Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 24.00 to 30.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.53/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$117.53

77 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

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	530	118.86	630	68
Medium 2	421	107.43	452	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale77 hd

117.53

—

NC average7 barns · 1,121 hd

115.51

+2.02

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	1,490	80.93	1,206	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	783	55.35	433	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	53.62	600	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	53.30	755	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	376	126.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.36/cwt	108.00–116.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.38/cwt	118.00–126.00	585	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	314	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	106.56/cwt	104.00–110.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	125.04/cwt	118.00–129.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	115.38/cwt	113.00–118.00	650	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	133.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	693	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	378	119.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	149.46/cwt	145.00–154.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	98.43/cwt	95.00–102.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	110.13/cwt	107.00–113.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.14/cwt	127.00–136.00	736	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	132.08/cwt	129.00–136.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.31/cwt	116.00–127.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.13/cwt	128.00–133.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	738	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	53.53/cwt	50.00–57.00	739	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	54.69/cwt	51.00–58.00	611	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	47.58/cwt	44.00–49.00	524	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	63.28/cwt	60.00–67.00	911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	42.49/cwt	42.00–43.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	74.49/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,026	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	87.37/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	61.07/cwt	60.00–62.00	724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	45.69/cwt	42.00–49.00	382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	625.72/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,507	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	703	700.53/cwt	670.00–730.00	4,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	7,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	790	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,938	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.95/cwt	124.00–136.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.14/cwt	131.00–139.00	693	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.75/cwt	114.00–125.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.33/cwt	118.00–127.00	704	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	392	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 221Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 45Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	120.00–130.00	126.11
3	—	665	108.00–116.00	111.36
23	—	478	118.00–126.00	122.38
7	—	624	104.00–110.00	106.56
9	—	434	118.00–129.00	125.04
3	—	563	113.00–118.00	115.38
12	—	525	116.00–123.00	120.09
7	—	756	107.00–113.00	110.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	95.00–102.00	98.43
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
2	—	293	145.00–154.00	149.46
6	—	521	140.00–154.00	148.42
2	—	713	123.00–126.00	124.49
3	—	322	134.00–139.00	135.76
2	—	440	146.00–152.00	148.97
2	—	375	142.00–150.00	145.89
8	—	570	127.00–136.00	129.14
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	131.00–138.00	133.27
3	—	378	129.00–136.00	132.08
3	—	288	134.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	116.00–121.00	119.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	780	102.00–104.00	103.00
2	—	738	102.00	102.00
2	—	430	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	485	112.00–114.00	113.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	116.00–127.00	121.31
6	—	428	128.00–133.00	132.13
4	—	474	124.00–136.00	129.95
12	—	513	131.00–139.00	135.14
8	—	638	114.00–125.00	119.75
10	—	580	118.00–127.00	121.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	50.00–57.00	53.53
2	—	1,440	60.00–67.00	63.28
2	—	1,515	42.00–43.00	42.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,117	51.00–58.00	54.69
6	—	1,101	44.00–49.00	47.58
2	—	1,185	60.00–62.00	61.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	42.00–49.00	45.69
2	—	730	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	71.00–77.00	74.49
3	—	1,602	85.00–89.00	87.37

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	550.00–700.00	625.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	703	670.00–730.00	700.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	865.00	865.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	625.00	625.00

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