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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 302▲ 88 vs year ago 188 · +46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 52▲ 21 vs year ago 60 · +35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower; heifers 3.00 to 7.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 25.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 185.00 to 195.00.

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 $119.94/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$119.94

99 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

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	125.43	599	51
Medium 2	496	116.47	578	38
Medium 3	486	105.09	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $89 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 sale99 hd

119.94

—

NC average7 barns · 959 hd

118.42

+1.52

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	—	Low	1,700	91.21	1,550	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	63.52	873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	59.38	650	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	729	49.14	358	8thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	134.08/cwt	131.00–137.50	440	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	149.40/cwt	145.00–153.00	557	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	133.31/cwt	129.00–137.50	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	144.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	625	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	134.84/cwt	134.00–139.00	634	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	137.85/cwt	137.00–139.00	709	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	135.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	778	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	122.21/cwt	117.50–127.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	119.49/cwt	115.00–124.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	125.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	117.31/cwt	112.50–122.00	974	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	333	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	124.25/cwt	119.00–128.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	106.86/cwt	105.00–108.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	433	123.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	131.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	127.85/cwt	123.00–132.50	597	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	116.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	485	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	112.33/cwt	106.00–116.00	587	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	528	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.85/cwt	120.00–124.00	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	581	115.73/cwt	109.00–118.50	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium 3	585	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	115.30/cwt	113.00–119.00	710	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	145.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	129.37/cwt	127.00–130.00	594	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	133.52/cwt	131.00–137.50	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	119.63/cwt	115.00–124.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	538	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	132.86/cwt	129.00–137.50	753	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	120.80/cwt	117.50–125.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	638	107.83/cwt	107.00–109.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	129.48/cwt	124.00–132.50	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	98.63/cwt	97.00–101.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	693	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	723	85.28/cwt	83.00–88.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	729	99.54/cwt	96.00–102.00	726	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,008	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	91.20/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,591	9
Bulls	—	—	1,864	96.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,801	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	658	30.81/cwt	30.00–32.00	203	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	718	53.21/cwt	52.00–54.00	382	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	787	57.29/cwt	55.00–59.00	451	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	59.38/cwt	56.00–63.00	650	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	60.76/cwt	58.00–64.00	803	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	67.65/cwt	67.00–69.00	985	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	730	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,738	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	753	862.31/cwt	760.00–900.00	6,493	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,233	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,261	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,310	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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 302Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	111.00–115.00	113.03
11	—	581	109.00–118.50	115.73
6	—	477	110.00–120.00	116.35
2	—	373	115.00–117.50	116.29
9	—	523	106.00–116.00	112.33
8	—	433	120.00–126.00	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	119.00–128.00	124.25
17	—	467	123.00–132.50	127.85
4	—	616	113.00–119.00	115.30
2	—	280	115.00–123.00	119.00
10	—	434	128.00–137.00	131.34
8	—	518	120.00–127.00	122.84
6	—	568	120.00–124.00	121.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	528	102.50–105.00	103.76
4	—	415	105.00–108.00	106.86
2	—	485	105.00–108.00	106.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	83.00–88.00	85.28
2	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	638	107.00–109.00	107.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	96.00–102.00	99.54
2	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	693	85.00–90.00	87.51
3	—	575	117.50–125.00	120.80
3	—	528	115.00–124.00	119.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	124.00–132.50	129.48
4	—	419	140.00–149.00	145.17
3	—	678	97.00–101.00	98.63
11	—	567	129.00–137.50	132.86
6	—	521	131.00–137.50	133.52
5	—	459	127.00–130.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	117.50–127.00	122.21
3	—	715	110.00–112.00	110.67
7	—	514	137.00–139.00	137.85
9	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.57
4	—	673	115.00–124.00	119.49
2	—	830	112.50–122.00	117.31
2	—	328	131.00–137.50	134.08
15	—	573	132.00–137.00	135.84
4	—	784	122.00–126.00	125.01
5	—	373	145.00–153.00	149.40
5	—	433	141.00–150.00	144.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	134.00–139.00	134.84
2	—	380	129.00–137.50	133.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	52.00–54.00	53.21
3	—	787	55.00–59.00	57.29
2	—	658	30.00–32.00	30.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	58.00–64.00	60.76
4	—	1,456	67.00–69.00	67.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,095	56.00–63.00	59.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,744	88.00–93.00	91.20
6	—	1,864	95.00–101.00	96.64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	375.00	375.00

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	—	910	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	753	760.00–900.00	862.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,210	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	900.00	900.00

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.