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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 155▲ 33 vs year ago 93 · +35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 36▼ 22 vs year ago 50 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 60.00 To 135.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

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 $120.57/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$120.57

58 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$65.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	481	125.40	603	33
Medium 2	471	119.89	564	19thin
Medium 3	475	103.40	491	5thin
Small and Medium 3	605	60.00	363	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.40/cwt here — about $240 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

120.57

—

NC average8 barns · 1,146 hd

116.32

+4.25

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	—	Average	1,727	87.58	1,512	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	57.91	840	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	51.47	571	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	42.00	347	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	308	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	173.35/cwt	172.00–176.00	544	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	341	152.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	368	131.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	147.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.97/cwt	144.00–155.00	697	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	150.42/cwt	148.00–157.50	769	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	528	131.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	142.24/cwt	139.00–147.50	822	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	130.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	138.98/cwt	137.00–144.00	428	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	313	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	138.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	443	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	130.74/cwt	127.50–137.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	123.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	488	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	527	115.72/cwt	111.00–120.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	123.66/cwt	122.50–125.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	109.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	100.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	99.00/cwt	95.00–103.00	743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.94/cwt	139.00–149.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	533	129.23/cwt	126.00–132.50	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	129.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	108.55/cwt	106.00–112.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	875	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	985	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	82.06/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	94.12/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,861	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	347	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	290	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	42.64/cwt	41.00–44.00	440	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	52.96/cwt	45.00–55.00	574	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	61.38/cwt	58.00–64.00	770	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	747	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	59.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	878	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	1,116.10/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	8,773	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,068	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	972.35/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,626	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,918	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 155Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 15

Baby calves 60.00 To 135.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	81.00–83.00	82.06
1	—	1,290	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,977	91.00–99.00	94.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	54.00–55.00	54.50
5	—	1,482	56.00–63.00	59.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	58.00–64.00	61.38
1	—	1,000	29.00	29.00
7	—	1,084	45.00–55.00	52.96
2	—	1,033	41.00–44.00	42.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	42.00	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	126.00–132.50	129.23
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	985	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	102.50	102.50
3	—	723	106.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
2	—	515	138.00–144.00	141.00
6	—	468	139.00–149.00	143.94
2	—	420	151.00–155.00	152.93
3	—	560	125.00–132.00	129.63
1	—	600	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.94
3	—	390	120.00–124.00	122.67
5	—	527	111.00–120.00	115.72
2	—	313	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	443	128.00–131.00	129.49
5	—	477	118.00–126.00	123.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	420	97.00	97.00
1	—	525	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	122.50–125.00	123.66
3	—	468	127.50–137.00	130.74
4	—	368	130.00–139.00	135.25
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	750	95.00–103.00	99.00
4	—	308	137.00–144.00	138.98
4	—	403	135.00–143.00	138.51
2	—	263	125.00–137.00	130.94
3	—	582	105.00–115.00	109.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
3	—	528	126.00–135.00	131.08
2	—	368	129.00–135.00	131.86
4	—	341	150.00–158.00	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	168.00	168.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
4	—	474	144.00–155.00	146.97
3	—	380	140.00–150.00	146.67
1	—	795	88.00	88.00
4	—	511	148.00–157.50	150.42
3	—	578	139.00–147.50	142.24
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
4	—	314	172.00–176.00	173.35
4	—	430	144.00–155.00	147.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	53.00	53.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	786	975.00–1,225.00	1,116.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	900.00–1,050.00	972.35

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.