Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 27
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
3 vs last sale 162 45 vs year ago 204 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
22 vs last sale 78 10 vs year ago 110 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
2 vs last sale 8 22 vs year ago 32 · 68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.11/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$147.11
62 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$52.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.18
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523157.3282338
Medium 2496132.9365919thin
Medium 3380128.004864thin
Small and Medium 3405105.004251thin
One grade step is worth $52.32/cwt here — about $398 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 sale62 hd
147.11
NC average8 barns · 662 hd
147.29
−0.18
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
BullsLow1,817114.702,08417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41796.041,36126
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10380.1888454
CowsLean 85-90%Low76038.502932thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,430$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)778$7516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,3502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,1434thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
HeifersMedium 283082.50/cwt82.50–82.506851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584135.21/cwt132.00–136.007905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773117.77/cwt113.00–122.509102
HeifersMedium 2568121.01/cwt120.00–122.006872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255142.50/cwt142.50–142.503631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430142.50/cwt142.50–142.506131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,015105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0661
SteersMedium 3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890101.00/cwt101.00–101.008991
HeifersMedium 2360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325158.81/cwt157.50–160.005162
SteersMedium 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
SteersMedium 3275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2160140.00/cwt140.00–140.002241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610128.48/cwt124.00–133.007844
SteersMedium 2277146.04/cwt143.00–147.504053
SteersMedium 2528129.83/cwt125.00–135.006862
SteersMedium 3425132.00/cwt132.00–132.005611
SteersMedium 2685131.69/cwt127.50–136.009022
SteersMedium 2423145.00/cwt145.00–145.006132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575159.68/cwt155.00–165.009183
SteersMedium 2180130.00/cwt130.00–130.002341
SteersMedium 298080.00/cwt80.00–80.007841
SteersMedium 2775113.00/cwt113.00–113.008761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373154.45/cwt152.50–157.505764
SteersMedium 2565129.14/cwt125.00–132.507303
SteersSmall and Medium 3405105.00/cwt105.00–105.004251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288157.52/cwt155.00–160.004542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523162.29/cwt159.00–166.0084910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425169.24/cwt168.00–170.007194
Dairy HeifersMedium 242085.12/cwt80.00–90.003582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618151.32/cwt150.00–153.009353
SteersMedium 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
SteersMedium 2335137.50/cwt137.50–137.504611
SteersMedium 2363143.34/cwt139.00–147.505202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666149.50/cwt149.50–149.5099610
Dairy SteersMedium 280572.50/cwt72.50–72.505841
Dairy SteersMedium 244570.00/cwt70.00–70.003121
Dairy HeifersMedium 274568.00/cwt68.00–68.005071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573134.93/cwt130.00–140.007732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830104.00/cwt104.00–104.008631
BullsMedium 3670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535142.75/cwt142.50–143.007642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38593.32/cwt88.00–99.001,29221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09053.47/cwt50.00–56.005832
CowsLean 85-90%77546.00/cwt46.00–46.003571
CowsLean 85-90%74531.00/cwt31.00–31.002311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550107.47/cwt100.00–114.001,6665
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02267.43/cwt64.00–70.006897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15693.62/cwt89.00–99.001,08214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09878.71/cwt73.00–88.0086431
Bulls1,48097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4361
Bulls2,028123.47/cwt118.00–129.002,5045
Bulls1,752112.32/cwt105.00–117.001,96811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1351,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsSmall 2778750.71/head550.00–925.007516
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2690750.00/head750.00–750.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485157.75/cwt157.50–158.007652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668126.72/cwt122.50–132.508463
BullsMedium 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
BullsMedium 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium 2666119.79/cwt115.00–122.007985
BullsMedium 374594.00/cwt94.00–94.007001
BullsMedium 2480136.95/cwt135.00–140.006573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910105.00/cwt105.00–105.009561
BullsMedium 3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
BullsMedium 2563133.73/cwt130.00–137.507532
BullsMedium 2525128.34/cwt128.00–129.006743
BullsMedium 2605123.31/cwt117.50–127.507463
HeifersMedium 3290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003021
HeifersMedium 3535106.31/cwt100.00–112.505692
HeifersSmall 355066.00/cwt66.00–66.003631
HeifersMedium 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
HeifersMedium 333092.50/cwt92.50–92.503051
BullsMedium 2440141.75/cwt140.00–143.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360138.67/cwt138.00–140.004993
HeifersMedium 3165100.00/cwt100.00–100.001651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513135.36/cwt130.00–140.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484142.80/cwt140.00–147.006917
HeifersMedium 2473133.43/cwt129.00–136.006313
HeifersMedium 2795107.50/cwt107.50–107.508551
HeifersMedium 2413130.00/cwt130.00–130.005372
HeifersMedium 3473122.51/cwt120.00–125.005792
HeifersMedium 3423103.51/cwt100.00–111.004383
HeifersMedium 2540126.00/cwt126.00–126.006801

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.