Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 30.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.08/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$125.08

98 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

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	507	126.36	641	80
Medium 2	436	119.40	521	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $120 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 sale98 hd

125.08

—

NC average8 barns · 984 hd

122.99

+2.09

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	1,574	90.90	1,431	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	70.00	946	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	65.06	705	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	783	26.94	211	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	522	131.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.93/cwt	124.00–127.50	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.50	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.27/cwt	102.50–112.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.50	538	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	130.03/cwt	125.00–134.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	118.95/cwt	112.50–122.50	448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.77/cwt	150.00–153.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	931	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	115.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	145.85/cwt	142.00–149.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	119.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	143.57/cwt	141.00–144.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.66/cwt	137.00–145.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.03/cwt	92.50–97.50	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	415	113.22/cwt	112.50–114.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	107.25/cwt	102.50–112.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	493	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	70.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	761	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	62.73/cwt	59.00–66.00	665	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	26.94/cwt	26.00–28.00	211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	96.20/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,754	3
Bulls	—	—	1,388	86.92/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,206	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	785.51/cwt	700.00–850.00	10,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	815	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,104.41/cwt	800.00–1,400.00	11,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.12/cwt	127.50–136.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.05/cwt	133.00–141.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	125.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	94.52/cwt	93.00–96.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.85/cwt	127.00–135.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	120.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	731	11

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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 202Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	125.00–135.00	131.14
9	—	581	124.00–127.50	125.93
3	—	270	125.00–130.00	128.36
5	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.57
5	—	318	125.00–132.50	128.64
2	—	723	102.50–112.00	107.27
8	—	686	112.00–116.00	115.37
13	—	472	127.50–136.00	130.12
14	—	426	127.00–135.00	131.85
11	—	617	115.00–123.00	118.44
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	115.00–122.50	118.77
8	—	377	112.50–122.50	118.95
6	—	517	119.00–124.00	120.86
2	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.41
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	125.00–134.00	130.03
7	—	585	141.00–144.00	143.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	145.00–155.00	150.55
4	—	524	150.00–153.00	150.77
16	—	703	132.50	132.50
2	—	693	137.00	137.00
3	—	617	141.00–145.00	142.66
3	—	432	145.00–151.00	147.02
6	—	484	142.00–149.00	145.85
2	—	280	136.00–145.00	140.58
4	—	859	118.00–122.00	119.03
5	—	328	137.00–145.00	140.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	92.50–97.50	95.03
6	—	471	146.00–151.00	149.10
3	—	442	145.00–150.00	146.62
5	—	522	133.00–141.00	137.05
4	—	566	136.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	933	93.00–96.00	94.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	112.50–114.00	113.22
2	—	520	102.50–112.00	107.25
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	120.00–130.00	125.03
3	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	68.00–72.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	67.00–70.00	68.27
11	—	1,060	59.00–66.00	62.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	26.00–28.00	26.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	95.00–99.00	96.20
4	—	1,388	85.00–88.00	86.92

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	700.00–850.00	785.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	800.00–1,400.00	1,104.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	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