Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-23

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 23
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 202▲ 32 vs year ago 189 · +16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 49▼ 4 vs year ago 48 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle 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 30.00 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 $125.08/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$125.08
98 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$6.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507126.3664180
Medium 2436119.4052118thin
One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $120 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 sale98 hd
125.08
—
NC average8 barns · 984 hd
122.99
+2.09
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—High1,57490.901,4317thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35270.009466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08365.0670519
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low78326.942112thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2280140.58/cwt136.00–145.003942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328140.66/cwt137.00–145.004615
Steers—Medium 2365130.03/cwt125.00–134.004754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432147.02/cwt145.00–151.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484145.85/cwt142.00–149.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524150.77/cwt150.00–153.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572150.55/cwt145.00–155.0086114
Steers—Medium 2585143.57/cwt141.00–144.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617142.66/cwt141.00–145.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693137.00/cwt137.00–137.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703132.50/cwt132.50–132.5093116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859119.03/cwt118.00–122.001,0224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270128.36/cwt125.00–130.003473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318128.64/cwt125.00–132.504095
Heifers—Medium 2377118.95/cwt112.50–122.504488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378131.57/cwt130.00–135.004975
Heifers—Medium 2415117.41/cwt115.00–120.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426131.85/cwt127.00–135.0056214
Heifers—Medium 2453118.77/cwt115.00–122.505382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472130.12/cwt127.50–136.0061413
Heifers—Medium 2517120.86/cwt119.00–124.006256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522131.14/cwt125.00–135.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581125.93/cwt124.00–127.507329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617118.44/cwt115.00–123.0073111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686115.37/cwt112.00–116.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723107.27/cwt102.50–112.007762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3415113.22/cwt112.50–114.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442146.62/cwt145.00–150.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471149.10/cwt146.00–151.007026
Bulls—Medium 2493125.03/cwt120.00–130.006162
Bulls—Medium 2520125.11/cwt120.00–129.006513
Bulls—Medium 3520107.25/cwt102.50–112.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522137.05/cwt133.00–141.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566138.98/cwt136.00–140.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288095.03/cwt92.50–97.508362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293394.52/cwt93.00–96.008822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38886.92/cwt85.00–88.001,2064
Bulls——1,82396.20/cwt95.00–99.001,7543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78326.94/cwt26.00–28.002112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06062.73/cwt59.00–66.0066511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11568.27/cwt67.00–70.007618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35270.00/cwt68.00–72.009466
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303785.51/cwt700.00–850.0010,2352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2815825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,7241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,104.41/cwt800.00–1,400.0011,2652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,8511

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.