Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-01-24

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 24
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 174▲ 51 vs year ago 124 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 29 vs year ago 36 · +80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 17 vs year ago 18 · −94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$130.02
58 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$30.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517137.0170838
Medium 2488129.076309thin
Medium 3589106.6762811thin
One grade step is worth $30.34/cwt here — about $80 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 sale58 hd
130.02
—
NC average4 barns · 207 hd
125.07
+4.95
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—High1,89292.961,7585thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36671.3597522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08763.8469423
CowsLean 85-90%High83463.195274thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320167.44/cwt160.00–174.005362
Steers—Medium 3365135.65/cwt130.00–141.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378182.09/cwt178.00–184.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427160.06/cwt155.00–165.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460172.00/cwt172.00–172.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471159.69/cwt158.00–163.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513161.91/cwt158.00–166.008314
Steers—Medium 2516146.18/cwt139.00–152.507544
Steers—Medium 2566147.74/cwt141.00–155.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623149.69/cwt146.00–152.009334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3333120.00/cwt120.00–120.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376147.61/cwt141.00–151.005554
Heifers—Medium 2418129.79/cwt127.50–132.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420147.17/cwt140.00–150.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469144.76/cwt142.00–149.006799
Heifers—Medium 2487132.33/cwt129.00–135.006443
Heifers—Medium 2524126.27/cwt123.00–129.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526133.65/cwt131.00–137.007037
Heifers—Medium 3528115.03/cwt113.00–117.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572130.96/cwt127.00–134.007495
Heifers—Medium 3579109.81/cwt107.00–114.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616127.72/cwt125.00–132.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688119.50/cwt119.00–120.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710118.48/cwt117.00–120.008412
Heifers—Medium 381388.01/cwt84.00–90.007163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423153.95/cwt150.00–157.506512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475167.92/cwt166.00–170.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486155.52/cwt150.00–162.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506155.84/cwt151.00–159.007897
Bulls—Medium 2527143.72/cwt142.00–146.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.41/cwt131.00–138.008443
Bulls—Medium 3633117.49/cwt115.00–120.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008923
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy36896.00/cwt96.00–96.003533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6052
Bulls——1,89498.27/cwt96.00–102.001,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83463.19/cwt61.00–66.005274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06353.52/cwt53.00–54.005692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06668.34/cwt66.00–72.0072911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11660.95/cwt57.00–63.0068010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33369.07/cwt66.00–72.009218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38362.14/cwt59.00–64.008594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38676.86/cwt74.00–80.001,06510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,1631

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.