Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 170▼ 36 vs year ago 232 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 64▼ 7 vs year ago 61 · −11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 150.00 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 $143.35/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$143.35
111 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$65.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483151.3073180
Medium 2507131.7066825
Small 1-277685.966676thin
One grade step is worth $65.34/cwt here — about $64 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 sale111 hd
143.35
—
NC average8 barns · 1,187 hd
133.31
+10.04
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—Low1,74299.731,7387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48975.931,13116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20172.2086714
CowsLean 85-90%Average95965.9263212

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280169.82/cwt165.00–175.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339176.68/cwt170.00–182.505994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348204.00/cwt204.00–204.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353181.52/cwt178.00–185.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477174.92/cwt170.00–178.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524169.85/cwt165.00–172.508904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560164.35/cwt163.00–166.009203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy278127.98/cwt126.00–130.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340149.00/cwt146.00–150.005074
Heifers—Medium 2370140.02/cwt137.50–142.505184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373160.28/cwt156.00–161.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005812
Heifers—Medium 2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429146.95/cwt142.00–152.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.44/cwt140.00–151.0068215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008162
Heifers—Medium 2480133.28/cwt130.00–135.006403
Heifers—Medium 2518139.00/cwt139.00–139.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530141.96/cwt140.00–144.007525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546154.00/cwt154.00–154.0084134
Heifers—Medium 2563134.02/cwt130.00–137.007553
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy578122.26/cwt122.00–122.507072
Heifers—Medium 2628127.79/cwt125.00–129.008034
Heifers—Small 1-262886.80/cwt82.50–91.005452
Heifers—Medium 2662126.99/cwt125.00–131.008413
Heifers—Small 1-282887.83/cwt82.50–93.007272
Heifers—Small 1-287383.24/cwt82.50–84.007272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435156.99/cwt156.00–158.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438175.00/cwt175.00–175.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460158.53/cwt157.00–160.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463115.14/cwt110.00–120.005332
Bulls—Medium 2520133.61/cwt130.00–137.506952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526156.48/cwt152.50–160.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530113.92/cwt110.00–118.006042
Bulls—Medium 2672132.66/cwt130.00–134.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3778109.97/cwt107.00–113.008562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24078.50/cwt78.00–79.009732
Bulls——1,937104.34/cwt101.00–106.002,0213
Bulls——1,953114.06/cwt113.00–115.002,2282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91466.02/cwt65.00–67.006034
Cows—Lean 85-90%96750.31/cwt50.00–51.004863
Cows—Lean 85-90%98975.21/cwt74.00–76.007445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17366.76/cwt66.00–67.007834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19371.75/cwt68.00–75.008566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24078.33/cwt76.00–82.009714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39082.32/cwt80.00–85.001,1443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42065.54/cwt64.00–67.009312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52976.07/cwt74.00–79.001,16311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium 2843722.03/cwt600.00–835.006,0872
Bred Cows—Medium 2868737.18/cwt700.00–775.006,3992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928815.09/cwt725.00–900.007,5642
Bred Cows—Medium 2950550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960802.71/cwt750.00–860.007,7062

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.