Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 95.00 per head; "by the head" calves ranged 80.00 to 260.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.31/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$118.31

96 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

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	528	120.92	639	71
Medium 2	494	112.16	554	21
Medium 3	399	104.19	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $223 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 sale96 hd

118.31

—

NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd

112.61

+5.69

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	—	Average	1,651	81.00	1,337	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	52.69	770	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,096	50.48	553	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	825	35.77	295	4thin

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	—	477	121.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	111.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	114.74/cwt	113.00–118.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	359	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.48/cwt	137.50–148.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.07/cwt	125.00–134.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	119.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.20/cwt	147.00–150.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.82/cwt	137.50–142.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	129.22/cwt	127.50–131.00	534	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	126.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	154.07/cwt	151.00–156.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	135.79/cwt	134.00–137.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.19/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	142.91/cwt	137.00–146.00	590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	35.77/cwt	34.00–38.00	295	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	52.69/cwt	51.00–55.00	770	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	37.52/cwt	37.00–38.00	360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	53.10/cwt	51.00–56.00	621	8
Bulls	—	—	1,651	81.00/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,337	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	46.64/cwt	43.00–49.00	508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	780	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,047.63/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	11,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	958	82.01/cwt	78.00–86.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	102.62/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	106.31/cwt	102.50–110.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	102.03/cwt	99.00–105.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	107.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	278	106.35/cwt	102.50–110.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	90.28/cwt	88.00–92.50	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	109.34/cwt	108.00–111.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	105.77/cwt	103.00–107.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.75/cwt	119.00–126.00	705	10

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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 297Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 76Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	119.00–125.00	121.28
8	—	424	125.00–134.00	127.72
3	—	732	105.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	358	135.00	135.00
27	—	514	120.00–125.00	121.55
2	—	335	135.00–139.00	137.03
2	—	823	102.50–110.00	106.31
3	—	672	108.00–111.00	109.34
4	—	629	103.00–107.00	105.77
10	—	570	119.00–126.00	123.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	109.00–116.00	111.63
4	—	505	113.00–118.00	114.74
3	—	367	115.00–123.00	119.96
5	—	432	115.00–121.00	118.00
4	—	565	104.00–109.00	107.75
2	—	710	88.00–92.50	90.28
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	99.00–105.00	102.03
2	—	278	102.50–110.00	106.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	166.00	166.00
6	—	652	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	151.00–156.00	154.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	137.50–148.00	143.48
4	—	630	125.00–134.00	130.07
2	—	525	135.00–143.00	138.85
3	—	422	147.00–150.00	148.20
2	—	320	137.50–142.00	139.82
2	—	286	125.00–135.00	129.92
2	—	792	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	127.50–131.00	129.22
3	—	522	124.00–131.00	126.69
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	134.00–137.00	135.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	122.00–127.00	124.50
10	—	475	140.00–149.00	144.19
2	—	583	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	530	128.00–132.00	130.63
5	—	413	137.00–146.00	142.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	78.00–86.00	82.01
3	—	619	100.00–104.00	102.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	34.00–38.00	35.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,462	51.00–55.00	52.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	37.00–38.00	37.52
2	—	950	64.00–65.00	64.52
8	—	1,170	51.00–56.00	53.10
6	—	1,090	43.00–49.00	46.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,651	78.00–84.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,047.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	675.00	675.00

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