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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 22

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 38▼ 53 vs year ago 132 · −40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 60 vs year ago 75 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 31 vs year ago 37 · −83.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offering Light { Heavy rain and muddy } Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.78/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$127.78

27 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	489	136.34	667	17thin
Medium 2	452	122.13	552	7thin
Medium 3	683	92.50	632	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $35 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 sale27 hd

127.78

—

NC average8 barns · 191 hd

129.72

−1.94

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	1,420	83.40	1,184	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	73.00	1,125	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	59.10	660	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	820	59.00	484	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	355	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	129.11/cwt	124.00–134.00	797	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	620	119.19/cwt	117.50–121.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	265	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	360	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	395	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	188	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	114.33/cwt	111.00–117.50	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	110.18/cwt	107.50–115.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	100.94/cwt	97.00–105.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	93.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	87.70/cwt	84.00–90.00	678	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	410	108.37/cwt	103.00–114.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	146.31/cwt	143.00–150.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	706	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	770	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	80.10/cwt	77.50–82.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	484	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	42.60/cwt	41.00–44.00	464	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	65.70/cwt	59.00–69.00	740	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	881	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	75.67/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,213	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	855.96/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,970	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,029	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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 38Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 37

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offering Light { Heavy rain and muddy } Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	117.50–121.00	119.19
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	124.00–134.00	129.11
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
2	—	278	125.00–130.00	127.61
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
2	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	363	140.00–149.00	144.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	835	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	103.00–114.00	108.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	78.00–80.00	79.01
1	—	980	72.00	72.00
5	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.30
2	—	615	121.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	442	143.00–150.00	146.31
2	—	475	135.00–137.50	136.22
1	—	765	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
4	—	519	107.50–115.00	110.18
2	—	425	111.00–117.50	114.33
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	223	117.50–120.00	118.71
2	—	635	97.00–105.00	100.94
3	—	663	90.00–100.00	93.95
3	—	773	84.00–90.00	87.70
1	—	365	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	107.50–110.00	108.78
1	—	325	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	57.00	57.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	800.00–900.00	855.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	41.00–44.00	42.60
5	—	1,127	59.00–69.00	65.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,603	74.00–78.00	75.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,210	77.50–82.00	80.10

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.