Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-05-16

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 16
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 135▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 30.00 Head calves 240.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.49/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$137.49
84 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$44.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.41
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543142.0577259
Medium 2552133.2673618thin
Medium 3502112.075636thin
Small and Medium 352097.505071thin
One grade step is worth $44.55/cwt here — about $265 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 sale84 hd
137.49
—
NC average8 barns · 1,179 hd
136.08
+1.41
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—High1,669109.321,82412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31080.101,04914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12076.8586115
CowsLean 85-90%High78963.955048thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2—725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—631135.58/cwt133.00–140.008565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—819128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0485
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—52097.50/cwt97.50–97.505071
HeifersMedium 2—675122.50/cwt122.50–122.508271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—313142.60/cwt140.00–145.004462
HeifersMedium 2—529138.35/cwt135.00–142.507327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—670121.26/cwt118.00–125.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—265142.00/cwt142.00–142.003761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—273166.43/cwt165.00–168.004542
HeifersMedium 2—627126.87/cwt125.00–128.007953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424151.54/cwt146.00–156.006435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—529149.21/cwt144.00–154.0078915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—652158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—578140.96/cwt136.00–144.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—480176.00/cwt176.00–176.008451
SteersMedium 3—375132.50/cwt132.50–132.504971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—400177.00/cwt177.00–177.007081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—543166.50/cwt166.00–167.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—615153.50/cwt147.50–157.009445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—383171.16/cwt166.00–177.506563
SteersMedium 2—568138.70/cwt135.00–142.507882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—230167.50/cwt167.50–167.503851
SteersMedium 2—343160.74/cwt159.00–162.505512
SteersMedium 2—375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005632
SteersMedium 2—625142.44/cwt140.00–145.008902
Dairy SteersMedium 2—25565.00/cwt65.00–65.001661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—311168.96/cwt164.00–175.005254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—775117.50/cwt117.50–117.509111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—471163.31/cwt160.00–165.007694
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—527158.57/cwt152.00–162.008365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
BullsMedium 3—480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
CowsLean 85-90%—76591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35984.32/cwt80.00–90.001,1467
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26075.88/cwt71.00–78.009567
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15382.03/cwt80.00–87.009468
CowsLean 85-90%—80666.36/cwt61.00–72.005354
CowsLean 85-90%—70042.00/cwt42.00–42.002941
CowsLean 85-90%—81056.59/cwt53.00–60.004582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08270.92/cwt65.00–75.007677
Bulls——1,705121.84/cwt118.00–126.002,0772
Bulls——1,723108.57/cwt102.00–113.001,8719
Bulls——1,11091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—990887.71/cwt750.00–965.008,7883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—760800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—785700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,4951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3021,094.69/cwt900.00–1,175.0014,2533
BullsMedium 3—405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
BullsMedium 3—575132.97/cwt130.00–136.007652
BullsMedium 2—850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
BullsMedium 2—510142.50/cwt142.50–142.507271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—605149.00/cwt149.00–149.009011
BullsMedium 2—640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
BullsMedium 2—565146.76/cwt146.00–147.508292
BullsMedium 2—795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
BullsMedium 2—650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
BullsMedium 2—420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
BullsMedium 3—76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
BullsMedium 3—735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
HeifersMedium 3—65898.74/cwt97.50–100.006502
HeifersMedium 3—428122.46/cwt120.00–125.005242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—376145.50/cwt144.00–147.005474
HeifersMedium 3—320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
BullsMedium 2—488145.98/cwt142.00–150.007122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
HeifersMedium 2—470143.52/cwt143.00–144.006752
HeifersMedium 3—520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—469151.41/cwt145.00–155.0071010
HeifersMedium 2—780106.00/cwt106.00–106.008271
HeifersMedium 2—412141.34/cwt141.00–142.005823

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.