Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 20
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 111▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 63▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 25.00 To 100.00 Head calves 120.00 To 165.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher 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 $121.37/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$121.37
68 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$60.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555127.7070935
Medium 2457118.0653919thin
Medium 3490113.3455613thin
Small 350567.503411thin
One grade step is worth $60.20/cwt here — about $368 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 sale68 hd
121.37
—
NC average7 barns · 676 hd
125.95
−4.58
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—High1,960119.142,33510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36286.771,18218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10577.7385945
CowsLean 85-90%Low87167.405875thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$1,0254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$9522thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Steers—Medium 3225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Steers—Medium 2265136.00/cwt136.00–136.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285146.54/cwt143.00–154.004183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313137.66/cwt135.00–140.004313
Steers—Medium 2328132.60/cwt130.00–135.004352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367154.87/cwt150.00–162.505685
Steers—Medium 3375122.76/cwt122.50–123.004602
Steers—Medium 2376142.37/cwt139.00–145.005355
Steers—Small and Medium 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418141.36/cwt139.00–142.505913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515167.00/cwt167.00–167.008601
Steers—Medium 2540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Steers—Medium 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Steers—Medium 2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563154.22/cwt150.00–160.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630132.02/cwt130.00–133.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701136.42/cwt133.00–137.009567
Steers—Medium 378570.00/cwt70.00–70.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815127.51/cwt127.00–128.001,0392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0831
Steers—Medium 21,160102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2170122.50/cwt122.50–122.502081
Heifers—Medium 317597.50/cwt97.50–97.501711
Heifers—Medium 2283112.48/cwt110.00–115.003182
Heifers—Medium 2318114.80/cwt110.00–120.003652
Heifers—Medium 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344126.75/cwt120.00–130.004363
Heifers—Medium 2363125.10/cwt120.00–130.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372140.18/cwt136.00–147.005213
Heifers—Medium 3395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium 2420123.00/cwt120.00–126.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430138.94/cwt135.00–146.005974
Heifers—Medium 2450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468149.87/cwt145.00–155.007012
Heifers—Medium 3476125.49/cwt120.00–130.005976
Heifers—Small 350567.50/cwt67.50–67.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Heifers—Medium 2518126.58/cwt122.00–130.006565
Heifers—Medium 3520116.00/cwt116.00–116.006031
Heifers—Medium 2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Medium 3585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589129.39/cwt127.50–130.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612122.13/cwt115.00–125.0074712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668111.99/cwt110.00–114.007482
Heifers—Medium 267086.00/cwt86.00–86.005761
Heifers—Medium 369580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Heifers—Medium 272599.00/cwt99.00–99.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760119.00/cwt119.00–119.009042
Heifers—Medium 381583.00/cwt83.00–83.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Bulls—Medium 2460126.82/cwt120.00–132.505833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487142.51/cwt137.50–145.006943
Bulls—Medium 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517146.53/cwt145.00–150.007586
Bulls—Medium 2520130.10/cwt125.00–135.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560138.74/cwt135.00–145.007774
Bulls—Medium 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627137.16/cwt133.00–143.008605
Bulls—Small 363045.00/cwt45.00–45.002841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665132.71/cwt128.00–137.508832
Bulls—Medium 2680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727124.34/cwt123.00–127.009043
Bulls—Medium 2765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Bulls—Medium 2800112.00/cwt112.00–112.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860108.47/cwt106.00–111.009332
Bulls—Medium 2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2275121.00/cwt121.00–121.003331
Dairy Steers—Medium 2438108.00/cwt108.00–108.004732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,926114.77/cwt110.00–120.002,2107
Bulls——2,040129.33/cwt127.00–131.002,6383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84584.00/cwt84.00–84.007101
Cows—Lean 85-90%85540.00/cwt40.00–40.003421
Cows—Lean 85-90%88080.00/cwt80.00–80.007041
Cows—Lean 85-90%88866.49/cwt64.00–69.005902
Cows—Boner 80-85%99565.03/cwt62.00–69.006476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06775.48/cwt71.00–81.0080519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10342.54/cwt39.00–45.004692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18188.25/cwt84.00–95.001,04218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33690.14/cwt85.00–96.001,20412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41580.02/cwt76.00–82.001,1326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2875575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2890600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035951.93/head850.00–1,050.009522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,063.33/head850.00–1,250.001,0632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.