Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-04-05

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 5
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 49▲ 305 vs year ago 167 · +182.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 23▲ 78 vs year ago 24 · +325.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Head calves 200.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Very Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.31/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$124.31
229 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$26.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532129.76691139
Medium 2535121.2864962
Medium 3518104.0453926
Small and Medium 3355103.753682thin
One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $322 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 sale229 hd
124.31
—
NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd
122.75
+1.56
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—Average1,79598.811,77416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39866.9693639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11463.1470336
CowsLean 85-90%High83057.0447311

Every lot

137 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2180160.00/cwt160.00–160.002881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222174.12/cwt172.50–175.003873
Steers—Medium 3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285185.35/cwt182.50–188.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290173.72/cwt170.00–177.505044
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed325132.50/cwt132.50–132.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339182.13/cwt180.00–185.006176
Steers—Medium 2340167.46/cwt165.00–170.005692
Steers—Medium 3340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005201
Steers—Medium 3Full370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Steers—Medium 2378162.21/cwt157.50–167.506134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379174.61/cwt172.00–180.006625
Steers—Medium 3385149.00/cwt149.00–149.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415161.23/cwt160.00–162.506692
Steers—Medium 3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Steers—Medium 2470147.39/cwt145.00–150.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479158.15/cwt152.50–161.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521158.78/cwt155.00–163.5082718
Steers—Medium 2526149.05/cwt144.00–152.507847
Steers—Medium 3530137.43/cwt135.00–140.007282
Steers—Medium 2557139.80/cwt136.00–142.507793
Steers—Small and Medium 3Mexican Origin56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579149.00/cwt144.00–155.0086317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610154.00/cwt154.00–154.009398
Steers—Medium 2618123.34/cwt119.00–127.507622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627141.68/cwt140.00–147.0088813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009692
Steers—Medium 2668115.60/cwt110.00–121.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682134.51/cwt130.00–135.0091710
Steers—Medium 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.38/cwt127.50–137.009546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767132.99/cwt130.00–134.001,02012
Steers—Medium 280096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808126.11/cwt126.00–127.001,0199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0902
Steers—Medium 2880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2183152.67/cwt150.00–155.002792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227139.93/cwt135.00–145.003183
Heifers—Medium 2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275127.55/cwt125.00–130.003512
Heifers—Medium 3292117.50/cwt117.50–117.503432
Heifers—Small and Medium 3310107.50/cwt107.50–107.503331
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed315117.50/cwt117.50–117.503701
Heifers—Medium 3323117.40/cwt115.00–120.003792
Heifers—Medium 2330133.42/cwt130.00–136.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332144.96/cwt137.50–148.0048110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.94/cwt130.00–140.005109
Heifers—Medium 2375124.62/cwt120.00–127.504673
Heifers—Small and Medium 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Heifers—Medium 3405117.50/cwt117.50–117.504761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421136.74/cwt132.50–142.5057611
Heifers—Medium 2430125.80/cwt120.00–130.005415
Heifers—Medium 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
Heifers—Medium 2473124.51/cwt120.00–132.505896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476132.32/cwt126.00–136.0063013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511136.16/cwt130.00–140.0069620
Heifers—Medium 3Full52085.00/cwt85.00–85.004421
Heifers—Medium 2521124.06/cwt119.00–127.0064617
Heifers—Medium 3528110.98/cwt108.00–115.005868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561131.26/cwt129.00–131.5073611
Heifers—Medium 2563128.94/cwt122.00–132.5072615
Heifers—Medium 3568110.99/cwt110.00–112.006302
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed57894.00/cwt90.00–97.005433
Heifers—Medium 360098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
Heifers—Medium 2615106.65/cwt105.00–110.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621123.84/cwt116.00–126.0076932
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed65080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675121.24/cwt115.00–125.0081816
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed67572.50/cwt72.50–72.504891
Heifers—Medium 2677101.49/cwt100.00–102.506873
Heifers—Medium 3Full69567.50/cwt67.50–67.504691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725113.37/cwt107.50–116.008225
Heifers—Medium 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium 3Full74580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Heifers—Medium 376580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777109.94/cwt106.00–114.008543
Heifers—Medium 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Heifers—Medium 282099.67/cwt95.00–104.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286094.00/cwt94.00–94.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298598.00/cwt98.00–98.009651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350157.50/cwt157.50–157.505511
Bulls—Medium 2403153.68/cwt150.00–156.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425163.62/cwt160.00–167.506952
Bulls—Medium 2465151.71/cwt145.00–155.007058
Bulls—Medium 3475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482160.97/cwt159.00–167.0077611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522154.49/cwt147.50–158.008068
Bulls—Medium 3525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006671
Bulls—Medium 2527143.33/cwt140.00–146.007556
Bulls—Medium 2571128.32/cwt125.00–134.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572142.27/cwt139.00–145.008146
Bulls—Medium 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610141.52/cwt140.00–146.008634
Bulls—Medium 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed63095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Bulls—Medium 2631130.89/cwt127.50–132.508265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655125.50/cwt121.00–130.008222
Bulls—Medium 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Bulls—Medium 372095.00/cwt95.00–95.006841
Bulls—Medium 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed79565.00/cwt65.00–65.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2843127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875102.50/cwt102.50–102.508971
Bulls—Medium 297075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 341057.50/cwt57.50–57.502361
Dairy Heifers—Medium 364567.50/cwt67.50–67.504351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 371871.25/cwt70.00–72.505122
Dairy Steers—Medium 380576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Value Added1,310113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4801
Bulls——1,72091.62/cwt91.00–92.001,5762
Bulls——1,84498.82/cwt94.00–103.001,82213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77539.00/cwt39.00–39.003021
Cows—Lean 85-90%80167.50/cwt64.00–75.005414
Cows—Lean 85-90%85853.07/cwt49.00–57.004556
Cows—Boner 80-85%90045.00/cwt45.00–45.004051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10159.68/cwt53.00–63.0065716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13667.00/cwt64.00–74.0076119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38862.15/cwt55.00–65.0086314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40469.66/cwt66.00–77.0097825
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28201,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.009,6351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950781.18/cwt735.00–825.007,4212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,6431
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,8581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,288.45/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0013,1812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2865560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,8441
Bred Cows—Medium 2865475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,1091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,166.59/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0012,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153888.99/cwt875.00–900.0010,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168760.64/cwt575.00–950.008,8846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,014.62/cwt850.00–1,125.0012,2774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,2631

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.