Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-30

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 30
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 440▲ 81 vs year ago 161 · +50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 47▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 To 90.00 No sale last week

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.75/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$96.75
113 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$35.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.38
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564104.3258855
Medium 252395.5750036
Medium 353390.8348410thin
Small and Medium 350671.243618thin
Small 230070.002101thin
Small 354268.853733thin
One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $215 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 sale113 hd
96.75
—
NC average3 barns · 350 hd
104.13
−7.38
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—Average1,70375.681,28917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38450.7270227
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07545.7649222
CowsLean 85-90%High81440.5433014
SteersChoiceAverage1,20078.009361thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2210107.50/cwt107.50–107.502261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Steers—Small and Medium 3235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Steers—Small and Medium 2265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Steers—Medium 2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed29060.00/cwt60.00–60.001741
Steers—Small and Medium 329590.00/cwt90.00–90.002661
Steers—Medium 2312120.99/cwt112.50–125.003773
Steers—Small and Medium 231387.56/cwt85.00–90.002742
Steers—Medium 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366136.41/cwt132.50–140.004997
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed37057.50/cwt57.50–57.502131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385159.36/cwt149.00–170.006142
Steers—Medium 2390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432142.36/cwt135.00–147.506155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471140.77/cwt137.00–143.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519133.13/cwt127.50–137.0069110
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed52567.50/cwt67.50–67.503541
Steers—Medium 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Steers—Medium 2570122.95/cwt121.00–125.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575131.60/cwt127.50–136.007572
Steers—Medium 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623123.09/cwt120.00–127.007674
Steers—Medium 262576.00/cwt76.00–76.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Steers—Medium 273062.50/cwt62.50–62.504561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738102.51/cwt100.00–105.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915109.50/cwt109.00–110.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225105.00/cwt105.00–105.002361
Heifers—Medium 229085.00/cwt85.00–85.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Heifers—Small 230070.00/cwt70.00–70.002101
Heifers—Medium 231293.32/cwt92.50–95.002913
Heifers—Medium 336596.00/cwt96.00–96.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.63/cwt125.00–129.004754
Heifers—Medium 2383105.16/cwt100.00–110.004032
Heifers—Small and Medium 338576.20/cwt72.50–80.002932
Heifers—Small and Medium 342575.00/cwt75.00–75.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428114.20/cwt110.00–118.004893
Heifers—Medium 2433100.82/cwt100.00–102.504373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463120.35/cwt115.00–123.005576
Heifers—Small and Medium 346567.50/cwt67.50–67.503141
Heifers—Medium 2480103.61/cwt100.00–110.004975
Heifers—Medium 349594.00/cwt90.00–98.004652
Heifers—Small and Medium 350077.50/cwt77.50–77.503881
Heifers—Medium 2516102.49/cwt100.00–105.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518112.89/cwt107.00–118.0058511
Heifers—Small 351869.52/cwt65.00–74.003602
Heifers—Medium 352087.50/cwt87.50–87.504551
Heifers—Small and Medium 356077.50/cwt77.50–77.504341
Heifers—Medium 2575100.89/cwt100.00–105.0058011
Heifers—Medium 357589.47/cwt83.00–95.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578109.60/cwt105.00–116.006337
Heifers—Small 359067.50/cwt67.50–67.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260896.71/cwt92.00–102.005889
Heifers—Medium 262087.69/cwt85.00–90.005443
Heifers—Small and Medium 364060.00/cwt60.00–60.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267088.59/cwt85.00–91.005943
Heifers—Medium 267567.33/cwt62.50–72.504543
Heifers—Small and Medium 369060.00/cwt60.00–60.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273083.72/cwt80.00–91.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277380.52/cwt76.00–85.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284575.00/cwt75.00–75.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285074.00/cwt74.00–74.006291
Heifers—Medium 288060.00/cwt60.00–60.005281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Small 341067.50/cwt67.50–67.502771
Bulls—Medium 2415132.47/cwt130.00–135.005502
Bulls—Medium 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428140.31/cwt137.50–148.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465134.89/cwt130.00–140.006272
Bulls—Medium 2480124.00/cwt124.00–124.005951
Bulls—Medium 349077.50/cwt77.50–77.503801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535128.74/cwt127.50–130.006892
Bulls—Small and Medium 254565.00/cwt65.00–65.003541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563119.93/cwt117.00–126.006753
Bulls—Medium 2580111.53/cwt110.00–113.006472
Bulls—Medium 2623100.00/cwt100.00–100.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628107.46/cwt102.50–112.506754
Bulls—Small 264068.00/cwt68.00–68.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662104.80/cwt102.50–109.006945
Bulls—Medium 268093.94/cwt90.00–98.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270590.00/cwt89.00–91.006352
Bulls—Medium 274070.00/cwt70.00–70.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276283.96/cwt80.00–89.006403
Bulls—Medium 276574.00/cwt74.00–74.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281780.32/cwt78.00–83.006563
Bulls—Medium 382561.00/cwt61.00–61.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Bulls—Medium 288361.20/cwt55.00–67.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290073.00/cwt73.00–73.006571
Bulls—Medium 290055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296066.25/cwt65.00–67.506362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 265562.00/cwt62.00–62.004061
Dairy Steers—Medium 270077.50/cwt77.50–77.505431
Dairy Steers—Medium 288047.00/cwt47.00–47.004141
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,20078.00/cwt78.00–78.009361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32667.91/cwt65.00–75.009007
Bulls——1,88578.19/cwt75.00–82.001,4746
Bulls——2,09185.50/cwt84.00–89.001,7884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70065.00/cwt65.00–65.004551
Cows—Lean 85-90%74823.24/cwt16.00–30.001743
Cows—Lean 85-90%83835.12/cwt32.00–41.002944
Cows—Lean 85-90%84948.72/cwt45.00–53.004146
Cows—Boner 80-85%98318.68/cwt12.00–25.001843
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,01573.00/cwt73.00–73.007411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04860.00/cwt60.00–60.006292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08648.88/cwt45.00–55.0053114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19536.71/cwt31.00–42.004392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30056.73/cwt56.00–58.007377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36738.49/cwt35.00–42.005263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42150.41/cwt45.00–55.0071617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2880485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,2681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153652.87/cwt525.00–750.007,5282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288724.58/cwt625.00–850.009,3333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,406770.24/cwt675.00–850.0010,8304
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,1181

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.