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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 7

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 24Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 119▲ 43 vs year ago 131 · +32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 36▲ 40 vs year ago 53 · +75.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 125.00 Head calves 300.00 To 330.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady 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 $118.63/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$118.63

74 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

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	552	123.36	681	49
Medium 2	507	113.32	574	20
Medium 3	580	102.77	596	4thin
Small and Medium 3	335	56.00	188	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $494 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 sale74 hd

118.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd

115.71

+2.92

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	1,584	94.76	1,501	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	68.45	979	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	66.70	786	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	783	48.97	384	6thin

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 3	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	148.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	474	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	512	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	130.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	570	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	141.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.70/cwt	131.00–137.50	835	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	258	117.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	302	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	335	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	188	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	121.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	124.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	600	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	116.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	130.32/cwt	122.00–132.00	732	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	116.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	590	104.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	115.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	135.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	478	125.66/cwt	123.00–129.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	131.13/cwt	123.00–133.00	670	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	124.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	115.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	115.60/cwt	112.00–119.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	670	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	674	108.24/cwt	107.00–112.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	96.25/cwt	95.00–98.00	794	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	925	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	922	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,261	87.96/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,109	6
Bulls	—	—	1,754	99.02/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,737	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	43.98/cwt	41.00–45.00	319	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	62.45/cwt	62.00–63.00	512	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	477	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	721	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	70.13/cwt	66.00–77.00	854	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	69.17/cwt	66.00–75.00	983	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	64.49/cwt	63.00–65.00	923	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,236	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	603	391.45/cwt	320.00–460.00	2,360	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,230	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 119Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 36Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 20

Baby calves 10.00 To 125.00 Head calves 300.00 To 330.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	100.00–108.00	104.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	111.00–119.00	115.10
7	—	570	113.00–120.00	116.02
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
4	—	258	113.00–120.00	117.02
3	—	518	109.00–111.00	109.67
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	720	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	435	118.00–125.00	121.54
4	—	525	112.00–122.00	116.95
12	—	482	118.00–128.00	124.46
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
2	—	333	122.00	122.00
12	—	562	122.00–132.00	130.32
9	—	627	120.00–131.00	125.18
5	—	666	110.00–115.00	112.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	138.00–139.00	138.25
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
2	—	535	125.00–136.00	130.60
5	—	319	147.00–152.00	148.65
3	—	385	135.00–143.00	139.38
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
4	—	579	138.00–142.00	141.02
9	—	620	131.00–137.50	134.70
2	—	490	135.00–139.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	265	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	122.00	122.00
2	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	127.00–129.00	128.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	107.00–112.00	108.24
3	—	580	110.00–119.00	115.92
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
3	—	478	123.00–129.00	125.66
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
1	—	925	72.00	72.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
2	—	670	104.00–105.00	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	123.00–133.00	131.13
1	—	960	96.00	96.00
4	—	825	95.00–98.00	96.25
3	—	613	112.00–119.00	115.60
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
9	—	578	123.00–128.00	124.67
3	—	463	132.00–140.00	136.72
3	—	418	131.00–139.00	135.39
1	—	780	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	62.00–63.00	62.45
1	—	885	37.00	37.00
3	—	725	41.00–45.00	43.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,421	66.00–75.00	69.17
6	—	1,432	63.00–65.00	64.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	51.00	51.00
21	—	1,218	66.00–77.00	70.13
16	—	1,141	60.00–65.00	63.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	82.00–92.00	87.96
1	—	1,135	76.00	76.00
14	—	1,754	94.00–104.00	99.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	603	320.00–460.00	391.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	825.00	825.00

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.