Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 120.00 to 200.00. Hogs brought 12 to 50 cents per pound.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$116.58

88 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$37.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

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	534	122.42	654	52
Medium 2	513	112.38	577	25
Medium 3	464	101.51	471	9thin
Small 1-2	365	85.00	310	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $344 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 sale88 hd

116.58

—

NC average3 barns · 328 hd

114.12

+2.46

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	1,568	79.73	1,250	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	55.04	774	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	50.34	598	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	833	31.00	258	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	415	125.93/cwt	123.00–127.50	523	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	112.58/cwt	108.00–117.50	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	113.09/cwt	109.00–117.50	601	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	104.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.81/cwt	112.00–120.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	577	109.35/cwt	104.00–114.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	719	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	709	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	130.36/cwt	126.00–132.50	674	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.67/cwt	144.00–150.00	583	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	341	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.39/cwt	129.00–131.00	875	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	315	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	818	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	129.60/cwt	125.00–132.50	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	171.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.74/cwt	124.00–132.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	142.54/cwt	137.50–147.50	432	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	755	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	408	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	527	120.18/cwt	112.50–125.00	633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	61.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	793	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	52.49/cwt	52.00–54.00	600	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	258	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	47.63/cwt	47.00–49.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	62.56/cwt	61.00–64.00	876	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	54.16/cwt	52.00–57.00	765	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	35.04/cwt	34.00–36.00	356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	45.95/cwt	43.00–49.00	560	6
Bulls	—	—	1,295	71.53/cwt	70.00–73.00	926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	84.41/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,455	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	926.60/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	10,637	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	961.35/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	13,536	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	694.13/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.15/cwt	138.00–146.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	109.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	433	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.49/cwt	123.00–132.50	589	11
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	104.59/cwt	100.00–109.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	104.21/cwt	102.00–107.50	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	107.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	737	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 Nov 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 245Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 52Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	123.00–127.50	125.93
16	—	527	120.00–129.00	125.49
2	—	395	127.00–130.00	128.50
11	—	615	112.00–120.00	116.81
6	—	565	120.00–123.00	121.01
11	—	466	123.00–132.50	126.49
3	—	677	105.00–111.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	108.00–117.50	112.58
5	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.33
5	—	531	109.00–117.50	113.09
3	—	613	101.00–108.00	104.63
3	—	372	118.00–120.00	119.35
3	—	577	104.00–114.00	109.35
2	—	695	103.00–104.00	103.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	100.00–109.00	104.59
2	—	520	91.00–92.00	91.49
4	—	430	102.00–107.50	104.21
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	115.00–117.50	116.25
6	—	517	126.00–132.50	130.36
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	130.00–138.00	134.00
3	—	425	125.00–132.50	129.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	144.00–150.00	147.67
5	—	676	129.00–131.00	129.39
4	—	573	140.00–144.00	142.78
2	—	478	146.00–147.00	146.51
3	—	527	140.00–146.00	143.66
3	—	415	135.00–143.00	138.59
4	—	624	124.00–132.00	127.74
2	—	303	137.50–147.50	142.54
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	100.00–105.00	102.44
2	—	370	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	161.00	161.00
6	—	344	169.00–172.00	171.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00–106.00	102.98
2	—	408	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	695	102.00–102.50	102.25
5	—	535	128.00–135.00	131.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	115.00–123.00	120.24
4	—	568	127.00–135.00	130.70
6	—	517	138.00–146.00	141.15
2	—	423	144.00–150.00	147.02
2	—	730	100.00–102.00	101.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	106.00–110.00	108.66
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	112.50–125.00	120.18
2	—	575	105.00–113.00	109.10
2	—	433	117.50–118.00	117.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	60.00–64.00	61.33
6	—	1,144	52.00–54.00	52.49
2	—	1,015	34.00–36.00	35.04
6	—	1,218	43.00–49.00	45.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	31.00	31.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	47.00–49.00	47.63
4	—	1,401	61.00–64.00	62.56
9	—	1,413	52.00–57.00	54.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	70.00–73.00	71.53
7	—	1,724	82.00–87.00	84.41

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)	3	—	1,148	810.00–1,075.00	926.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	900.00–1,010.00	961.35
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	500.00–900.00	694.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

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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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