Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-02

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 2
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 263▲ 64 vs year ago 133 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 74▲ 6 vs year ago 39 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was attractive. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 60.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 200.00 to 210.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.29/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$128.29
71 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$17.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508131.8767054
Medium 2555117.3365115thin
Medium 3533113.936072thin
One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $63 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 sale71 hd
128.29
—
NC average8 barns · 831 hd
121.86
+6.43
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—High1,91396.161,8402thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34574.179984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21664.1678029

Every lot

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205176.25/cwt172.50–180.003612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275162.41/cwt157.50–167.504472
Steers—Medium 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330166.48/cwt166.00–167.005492
Steers—Medium 2378145.58/cwt140.00–148.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425145.20/cwt143.00–147.506172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468142.50/cwt137.50–147.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528149.39/cwt147.00–152.0078914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563149.30/cwt147.00–152.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623130.16/cwt123.00–133.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673135.31/cwt132.00–139.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740124.82/cwt121.00–128.009245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243137.98/cwt136.00–140.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371139.20/cwt135.00–146.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420132.57/cwt127.00–137.5055710
Heifers—Medium 2440115.00/cwt110.00–120.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474135.08/cwt131.00–140.006405
Heifers—Medium 2475122.06/cwt115.00–127.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514135.60/cwt132.00–140.0069715
Heifers—Medium 2519123.21/cwt118.00–127.506394
Heifers—Medium 3533113.93/cwt111.00–117.006072
Heifers—Medium 2558122.50/cwt122.00–123.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573130.74/cwt127.00–134.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619125.08/cwt124.00–127.507746
Heifers—Medium 2643111.49/cwt110.00–113.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675118.50/cwt112.50–122.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718116.01/cwt113.00–119.008332
Heifers—Medium 2770101.47/cwt100.00–103.007812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333164.47/cwt160.00–169.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426147.57/cwt146.00–156.006298
Bulls—Medium 2430141.62/cwt138.00–145.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458134.95/cwt132.50–140.006183
Bulls—Medium 2513137.26/cwt137.00–137.507042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515145.57/cwt140.00–149.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555143.63/cwt140.00–145.0079711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714122.27/cwt120.00–129.008734
Bulls—Medium 2733114.50/cwt114.00–115.008392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91396.16/cwt95.00–98.001,8402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04049.01/cwt47.00–51.005102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20563.89/cwt61.00–67.0077018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.07/cwt66.00–71.008709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34574.17/cwt72.00–79.009984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,7561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,1591

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.