Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-16

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 16
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 270▲ 139 vs year ago 301 · +46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 52▼ 39 vs year ago 86 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 27 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lean cows sold firm on light comparison. Feeder steers sold strong with feeder heifers selling 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Holstein baby calves ranged 30.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$110.16
95 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.36
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512111.6557262
Medium and Large 2468107.3650233
One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $70 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 sale95 hd
110.16
—
NC average8 barns · 849 hd
107.80
+2.36
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—Low1,76580.021,4128thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26757.3772714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06351.9655215
CowsLean 85-90%Low84237.743186thin

Every lot

69 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 1345152.00/cwt152.00–152.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1373147.35/cwt145.00–150.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2390122.50/cwt120.00–125.004782
Steers—Medium and Large 2405122.48/cwt121.00–124.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1424146.81/cwt145.00–149.006226
Steers—Medium and Large 1478142.10/cwt135.00–147.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 2525122.06/cwt120.00–126.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1528132.26/cwt130.00–134.006988
Steers—Medium and Large 1571129.65/cwt125.00–133.007407
Steers—Medium and Large 2580116.05/cwt110.00–120.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 2615105.67/cwt105.00–107.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1618125.55/cwt123.00–128.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1685117.36/cwt110.00–120.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1720112.01/cwt110.00–114.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330123.00/cwt123.00–123.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368120.74/cwt120.00–123.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384113.24/cwt110.00–119.004358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415106.59/cwt104.00–108.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423118.80/cwt115.00–123.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476104.96/cwt103.00–107.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477115.40/cwt110.00–119.0055015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524105.54/cwt100.00–107.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527109.90/cwt108.00–113.0057914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567109.98/cwt107.00–113.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575103.02/cwt99.00–105.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 261295.99/cwt95.00–97.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618102.25/cwt99.00–105.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 166596.98/cwt96.00–99.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 268594.00/cwt94.00–94.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 171099.00/cwt99.00–99.007031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273141.92/cwt139.00–145.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359159.33/cwt152.00–163.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387122.35/cwt120.00–125.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427151.77/cwt150.00–155.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471142.97/cwt138.00–147.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490123.00/cwt123.00–123.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524130.14/cwt125.00–135.006827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524121.84/cwt120.00–125.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563120.48/cwt119.00–122.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620102.97/cwt100.00–110.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623115.33/cwt111.00–118.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670104.19/cwt97.00–115.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 267095.97/cwt94.00–99.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 172091.20/cwt85.00–95.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 274085.00/cwt85.00–85.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 279086.00/cwt86.00–86.006791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14565.00/cwt65.00–65.007441
Bulls——1,76679.23/cwt77.00–83.001,3995
Bulls——2,07389.49/cwt88.00–91.001,8552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80835.69/cwt32.00–38.002885
Cows—Boner 80-85%96544.00/cwt44.00–44.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01048.00/cwt48.00–48.004851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06156.33/cwt54.00–59.005984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07451.01/cwt49.00–53.0054810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21463.26/cwt60.00–66.007684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26852.29/cwt52.00–53.006633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29656.18/cwt54.00–59.007287
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008676.22/cwt665.00–685.006,8162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29291,012.50/cwt725.00–1,175.009,4064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045858.33/cwt800.00–900.008,9703

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.