Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-04-05

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 5
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
423 vs last sale 49 305 vs year ago 167 · +182.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
79 vs last sale 23 78 vs year ago 24 · +325.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
21 vs last sale 5 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Head calves 200.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Very Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.31/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$124.31
229 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$26.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532129.76691139
Medium 2535121.2864962
Medium 3518104.0453926
Small and Medium 3355103.753682thin
One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $322 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 sale229 hd
124.31
NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd
122.75
+1.56
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
BullsAverage1,79598.811,77416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39866.9693639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11463.1470336
CowsLean 85-90%High83057.0447311

Every lot, as filed

137 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
SteersMedium 3Full370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705135.38/cwt127.50–137.009546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561131.26/cwt129.00–131.5073611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275127.55/cwt125.00–130.003512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610154.00/cwt154.00–154.009398
SteersMedium and Large 1-2858127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415161.23/cwt160.00–162.506692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2339182.13/cwt180.00–185.006176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725113.37/cwt107.50–116.008225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682134.51/cwt130.00–135.0091710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added285185.35/cwt182.50–188.005282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added240195.00/cwt195.00–195.004681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610141.52/cwt140.00–146.008634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2222174.12/cwt172.50–175.003873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479158.15/cwt152.50–161.007584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350157.50/cwt157.50–157.505511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572142.27/cwt139.00–145.008146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655125.50/cwt121.00–130.008222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,8581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379174.61/cwt172.00–180.006625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2902121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950781.18/cwt735.00–825.007,4212
HeifersSmall and Medium 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
HeifersSmall and Medium 3310107.50/cwt107.50–107.503331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425163.62/cwt160.00–167.506952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2843127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0753
SteersSmall and Medium 3Mexican Origin56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
CowsLean 85-90%80167.50/cwt64.00–75.005414
CowsLean 85-90%85853.07/cwt49.00–57.004556
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40469.66/cwt66.00–77.0097825
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,6431
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0231,288.45/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0013,1812
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 341057.50/cwt57.50–57.502361
BullsSmall and Medium 3Thin Fleshed63095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Bulls1,72091.62/cwt91.00–92.001,5762
BullsValue Added1,310113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4801
Bulls1,84498.82/cwt94.00–103.001,82213
SteersMedium 2557139.80/cwt136.00–142.507793
HeifersMedium 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
SteersMedium 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
SteersMedium 2378162.21/cwt157.50–167.506134
HeifersMedium 2615106.65/cwt105.00–110.006563
HeifersMedium 2677101.49/cwt100.00–102.506873
Dairy SteersMedium 371871.25/cwt70.00–72.505122
Dairy HeifersMedium 364567.50/cwt67.50–67.504351
HeifersMedium 2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
SteersMedium 2618123.34/cwt119.00–127.507622
HeifersMedium 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
BullsMedium 2571128.32/cwt125.00–134.007335
SteersMedium 3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
SteersMedium 3530137.43/cwt135.00–140.007282
HeifersMedium 2375124.62/cwt120.00–127.504673
HeifersMedium 2521124.06/cwt119.00–127.0064617
HeifersMedium 3Full69567.50/cwt67.50–67.504691
BullsMedium 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
SteersMedium 3225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
SteersMedium 3385149.00/cwt149.00–149.005741
HeifersMedium 282099.67/cwt95.00–104.008173
HeifersMedium 2430125.80/cwt120.00–130.005415
HeifersMedium 3Thin Fleshed315117.50/cwt117.50–117.503701
SteersMedium 3Thin Fleshed325132.50/cwt132.50–132.504311
HeifersMedium 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
HeifersMedium 360098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
HeifersMedium 3Full74580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
HeifersMedium 3Full52085.00/cwt85.00–85.004421
HeifersMedium 3568110.99/cwt110.00–112.006302
HeifersMedium 3405117.50/cwt117.50–117.504761
BullsMedium 3525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006671
BullsMedium 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
HeifersMedium 3Thin Fleshed65080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
HeifersMedium 3Thin Fleshed57894.00/cwt90.00–97.005433
HeifersMedium 3528110.98/cwt108.00–115.005868
HeifersMedium 3323117.40/cwt115.00–120.003792
BullsMedium 2631130.89/cwt127.50–132.508265
BullsMedium 2527143.33/cwt140.00–146.007556
BullsMedium 3Thin Fleshed79565.00/cwt65.00–65.005171
Dairy SteersMedium 380576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
BullsMedium 372095.00/cwt95.00–95.006841
BullsMedium 3475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13667.00/cwt64.00–74.0076119
CowsBoner 80-85%90045.00/cwt45.00–45.004051
SteersMedium 3340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005201
HeifersMedium 376580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
Bred CowsMedium 2865560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,8441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28201,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.009,6351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38862.15/cwt55.00–65.0086314
Bred CowsMedium 2865475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,1091
BullsMedium 297075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
HeifersMedium 3292117.50/cwt117.50–117.503432
CowsLean 85-90%77539.00/cwt39.00–39.003021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10159.68/cwt53.00–63.0065716
SteersMedium 2668115.60/cwt110.00–121.007722
BullsMedium 2465151.71/cwt145.00–155.007058
BullsMedium 2403153.68/cwt150.00–156.006193
BullsMedium 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
HeifersMedium 2473124.51/cwt120.00–132.505896
SteersMedium 2175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002631
SteersMedium 2526149.05/cwt144.00–152.507847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,4201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,166.59/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0012,1332
HeifersMedium 2330133.42/cwt130.00–136.004403
SteersMedium 280096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
HeifersMedium 2Thin Fleshed67572.50/cwt72.50–72.504891
BullsMedium 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2777109.94/cwt106.00–114.008543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522154.49/cwt147.50–158.008068
HeifersMedium 2563128.94/cwt122.00–132.5072615
SteersMedium 2340167.46/cwt165.00–170.005692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,2631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168760.64/cwt575.00–950.008,8846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875102.50/cwt102.50–102.508971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421136.74/cwt132.50–142.5057611
SteersMedium 2880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
SteersMedium 2470147.39/cwt145.00–150.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2183152.67/cwt150.00–155.002792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511136.16/cwt130.00–140.0069620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298598.00/cwt98.00–98.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675121.24/cwt115.00–125.0081816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,014.62/cwt850.00–1,125.0012,2774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,153888.99/cwt875.00–900.0010,2502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521158.78/cwt155.00–163.5082718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579149.00/cwt144.00–155.0086317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2227139.93/cwt135.00–145.003183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476132.32/cwt126.00–136.0063013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332144.96/cwt137.50–148.0048110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482160.97/cwt159.00–167.0077611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286094.00/cwt94.00–94.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2180160.00/cwt160.00–160.002881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2808126.11/cwt126.00–127.001,0199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767132.99/cwt130.00–134.001,02012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621123.84/cwt116.00–126.0076932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375135.94/cwt130.00–140.005109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290173.72/cwt170.00–177.505044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627141.68/cwt140.00–147.0088813

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.