Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-21

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 21
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 256▲ 1 vs year ago 256 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 50 · +36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 4▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower feeder cattle mostly steady Demand good Activity moderate Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.73/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$97.73
124 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$34.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506104.5652961
Medium and Large 2517102.0252821
Medium 1-230595.002901thin
Medium 245192.7841824
Medium 361277.214727thin
Small 354773.924059thin
Medium 2-347570.003331thin
One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $197 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 sale124 hd
97.73
—
NC average7 barns · 875 hd
102.61
−4.88
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—Low1,69464.911,10010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41248.606868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14948.4255632
CowsLean 85-90%Average80042.873436thin
SteersSelectHigh1,54559.009121thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2213120.03/cwt117.50–122.502562
Steers—Medium 2273112.30/cwt105.00–117.003073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285118.79/cwt117.50–120.003392
Steers—Medium 1-2303115.00/cwt115.00–115.003482
Steers—Small 331070.00/cwt70.00–70.002171
Steers—Medium and Large 2324117.35/cwt110.00–121.003804
Steers—Medium 333398.80/cwt92.50–105.003292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337138.38/cwt135.00–143.004663
Steers—Medium 2340116.00/cwt116.00–116.003941
Steers—Medium 1-2353109.16/cwt107.50–110.003853
Steers—Small 337090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374137.25/cwt132.50–142.005135
Steers—Medium 2378111.87/cwt108.00–116.004232
Steers—Medium 339098.00/cwt98.00–98.003821
Steers—Medium 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Small 1-2405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
Steers—Medium 3413103.15/cwt98.00–108.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423144.79/cwt140.00–150.006122
Steers—Medium 2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472129.55/cwt122.50–134.006113
Steers—Medium 1-2475109.00/cwt109.00–109.005181
Steers—Small 348570.00/cwt70.00–70.003401
Steers—Small 3Full48570.00/cwt70.00–70.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.62/cwt125.00–136.006803
Steers—Medium 1-2530120.47/cwt119.00–122.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570124.39/cwt119.00–128.007095
Steers—Medium 1-2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625118.10/cwt112.50–124.007385
Steers—Medium 1-2660107.50/cwt107.50–107.507101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Steers—Small 1-2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733110.00/cwt106.00–115.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772109.96/cwt102.00–114.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828114.00/cwt114.00–114.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 2840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855105.00/cwt105.00–105.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-297589.00/cwt89.00–89.008681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 319075.00/cwt75.00–75.001431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195112.50/cwt112.50–112.502191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225107.50/cwt102.50–112.502422
Heifers—Medium 222590.00/cwt90.00–90.002031
Heifers—Medium 227384.77/cwt80.00–90.002312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium 1-230595.00/cwt95.00–95.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322102.41/cwt100.00–107.503303
Heifers—Medium 234089.49/cwt89.00–90.003042
Heifers—Small 334070.00/cwt70.00–70.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373101.48/cwt97.00–107.003796
Heifers—Medium 239094.00/cwt94.00–94.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413116.61/cwt113.00–120.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415122.00/cwt122.00–122.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422101.70/cwt100.00–105.004293
Heifers—Medium 242288.92/cwt85.00–94.003753
Heifers—Medium 246783.92/cwt80.00–87.503925
Heifers—Medium and Large 247499.40/cwt97.50–102.004714
Heifers—Medium 2-347570.00/cwt70.00–70.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478109.68/cwt105.00–115.0052417
Heifers—Medium 2514102.22/cwt94.00–106.005258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523108.74/cwt100.00–111.005699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525118.11/cwt112.00–124.006202
Heifers—Medium 352787.50/cwt81.00–91.004613
Heifers—Medium 357060.00/cwt60.00–60.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-258198.84/cwt92.00–104.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603122.51/cwt120.00–125.007392
Heifers—Small 361075.88/cwt65.00–85.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623100.00/cwt99.00–101.006232
Heifers—Medium 263595.02/cwt92.00–98.006032
Heifers—Medium 364093.00/cwt93.00–93.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267396.27/cwt93.00–99.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270887.32/cwt83.00–94.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 272080.49/cwt80.00–81.005802
Heifers—Small 373565.00/cwt65.00–65.004781
Heifers—Medium 374060.00/cwt60.00–60.004441
Heifers—Medium 375065.00/cwt65.00–65.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279585.00/cwt85.00–85.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280592.50/cwt92.50–92.507451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 340091.00/cwt91.00–91.003641
Bulls—Medium 2Full40582.50/cwt82.50–82.503341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420137.05/cwt135.00–139.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427120.97/cwt116.00–124.005173
Bulls—Medium 2428100.70/cwt97.50–105.004313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460124.00/cwt120.00–129.005705
Bulls—Medium 346891.98/cwt89.00–95.004302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475113.44/cwt112.00–115.005392
Bulls—Medium 249080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519121.98/cwt117.50–126.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560101.25/cwt100.00–102.505672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 261077.00/cwt77.00–77.004701
Bulls—Medium 261594.00/cwt94.00–94.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616103.47/cwt100.00–107.506375
Bulls—Small and Medium 362567.00/cwt67.00–67.004191
Bulls—Small 3Thin Fleshed64070.00/cwt70.00–70.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267892.04/cwt90.00–94.006242
Bulls—Medium 273073.00/cwt73.00–73.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277087.00/cwt87.00–87.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285580.00/cwt80.00–80.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 293073.00/cwt73.00–73.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 296570.00/cwt70.00–70.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297084.00/cwt84.00–84.008151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-267545.00/cwt45.00–45.003041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-253545.00/cwt45.00–45.002411
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,54559.00/cwt59.00–59.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22559.00/cwt59.00–59.007231
Bulls——1,34549.38/cwt49.00–50.006642
Bulls——1,67858.92/cwt52.00–69.009892
Bulls——1,93474.70/cwt72.00–78.001,4455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79852.24/cwt46.00–55.004173
Cows—Lean 85-90%80233.50/cwt24.00–44.002693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05565.16/cwt59.00–71.006874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15639.57/cwt32.00–44.0045710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16649.61/cwt45.00–55.0057818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41248.60/cwt45.00–50.006868
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790950.00/cwt950.00–950.007,5051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2850925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,3331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,1481
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,1091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985740.54/cwt650.00–785.007,2943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,8761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170589.58/cwt435.00–700.006,8982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173667.40/cwt650.00–700.007,8293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,7201

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.