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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 10May 17May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 110▲ 15 vs year ago 105 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 46▲ 21 vs year ago 29 · +72.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 70.00 Head calves 240.00 To 370.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 T 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To 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 $117.12/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$117.12

51 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$84.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	529	121.54	644	37
Medium 2	416	112.77	469	12thin
Medium 3	265	85.00	225	1thin
Small and Medium 3	350	37.50	131	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.04/cwt here — about $512 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 sale51 hd

117.12

—

NC average8 barns · 917 hd

117.91

−0.79

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	1,669	95.03	1,586	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	70.10	959	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	62.50	701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	51.17	415	3thin

Every lot

71 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	283	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	154.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	551	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	143.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	143.90/cwt	140.00–147.50	596	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	143.41/cwt	139.00–147.50	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.92/cwt	128.00–139.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,117	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	350	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	127.77/cwt	125.00–131.00	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	109.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	131.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	513	111.74/cwt	111.00–112.50	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	118.38/cwt	114.00–121.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	118.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.77/cwt	140.00–147.50	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.81/cwt	137.00–144.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.68/cwt	132.50–140.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	593	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	105.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	851	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	93.20/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,574	9
Bulls	—	—	1,849	104.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,936	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	452	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	47.76/cwt	45.00–51.00	394	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	665	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	68.93/cwt	67.00–71.00	778	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	610	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	62.40/cwt	58.00–65.00	746	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	72.03/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,017	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	740	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	12,265	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	705	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,067	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	865	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,649	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,250	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 110Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	87.00–97.00	93.20
5	—	1,849	100.00–110.00	104.72
2	—	1,128	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,108	55.00–65.00	60.05
6	—	1,129	67.00–71.00	68.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	45.00–51.00	47.76
1	—	780	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	66.00–79.00	72.03
3	—	1,195	58.00–65.00	62.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	137.00–144.00	140.81
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.77
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	673	119.00–120.00	119.52
4	—	518	132.50–140.00	135.68
3	—	808	102.00–109.00	105.32
1	—	775	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	490	132.50	132.50
1	—	430	132.50	132.50
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	593	116.00–120.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	125.00–133.00	131.06
5	—	364	125.00–131.00	127.77
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
6	—	667	115.00–120.00	118.86
6	—	477	123.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	628	108.00–111.00	109.49
2	—	722	100.00	100.00
5	—	573	114.00–121.00	118.38
1	—	335	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	111.00–112.50	111.74
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	375	105.00–115.00	109.93
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
3	—	333	115.00–118.00	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
3	—	375	138.00–147.00	143.60
1	—	445	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	140.00–147.50	143.90
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,010	106.00	106.00
2	—	283	151.00–155.00	152.98
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
5	—	522	139.00–147.50	143.41
5	—	490	158.00	158.00
5	—	358	150.00–160.00	154.04
3	—	977	113.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	578	128.00–139.00	133.92
3	—	325	156.00–160.00	158.33
1	—	805	121.00	121.00

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	1	—	740	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,185.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	435.00	435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.