Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-27

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 27
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 276▲ 55 vs year ago 231 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 81▼ 2 vs year ago 82 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 5 vs year ago 24 · −20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 9.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady on a light test; heifers were 1.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower on a very light test. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 55.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 160.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.96/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$119.96
88 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$4.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.28
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514120.8462271
Medium 2515116.2959917thin
One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $23 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 sale88 hd
119.96
—
NC average7 barns · 922 hd
115.68
+4.28
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—Average1,63084.251,37314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44062.1889514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11656.9363534

Every lot, as filed

71 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 and Large 1-2—487140.99/cwt136.00–142.006879
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373129.46/cwt125.00–133.004834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—417126.58/cwt123.00–131.005287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—568119.98/cwt117.00–124.0068111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—475122.47/cwt120.00–128.0058217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660108.25/cwt104.00–112.507142
SteersMedium 2—278142.52/cwt140.00–145.003962
SteersSmall and Medium 3—268118.32/cwt115.00–120.003173
HeifersMedium 2—483115.65/cwt110.00–119.005593
HeifersMedium 2—370120.37/cwt119.00–122.004453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—320153.23/cwt150.00–160.004903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518139.93/cwt138.00–142.007252
SteersSmall 3—37987.49/cwt85.00–90.003324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—623133.49/cwt133.00–134.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—785102.62/cwt99.00–107.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—905104.50/cwt104.00–105.009462
SteersMedium 3—373128.53/cwt127.00–130.004792
SteersMedium 3—325119.88/cwt117.50–122.503902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—408142.04/cwt140.00–144.005802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—574136.99/cwt135.00–141.007868
SteersMedium 3—277129.13/cwt125.00–132.503583
SteersMedium 3—405118.00/cwt118.00–118.004782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—670125.87/cwt119.00–129.508436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—293154.96/cwt150.00–160.004542
SteersMedium 2—574127.78/cwt127.00–130.007334
SteersSmall and Medium 3—383112.90/cwt110.00–116.004322
SteersMedium 2—438128.54/cwt126.00–132.505633
SteersMedium 2—235128.07/cwt124.00–132.503012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—393172.01/cwt170.00–175.006763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—369161.25/cwt157.50–167.505954
BullsMedium 2—578100.64/cwt96.00–105.005822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—723108.83/cwt108.00–109.007876
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—565127.89/cwt122.50–132.0072315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—617117.48/cwt116.00–119.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—540132.51/cwt131.00–134.007162
BullsSmall and Medium 3—433107.99/cwt106.00–110.004682
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13358.40/cwt55.00–62.0066227
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44062.18/cwt58.00–65.0089514
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05051.25/cwt48.00–54.005387
Bulls——1,76985.74/cwt83.00–90.001,5178
Bulls——1,21976.38/cwt72.50–79.009314
Bulls——1,89894.00/cwt94.00–94.001,7842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125744.83/cwt600.00–875.008,3792
Bred CowsMedium 2—830735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,1011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—750900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—700897.32/cwt825.00–960.006,2812
Bred CowsMedium 2—750625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,6881
Bred CowsMedium 2—735600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,070675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,2231
Bred CowsMedium 2—793600.79/cwt550.00–650.004,7642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—758809.82/cwt625.00–975.006,1382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,420985.00/cwt985.00–985.0013,9871
Bred CowsMedium 2—710600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,2601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3551,226.90/cwt1,110.00–1,350.0016,6242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—975700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—523120.85/cwt116.00–126.0063221
BullsSmall and Medium 3—61890.00/cwt90.00–90.005562
BullsSmall 3—46081.48/cwt80.00–83.003752
BullsMedium 2—467133.94/cwt129.00–137.506256
BullsMedium 3—410122.53/cwt120.00–125.005022
BullsMedium 3—461118.46/cwt113.00–122.005467
HeifersMedium 2—647117.00/cwt114.00–117.507577
BullsMedium 2—525121.88/cwt115.00–123.0064010
BullsSmall and Medium 3—475104.89/cwt100.00–110.004982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—671108.21/cwt105.00–109.007265
BullsMedium 2—428131.71/cwt130.00–135.005643
HeifersMedium 2—525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—330125.68/cwt120.00–130.004154
HeifersMedium 2—308109.96/cwt105.00–115.003392

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.