Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-15

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 131▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 53▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 to 100.00 Head calves 200.00 to 290.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 8.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity active Offerings Light 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 $130.55/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$130.55
38 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$92
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2
$14.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2355138.004901thin
Medium and Large 1-2551132.9673327
Medium 2472123.3258210thin
One grade step is worth $14.68/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale38 hd
130.55
—
NC average8 barns · 710 hd
133.88
−3.32
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—Average1,721108.251,86212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43967.1496610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12662.2670116
CowsLean 85-90%Low83348.004002thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335138.00/cwt138.00–138.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2355138.00/cwt138.00–138.004901
Steers—Medium 2363130.83/cwt125.00–135.004754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483138.73/cwt136.00–140.006704
Steers—Medium 2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530136.50/cwt136.00–137.007232
Steers—Medium 2555109.00/cwt109.00–109.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580129.24/cwt125.00–134.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614132.00/cwt131.00–133.008106
Steers—Medium 2620114.46/cwt110.00–119.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663125.74/cwt122.50–127.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308129.28/cwt126.00–132.503982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360129.00/cwt129.00–129.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438128.50/cwt126.00–131.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470125.23/cwt123.00–127.505892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572117.69/cwt112.50–119.006735
Heifers—Medium 361584.00/cwt84.00–84.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622111.68/cwt109.00–116.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680103.00/cwt100.00–105.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292595.00/cwt95.00–95.008791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418126.30/cwt123.00–133.005286
Bulls—Medium 2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium 2465108.00/cwt108.00–108.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488131.00/cwt131.00–131.006392
Bulls—Medium 2505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513122.15/cwt118.00–126.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560124.47/cwt121.00–128.006972
Bulls—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium 2583115.51/cwt115.00–116.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635109.30/cwt105.00–113.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679106.32/cwt103.00–109.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706107.22/cwt103.00–111.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-243097.50/cwt97.50–97.504191
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650101.00/cwt97.00–105.006572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,661103.39/cwt100.00–106.001,7175
Bulls——1,763111.72/cwt108.00–117.001,9707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81044.00/cwt44.00–44.003561
Cows—Lean 85-90%85552.00/cwt52.00–52.004451
Cows—Boner 80-85%94540.00/cwt40.00–40.003781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12760.74/cwt55.00–65.0068511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17072.00/cwt66.00–78.008424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43862.00/cwt62.00–62.008922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43968.43/cwt65.00–72.009858
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2895950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,7292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,7242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965778.34/cwt700.00–860.007,5112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,545925.00/cwt925.00–925.0014,2911

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.