Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-11

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 284▲ 79 vs year ago 142 · +55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 44▼ 18 vs year ago 63 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 12 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 35.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 110.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.33/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$119.33
80 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.90
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517124.6964543
Medium 2462117.5254324
Medium 3450106.7248111thin
Small 1-249395.004682thin
One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $177 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 sale80 hd
119.33
—
NC average6 barns · 719 hd
115.43
+3.90
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—Low1,34779.631,0724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41360.788596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04654.1356618
CowsLean 85-90%Low82746.6938610

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3263120.00/cwt120.00–120.003162
Steers—Medium 2290133.50/cwt130.00–137.003872
Steers—Medium 2320133.23/cwt130.00–137.504263
Steers—Medium 3325122.00/cwt122.00–122.003974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333147.37/cwt142.00–152.504912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373150.90/cwt147.50–154.005632
Steers—Medium 3393114.97/cwt110.00–120.004522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471146.01/cwt141.00–151.006887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528137.28/cwt134.00–143.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578134.37/cwt130.00–140.007779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626129.00/cwt124.00–135.008085
Steers—Medium 2637118.36/cwt115.00–120.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659131.25/cwt130.00–134.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712121.03/cwt118.00–125.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002762
Heifers—Medium 3318106.54/cwt105.00–108.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320135.48/cwt135.00–136.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382134.45/cwt130.00–137.005147
Heifers—Medium 2383121.48/cwt115.00–125.004655
Heifers—Medium 2418118.39/cwt115.00–120.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.85/cwt124.00–134.005567
Heifers—Medium 3425106.43/cwt105.00–108.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457129.99/cwt125.00–133.005946
Heifers—Medium 2463118.72/cwt117.50–120.005502
Heifers—Medium 3471105.76/cwt105.00–107.004984
Heifers—Small 1-249395.00/cwt95.00–95.004682
Heifers—Medium 2517118.36/cwt112.00–122.006127
Heifers—Medium 3528108.33/cwt107.00–110.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571117.34/cwt115.00–122.006708
Heifers—Medium 2583110.38/cwt109.00–113.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613115.44/cwt111.00–120.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659117.00/cwt116.00–118.007718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717116.09/cwt111.00–120.008323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420128.38/cwt124.00–132.505394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466142.66/cwt140.00–144.006655
Bulls—Medium 349086.21/cwt82.50–90.004222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520134.25/cwt130.00–137.006984
Bulls—Medium 2528114.38/cwt110.00–117.506044
Bulls—Medium 2560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572127.22/cwt125.00–130.007285
Bulls—Medium 2673103.98/cwt103.00–105.007002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23585.18/cwt84.00–86.001,0522
Bulls——1,45874.08/cwt72.50–75.001,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80733.93/cwt32.00–35.002743
Cows—Lean 85-90%83347.41/cwt46.00–49.003952
Cows—Lean 85-90%83654.06/cwt52.00–57.504525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04047.62/cwt46.00–49.004954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04855.99/cwt52.00–59.0058714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39061.67/cwt60.00–64.008574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46059.00/cwt59.00–59.008612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2845656.30/cwt600.00–700.005,5463
Bred Cows—Medium 2875600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025652.19/cwt510.00–775.006,6853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,0212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062753.92/cwt700.00–800.008,0073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144714.73/cwt600.00–800.008,1774
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,4541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000996.75/cwt950.00–1,050.009,9682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,1731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,9381

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.