Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-29

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 29
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 245▼ 9 vs year ago 242 · −3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 52▼ 14 vs year ago 81 · −17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 120.00 to 200.00. Hogs brought 12 to 50 cents per pound.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$116.58
88 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.46
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534122.4265452
Medium 2513112.3857725
Medium 3464101.514719thin
Small 1-236585.003102thin
One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $344 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 sale88 hd
116.58
—
NC average3 barns · 328 hd
114.12
+2.46
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—Low1,56879.731,25011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40655.0477416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18750.3459818
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low83331.002582thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303142.54/cwt137.50–147.504322
Steers—Small 1-2333102.44/cwt100.00–105.003412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added344171.50/cwt169.00–172.005906
Steers—Small 1-237085.00/cwt85.00–85.003152
Steers—Medium 2385134.00/cwt130.00–138.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395147.67/cwt144.00–150.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400161.00/cwt161.00–161.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415138.59/cwt135.00–143.005753
Steers—Medium 2425129.60/cwt125.00–132.505513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478146.51/cwt146.00–147.007002
Steers—Medium 2517130.36/cwt126.00–132.506746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527143.66/cwt140.00–146.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573142.78/cwt140.00–144.008184
Steers—Medium 2610116.25/cwt115.00–117.507092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624127.74/cwt124.00–132.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676129.39/cwt129.00–131.008755
Steers—Medium 2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-236585.00/cwt85.00–85.003102
Heifers—Medium 2372119.35/cwt118.00–120.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395128.50/cwt127.00–130.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415125.93/cwt123.00–127.505233
Heifers—Medium 2429112.58/cwt108.00–117.504834
Heifers—Medium 3430104.21/cwt102.00–107.504484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466126.49/cwt123.00–132.5058911
Heifers—Medium 3473104.59/cwt100.00–109.004953
Heifers—Medium 2478117.33/cwt115.00–120.005615
Heifers—Medium 352091.49/cwt91.00–92.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527125.49/cwt120.00–129.0066116
Heifers—Medium 2531113.09/cwt109.00–117.506015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565121.01/cwt120.00–123.006846
Heifers—Medium 2577109.35/cwt104.00–114.006313
Heifers—Medium 2613104.63/cwt101.00–108.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615116.81/cwt112.00–120.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677107.00/cwt105.00–111.007243
Heifers—Medium 2695103.50/cwt103.00–104.007192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2408131.50/cwt131.00–132.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423147.02/cwt144.00–150.006222
Bulls—Medium 3433117.75/cwt117.50–118.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517141.15/cwt138.00–146.007306
Bulls—Medium 3527120.18/cwt112.50–125.006333
Bulls—Small 1-2533108.66/cwt106.00–110.005793
Bulls—Medium 2535131.67/cwt128.00–135.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568130.70/cwt127.00–135.007424
Bulls—Medium 3575109.10/cwt105.00–113.006272
Bulls—Medium 2610102.98/cwt100.00–106.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628120.24/cwt115.00–123.007559
Bulls—Medium 2695102.25/cwt102.00–102.507112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730101.01/cwt100.00–102.007372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29571.53/cwt70.00–73.009264
Bulls——1,72484.41/cwt82.00–87.001,4557
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83331.00/cwt31.00–31.002582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01535.04/cwt34.00–36.003562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14452.49/cwt52.00–54.006006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21845.95/cwt43.00–49.005606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29361.33/cwt60.00–64.007934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39047.63/cwt47.00–49.006623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40162.56/cwt61.00–64.008764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41354.16/cwt52.00–57.007659
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2895675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148926.60/cwt810.00–1,075.0010,6373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,408961.35/cwt900.00–1,010.0013,5362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2938694.13/cwt500.00–900.006,5112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0017,6851

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.