Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 180▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 43▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 30.00 To 55.00. Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 4.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Moderate, Offerings Moderate, and 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 $126.53/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$126.53
63 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$47.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.84
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471133.1462741
Medium and Large 2464127.545914thin
Medium 2489118.5758014thin
Small and Medium 342985.683674thin
One grade step is worth $47.46/cwt here — about $259 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
126.53
—
NC average9 barns · 1,775 hd
131.37
−4.84
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—High1,79696.471,7328thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32660.6380413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11457.7664330
CowsLean 85-90%Average82155.014524thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,17569.008111thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 2265138.00/cwt138.00–138.003661
Steers—Medium 2320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335147.00/cwt147.00–147.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338128.82/cwt123.00–133.004356
Steers—Medium 2365129.15/cwt125.00–132.504714
Steers—Small and Medium 3365102.50/cwt102.50–102.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371142.23/cwt140.00–145.005285
Steers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed42065.00/cwt65.00–65.002731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422138.17/cwt134.00–144.005835
Steers—Medium 2440127.50/cwt127.50–127.505611
Steers—Small and Medium 3Full46587.61/cwt82.50–92.504072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483126.80/cwt123.00–132.506123
Steers—Medium 2512106.64/cwt100.00–110.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.28/cwt132.00–138.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 2530124.05/cwt120.00–127.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562128.53/cwt124.00–133.0072210
Steers—Medium 2588121.00/cwt120.00–122.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631128.67/cwt128.00–129.008123
Steers—Medium 2637114.65/cwt112.00–117.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698121.00/cwt121.00–121.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280127.83/cwt121.00–130.003584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365122.00/cwt122.00–122.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400124.00/cwt124.00–124.004961
Heifers—Medium 2415104.14/cwt100.00–110.004323
Heifers—Medium 2460109.02/cwt107.00–110.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476122.67/cwt118.00–125.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.15/cwt115.00–125.006366
Heifers—Medium 2532109.00/cwt105.00–113.005803
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582113.24/cwt109.00–119.0065914
Heifers—Medium 2585107.75/cwt107.50–108.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609111.50/cwt111.00–113.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664103.12/cwt100.00–106.006857
Heifers—Small 2-3Thin Fleshed70543.00/cwt43.00–43.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273091.00/cwt91.00–91.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280085.00/cwt85.00–85.006801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421120.00/cwt120.00–120.005054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435133.00/cwt133.00–133.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475133.48/cwt132.00–135.006342
Bulls—Medium 2478112.03/cwt110.00–116.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
Bulls—Medium 351590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520113.04/cwt110.00–115.005885
Bulls—Medium 2525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574110.33/cwt106.00–116.006336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621109.64/cwt105.00–113.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663102.96/cwt101.00–105.006832
Bulls—Medium 2700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276595.00/cwt90.00–100.007272
Bulls—Medium 277585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296085.00/cwt85.00–85.008161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,778101.89/cwt95.00–109.001,8125
Bulls——1,82587.43/cwt85.00–90.001,5963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82155.01/cwt51.00–59.004524
Cows—Boner 80-85%95543.75/cwt40.00–48.004183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07456.92/cwt50.00–59.0061116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21662.79/cwt60.00–70.0076411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31056.16/cwt55.00–58.007367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34465.85/cwt65.00–67.008856
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,17569.00/cwt69.00–69.008111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,0051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005601.49/cwt525.00–675.006,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080760.07/cwt725.00–800.008,2092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110976.46/cwt950.00–1,000.0010,8392

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.