Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-14

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 14
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 174▼ 4 vs year ago 106 · −3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 93▲ 8 vs year ago 40 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 35.00 Head calves 210.00 Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Hay Time } Quality Average To Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.35/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$120.35
43 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$21.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.91
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520123.8464429
Medium 2473113.9653913thin
Medium 3375102.503841thin
One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about $260 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 sale43 hd
120.35
—
NC average8 barns · 1,131 hd
113.44
+6.91
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—Average1,749103.021,80215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43572.671,0438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19070.6084018
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low81254.014395thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,66565.001,0821thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41580.001,1321thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332143.07/cwt139.00–148.004753
Steers—Medium 2345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
Steers—Medium 2365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.44/cwt129.00–138.005013
Steers—Medium 2430118.00/cwt118.00–118.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435157.00/cwt157.00–157.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Steers—Medium 2455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566142.45/cwt138.00–144.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636138.75/cwt138.50–140.0088214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780113.71/cwt107.50–120.008872
Steers—Medium 280595.00/cwt95.00–95.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2320117.50/cwt117.50–117.503761
Heifers—Medium 3375102.50/cwt102.50–102.503841
Heifers—Medium 2380120.00/cwt118.00–122.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398135.00/cwt135.00–135.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417131.86/cwt130.00–134.505505
Heifers—Medium 2423113.25/cwt112.50–114.004792
Heifers—Medium 2455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473119.02/cwt118.00–120.005633
Heifers—Medium 2513111.24/cwt110.00–112.505712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526125.12/cwt124.00–130.0065811
Heifers—Medium 2558112.00/cwt111.00–113.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580123.33/cwt120.00–127.507153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608116.35/cwt115.00–119.007073
Heifers—Medium 2620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718104.77/cwt102.50–107.007522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2405101.00/cwt101.00–101.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468139.16/cwt136.00–142.506512
Bulls—Medium 2490127.50/cwt127.50–127.506251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515133.63/cwt130.00–137.006883
Bulls—Medium 2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585125.78/cwt124.00–127.507362
Bulls—Medium 2633116.49/cwt115.00–118.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637130.00/cwt130.00–130.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658113.99/cwt111.00–117.007502
Bulls—Medium 268794.00/cwt94.00–94.006463
Bulls—Medium 290084.00/cwt84.00–84.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,41580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57597.79/cwt95.00–99.001,5405
Bulls——1,836105.63/cwt100.00–112.001,93910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68550.00/cwt50.00–50.003431
Cows—Lean 85-90%82535.00/cwt35.00–35.002891
Cows—Lean 85-90%85061.69/cwt60.00–64.005243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07263.29/cwt62.00–65.006783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20570.36/cwt67.00–74.0084813
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,27383.12/cwt82.00–84.001,0582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34065.00/cwt65.00–65.008711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44973.76/cwt68.00–78.001,0697
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,66565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,2201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220862.01/cwt825.00–885.0010,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,9811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,4551

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.