Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was fairly good, while demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.42/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$122.42

79 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$24.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

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	538	125.83	677	60
Medium 2	529	115.17	609	14thin
Medium 3	537	101.77	546	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.07/cwt here — about $130 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 sale79 hd

122.42

—

NC average8 barns · 856 hd

122.97

−0.55

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	1,475	96.70	1,426	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,282	70.67	906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	66.06	781	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	769	65.81	506	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	103.73/cwt	100.00–107.50	819	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	115.85/cwt	110.00–118.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.43/cwt	122.50–133.50	670	15
Heifers	Medium 3	—	508	104.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	117.88/cwt	110.00–120.50	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.57/cwt	121.00–131.00	713	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	488	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.74/cwt	107.50–114.00	790	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	630	129.70/cwt	127.50–132.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.76/cwt	147.00–153.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	143.28/cwt	139.00–147.50	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.40/cwt	139.00–145.50	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.33/cwt	147.00–157.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	154.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	138.16/cwt	132.50–139.50	928	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	716	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	596	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	127.87/cwt	123.00–129.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.13/cwt	141.00–148.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.56/cwt	105.00–113.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	686	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	70.68/cwt	69.00–73.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	62.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	481	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	70.67/cwt	68.00–73.00	906	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.38/cwt	60.00–66.00	761	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	70.09/cwt	68.00–74.00	811	14
Bulls	—	—	1,475	96.70/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,426	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,321	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,742	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,137.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	11,371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	725	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	422	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.76/cwt	138.00–149.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.70/cwt	140.00–147.50	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.18/cwt	134.00–136.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	508	120.78/cwt	119.00–122.50	614	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 221Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	100.00–107.50	103.73
5	—	429	141.00–148.00	143.13
3	—	668	117.00–125.00	121.95
4	—	723	105.00–113.00	108.56
2	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.51
5	—	519	138.00–149.00	143.76
9	—	466	140.00–147.50	142.70
6	—	578	134.00–136.00	135.18
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	126.00–134.00	130.04
8	—	516	131.00–135.00	133.03
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.47
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	119.00–122.50	120.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	110.00–118.00	115.85
4	—	435	110.00–120.00	115.26
3	—	488	120.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	638	100.00–109.00	104.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	133.00–134.00	133.34
15	—	522	122.50–133.50	128.43
9	—	609	110.00–120.50	117.88
5	—	368	130.00–135.00	131.96
16	—	568	121.00–131.00	125.57
3	—	667	119.00	119.00
2	—	713	107.50–114.00	110.74
7	—	473	125.00–135.00	130.74
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	100.00–107.00	104.61
2	—	580	95.00–100.00	97.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	127.50–132.00	129.70
2	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	147.00–153.00	150.76
6	—	571	140.00–146.00	143.13
2	—	393	139.00–147.50	143.28
12	—	622	139.00–145.50	142.40
3	—	475	147.00–157.00	153.33
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	154.42
2	—	773	120.00–127.50	123.71
14	—	672	132.50–139.50	138.16
8	—	744	123.00–129.00	127.87
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	69.00–73.00	70.68
3	—	768	60.00–66.00	62.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,282	68.00–73.00	70.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,200	60.00–66.00	63.38
14	—	1,157	68.00–74.00	70.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	94.00–100.00	96.70

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	—	810	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	800.00	800.00

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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