Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2019-09-30

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 30
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 293▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 88▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cattle were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Moderate demand and buyer activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.91/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$95.91
123 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.55
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538106.0457154
Medium and Large 252396.0250340
Medium and Large 2-347983.3239911thin
Medium and Large 349872.9636418thin
One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about $207 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 sale123 hd
95.91
—
NC average8 barns · 1,178 hd
104.46
−8.55
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,55871.831,11920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43354.4278016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13350.4957228
CowsLean 85-90%Low87536.373184thin

Every lot

126 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280127.63/cwt125.00–130.003572
Steers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Steers—Medium 330580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325124.84/cwt122.00–130.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 2345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 3385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390117.68/cwt116.00–120.004593
Steers—Medium and Large 2-339092.50/cwt92.50–92.503611
Steers—Medium and Large 2395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423128.54/cwt124.00–136.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 2433116.90/cwt110.00–121.005063
Steers—Small and Medium 345582.50/cwt82.50–82.503751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-347595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484128.70/cwt125.00–135.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 352582.43/cwt80.00–85.004332
Steers—Medium and Large 2529108.98/cwt105.00–110.005775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532125.93/cwt120.00–132.006709
Steers—Medium and Large 2557107.53/cwt102.50–110.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581121.73/cwt115.00–126.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 359590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 361050.00/cwt50.00–50.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618113.54/cwt110.00–120.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 262399.17/cwt93.00–105.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663123.02/cwt121.00–125.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723109.61/cwt103.00–116.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,07525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-297090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,01592.00/cwt92.00–92.009341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-316595.00/cwt95.00–95.001571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275108.00/cwt108.00–108.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283112.52/cwt110.00–115.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 330585.00/cwt85.00–85.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324115.06/cwt110.00–117.503734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full35564.00/cwt64.00–64.002271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373113.38/cwt110.00–116.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-337885.32/cwt80.00–91.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 340982.07/cwt77.50–91.003364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41060.00/cwt60.00–60.002461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342778.98/cwt72.50–87.503373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428112.92/cwt107.50–118.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439105.00/cwt105.00–105.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472102.70/cwt90.00–110.0048513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480117.05/cwt113.00–123.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 348070.00/cwt70.00–70.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full51586.00/cwt86.00–86.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525105.95/cwt100.00–112.505568
Heifers—Medium and Large 352598.00/cwt98.00–98.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 252996.07/cwt90.00–110.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-354080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full54062.50/cwt62.50–62.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561106.26/cwt100.00–112.0059611
Heifers—Medium and Large 357063.63/cwt50.00–78.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 257793.61/cwt86.00–98.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358286.65/cwt85.00–87.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed59073.00/cwt73.00–73.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618103.09/cwt100.00–107.506375
Heifers—Medium and Large 361870.11/cwt60.00–80.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 262186.53/cwt76.00–92.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 265887.51/cwt85.00–90.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670102.24/cwt100.00–105.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271890.00/cwt90.00–90.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275291.00/cwt91.00–91.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 376568.00/cwt68.00–68.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378074.00/cwt74.00–74.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 279069.00/cwt69.00–69.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287385.32/cwt82.00–87.007453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 340590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin40560.00/cwt60.00–60.002431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425123.11/cwt120.00–126.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430107.86/cwt100.00–112.504646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45570.00/cwt70.00–70.003191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468129.94/cwt124.00–136.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470120.83/cwt120.00–122.505683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-347099.51/cwt99.00–100.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 347084.13/cwt80.00–88.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518121.45/cwt115.00–125.006299
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528108.74/cwt105.00–110.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed54595.33/cwt86.00–100.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579105.86/cwt100.00–110.006137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581121.72/cwt116.00–125.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed58590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613107.08/cwt100.00–112.506566
Bulls—Medium and Large 262899.75/cwt96.00–106.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 266285.05/cwt81.00–93.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 367070.00/cwt70.00–70.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 371580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271890.52/cwt85.00–97.506506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277183.96/cwt80.00–90.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 381070.00/cwt70.00–70.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382582.00/cwt82.00–82.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286079.00/cwt79.00–79.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290583.00/cwt83.00–83.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299072.50/cwt70.00–75.007182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338649.76/cwt30.00–77.501924
Dairy Steers—Large 341057.63/cwt47.50–68.002362
Dairy Steers—Large 346082.50/cwt82.50–82.503801
Dairy Steers—Large 364560.00/cwt60.00–60.003871
Dairy Steers—Large 366045.00/cwt45.00–45.002971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 337025.00/cwt25.00–25.00932
Dairy Heifers—Large 369050.00/cwt50.00–50.003451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
Bulls——1,38765.45/cwt60.00–68.009086
Bulls——1,66675.41/cwt70.00–81.001,25612
Bulls——1,72084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85525.00/cwt25.00–25.002141
Cows—Lean 85-90%88240.16/cwt35.00–46.003543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06639.45/cwt31.00–44.004218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15553.00/cwt49.00–57.0061215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17460.63/cwt59.00–63.007125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42062.98/cwt60.00–65.008943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43652.45/cwt48.00–57.0075313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,4131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104589.58/cwt525.00–650.006,5094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223644.63/cwt575.00–775.007,8844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225575.00/cwt575.00–575.007,0441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,251669.69/cwt400.00–825.008,3789

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.