	117.50–127.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.08/cwt	117.00–127.50	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.56/cwt	129.00–134.00	559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	159.50/cwt	154.00–162.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.73/cwt	133.00–139.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.42/cwt	107.00–107.50	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.80/cwt	157.50–160.00	521	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,047.24/cwt	825.00–1,350.00	11,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	95.83/cwt	95.00–97.50	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.97/cwt	133.00–143.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.57/cwt	145.00–149.50	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.90/cwt	137.00–143.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.14/cwt	143.00–148.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	143.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	146.98/cwt	142.00–151.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	70.83/cwt	67.00–74.00	816	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	61.90/cwt	58.00–65.00	704	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	98.02/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,723	6
Bulls	—	—	1,463	90.86/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	865	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	71.62/cwt	69.00–76.00	978	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	687	41.90/cwt	40.00–44.00	288	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	608	57.72/cwt	56.00–59.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	81.19/cwt	80.00–82.50	260	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	513	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	457	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	110.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	115.42/cwt	111.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	586	106.81/cwt	101.00–112.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	628	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	608	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	119.47/cwt	116.00–123.00	705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	780	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,410	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	443	128.27/cwt	124.00–132.50	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.50/cwt	147.50–151.00	658	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	121.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	707	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,054.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,085.00	11,728	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	110.87/cwt	108.00–114.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	119.14/cwt	114.00–120.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	150.12/cwt	147.50–151.00	432	4

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 238Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 49Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	130.00–135.00	133.03
20	—	468	122.50–131.00	128.56
4	—	625	111.00–116.00	113.51
18	—	528	117.50–127.00	122.84
14	—	569	117.00–127.50	123.08
12	—	425	129.00–134.00	131.56
5	—	368	138.00	138.00
6	—	721	107.00–107.50	107.42
3	—	827	95.00–97.50	95.83
2	—	308	135.00–139.00	137.05
2	—	772	106.00	106.00
7	—	657	114.00–120.00	119.14
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	80.00–82.50	81.19
2	—	628	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	105.00–115.00	110.42
2	—	438	111.00–120.00	115.42
5	—	586	101.00–112.00	106.81
5	—	531	108.00–114.00	110.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	122.00–127.50	124.94
6	—	573	126.00–136.00	131.82
7	—	516	133.00–143.00	138.97
3	—	457	142.00–151.00	146.98
3	—	440	147.50–151.00	149.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	513	88.00–90.00	89.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	608	113.00–120.00	116.46
2	—	590	116.00–123.00	119.47
2	—	443	124.00–132.50	128.27
3	—	518	129.00–132.00	130.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	154.00–162.00	159.50
8	—	623	133.00–139.00	134.73
2	—	655	130.00–137.00	133.53
2	—	328	157.50–160.00	158.80
5	—	476	145.00–149.50	148.57
2	—	730	121.00	121.00
9	—	558	137.00–143.00	138.90
8	—	533	143.00–148.00	146.14
7	—	401	140.00–145.00	143.93
4	—	288	147.50–151.00	150.12
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	126.00–131.00	128.53
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.40
2	—	580	119.00–125.00	121.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	800.00–825.00	812.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,121	825.00–1,350.00	1,047.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,054.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	60.00–62.00	60.96
11	—	1,365	69.00–76.00	71.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	67.00–74.00	70.83
16	—	1,138	58.00–65.00	61.90
2	—	1,015	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	40.00–44.00	41.90
2	—	608	56.00–59.00	57.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,758	95.00–102.00	98.02
6	—	1,463	88.00–93.00	90.86

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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