Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-18

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 18
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 221▲ 36 vs year ago 235 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 45▼ 1 vs year ago 64 · −1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 22▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 24.00 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 $117.53/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$117.53
77 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$11.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530118.8663068
Medium 2421107.434529thin
One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale77 hd
117.53
—
NC average7 barns · 1,121 hd
115.51
+2.02
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—Low1,49080.931,2066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low78355.354334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11853.6260028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41653.3075511

Every lot

50 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 2288136.01/cwt134.00–137.003923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293149.46/cwt145.00–154.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322135.76/cwt134.00–139.004373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375145.89/cwt142.00–150.005472
Steers—Medium 2378132.08/cwt129.00–136.004993
Steers—Medium 3378119.01/cwt116.00–121.004503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440148.97/cwt146.00–152.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006532
Steers—Medium 2520133.27/cwt131.00–138.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.42/cwt140.00–154.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570129.14/cwt127.00–136.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713124.49/cwt123.00–126.008882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2314110.00/cwt110.00–110.003453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376126.11/cwt120.00–130.004744
Heifers—Medium 2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434125.04/cwt118.00–129.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478122.38/cwt118.00–126.0058523
Heifers—Medium 2478110.00/cwt110.00–110.005262
Heifers—Medium 251598.43/cwt95.00–102.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525120.09/cwt116.00–123.0063012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563115.38/cwt113.00–118.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624106.56/cwt104.00–110.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665111.36/cwt108.00–116.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756110.13/cwt107.00–113.008337
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428132.13/cwt128.00–133.005666
Bulls—Medium 2430120.51/cwt120.00–121.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474129.95/cwt124.00–136.006164
Bulls—Medium 2485113.02/cwt112.00–114.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513135.14/cwt131.00–139.0069312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580121.33/cwt118.00–127.0070410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638119.75/cwt114.00–125.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666121.31/cwt116.00–127.008084
Bulls—Medium 2683102.50/cwt102.00–103.007002
Bulls—Medium 2738102.00/cwt102.00–102.007532
Bulls—Medium 2780103.00/cwt102.00–104.008032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37874.49/cwt71.00–77.001,0263
Bulls——1,60287.37/cwt85.00–89.001,4003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73065.00/cwt65.00–65.004752
Cows—Lean 85-90%83545.69/cwt42.00–49.003822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10147.58/cwt44.00–49.005246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11754.69/cwt51.00–58.0061120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18561.07/cwt60.00–62.007242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38153.53/cwt50.00–57.007397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44063.28/cwt60.00–67.009112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51542.49/cwt42.00–43.006442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2703700.53/cwt670.00–730.004,9252
Bred Cows—Medium 2850865.00/cwt865.00–865.007,3531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040625.72/cwt550.00–700.006,5072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,205610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,3511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2790625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,9381

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.