Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 To 30.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 1.00 To 4.00 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 $119.44/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$119.44

48 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

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	526	127.98	673	29
Medium 2	517	112.55	582	12thin
Medium 3	456	95.86	438	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $236 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 sale48 hd

119.44

—

NC average8 barns · 763 hd

122.87

−3.44

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	—	Low	1,313	91.23	1,198	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	71.57	990	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	66.62	809	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	849	53.49	454	6thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.58/cwt	124.00–131.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.31/cwt	138.00–139.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.35/cwt	127.50–139.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	151.89/cwt	149.00–152.50	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.00/cwt	122.50–133.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	407	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	384	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	142.14/cwt	137.50–147.00	623	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	481	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	130.37/cwt	126.00–133.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.13/cwt	137.50–145.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	1,085	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	291	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.39/cwt	135.00–146.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	675	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.44/cwt	60.00–67.00	762	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	60.64/cwt	58.00–62.00	523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	74.24/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,058	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	66.67/cwt	64.00–68.00	870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.23/cwt	67.00–77.00	876	11
Bulls	—	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,306	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,255	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	89.60/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,232	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	625	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	885.03/cwt	825.00–960.00	12,178	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	133.19/cwt	132.50–134.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	403	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.20/cwt	117.00–123.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Baby calves 20.00 To 30.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	121.00–122.00	121.52
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
2	—	585	117.50–120.00	118.76
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	113.00	113.00
2	—	403	124.00–128.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	124.00–131.00	126.58
3	—	427	138.00–139.00	138.31
2	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	470	127.50–139.00	134.35
2	—	330	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
6	—	520	122.50–133.00	129.00
5	—	612	117.00–123.00	119.20
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	153.00	153.00
6	—	554	149.00–152.50	151.89
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	118.00–122.00	120.06
1	—	730	92.50	92.50
2	—	393	120.00–125.00	122.48
3	—	458	126.00–133.00	130.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.50	137.50
4	—	438	137.50–147.00	142.14
2	—	530	145.00	145.00
5	—	581	137.50–145.00	142.13
2	—	460	142.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	62.50	62.50
1	—	390	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	135.00–146.00	139.39
1	—	835	93.00	93.00
2	—	578	138.00–142.00	139.97
1	—	915	91.00	91.00
3	—	527	130.00–140.00	136.84
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	419	140.00–150.00	146.47
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	467	132.50–134.00	133.19
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,183	60.00–67.00	64.44
1	—	1,225	53.00	53.00
11	—	1,248	67.00–77.00	70.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	39.00	39.00
2	—	855	50.00	50.00
3	—	862	58.00–62.00	60.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	70.00–80.00	74.24
6	—	1,305	64.00–68.00	66.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,306	93.00–100.00	96.07
5	—	1,375	87.00–92.00	89.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,376	825.00–960.00	885.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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