Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 35.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 110.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.33/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$119.33

80 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

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	517	124.69	645	43
Medium 2	462	117.52	543	24
Medium 3	450	106.72	481	11thin
Small 1-2	493	95.00	468	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $177 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 sale80 hd

119.33

—

NC average6 barns · 719 hd

115.43

+3.90

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	1,347	79.63	1,072	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	60.78	859	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	54.13	566	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	46.69	386	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	517	118.36/cwt	112.00–122.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	106.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	129.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	637	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	263	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	110.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	147.37/cwt	142.00–152.50	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	131.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	865	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	393	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.28/cwt	134.00–143.00	725	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	493	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.90/cwt	147.50–154.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	133.23/cwt	130.00–137.50	426	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	121.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	129.00/cwt	124.00–135.00	808	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.01/cwt	141.00–151.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	114.38/cwt	110.00–117.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.38/cwt	124.00–132.50	539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	47.41/cwt	46.00–49.00	395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	54.06/cwt	52.00–57.50	452	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	55.99/cwt	52.00–59.00	587	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	33.93/cwt	32.00–35.00	274	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	857	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	47.62/cwt	46.00–49.00	495	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	74.08/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	85.18/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	714.73/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,177	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,053	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,173	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	996.75/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	652.19/cwt	510.00–775.00	6,685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	753.92/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,007	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	673	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	656.30/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,546	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,454	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	471	105.76/cwt	105.00–107.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	318	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	339	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	86.21/cwt	82.50–90.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.09/cwt	111.00–120.00	832	3

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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 284Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	112.00–122.00	118.36
3	—	418	115.00–120.00	118.39
2	—	463	117.50–120.00	118.72
2	—	230	120.00	120.00
5	—	583	109.00–113.00	110.38
5	—	383	115.00–125.00	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–136.00	135.48
7	—	382	130.00–137.00	134.45
7	—	425	124.00–134.00	130.85
2	—	613	111.00–120.00	115.44
6	—	457	125.00–133.00	129.99
8	—	659	116.00–118.00	117.00
8	—	571	115.00–122.00	117.34
3	—	717	111.00–120.00	116.09
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–108.00	106.43
3	—	528	107.00–110.00	108.33
4	—	471	105.00–107.00	105.76
2	—	318	105.00–108.00	106.54
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	115.00–120.00	118.36
3	—	320	130.00–137.50	133.23
2	—	290	130.00–137.00	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	130.00–140.00	134.37
2	—	918	121.00	121.00
3	—	830	119.00	119.00
2	—	333	142.00–152.50	147.37
4	—	659	130.00–134.00	131.25
3	—	528	134.00–143.00	137.28
2	—	373	147.50–154.00	150.90
9	—	712	118.00–125.00	121.03
5	—	626	124.00–135.00	129.00
7	—	471	141.00–151.00	146.01
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	120.00	120.00
2	—	393	110.00–120.00	114.97
4	—	325	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	110.00–117.50	114.38
3	—	560	118.00	118.00
2	—	673	103.00–105.00	103.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	130.00–137.00	134.25
5	—	466	140.00–144.00	142.66
5	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.22
4	—	420	124.00–132.50	128.38
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	82.50–90.00	86.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	46.00–49.00	47.41
5	—	836	52.00–57.50	54.06
3	—	807	32.00–35.00	33.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,390	60.00–64.00	61.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,048	52.00–59.00	55.99
4	—	1,040	46.00–49.00	47.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	72.50–75.00	74.08
2	—	1,235	84.00–86.00	85.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	600.00–800.00	714.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	510.00–775.00	652.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	700.00–800.00	753.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	845	600.00–700.00	656.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	950.00–1,050.00	996.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00

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