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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 25

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 80▲ 8 vs year ago 116 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 21▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 60.00 Head calves 175.00 To 300.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Moderate [ rain ] Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.35/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$113.35

58 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	474	117.38	557	42
Medium 2	490	103.30	506	15thin
Medium 3	485	95.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $96 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 sale58 hd

113.35

—

NC average7 barns · 877 hd

111.02

+2.34

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	1,630	82.20	1,340	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	53.22	811	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	49.32	567	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	737	36.37	268	3thin

Every lot

68 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	200	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	335	136.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	343	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	179.32/cwt	173.00–186.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	152.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	150.72/cwt	147.00–154.00	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	148.16/cwt	147.50–149.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	115.01/cwt	109.00–118.00	812	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	273	114.05/cwt	113.00–115.00	311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	131.32/cwt	127.50–138.00	485	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	384	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.28/cwt	123.00–133.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	108.91/cwt	105.00–112.50	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	106.54/cwt	102.00–112.00	558	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	107.08/cwt	100.00–109.50	615	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	752	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.44/cwt	123.00–137.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	118.22/cwt	112.00–123.00	726	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	97.28/cwt	90.00–105.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	102.27/cwt	100.00–104.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	900	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	639	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	80.33/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,320	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	26.06/cwt	20.00–31.00	193	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	284	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	496	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	48.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	558	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	59.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	718	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	756	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	51.97/cwt	48.00–55.00	814	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	1,609.12/cwt	1,175.00–1,875.00	24,459	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,599	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,198	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,104	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,528	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,244	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 80Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
4	—	563	123.00–137.00	128.44
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
5	—	614	112.00–123.00	118.22
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
4	—	719	100.00–104.00	102.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–105.00	97.28
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	900	71.00	71.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
8	—	574	100.00–109.50	107.08
7	—	425	123.00–133.00	128.28
2	—	300	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	815	86.00	86.00
8	—	474	115.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
4	—	369	127.50–138.00	131.32
1	—	255	129.00	129.00
8	—	524	102.00–112.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	124.00–125.00	124.76
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
2	—	470	105.00–112.50	108.91
2	—	530	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	273	113.00–115.00	114.05
1	—	425	92.50	92.50
3	—	752	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	129.00–131.00	130.03
2	—	683	124.00–130.00	126.99
2	—	338	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
4	—	414	160.00–165.00	163.25
5	—	706	109.00–118.00	115.01
2	—	615	130.00–137.00	133.53
2	—	515	140.00–146.00	143.00
4	—	395	150.00–155.00	152.88
3	—	487	147.50–149.00	148.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	173.00–186.00	179.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	147.00–154.00	150.72
2	—	343	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	370	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	130.00–142.50	136.06
1	—	200	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,520	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,609.12

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)	1	—	1,210	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,152	45.00–54.00	48.44
2	—	1,128	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,203	56.00–65.00	59.66
1	—	945	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	20.00–31.00	26.06
1	—	730	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,567	48.00–55.00	51.97
1	—	1,220	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,643	75.00–84.00	80.33

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.