Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 281▼ 38 vs year ago 216 · −17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 62▲ 34 vs year ago 26 · +130.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive. Baby calves were 50.00 per head; "by the head" calves ranged 130.00 to 235.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.20/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$127.20
66 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$17.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482128.6662059
Medium 2284116.453315thin
Medium 3470111.205232thin
One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $97 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 sale66 hd
127.20
—
NC average8 barns · 949 hd
121.25
+5.95
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—High1,81189.481,6216thin
CowsLean 85-90%High68862.504302thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44262.3489910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20857.4169324

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222155.35/cwt154.00–157.003453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290166.58/cwt162.00–171.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added313180.00/cwt180.00–180.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328150.11/cwt145.00–155.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383166.27/cwt164.00–170.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423160.56/cwt159.00–162.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459164.54/cwt160.00–166.007555
Steers—Medium 2470143.52/cwt142.00–145.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531150.99/cwt150.00–154.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.01/cwt144.00–151.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2963131.50/cwt131.00–132.001,2662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2228120.00/cwt120.00–120.002742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285123.27/cwt121.00–127.003513
Heifers—Medium 2322114.08/cwt110.00–117.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328130.62/cwt130.00–131.004285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384138.45/cwt134.00–141.0053211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422137.48/cwt135.00–139.005806
Heifers—Medium 3470111.20/cwt110.00–112.505232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473132.10/cwt129.00–138.006258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530128.69/cwt122.50–131.0068215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580119.46/cwt116.00–122.506933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613117.38/cwt112.00–120.007205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287595.84/cwt95.00–97.508393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425158.77/cwt155.00–164.006753
Bulls—Medium 2430147.10/cwt144.00–150.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459153.43/cwt150.00–160.007047
Bulls—Medium 2473145.01/cwt142.50–147.506862
Bulls—Medium 2575116.41/cwt113.00–120.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582132.96/cwt131.00–138.007747
Bulls—Medium 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625131.00/cwt129.00–133.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670124.97/cwt123.00–127.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720104.99/cwt102.00–110.007563
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361388.33/cwt80.00–98.005413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80881.43/cwt80.00–82.001,4722
Bulls——1,81393.50/cwt91.00–95.001,6954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68862.50/cwt62.50–62.504302
Cows—Boner 80-85%98042.54/cwt41.00–44.004172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22856.93/cwt54.00–59.0069916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23063.63/cwt61.00–67.007836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38556.63/cwt55.00–59.007843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46664.78/cwt63.00–67.009507
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2785450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,5331
Bred Cows—Medium 2800600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,393854.19/cwt825.00–885.0011,8992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2810900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,1501

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.