Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 106▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 40▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 30.00 to 50.00. Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 7.00 Higher. Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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 $115.28/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$115.28
63 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$24.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.50
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529119.3863244
Medium 2474108.0651213thin
Medium 3482104.505033thin
Small and Medium 3475103.004891thin
Small 338394.503612thin
One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $270 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 sale63 hd
115.28
—
NC average8 barns · 1,048 hd
115.78
−0.50
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—Average1,686103.381,74314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39571.881,00317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09165.8171827
CowsLean 85-90%Average81645.783745thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Steers—Medium 2330125.08/cwt120.00–130.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335141.94/cwt138.00–146.004752
Steers—Medium 3345112.50/cwt112.50–112.503881
Steers—Medium 2365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369133.00/cwt130.00–137.004914
Steers—Medium 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462140.72/cwt137.50–145.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523132.90/cwt130.00–139.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567137.00/cwt137.00–137.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.58/cwt124.00–130.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665122.50/cwt117.50–125.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235129.00/cwt129.00–129.003031
Heifers—Medium 2305112.50/cwt112.50–112.503431
Heifers—Small 331089.00/cwt89.00–89.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium 2360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395118.50/cwt115.00–122.004682
Heifers—Medium 3400102.50/cwt102.50–102.504101
Heifers—Medium 2422112.50/cwt112.50–112.504753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433128.06/cwt124.00–130.005543
Heifers—Small 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Heifers—Medium 2470116.53/cwt115.00–117.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473124.51/cwt120.00–130.0058913
Heifers—Small and Medium 3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Heifers—Medium 3485114.00/cwt114.00–114.005531
Heifers—Medium 2510113.00/cwt113.00–113.005761
Heifers—Medium 2Full51597.00/cwt97.00–97.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519119.23/cwt115.00–124.006198
Heifers—Medium 2560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium 356097.00/cwt97.00–97.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571119.67/cwt116.00–126.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618104.45/cwt100.00–109.006462
Heifers—Medium 261890.08/cwt86.00–94.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653108.51/cwt105.00–112.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283099.49/cwt98.00–101.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2418125.09/cwt120.00–130.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425143.00/cwt143.00–143.006081
Bulls—Medium 3430111.03/cwt110.00–113.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477135.03/cwt132.00–139.006445
Bulls—Medium 3490102.50/cwt102.50–102.505021
Bulls—Medium 2495121.00/cwt117.00–125.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527126.84/cwt120.00–130.006686
Bulls—Medium 2528114.05/cwt107.50–117.506024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563123.94/cwt119.00–127.006984
Bulls—Medium 2585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Bulls—Medium 358582.50/cwt82.50–82.504831
Bulls—Medium 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615115.43/cwt112.00–118.007107
Bulls—Small and Medium 366077.00/cwt77.00–77.005081
Bulls—Medium 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683109.42/cwt105.00–114.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715102.61/cwt100.00–106.007343
Bulls—Medium 274090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277596.99/cwt95.00–99.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283087.50/cwt87.50–87.507261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 236085.00/cwt85.00–85.003061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32390.65/cwt88.00–93.001,1992
Bulls——1,746105.50/cwt101.00–112.001,84212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81543.48/cwt41.00–47.003544
Cows—Lean 85-90%82055.00/cwt55.00–55.004511
Cows—Boner 80-85%96951.42/cwt50.00–53.004984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08965.22/cwt60.00–69.0071014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14773.11/cwt71.00–81.008399
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39073.51/cwt68.00–78.001,02215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43559.64/cwt55.00–64.008562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2795450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,5782
Bred Cows—Small 2895725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,4891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,0311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 2762750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7152
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 27401,062.25/cwt1,025.00–1,100.007,8612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 27951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.008,9441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2805510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,1062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,381.82/cwt1,210.00–1,460.0020,1056

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.