Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-28

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 28
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 259▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 59▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 14▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 210.00 To 340.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Mostly Moderate 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 $125.25/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$125.25
87 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$30.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.46
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461130.5060166
Medium 2502110.8455717thin
Medium 3423100.004234thin
One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $179 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 sale87 hd
125.25
—
NC average8 barns · 1,052 hd
119.79
+5.46
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—High1,70296.541,64316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36270.8396532
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,12267.0475258
CowsLean 85-90%High76859.384564thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed25565.00/cwt65.00–65.001661
Steers—Medium 2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.37/cwt144.00–150.004774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356155.35/cwt154.00–157.005539
Steers—Medium 3360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Steers—Medium 2376135.48/cwt132.50–142.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed46080.00/cwt80.00–80.003681
Steers—Medium 2472130.00/cwt130.00–130.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.16/cwt145.00–147.506934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528148.00/cwt148.00–148.007813
Steers—Medium 2540120.50/cwt120.00–121.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564144.14/cwt139.00–146.008138
Steers—Medium 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653140.00/cwt140.00–140.009143
Steers—Medium 2660125.95/cwt123.00–129.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755126.00/cwt126.00–126.009511
Steers—Medium 2798108.00/cwt108.00–108.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805117.50/cwt117.50–117.509461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215137.50/cwt137.50–137.502961
Heifers—Medium 2245126.00/cwt126.00–126.003091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265122.25/cwt122.00–122.503242
Heifers—Medium 2265107.50/cwt107.50–107.502851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322138.39/cwt132.50–142.504463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359140.17/cwt136.00–142.0050311
Heifers—Medium 3Full36580.00/cwt80.00–80.002921
Heifers—Medium 2377128.69/cwt128.00–130.004853
Heifers—Medium 2418123.09/cwt120.00–126.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435132.88/cwt130.00–138.0057820
Heifers—Medium 3435105.00/cwt100.00–110.004572
Heifers—Medium 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium 2465117.25/cwt112.50–122.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485127.70/cwt127.00–134.0061910
Heifers—Medium 2518112.58/cwt110.00–115.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519129.58/cwt126.00–133.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572125.96/cwt123.00–133.007207
Heifers—Medium 259088.00/cwt88.00–88.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626118.28/cwt116.00–119.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653116.73/cwt112.50–121.007622
Heifers—Medium 2678100.96/cwt95.00–107.506853
Heifers—Medium 270084.00/cwt84.00–84.005881
Heifers—Medium 277084.00/cwt84.00–84.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2430123.45/cwt119.00–128.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433149.00/cwt148.00–150.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467140.92/cwt137.50–143.0065810
Bulls—Medium 2475116.21/cwt112.50–120.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519134.42/cwt131.00–142.506985
Bulls—Medium 2533120.00/cwt120.00–120.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571128.31/cwt124.00–132.007339
Bulls—Medium 2590120.03/cwt117.00–123.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608122.64/cwt117.00–127.507469
Bulls—Medium 2620113.99/cwt113.00–115.007072
Bulls—Medium 2655114.50/cwt114.00–115.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663124.51/cwt121.00–128.008262
Bulls—Medium 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed69052.50/cwt52.50–52.503621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725109.47/cwt107.00–112.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278097.00/cwt97.00–97.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810113.00/cwt113.00–113.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287091.00/cwt91.00–91.007921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 253570.00/cwt70.00–70.003751
Dairy Heifers—Medium 357547.50/cwt47.50–47.502731
Dairy Heifers—Medium 279550.00/cwt50.00–50.003981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 250881.00/cwt81.00–81.004113
Dairy Steers—Medium 273565.00/cwt65.00–65.004781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0751
Bulls——Light Weight1,27035.00/cwt35.00–35.004451
Bulls——1,73799.51/cwt95.00–106.001,72812
Bulls——Value Added1,933114.78/cwt111.00–119.002,2192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65541.00/cwt41.00–41.002691
Cows—Lean 85-90%74053.00/cwt53.00–53.003921
Cows—Lean 85-90%82066.00/cwt66.00–66.005411
Cows—Lean 85-90%85577.50/cwt77.50–77.506631
Cows—Boner 80-85%96034.77/cwt31.00–39.003342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07161.11/cwt55.00–65.0065415
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,07382.47/cwt80.00–84.008853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14770.97/cwt67.00–76.0081436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29551.00/cwt51.00–51.006601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30049.85/cwt47.00–54.006482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32772.65/cwt68.00–79.0096420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Value Added1,40080.69/cwt80.00–82.001,1303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44365.06/cwt62.00–67.009398
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3540700.00/cwt700.00–700.003,7801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.007,6131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2730900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,5701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27901,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.009,2831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,072.02/cwt1,000.00–1,125.009,5414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,2381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980979.97/cwt900.00–1,050.009,6042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0051,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,3061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,135.09/cwt975.00–1,250.0012,2364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,206.04/cwt1,025.00–1,425.0013,1463
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2820581.86/cwt450.00–700.004,7712
Bred Cows—Medium 2885875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7441
Bred Cows—Medium 2885775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8591
Bred Cows—Medium 2940425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,9951
Bred Cows—Medium 21,045775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,0991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233909.05/cwt900.00–925.0011,2093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,5691

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.