Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-15

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 15
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 297▼ 195 vs year ago 440 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 76▲ 5 vs year ago 47 · +10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 95.00 per head; "by the head" calves ranged 80.00 to 260.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.31/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$118.31
96 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$16.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528120.9263971
Medium 2494112.1655421
Medium 3399104.194164thin
One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $223 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 sale96 hd
118.31
—
NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd
112.61
+5.69
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—Average1,65181.001,33710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46252.6977010
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09650.4855318
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low82535.772954thin

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 1-2286129.92/cwt125.00–135.003722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.82/cwt137.50–142.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added359166.00/cwt166.00–166.005967
Steers—Medium 2413129.22/cwt127.50–131.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.20/cwt147.00–150.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425154.07/cwt151.00–156.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469143.48/cwt137.50–148.006737
Steers—Medium 2522126.69/cwt124.00–131.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525138.85/cwt135.00–143.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630130.07/cwt125.00–134.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652140.00/cwt140.00–140.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792125.00/cwt125.00–125.009902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3278106.35/cwt102.50–110.002962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335137.03/cwt135.00–139.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358135.00/cwt135.00–135.004832
Heifers—Medium 2367119.96/cwt115.00–123.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424127.72/cwt125.00–134.005428
Heifers—Medium 2432118.00/cwt115.00–121.005105
Heifers—Medium 2470111.63/cwt109.00–116.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477121.28/cwt119.00–125.0057910
Heifers—Medium 2505114.74/cwt113.00–118.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514121.55/cwt120.00–125.0062527
Heifers—Medium 3520102.03/cwt99.00–105.005312
Heifers—Medium 2565107.75/cwt104.00–109.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570123.75/cwt119.00–126.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629105.77/cwt103.00–107.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672109.34/cwt108.00–111.007353
Heifers—Medium 271090.28/cwt88.00–92.506412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732107.97/cwt105.00–110.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823106.31/cwt102.50–110.008752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413142.91/cwt137.00–146.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475144.19/cwt140.00–149.0068510
Bulls—Medium 2475135.79/cwt134.00–137.006459
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530130.63/cwt128.00–132.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583127.45/cwt125.00–130.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619124.50/cwt122.00–127.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3619102.62/cwt100.00–104.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 395882.01/cwt78.00–86.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65181.00/cwt78.00–84.001,33710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82535.77/cwt34.00–38.002954
Cows—Boner 80-85%95064.52/cwt64.00–65.006132
Cows—Boner 80-85%96037.52/cwt37.00–38.003602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09046.64/cwt43.00–49.005086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17053.10/cwt51.00–56.006218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46252.69/cwt51.00–55.0077010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2780685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,3431
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,047.63/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0011,0522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,7961

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.