Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 19
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 230▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 68▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hogs 29 Head Baby calves 85.00 To 90.00 Head calves 160.00 To 230.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.74/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$129.74
100 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$62.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.15
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515140.3572349
Medium 2466130.7260930
Medium 3490109.9853915thin
Small and Medium 347796.674613thin
Small 342078.333293thin
One grade step is worth $62.02/cwt here — about $394 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 sale100 hd
129.74
—
NC average7 barns · 801 hd
133.89
−4.15
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—High1,568106.691,6735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28382.821,0634thin
CowsLean 85-90%High81476.946264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08567.4673213

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$8601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$1,0001thin

Every lot

100 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Steers—Medium 2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Steers—Medium 3285122.50/cwt122.50–122.503491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319151.04/cwt147.50–157.504825
Steers—Medium 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366182.91/cwt180.00–190.006694
Steers—Small 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium 2384169.69/cwt167.50–176.006524
Steers—Small and Medium 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440177.50/cwt172.00–183.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
Steers—Medium 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Steers—Medium 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008011
Steers—Small and Medium 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578158.00/cwt158.00–158.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637155.35/cwt152.00–159.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665151.98/cwt146.00–154.001,0114
Steers—Medium 2683136.48/cwt134.00–138.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727141.34/cwt140.00–142.001,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2230131.00/cwt131.00–131.003011
Heifers—Medium 2250134.00/cwt134.00–134.003351
Heifers—Medium 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Small and Medium 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Heifers—Medium 3320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Heifers—Medium 2322128.37/cwt125.00–133.004133
Heifers—Small 336055.00/cwt55.00–55.001981
Heifers—Medium 2369130.85/cwt125.00–136.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383146.15/cwt140.00–150.005603
Heifers—Small 340085.00/cwt85.00–85.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420143.78/cwt140.00–149.0060410
Heifers—Medium 2430134.17/cwt130.00–137.505773
Heifers—Medium 3436112.33/cwt107.50–120.004904
Heifers—Medium 3465115.36/cwt107.00–120.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.61/cwt140.00–150.0067714
Heifers—Medium 2473132.63/cwt130.00–137.506274
Heifers—Medium 2500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
Heifers—Small 350095.00/cwt95.00–95.004751
Heifers—Medium 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Small and Medium 352592.50/cwt92.50–92.504861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527141.43/cwt135.00–145.0074513
Heifers—Medium 2561135.78/cwt130.00–140.007625
Heifers—Medium 3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009371
Heifers—Medium 3603109.99/cwt107.50–112.506632
Heifers—Small and Medium 361097.50/cwt97.50–97.505951
Heifers—Medium 2617133.70/cwt127.00–137.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
Heifers—Medium 2663113.62/cwt110.00–117.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702117.00/cwt117.00–117.008213
Heifers—Medium 384560.00/cwt60.00–60.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888105.00/cwt105.00–105.009322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3408128.73/cwt127.50–130.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007681
Bulls—Medium 2423142.79/cwt137.50–147.006045
Bulls—Small and Medium 3435111.39/cwt105.00–117.504852
Bulls—Small and Medium 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463161.44/cwt158.00–165.007472
Bulls—Medium 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Small 3480101.48/cwt100.00–103.004872
Bulls—Medium 2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
Bulls—Small 350080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
Bulls—Medium 3512123.38/cwt120.00–127.506323
Bulls—Medium 2526137.00/cwt135.00–142.007216
Bulls—Medium 2569133.37/cwt132.50–135.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576155.81/cwt150.00–158.008976
Bulls—Medium 3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007382
Bulls—Medium 2638120.01/cwt115.00–122.507663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2642136.49/cwt134.00–138.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673127.46/cwt124.00–131.008582
Bulls—Medium 3680107.75/cwt107.50–108.007332
Bulls—Medium 2682118.75/cwt118.00–119.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715113.02/cwt110.00–119.008083
Bulls—Medium 284098.00/cwt98.00–98.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009781
Bulls—Medium 392570.00/cwt70.00–70.006481
Bulls—Medium 2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Bulls—Medium 297094.00/cwt94.00–94.009121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 239577.50/cwt77.50–77.503061
Dairy Steers—Medium 241590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Dairy Steers—Medium 265568.00/cwt68.00–68.004451
Dairy Steers—Medium 279572.00/cwt72.00–72.005721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0031
Bulls——1,320104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3731
Bulls——1,793113.82/cwt110.00–119.002,0413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80873.59/cwt71.00–77.005953
Cows—Lean 85-90%83087.00/cwt87.00–87.007221
Cows—Boner 80-85%93041.00/cwt41.00–41.003811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06763.14/cwt56.00–69.006746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12876.19/cwt73.00–80.008596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28382.82/cwt80.00–91.001,0634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 26901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

This sale against other markets

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.