Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-04

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 4
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 286▲ 8 vs year ago 276 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 80▼ 22 vs year ago 66 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 19▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 14.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 25.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 155.00 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 $104.47/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$104.47
93 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$24.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497109.0254265
Medium 254994.6152026
Medium 352384.904442thin
One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $98 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 sale93 hd
104.47
—
NC average8 barns · 1,149 hd
114.16
−9.68
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—High1,83189.651,6418thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42259.6984912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15555.7064310
CowsLean 85-90%Low79246.863713thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2300115.50/cwt111.00–120.003472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315133.02/cwt132.50–135.004195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383120.34/cwt117.00–124.004613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427131.09/cwt130.00–132.505606
Steers—Medium 2460124.59/cwt120.00–129.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462134.96/cwt132.50–140.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518139.78/cwt134.00–143.007245
Steers—Medium 2518125.28/cwt120.00–129.006494
Steers—Medium 3528105.77/cwt100.00–110.005583
Steers—Medium 2569120.40/cwt120.00–121.0068510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572129.65/cwt127.00–132.0074212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615119.98/cwt118.00–123.007385
Steers—Medium 2633112.49/cwt110.00–115.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720112.50/cwt111.00–114.008102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334112.93/cwt110.00–117.5037712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376110.68/cwt110.00–112.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423112.22/cwt110.00–117.5047511
Heifers—Medium 2428103.23/cwt99.00–105.004424
Heifers—Medium 245895.00/cwt95.00–95.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464110.73/cwt110.00–113.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522106.38/cwt102.50–111.005558
Heifers—Medium 352384.90/cwt81.00–89.004442
Heifers—Medium 252896.51/cwt91.00–100.005109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569110.01/cwt106.00–114.006264
Heifers—Medium 258690.00/cwt90.00–90.005273
Heifers—Medium 262289.47/cwt85.00–93.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-262695.72/cwt95.00–98.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670103.77/cwt100.00–105.006958
Heifers—Medium 270890.72/cwt87.50–94.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780107.65/cwt103.00–109.008406
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413151.27/cwt150.00–152.506252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414133.25/cwt127.50–137.505525
Bulls—Small and Medium 341698.78/cwt95.00–100.004114
Bulls—Medium 2419124.57/cwt120.00–126.005225
Bulls—Medium 2471110.50/cwt110.00–112.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473121.47/cwt118.00–125.005758
Bulls—Medium 251892.44/cwt90.00–95.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530111.27/cwt110.00–112.505902
Bulls—Medium 357093.75/cwt90.00–97.505342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578122.53/cwt121.00–124.007082
Bulls—Medium 2578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608122.34/cwt119.00–125.007443
Bulls—Medium 2620101.66/cwt100.00–102.506303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677101.30/cwt100.00–104.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273599.52/cwt96.00–100.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287384.27/cwt82.50–86.007362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 236367.50/cwt67.50–67.502452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82192.07/cwt90.00–95.001,6774
Bulls——1,84087.22/cwt85.00–89.001,6054
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79246.86/cwt45.00–48.003713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15555.70/cwt53.00–59.0064310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41858.29/cwt55.00–62.0082710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44066.71/cwt65.00–69.009612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2885750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,6381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,003895.54/cwt810.00–985.008,9822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,030910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,3731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,9231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053709.91/cwt560.00–800.007,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063709.41/cwt650.00–775.007,5412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320550.00/cwt550.00–550.007,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,3951

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.