Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 8
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 78▼ 99 vs year ago 216 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 lower, boning type were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, some sharply higher; feeder heifers were mostly 14.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was attractive. Dairy baby calves were 60.00 to 80.00 per head; others ranged 185.00 to 290.00 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 $123.31/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$123.31
59 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520125.8265546
Medium 2466114.7653411thin
Medium 3438112.754932thin
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $161 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 sale59 hd
123.31
—
NC average8 barns · 1,156 hd
122.91
+0.40
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—High2,05987.281,7977thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50561.199218thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14954.1462216
CowsLean 85-90%Average88050.004401thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318175.00/cwt175.00–175.005572
Steers—Medium 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Steers—Medium 2335157.50/cwt157.50–157.505281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382161.01/cwt155.00–165.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431168.65/cwt167.00–173.007277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.03/cwt147.00–157.507152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533145.00/cwt137.50–147.507734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553141.00/cwt140.00–142.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615133.43/cwt127.50–137.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658122.53/cwt120.00–125.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,14580.00/cwt80.00–80.009161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260137.00/cwt137.00–137.003561
Heifers—Medium 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334137.49/cwt130.00–140.004594
Heifers—Medium 2358127.45/cwt125.00–130.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392143.00/cwt143.00–143.005613
Heifers—Medium 3405112.50/cwt112.50–112.504561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433134.26/cwt130.00–139.005816
Heifers—Medium 2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Medium 3470113.00/cwt113.00–113.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475133.93/cwt130.00–137.0063611
Heifers—Medium 2483124.98/cwt124.00–126.006042
Heifers—Medium 2Full48580.00/cwt80.00–80.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.78/cwt122.50–132.006604
Heifers—Medium 2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium 2567107.49/cwt102.50–110.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.72/cwt120.00–123.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633113.22/cwt110.00–115.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670109.60/cwt105.00–114.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712105.67/cwt105.00–106.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275395.99/cwt92.00–100.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810112.50/cwt112.50–112.509111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420156.72/cwt153.00–160.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473151.19/cwt147.50–155.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513142.88/cwt140.00–146.0073310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580128.93/cwt125.00–133.007482
Bulls—Medium 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710102.50/cwt102.50–102.507281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765110.32/cwt107.00–113.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,00392.31/cwt88.00–95.001,8493
Bulls——2,10183.51/cwt82.00–85.001,7554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88050.00/cwt50.00–50.004401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02340.33/cwt35.00–45.004132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15153.65/cwt50.00–59.0061811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22865.12/cwt64.00–67.008003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Value Added1,44086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51356.74/cwt55.00–59.008585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51859.91/cwt59.00–61.009092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,270965.45/cwt900.00–1,025.0012,2612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2775500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2885650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,7531

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.