Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 25
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 246▼ 140 vs year ago 263 · −53.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 87▼ 21 vs year ago 74 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 35.00 To 60.00 Head calves 160.00 To 260.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.31/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$146.31
44 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$43.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529151.9680429
Medium 2445139.5362113thin
Medium 3525108.515702thin
One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale44 hd
146.31
—
NC average8 barns · 435 hd
144.99
+1.32
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—Average1,40997.121,3684thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54570.931,0962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12162.7370333
CowsLean 85-90%Low70948.8934714

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)1,635$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$7251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,1251thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2190140.00/cwt140.00–140.002661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232176.71/cwt175.00–177.504103
Steers—Medium 2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265165.00/cwt160.00–170.004373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345143.00/cwt143.00–143.004931
Steers—Medium 2362142.45/cwt140.00–147.505163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.00/cwt136.00–136.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480148.71/cwt146.00–150.007143
Steers—Medium 2510142.51/cwt142.00–145.007276
Steers—Medium 3525108.51/cwt107.00–110.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545162.50/cwt162.50–162.508861
Steers—Medium 2575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595161.00/cwt161.00–161.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632149.77/cwt143.00–155.009478
Steers—Medium 2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655156.75/cwt156.00–157.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713131.42/cwt127.00–136.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,02587.00/cwt87.00–87.008921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220148.66/cwt145.00–152.503272
Heifers—Medium 2235127.50/cwt127.50–127.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255149.90/cwt145.00–155.003823
Heifers—Medium 337097.50/cwt97.50–97.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373138.70/cwt136.00–140.005173
Heifers—Small and Medium 340577.50/cwt77.50–77.503141
Heifers—Medium 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.68/cwt139.00–140.005943
Heifers—Medium 2475127.50/cwt127.50–127.506061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.20/cwt138.00–143.006725
Heifers—Medium 2525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540137.21/cwt132.50–142.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571134.19/cwt131.00–135.007665
Heifers—Medium 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Heifers—Medium 2590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium 2610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635122.52/cwt119.00–126.007783
Heifers—Medium 366579.00/cwt79.00–79.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium 371984.25/cwt77.50–87.506063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758112.00/cwt112.00–112.008492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408143.19/cwt140.00–147.505843
Bulls—Medium 2435127.33/cwt125.00–129.005543
Bulls—Medium 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478137.08/cwt134.00–142.006553
Bulls—Medium 2515124.39/cwt122.50–127.506413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525137.19/cwt130.00–140.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578126.00/cwt126.00–126.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633126.47/cwt125.00–128.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692120.34/cwt118.00–125.008333
Bulls—Medium 272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Bulls—Medium 275095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Bulls—Medium 377077.00/cwt77.00–77.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Bulls—Medium 286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288596.00/cwt96.00–96.008501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 252572.50/cwt72.50–72.503811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40894.99/cwt94.00–96.001,3372
Bulls——1,41099.25/cwt97.00–101.001,3992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65936.48/cwt22.00–45.002407
Cows—Lean 85-90%72067.66/cwt63.00–72.504874
Cows—Lean 85-90%81252.83/cwt48.00–57.004293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02580.00/cwt80.00–80.008201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02842.17/cwt39.00–45.004343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12169.47/cwt65.00–75.0077914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14559.40/cwt51.00–64.0068015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54570.93/cwt70.00–72.001,0962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,635960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.