Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2019-11-18

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 402▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 75▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 9▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.06/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$119.06
125 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$65.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547129.6871076
Medium and Large 2512113.9458420
Medium 1-2345112.003861thin
Medium 2360106.5038418thin
Small and Medium 340884.003433thin
Medium 338370.672713thin
Small 346063.752934thin
One grade step is worth $65.93/cwt here — about $416 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 sale125 hd
119.06
—
NC average6 barns · 587 hd
123.47
−4.40
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—Average1,52973.701,12716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38453.6674324
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08746.4650536
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low77734.472687thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
Steers—Medium 2275105.05/cwt104.00–106.002892
Steers—Medium 328072.00/cwt72.00–72.002021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285122.00/cwt122.00–122.003481
Steers—Small and Medium 330084.00/cwt84.00–84.002521
Steers—Small 330084.00/cwt84.00–84.002521
Steers—Medium and Large 2315124.00/cwt124.00–124.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334134.16/cwt130.00–140.004484
Steers—Medium 2335106.98/cwt102.00–112.003588
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed33556.00/cwt56.00–56.001881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Steers—Medium 1-2345112.00/cwt112.00–112.003861
Steers—Medium 2365106.03/cwt100.00–112.003874
Steers—Small 336566.00/cwt66.00–66.002411
Steers—Medium and Large 2370121.16/cwt118.00–124.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382150.10/cwt144.00–158.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407145.34/cwt144.00–148.005923
Steers—Medium 2415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Steers—Medium 341560.00/cwt60.00–60.002491
Steers—Medium and Large 2427118.01/cwt110.00–123.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429129.92/cwt126.00–138.005576
Steers—Small and Medium 344094.00/cwt94.00–94.004141
Steers—Medium 345580.00/cwt80.00–80.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 2473120.99/cwt120.00–122.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484130.16/cwt128.00–135.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Steers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed48574.00/cwt74.00–74.003591
Steers—Medium 2500108.00/cwt108.00–108.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 2522112.68/cwt106.00–115.005885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533127.65/cwt124.00–136.0068011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564137.59/cwt134.00–139.0077612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565119.00/cwt118.00–120.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 262092.06/cwt90.00–94.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625121.33/cwt116.00–128.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 2673108.00/cwt108.00–108.007272
Steers—Medium 268089.00/cwt89.00–89.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685121.99/cwt114.00–126.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702130.00/cwt130.00–130.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758120.01/cwt118.00–122.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-283087.95/cwt85.00–91.007302
Steers—Small 3Full84049.00/cwt49.00–49.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-291091.00/cwt91.00–91.008281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed22060.00/cwt60.00–60.001321
Heifers—Medium 228578.00/cwt78.00–78.002221
Heifers—Small and Medium 330582.50/cwt82.50–82.502521
Heifers—Medium 330580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338106.03/cwt102.00–110.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 234094.00/cwt94.00–94.003201
Heifers—Small and Medium 335078.00/cwt78.00–78.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355104.00/cwt104.00–104.003691
Heifers—Small 335560.00/cwt60.00–60.002131
Heifers—Medium 337594.00/cwt94.00–94.003531
Heifers—Medium 238085.20/cwt80.00–90.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385117.00/cwt117.00–117.004501
Heifers—Medium 340073.00/cwt73.00–73.002921
Heifers—Medium 241590.14/cwt86.00–94.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 242699.72/cwt92.00–104.004257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428115.95/cwt114.00–118.004963
Heifers—Medium 246891.14/cwt87.00–94.004277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471116.81/cwt112.00–121.005506
Heifers—Medium 347277.66/cwt76.00–79.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475102.19/cwt96.00–108.004852
Heifers—Medium 250080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515113.74/cwt110.00–120.005867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515105.21/cwt98.00–108.005426
Heifers—Medium 352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546109.50/cwt109.50–109.505985
Heifers—Medium and Large 255789.64/cwt86.00–93.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564102.78/cwt98.00–108.0058010
Heifers—Medium 256878.39/cwt75.00–82.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611103.74/cwt99.00–109.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 263585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
Heifers—Medium 264373.01/cwt70.00–76.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266695.26/cwt90.00–100.006344
Heifers—Medium 269076.00/cwt76.00–76.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272494.88/cwt90.00–100.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 272584.94/cwt81.00–89.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275889.02/cwt82.00–94.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280599.00/cwt99.00–99.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 282571.00/cwt71.00–71.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292387.50/cwt87.00–88.008082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423122.69/cwt122.00–124.005193
Bulls—Medium 246098.00/cwt98.00–98.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465124.00/cwt118.00–126.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473107.81/cwt104.00–112.005102
Bulls—Medium 347582.72/cwt80.00–88.003933
Bulls—Medium 3Full48088.00/cwt88.00–88.004221
Bulls—Small and Medium 350572.00/cwt72.00–72.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529115.27/cwt110.00–122.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 253897.03/cwt92.00–102.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575106.68/cwt104.00–108.006133
Bulls—Medium 358068.00/cwt68.00–68.003941
Bulls—Medium 261080.00/cwt80.00–80.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630104.08/cwt101.00–110.006568
Bulls—Medium and Large 263080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267495.00/cwt95.00–95.006405
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed68584.00/cwt84.00–84.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 270580.00/cwt80.00–80.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270891.98/cwt90.00–94.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768101.44/cwt98.00–105.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 276888.00/cwt88.00–88.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 281579.00/cwt79.00–79.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284584.00/cwt84.00–84.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287588.00/cwt88.00–88.007701
Bulls—Medium 393065.00/cwt65.00–65.006051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-274055.03/cwt50.00–60.004072
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-287046.00/cwt46.00–46.004001
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 389544.00/cwt44.00–44.003941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-244068.00/cwt68.00–68.002991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24761.22/cwt54.00–66.007633
Bulls——1,50973.54/cwt70.00–77.001,1109
Bulls——1,78483.42/cwt80.00–87.001,4884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74034.66/cwt30.00–44.002563
Cows—Lean 85-90%79523.13/cwt20.00–26.001842
Cows—Lean 85-90%81545.51/cwt45.00–46.003712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00028.60/cwt27.00–30.002862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04637.76/cwt32.00–42.003957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08948.88/cwt45.00–54.0053223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18956.74/cwt55.00–60.006754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36857.89/cwt55.00–63.0079212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40049.42/cwt44.00–53.0069212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2798629.72/cwt620.00–640.005,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,310897.71/cwt850.00–950.0011,7602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,6571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980410.00/cwt410.00–410.004,0181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,8651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155696.49/cwt525.00–840.008,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,3641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,282638.28/cwt510.00–770.008,1839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,580680.00/cwt680.00–680.0010,7441

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.