Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 235▼ 13 vs year ago 215 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 64▲ 6 vs year ago 48 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.65/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$89.65

84 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$53.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	97.36	523	43
Medium 2	541	86.14	466	29
Medium 3	553	72.94	403	11thin
Small 3	495	44.00	218	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.36/cwt here — about $305 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 sale84 hd

89.65

—

NC average8 barns · 1,035 hd

103.79

−14.14

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,468	74.47	1,093	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	53.59	732	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	48.26	532	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	835	46.95	392	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,130	46.00	520	1thin

Every lot

96 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	424	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	132.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	476	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	462	4
Steers	—	Medium 3Full	400	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	332	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	438	2
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	133.79/cwt	130.00–137.50	582	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	464	115.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	537	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	129.17/cwt	125.00–132.50	601	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	115.62/cwt	112.50–117.50	608	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	109.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	208	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	273	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	306	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	111.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	471	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	92.63/cwt	86.00–100.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	468	77.74/cwt	77.50–78.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	109.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	92.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	495	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	104.38/cwt	102.50–105.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	88.77/cwt	82.50–90.00	465	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	530	68.93/cwt	62.50–75.00	365	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	96.00/cwt	95.00–98.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	581	84.81/cwt	80.00–89.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	583	76.76/cwt	76.00–77.50	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	82.98/cwt	78.00–88.00	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	88.74/cwt	85.00–92.50	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	81.75/cwt	81.00–82.50	579	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	710	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	795	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	120.03/cwt	115.00–127.50	508	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	438	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	107.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	508	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	575	83.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	610	75.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	98.18/cwt	95.00–103.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	86.30/cwt	85.00–89.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	84.71/cwt	80.00–88.00	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	733	81.02/cwt	80.00–82.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	81.03/cwt	78.00–85.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	69.87/cwt	65.00–75.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	77.63/cwt	77.00–78.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	822	73.36/cwt	68.00–77.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	980	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	588	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	655	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	77.34/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	69.16/cwt	57.00–77.00	1,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	768	39.87/cwt	35.00–44.00	306	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	47.51/cwt	46.00–49.00	420	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	910	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	592	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	987	35.61/cwt	34.00–39.00	351	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	48.04/cwt	45.00–55.00	539	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	57.76/cwt	56.00–60.00	686	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	521	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	59.49/cwt	57.00–62.00	810	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	50.61/cwt	44.00–54.00	698	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,130	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	745	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,166	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,115	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,964	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,749	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Oct 26, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 235Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 64Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 14

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	80.00–86.00	83.03
1	—	460	92.00	92.00
2	—	610	70.00–80.00	75.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	100.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
3	—	822	68.00–77.00	73.36
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
3	—	625	85.00–89.00	86.30
2	—	775	65.00–75.00	69.87
1	—	980	60.00	60.00
2	—	733	80.00–82.00	81.02
2	—	438	100.00–106.00	102.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	80.00–88.00	84.71
3	—	765	78.00–85.00	81.03
2	—	470	115.00–118.00	116.45
6	—	618	95.00–103.00	98.18
2	—	723	83.00–85.00	83.98
4	—	423	115.00–127.50	120.03
6	—	576	110.00–115.00	111.67
8	—	516	110.00–115.00	113.40
4	—	816	77.00–78.00	77.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	110.00–120.00	115.64
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
4	—	385	115.00–125.00	119.98
1	—	545	93.00	93.00
1	—	700	79.00	79.00
2	—	410	106.00–107.50	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.50	102.50
6	—	626	105.00–115.00	109.61
3	—	687	105.00–107.00	105.66
4	—	360	130.00–139.00	132.28
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
2	—	435	130.00–137.50	133.79
3	—	327	125.00–135.00	129.77
3	—	465	125.00–132.50	129.17
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
6	—	526	112.50–117.50	115.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	76.00–77.50	76.76
1	—	795	60.00	60.00
2	—	468	77.50–78.00	77.74
1	—	710	62.50	62.50
2	—	375	80.00–83.00	81.50
1	—	665	70.00	70.00
2	—	530	62.50–75.00	68.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	130.00	130.00
4	—	506	102.50–105.00	104.38
3	—	558	95.00–98.00	96.00
2	—	708	81.00–82.50	81.75
2	—	365	110.00–120.00	114.93
1	—	805	72.00	72.00
2	—	668	85.00–92.50	88.74
6	—	469	105.00–115.00	109.31
8	—	421	107.00–115.00	111.83
13	—	615	78.00–88.00	82.98
1	—	780	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
2	—	273	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	77.00	77.00
6	—	581	80.00–89.00	84.81
3	—	475	90.00–95.00	92.06
2	—	423	86.00–100.00	92.63
1	—	795	65.00	65.00
10	—	524	82.50–90.00	88.77
1	—	640	63.00	63.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	56.00–60.00	57.76
3	—	987	34.00–39.00	35.61
1	—	950	25.00	25.00
14	—	1,123	45.00–55.00	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	57.00–62.00	59.49
1	—	1,335	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,379	44.00–54.00	50.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	60.00	60.00
2	—	768	35.00–44.00	39.87
2	—	885	46.00–49.00	47.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,511	57.00–77.00	69.16
1	—	1,000	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,420	74.00–81.00	77.34
2	—	1,470	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	745	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	525.00	525.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.