Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2019-11-18

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
101 vs last sale 402 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
11 vs last sale 75 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
18 vs last sale 9 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings moderate Quality average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.06/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$119.06
125 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$65.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.40
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547129.6871076
Medium and Large 2512113.9458420
Medium 1-2345112.003861thin
Medium 2360106.5038418thin
Small and Medium 340884.003433thin
Medium 338370.672713thin
Small 346063.752934thin
One grade step is worth $65.93/cwt here — about $416 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 sale125 hd
119.06
NC average6 barns · 587 hd
123.47
−4.40
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
BullsAverage1,52973.701,12716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38453.6674324
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08746.4650536
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low77734.472687thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385117.00/cwt117.00–117.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280599.00/cwt99.00–99.007971
HeifersMedium 347277.66/cwt76.00–79.003673
HeifersMedium 3Thin Fleshed22060.00/cwt60.00–60.001321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338106.03/cwt102.00–110.003582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-292387.50/cwt87.00–88.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428115.95/cwt114.00–118.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-275889.02/cwt82.00–94.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611103.74/cwt99.00–109.006344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-266695.26/cwt90.00–100.006344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471116.81/cwt112.00–121.005506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515113.74/cwt110.00–120.005867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-272494.88/cwt90.00–100.006877
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00028.60/cwt27.00–30.002862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18956.74/cwt55.00–60.006754
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04637.76/cwt32.00–42.003957
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08948.88/cwt45.00–54.0053223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36857.89/cwt55.00–63.0079212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40049.42/cwt44.00–53.0069212
CowsLean 85-90%79523.13/cwt20.00–26.001842
CowsLean 85-90%81545.51/cwt45.00–46.003712
CowsLean 85-90%74034.66/cwt30.00–44.002563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added382150.10/cwt144.00–158.005733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added407145.34/cwt144.00–148.005923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564137.59/cwt134.00–139.0077612
SteersMedium and Large 2315124.00/cwt124.00–124.003911
SteersMedium and Large 2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
SteersMedium and Large 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
SteersMedium and Large 2370121.16/cwt118.00–124.004482
SteersMedium and Large 262092.06/cwt90.00–94.005712
SteersMedium and Large 2673108.00/cwt108.00–108.007272
SteersMedium and Large 2427118.01/cwt110.00–123.005043
SteersMedium and Large 2473120.99/cwt120.00–122.005723
HeifersMedium 352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
HeifersMedium 340073.00/cwt73.00–73.002921
HeifersMedium 337594.00/cwt94.00–94.003531
HeifersMedium 330580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
HeifersMedium 246891.14/cwt87.00–94.004277
HeifersMedium and Large 263585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 2355104.00/cwt104.00–104.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 234094.00/cwt94.00–94.003201
HeifersSmall and Medium 335078.00/cwt78.00–78.002731
HeifersMedium 241590.14/cwt86.00–94.003742
HeifersMedium 238085.20/cwt80.00–90.003242
HeifersMedium 250080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
HeifersMedium 228578.00/cwt78.00–78.002221
HeifersSmall and Medium 330582.50/cwt82.50–82.502521
HeifersSmall 335560.00/cwt60.00–60.002131
HeifersMedium and Large 242699.72/cwt92.00–104.004257
HeifersMedium and Large 2515105.21/cwt98.00–108.005426
HeifersMedium and Large 255789.64/cwt86.00–93.004993
HeifersMedium and Large 272584.94/cwt81.00–89.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 2475102.19/cwt96.00–108.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 282571.00/cwt71.00–71.005861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465124.00/cwt118.00–126.005774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575106.68/cwt104.00–108.006133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423122.69/cwt122.00–124.005193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768101.44/cwt98.00–105.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1-270891.98/cwt90.00–94.006512
BullsMedium and Large 1-287588.00/cwt88.00–88.007701
Bulls1,50973.54/cwt70.00–77.001,1109
BullsMedium and Large 1-284584.00/cwt84.00–84.007101
BullsMedium 3Thin Fleshed68584.00/cwt84.00–84.005751
BullsMedium 347582.72/cwt80.00–88.003933
BullsMedium 393065.00/cwt65.00–65.006051
BullsMedium 358068.00/cwt68.00–68.003941
BullsMedium 3Full48088.00/cwt88.00–88.004221
BullsMedium 261080.00/cwt80.00–80.004881
BullsMedium 246098.00/cwt98.00–98.004511
Bulls1,78483.42/cwt80.00–87.001,4884
Bulls1,24761.22/cwt54.00–66.007633
BullsMedium and Large 2473107.81/cwt104.00–112.005102
BullsMedium and Large 270580.00/cwt80.00–80.005642
BullsMedium and Large 276888.00/cwt88.00–88.006762
BullsMedium and Large 253897.03/cwt92.00–102.005224
BullsSmall and Medium 350572.00/cwt72.00–72.003641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2940600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,6401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,310897.71/cwt850.00–950.0011,7602
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2798629.72/cwt620.00–640.005,0252
SteersSmall and Medium 3Thin Fleshed48574.00/cwt74.00–74.003591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484130.16/cwt128.00–135.006306
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625121.33/cwt116.00–128.0075810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533127.65/cwt124.00–136.0068011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,580680.00/cwt680.00–680.0010,7441
HeifersMedium and Large 2220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,8651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155696.49/cwt525.00–840.008,0444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,282638.28/cwt510.00–770.008,1839
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,3641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980410.00/cwt410.00–410.004,0181
Bred CowsSmall 1-2795460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,6571
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-287046.00/cwt46.00–46.004001
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-274055.03/cwt50.00–60.004072
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 389544.00/cwt44.00–44.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564102.78/cwt98.00–108.0058010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added546109.50/cwt109.50–109.505985
HeifersMedium 256878.39/cwt75.00–82.004452
HeifersMedium 264373.01/cwt70.00–76.004692
HeifersMedium 269076.00/cwt76.00–76.005242
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-244068.00/cwt68.00–68.002991
BullsMedium and Large 281579.00/cwt79.00–79.006441
BullsMedium and Large 263080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
BullsMedium and Large 2405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630104.08/cwt101.00–110.006568
BullsMedium and Large 1-267495.00/cwt95.00–95.006405
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529115.27/cwt110.00–122.006105
SteersSmall and Medium 344094.00/cwt94.00–94.004141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429129.92/cwt126.00–138.005576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685121.99/cwt114.00–126.008364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2334134.16/cwt130.00–140.004484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702130.00/cwt130.00–130.009133
SteersMedium and Large 1-283087.95/cwt85.00–91.007302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758120.01/cwt118.00–122.009102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565119.00/cwt118.00–120.006722
SteersMedium and Large 1-291091.00/cwt91.00–91.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285122.00/cwt122.00–122.003481
SteersMedium 345580.00/cwt80.00–80.003641
SteersMedium 341560.00/cwt60.00–60.002491
SteersMedium 328072.00/cwt72.00–72.002021
SteersMedium 2335106.98/cwt102.00–112.003588
SteersMedium 2365106.03/cwt100.00–112.003874
SteersMedium 2275105.05/cwt104.00–106.002892
SteersMedium 268089.00/cwt89.00–89.006051
SteersMedium 2500108.00/cwt108.00–108.005401
SteersMedium 2415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
SteersMedium 2200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
SteersMedium 1-2345112.00/cwt112.00–112.003861
SteersSmall and Medium 330084.00/cwt84.00–84.002521
SteersSmall 3Thin Fleshed33556.00/cwt56.00–56.001881
SteersSmall 336566.00/cwt66.00–66.002411
SteersSmall 330084.00/cwt84.00–84.002521
SteersSmall 3Full84049.00/cwt49.00–49.004121
SteersMedium and Large 2522112.68/cwt106.00–115.005885

How this sale compares

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.