Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-01

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 105▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 29▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand Very Good. Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, and Quality Attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.15/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$118.15
126 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3
$63.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2280133.003721thin
Medium and Large 1-2517120.8962599
Medium 2474112.9453521
Small and Medium 238286.333303thin
Medium 343085.003661thin
Small 321570.001511thin
One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $222 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 sale126 hd
118.15
—
NC average8 barns · 982 hd
118.57
−0.42
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—Low1,66397.911,62815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31365.6486210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11860.8268026
CowsLean 85-90%Low88353.754754thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,34557.007671thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2170170.00/cwt170.00–170.002891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273162.94/cwt161.00–165.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320171.00/cwt171.00–171.005471
Steers—Medium 2320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005024
Steers—Medium 2360140.00/cwt138.00–142.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381159.01/cwt155.00–164.006068
Steers—Medium 2425143.85/cwt137.50–146.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432151.90/cwt151.00–157.006568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478139.45/cwt135.00–144.0066710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533143.25/cwt139.00–143.757649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568137.54/cwt130.00–140.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788108.87/cwt104.00–110.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885104.31/cwt103.00–107.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-292099.00/cwt99.00–99.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,1822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 221570.00/cwt70.00–70.001511
Heifers—Small 321570.00/cwt70.00–70.001511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273141.43/cwt137.50–145.003868
Heifers—Medium 2277124.28/cwt120.00–127.503443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280133.00/cwt133.00–133.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330137.64/cwt132.50–139.0045410
Heifers—Medium 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382132.11/cwt130.00–136.0050510
Heifers—Medium 2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Small and Medium 240095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419126.58/cwt124.00–134.005309
Heifers—Medium 343085.00/cwt85.00–85.003661
Heifers—Medium 2435119.11/cwt115.00–122.505186
Heifers—Medium 2470114.72/cwt110.00–118.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478125.27/cwt119.00–128.0059918
Heifers—Medium 2522111.68/cwt110.00–113.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.02/cwt115.00–124.0063515
Heifers—Small and Medium 253094.00/cwt94.00–94.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578114.66/cwt111.00–117.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590107.50/cwt107.50–107.506341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626105.44/cwt100.00–108.006604
Heifers—Medium 263394.47/cwt93.00–96.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-269592.00/cwt92.00–92.006391
Heifers—Medium 270080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272997.86/cwt93.00–99.507134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278296.15/cwt94.00–97.507523
Heifers—Medium 283586.00/cwt86.00–86.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283796.89/cwt96.00–97.008119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01790.00/cwt90.00–90.009153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440143.00/cwt143.00–143.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470125.71/cwt120.00–128.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529128.77/cwt124.00–134.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558126.70/cwt121.00–131.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667108.96/cwt106.00–112.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277096.01/cwt95.00–97.007392
Bulls—Medium 377578.00/cwt78.00–78.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292092.50/cwt92.50–92.508511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 21,07565.00/cwt65.00–65.006991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53290.22/cwt88.00–93.001,3826
Bulls——1,74079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3751
Bulls——1,751106.05/cwt100.00–112.001,8578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88363.00/cwt63.00–63.005562
Cows—Lean 85-90%88344.51/cwt43.00–46.003932
Cows—Boner 80-85%92544.01/cwt43.00–45.004072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01537.00/cwt37.00–37.003761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10559.03/cwt54.00–62.0065211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17067.24/cwt63.00–73.0078712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25550.00/cwt50.00–50.006281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31967.38/cwt61.00–71.008899
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,34557.00/cwt57.00–57.007671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3530370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,7441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,7191

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.