Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-04-26

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 26
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 314▲ 20 vs year ago 181 · +11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 82▲ 15 vs year ago 34 · +44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 5 vs year ago 7 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 130.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 200.00 to 450.00 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 $120.99/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$120.99
101 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$43.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487124.8260884
Medium 2505115.385829thin
Medium 350787.994467thin
Small and Medium 358081.004701thin
One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about $138 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 sale101 hd
120.99
—
NC average7 barns · 1,182 hd
120.89
+0.10
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—Low1,73587.911,52511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44365.6494712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03258.2160113
CowsLean 85-90%Low78851.5540612
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,48587.001,2921thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200157.50/cwt157.50–157.503151
Steers—Small and Medium 3210115.00/cwt115.00–115.002421
Steers—Medium 2285148.93/cwt145.00–153.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286160.23/cwt155.00–166.004584
Steers—Medium 2317133.42/cwt130.00–135.004233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318154.05/cwt152.00–158.004908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370154.92/cwt153.00–157.005732
Steers—Medium 2375137.00/cwt137.00–137.005141
Steers—Medium 3400118.00/cwt118.00–118.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408175.00/cwt175.00–175.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410154.00/cwt154.00–154.006311
Steers—Medium 2420137.50/cwt137.50–137.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473167.39/cwt165.00–169.007925
Steers—Medium 2489153.47/cwt152.00–158.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
Steers—Medium 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573120.02/cwt116.00–124.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620132.05/cwt126.00–138.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653128.75/cwt127.50–130.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735118.99/cwt118.00–120.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768111.97/cwt109.00–115.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-282585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855102.00/cwt102.00–102.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922105.00/cwt100.00–108.009683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185130.00/cwt130.00–130.002411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233130.95/cwt130.00–132.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278128.16/cwt125.00–134.003566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318135.54/cwt130.00–140.004316
Heifers—Medium 3320111.00/cwt111.00–111.003551
Heifers—Medium 2333126.49/cwt125.00–128.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335143.50/cwt142.00–145.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381134.05/cwt133.00–139.005119
Heifers—Medium 342895.23/cwt91.00–100.004084
Heifers—Medium 2430117.50/cwt117.50–117.505051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435137.37/cwt132.00–143.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465146.00/cwt146.00–146.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466131.86/cwt126.00–136.0061414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531123.00/cwt120.00–127.006539
Heifers—Medium 2535113.00/cwt113.00–113.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567121.39/cwt113.00–124.0068813
Heifers—Small and Medium 358081.00/cwt81.00–81.004701
Heifers—Medium 2582110.99/cwt110.00–112.506465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623114.35/cwt110.00–117.507128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658110.99/cwt109.00–113.007302
Heifers—Medium 372070.00/cwt70.00–70.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723101.51/cwt99.00–104.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276293.01/cwt91.00–97.007093
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed79554.00/cwt54.00–54.004291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2408130.27/cwt127.50–133.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415148.56/cwt144.00–150.0061710
Bulls—Medium 2490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Bulls—Medium 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531139.99/cwt135.00–143.007434
Bulls—Medium 2580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582126.30/cwt123.00–133.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610117.63/cwt115.00–119.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668120.99/cwt120.00–122.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Bulls—Medium 375070.00/cwt70.00–70.005251
Bulls—Medium 281582.00/cwt82.00–82.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282098.73/cwt97.50–100.008102
Bulls—Medium 286089.00/cwt89.00–89.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287892.99/cwt90.00–95.008163
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,48587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40378.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0942
Bulls——1,77485.91/cwt81.00–89.001,5244
Bulls——1,83793.47/cwt90.00–98.001,7175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72028.48/cwt25.00–31.002055
Cows—Lean 85-90%79852.07/cwt46.00–59.004162
Cows—Lean 85-90%82878.02/cwt75.00–80.006463
Cows—Lean 85-90%Value Added87595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Cows—Lean 85-90%89543.00/cwt43.00–43.003851
Cows—Boner 80-85%99360.55/cwt55.00–65.006018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06566.00/cwt66.00–66.007032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11346.79/cwt43.00–52.005213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43370.39/cwt66.00–73.001,0094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44863.27/cwt57.00–65.009168
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28101,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,5051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910667.50/cwt660.00–675.006,0742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,2311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,9381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988814.30/cwt700.00–910.008,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005951.62/cwt925.00–975.009,5642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293892.07/cwt800.00–975.0011,5342

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.