Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 193▲ 9 vs year ago 102 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 59▲ 15 vs year ago 48 · +31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 To 35.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 10.00 Lower Demand GOOD Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.27/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$119.27
50 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$46.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466127.0359223
Medium 2522116.7460918thin
Medium 3463108.195017thin
Small and Medium 3415102.004231thin
Small 340581.003281thin
One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $264 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 sale50 hd
119.27
—
NC average8 barns · 983 hd
138.79
−19.52
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—High1,682116.741,9646thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42283.661,19022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22178.0295231
CowsLean 85-90%Average73058.034244thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$5301thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223138.58/cwt137.00–140.003092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275152.00/cwt152.00–152.004181
Steers—Medium 2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343137.04/cwt132.00–142.004702
Steers—Medium 2360126.00/cwt126.00–126.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365144.35/cwt140.00–150.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480144.00/cwt144.00–144.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536145.47/cwt144.00–148.007804
Steers—Medium 2540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683134.00/cwt134.00–134.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718130.02/cwt129.00–131.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273127.87/cwt126.00–130.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322133.49/cwt130.00–140.004303
Heifers—Medium 2335126.00/cwt126.00–126.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373130.50/cwt130.00–131.004872
Heifers—Medium 3395106.00/cwt106.00–106.004191
Heifers—Small 340581.00/cwt81.00–81.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415135.34/cwt131.00–140.005622
Heifers—Small and Medium 3415102.00/cwt102.00–102.004231
Heifers—Medium 2418125.80/cwt120.00–128.005264
Heifers—Medium 3433113.42/cwt110.00–116.004913
Heifers—Medium 3465109.05/cwt104.00–114.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468126.98/cwt126.00–128.005942
Heifers—Medium 2479122.79/cwt118.00–126.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522124.77/cwt123.00–126.006515
Heifers—Medium 2527114.31/cwt110.00–117.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558123.00/cwt122.00–124.006862
Heifers—Medium 2573109.64/cwt105.00–114.006282
Heifers—Medium 361593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
Heifers—Medium 2625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693115.02/cwt110.00–120.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Heifers—Medium 270592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Heifers—Medium 293090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2403132.01/cwt130.00–134.005322
Bulls—Medium 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Bulls—Medium 2463138.56/cwt135.00–142.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473151.98/cwt148.00–156.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533144.95/cwt138.00–148.007734
Bulls—Medium 2555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577142.27/cwt139.00–147.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615143.00/cwt143.00–143.008792
Bulls—Medium 2618126.57/cwt124.00–129.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678124.99/cwt120.00–129.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Bulls—Medium 2730114.41/cwt108.00–120.008353
Bulls—Medium 276097.00/cwt97.00–97.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 235091.00/cwt91.00–91.003191
Dairy Steers—Medium 259593.00/cwt93.00–93.005531
Dairy Steers—Medium 274578.00/cwt78.00–78.005811
Dairy Steers—Medium 290079.00/cwt79.00–79.007111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390106.42/cwt101.00–110.001,4792
Bulls——1,828121.90/cwt114.00–129.002,2284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69858.56/cwt53.00–63.004092
Cows—Lean 85-90%73045.00/cwt45.00–45.003291
Cows—Lean 85-90%79570.00/cwt70.00–70.005571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03051.00/cwt51.00–51.005251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05865.36/cwt61.00–68.006923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18987.49/cwt83.00–93.001,04010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27976.28/cwt70.00–80.0097617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42086.51/cwt81.00–91.001,22816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42876.07/cwt73.00–78.001,0866
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2770675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.