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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 6

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 233▲ 88 vs year ago 193 · +45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 67▲ 19 vs year ago 43 · +44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 40.00 Head calves 150.00 To 190.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy 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 $115.64/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$115.64

152 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

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

$91.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

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	542	121.73	660	87
Medium 2	488	112.23	548	52
Medium 3	460	93.37	429	12thin
Small and Medium 3	250	30.00	75	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.73/cwt here — about $585 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 sale152 hd

115.64

—

NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd

118.33

−2.69

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	1,376	81.93	1,127	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	56.67	807	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,141	51.73	590	33

Every lot

108 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	469	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	127.54/cwt	122.00–133.00	406	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	154.31/cwt	153.00–155.00	505	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	372	127.79/cwt	122.00–132.50	475	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	418	142.94/cwt	141.00–145.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	153.52/cwt	148.00–157.00	651	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	480	140.22/cwt	133.00–144.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	151.48/cwt	148.00–156.00	742	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	766	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	535	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	136.67/cwt	134.00–143.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	138.03/cwt	133.00–142.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	112.91/cwt	108.00–118.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,058	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,191	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	180	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	246	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	250	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	75	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	278	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	278	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	323	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	126.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	359	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	430	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	133.36/cwt	130.00–141.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	387	109.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	423	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	431	119.10/cwt	112.50–122.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	129.11/cwt	125.00–134.00	563	19
Heifers	—	Medium 3Full	445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	127.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium 3	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	493	111.91/cwt	111.00–119.00	552	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	553	100.52/cwt	95.00–106.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	572	117.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	126.91/cwt	123.00–132.50	732	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	106.72/cwt	103.00–108.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	113.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	15
Heifers	—	Medium 3	650	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	100.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	99.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,004	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,140	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	1,215	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	463	124.22/cwt	121.00–128.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	142.98/cwt	137.00–147.50	669	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	508	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.17/cwt	136.00–147.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	527	119.16/cwt	115.00–122.50	628	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	555	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	557	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	618	106.00/cwt	103.00–110.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.54/cwt	114.00–123.00	766	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	91.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	894	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	355	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	1,110	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	744	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	410	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	250	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,132	73.31/cwt	70.00–76.00	830	3
Bulls	—	—	1,366	83.30/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,138	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	91.45/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,614	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	27.18/cwt	24.00–30.00	263	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	44.34/cwt	39.00–48.00	491	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	63.27/cwt	61.00–65.00	723	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	53.96/cwt	50.00–59.00	628	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	824	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	804	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	702	486.47/cwt	385.00–600.00	3,415	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	728.88/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,274	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	624.36/cwt	460.00–750.00	6,668	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	647.16/cwt	560.00–725.00	7,442	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	835	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	890	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,883	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	871.72/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,599	2

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 233Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 67Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	110.00–115.00	113.10
1	—	1,200	95.00	95.00
4	—	379	130.00–141.00	133.36
11	—	478	124.00–133.00	127.27
15	—	577	123.00–132.50	126.91
4	—	328	120.00–131.00	126.58
19	—	436	125.00–134.00	129.11
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,030	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
7	—	521	120.00–130.00	124.11
3	—	830	95.00–101.00	99.02
2	—	258	115.00–120.00	117.57
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	100.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	88.00	88.00
2	—	323	115.00–118.00	116.47
15	—	493	111.00–119.00	111.91
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
1	—	240	102.50	102.50
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
7	—	359	115.00–125.00	119.83
7	—	431	112.50–122.00	119.10
9	—	572	110.00–120.00	117.09
1	—	1,215	82.50	82.50
4	—	623	103.00–108.00	106.72
3	—	278	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	80.00	80.00
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	72.50	72.50
2	—	553	95.00–106.00	100.52
3	—	387	105.00–113.00	109.29
2	—	515	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	225	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	122.00–133.00	127.54
3	—	480	133.00–144.00	140.22
2	—	418	141.00–145.00	142.94
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
2	—	355	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
3	—	372	122.00–132.50	127.79
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	153.00–155.00	154.31
14	—	490	148.00–156.00	151.48
2	—	298	157.50	157.50
1	—	830	127.50	127.50
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	215	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,045	114.00	114.00
2	—	718	108.00–118.00	112.91
2	—	532	144.00	144.00
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.57
6	—	584	134.00–143.00	136.67
4	—	424	148.00–157.00	153.52
3	—	610	133.00–142.00	138.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
1	—	355	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	53.00	53.00
1	—	410	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
8	—	468	137.00–147.50	142.98
6	—	515	136.00–147.00	139.17
5	—	442	125.00–130.00	126.98
3	—	710	108.00	108.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
4	—	566	125.00–133.00	129.55
3	—	975	85.00–95.00	91.70
8	—	630	114.00–123.00	121.54
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
3	—	527	115.00–122.50	119.16
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	103.00–110.00	106.00
4	—	463	121.00–128.00	124.22
2	—	508	130.00–134.00	132.01
3	—	557	115.00–120.00	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.50	87.50
1	—	420	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	63.00	63.00
17	—	1,437	51.00–59.00	55.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	24.00–30.00	27.18
3	—	1,143	61.00–65.00	63.27
23	—	1,163	50.00–59.00	53.96
5	—	1,108	39.00–48.00	44.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	91.00–92.00	91.45
5	—	1,366	80.00–87.00	83.30
3	—	1,132	70.00–76.00	73.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	702	385.00–600.00	486.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	675.00–775.00	728.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	460.00–750.00	624.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	560.00–725.00	647.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	760.00	760.00

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	4	—	1,201	800.00–1,025.00	871.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.