Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive. Baby calves were 50.00 per head; "by the head" calves ranged 130.00 to 235.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.20/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$127.20

66 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

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	482	128.66	620	59
Medium 2	284	116.45	331	5thin
Medium 3	470	111.20	523	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $97 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 sale66 hd

127.20

—

NC average8 barns · 949 hd

121.25

+5.95

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	—	High	1,811	89.48	1,621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	688	62.50	430	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	62.34	899	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	57.41	693	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	147.10/cwt	144.00–150.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.77/cwt	155.00–164.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	153.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.58/cwt	162.00–171.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	88.33/cwt	80.00–98.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	114.08/cwt	110.00–117.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.84/cwt	95.00–97.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.27/cwt	164.00–170.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.01/cwt	144.00–151.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	802	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	228	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	130.62/cwt	130.00–131.00	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	164.54/cwt	160.00–166.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.56/cwt	159.00–162.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.10/cwt	129.00–138.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.45/cwt	134.00–141.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.69/cwt	122.50–131.00	682	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	123.27/cwt	121.00–127.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.38/cwt	112.00–120.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	64.78/cwt	63.00–67.00	950	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	42.54/cwt	41.00–44.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.63/cwt	61.00–67.00	783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	56.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	699	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	688	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	56.63/cwt	55.00–59.00	784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	93.50/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	81.43/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,472	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	854.19/cwt	825.00–885.00	11,899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.48/cwt	135.00–139.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.46/cwt	116.00–122.50	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	116.41/cwt	113.00–120.00	669	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 281Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	102.00–110.00	104.99
3	—	425	155.00–164.00	158.77
2	—	670	123.00–127.00	124.97
7	—	459	150.00–160.00	153.43
7	—	582	131.00–138.00	132.96
2	—	625	129.00–133.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	144.00–150.00	147.10
2	—	473	142.50–147.50	145.01
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	113.00–120.00	116.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	162.00–171.00	166.58
3	—	222	154.00–157.00	155.35
3	—	383	164.00–170.00	166.27
4	—	583	144.00–151.00	147.01
4	—	531	150.00–154.00	150.99
2	—	963	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	328	145.00–155.00	150.11
5	—	459	160.00–166.00	164.54
2	—	423	159.00–162.00	160.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	80.00–98.00	88.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	110.00–117.00	114.08
2	—	228	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	95.00–97.50	95.84
5	—	328	130.00–131.00	130.62
8	—	473	129.00–138.00	132.10
11	—	384	134.00–141.00	138.45
15	—	530	122.50–131.00	128.69
3	—	285	121.00–127.00	123.27
5	—	613	112.00–120.00	117.38
6	—	422	135.00–139.00	137.48
3	—	580	116.00–122.50	119.46
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00–112.50	111.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	63.00–67.00	64.78
3	—	1,385	55.00–59.00	56.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	41.00–44.00	42.54
6	—	1,230	61.00–67.00	63.63
16	—	1,228	54.00–59.00	56.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	62.50	62.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,813	91.00–95.00	93.50
2	—	1,808	80.00–82.00	81.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,393	825.00–885.00	854.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	900.00	900.00

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