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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 240▲ 93 vs year ago 17 · +547.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 21 vs year ago 25 · +84.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 1 · +1,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 45.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate 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 $111.88/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$111.88

47 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$79.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

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	493	120.82	596	29
Medium 2	476	107.93	514	14thin
Large 3	610	73.00	445	1thin
Medium 3	560	64.75	363	2thin
Small and Medium 3	565	41.00	232	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.82/cwt here — about $365 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 sale47 hd

111.88

—

NC average9 barns · 1,273 hd

115.99

−4.11

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	1,653	96.93	1,602	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	65.89	918	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	63.37	737	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	795	55.51	441	2thin

Every lot

70 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 2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	125.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	149.11/cwt	146.00–152.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–151.00	542	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	130.58/cwt	128.00–132.50	541	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.84/cwt	136.00–146.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	949	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,087	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.50	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	127.64/cwt	123.00–134.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	114.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	510	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	122.10/cwt	119.00–130.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	533	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	565	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	232	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	610	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	473	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	610	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	83.82/cwt	77.50–90.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	104.44/cwt	98.00–106.00	721	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	139.14/cwt	133.00–144.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	131.27/cwt	127.50–135.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	515	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	155	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	690	113.67/cwt	112.50–116.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	930	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	99.16/cwt	93.00–117.50	1,706	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	441	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	602	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	60.15/cwt	54.00–64.00	692	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	66.82/cwt	65.00–72.00	788	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,285	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	951	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	66.47/cwt	63.00–70.00	929	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	58.63/cwt	57.00–60.00	837	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	770	830.76/cwt	710.00–925.00	6,397	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	853	737.76/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,521	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,548	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,815	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 240Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 1

Baby calves 45.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
3	—	422	133.00–144.00	139.14
2	—	478	127.50–135.00	131.27
1	—	745	102.50	102.50
3	—	582	131.00–136.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	114.00–116.00	114.99
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
3	—	690	112.50–116.00	113.67
1	—	930	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	89.00	89.00
1	—	180	120.00	120.00
5	—	477	110.00–116.00	114.08
2	—	673	77.50–90.00	83.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	129.00	129.00
5	—	690	98.00–106.00	104.44
2	—	268	131.00–132.50	131.73
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
4	—	525	119.00–130.00	122.10
9	—	432	120.00–130.00	125.66
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
3	—	467	123.00–134.00	127.64
2	—	368	129.00–133.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	146.00–152.00	149.11
12	—	773	122.75	122.75
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	152.50	152.50
3	—	373	140.00–151.00	145.30
6	—	414	128.00–132.50	130.58
2	—	480	136.00–146.00	140.84
1	—	815	107.50	107.50
2	—	1,055	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
2	—	325	121.00–130.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	650.00–825.00	737.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	710.00–925.00	830.76

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	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00

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	—	1,365	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	93.00–117.50	99.16
1	—	1,385	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	55.00–56.00	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	57.00–60.00	58.63
11	—	1,397	63.00–70.00	66.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	65.00–72.00	66.82
11	—	1,150	54.00–64.00	60.15
1	—	1,115	54.00	54.00

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.