Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-16

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 16
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 227▼ 6 vs year ago 208 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 66▼ 8 vs year ago 57 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder calves were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was good, while demand for feeder cattle was moderate at best; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 40.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 150.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.56/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$122.56
71 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$27.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499125.5662759
Medium 2558109.8061310thin
Medium 356398.015522thin
One grade step is worth $27.55/cwt here — about $75 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
122.56
—
NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd
119.81
+2.75
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—Average1,744100.601,7548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35872.1197910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15566.9577325

Every lot

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324138.57/cwt135.00–145.004494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367142.88/cwt140.00–146.005249
Steers—Medium 2385129.42/cwt126.00–136.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530129.72/cwt127.00–132.506882
Steers—Medium 2573132.01/cwt129.00–135.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584148.27/cwt142.50–152.0086619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625136.78/cwt130.00–140.0085511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718135.00/cwt135.00–135.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328132.65/cwt127.50–138.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372130.74/cwt125.00–135.004867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411130.21/cwt125.00–135.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433145.00/cwt145.00–145.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467127.72/cwt120.00–130.005969
Heifers—Medium 2483114.68/cwt110.00–118.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524120.45/cwt116.00–125.006317
Heifers—Medium 356398.01/cwt96.00–100.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576121.51/cwt117.00–124.0070018
Heifers—Medium 2577109.39/cwt105.00–113.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613116.65/cwt114.00–121.007153
Heifers—Medium 2623103.51/cwt100.00–107.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672116.20/cwt112.50–118.007813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418143.77/cwt138.00–147.006014
Bulls—Medium 2425130.12/cwt125.00–135.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465146.89/cwt142.00–152.006832
Bulls—Medium 2468126.73/cwt125.00–130.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.63/cwt127.00–135.006823
Bulls—Medium 2529118.52/cwt116.00–120.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570135.06/cwt132.00–139.007709
Bulls—Medium 2575112.40/cwt107.00–115.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628127.62/cwt123.00–132.508012
Bulls—Medium 2645116.25/cwt115.00–117.507502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679114.75/cwt110.00–117.007798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733111.98/cwt110.00–114.008212
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 242097.75/cwt97.50–98.004112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63895.55/cwt92.00–97.001,5654
Bulls——1,849105.65/cwt103.00–109.001,9534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12562.88/cwt59.00–65.0070711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17970.14/cwt67.00–73.0082714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27066.48/cwt66.00–67.008442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38073.52/cwt71.00–75.001,0158
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055848.34/cwt800.00–900.008,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,6081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,9191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022670.02/cwt525.00–735.006,8483

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.