Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 11
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 159▼ 8 vs year ago 256 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 100▲ 35 vs year ago 69 · +50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 31 vs year ago 34 · −91.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 100.00 Head calves 230.00 To 325.00 No Sale Last Week July 4

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.39/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$152.39
105 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$60.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.92
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497162.4180770
Medium 2422145.0861219thin
Medium 3432124.2253711thin
Small and Medium 3431101.814395thin
One grade step is worth $60.60/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 sale105 hd
152.39
—
NC average5 barns · 433 hd
147.47
+4.92
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—Average1,759112.741,98415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43988.631,27617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17278.5992163
CowsLean 85-90%Low77256.204349thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$5001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278146.72/cwt143.00–150.004082
Steers—Medium 3290119.00/cwt119.00–119.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307172.50/cwt172.50–172.505308
Steers—Medium 2315144.10/cwt142.00–146.004542
Steers—Small and Medium 331575.00/cwt75.00–75.002361
Steers—Medium 3358124.73/cwt120.00–126.004475
Steers—Small and Medium 3360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361159.00/cwt159.00–159.0057412
Steers—Medium 2371139.62/cwt137.50–144.005185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418171.36/cwt161.00–173.0071612
Steers—Medium 2433152.50/cwt152.50–152.506602
Steers—Medium 3440127.50/cwt127.50–127.505611
Steers—Medium 3473125.15/cwt122.50–128.005922
Steers—Small and Medium 3473109.52/cwt109.00–110.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478165.61/cwt160.00–169.007925
Steers—Medium 2478145.07/cwt140.00–150.006934
Steers—Medium 2504150.00/cwt150.00–150.007565
Steers—Small and Medium 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium 3580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590168.85/cwt164.00–170.0099615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625152.50/cwt152.50–152.509531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660152.86/cwt149.50–157.001,0099
Steers—Medium 3710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001491
Heifers—Medium 2215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium 2290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319136.22/cwt134.00–137.004354
Heifers—Medium 2325129.18/cwt125.00–133.004202
Heifers—Medium 2375128.08/cwt126.00–130.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377138.81/cwt135.50–145.005235
Heifers—Medium 341894.79/cwt90.00–100.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421142.04/cwt137.50–147.505984
Heifers—Small and Medium 345586.00/cwt86.00–86.003911
Heifers—Medium 2462126.75/cwt120.00–130.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463141.64/cwt135.00–144.006569
Heifers—Medium 3483117.05/cwt115.00–119.005652
Heifers—Small and Medium 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Heifers—Medium 2518123.87/cwt122.50–126.006423
Heifers—Medium 3518106.29/cwt105.00–107.505512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520135.51/cwt133.00–140.007058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576135.59/cwt130.00–138.0078123
Heifers—Medium 359085.00/cwt85.00–85.005021
Heifers—Medium 2593123.76/cwt122.50–125.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600129.00/cwt128.00–130.007742
Heifers—Medium 2610112.54/cwt110.00–115.006862
Heifers—Medium 2655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
Heifers—Medium 365580.00/cwt80.00–80.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676120.58/cwt119.00–124.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720115.28/cwt111.00–120.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885106.75/cwt106.00–107.509452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450163.00/cwt163.00–163.007341
Bulls—Small and Medium 3463102.98/cwt100.00–106.004772
Bulls—Medium 3471114.83/cwt110.00–119.005415
Bulls—Medium 2480127.50/cwt125.00–130.006123
Bulls—Medium 351095.10/cwt90.00–100.004852
Bulls—Medium 2518122.70/cwt120.00–130.006367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555133.75/cwt130.00–137.507422
Bulls—Medium 3565113.78/cwt110.00–117.506432
Bulls—Medium 2573122.54/cwt120.00–130.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623128.65/cwt124.00–133.008013
Bulls—Medium 2625120.83/cwt120.00–122.507553
Bulls—Medium 3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663125.30/cwt122.50–128.008312
Bulls—Medium 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Bulls—Medium 368588.03/cwt86.00–90.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720113.13/cwt109.00–117.508152
Bulls—Medium 2730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Bulls—Medium 374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Bulls—Medium 287590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
Bulls—Medium 295585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 238567.50/cwt67.50–67.502601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544105.47/cwt98.00–109.001,6285
Bulls——1,867116.38/cwt111.00–123.002,17310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74053.00/cwt49.00–60.003923
Cows—Lean 85-90%74536.48/cwt30.00–42.002722
Cows—Lean 85-90%80968.46/cwt62.00–75.005544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11868.52/cwt60.00–72.0076614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15178.97/cwt72.00–85.0090935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,277105.54/cwt101.00–110.001,3483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27887.70/cwt84.00–91.001,12114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47485.01/cwt80.00–89.001,25314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2840500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.