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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 1

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 79▼ 38 vs year ago 116 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 31 vs year ago 36 · −86.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain and Muddy } Quality Average Head calves 190.00 T0 310.00

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 $115.92/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$115.92

30 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	478	120.02	574	25
Medium 2	531	95.40	507	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $67 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 sale30 hd

115.92

—

NC average8 barns · 654 hd

116.35

−0.43

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	1,781	93.36	1,663	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	68.83	928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	56.73	651	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	54.50	468	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	157.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	132.66/cwt	127.50–137.50	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	120.31/cwt	116.00–125.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	119.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	103.90/cwt	102.50–105.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	760	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	425	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	123.68/cwt	119.00–127.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.14/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,601	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	468	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	905	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	344	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	45.96/cwt	40.00–50.00	483	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	57.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	628	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	64.31/cwt	60.00–68.00	803	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	76.29/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,007	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	65.10/cwt	62.00–67.00	887	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	772.57/cwt	725.00–810.00	8,421	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,106	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,036.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,214	2

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 79Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 36

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain and Muddy } Quality Average Head calves 190.00 T0 310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	128.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	423	135.00–137.00	136.05
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
2	—	718	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
5	—	377	155.00–165.00	157.52
2	—	558	132.00–138.00	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	116.00–125.00	120.31
4	—	465	115.00–124.00	119.80
2	—	588	107.00–111.00	109.03
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	315	127.50–137.50	132.66
4	—	629	102.50–105.00	103.90
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	75.00	75.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	110.00–113.00	111.50
1	—	670	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
5	—	480	135.00–142.00	138.20
1	—	600	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
3	—	532	119.00–127.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	97.50	97.50
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	100.00–110.00	104.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	85.00	85.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	725.00–810.00	772.57

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	2	—	985	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,036.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,249	60.00–68.00	64.31
4	—	1,050	40.00–50.00	45.96
1	—	905	38.00	38.00
4	—	1,101	53.00–59.00	57.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	75.00–78.00	76.29
6	—	1,363	62.00–67.00	65.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	54.00–55.00	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	94.00–97.00	95.14
1	—	2,075	88.00	88.00

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.