Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 24
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 296▼ 73 vs year ago 300 · −24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 84▲ 6 vs year ago 60 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being reported last week. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings and average quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$120.62
113 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$45.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552127.9770662
Medium 2498123.2661424
Medium 3545105.4457522
Small and Medium 351283.724284thin
Small 326082.502151thin
One grade step is worth $45.47/cwt here — about $492 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 sale113 hd
120.62
—
NC average7 barns · 1,093 hd
124.11
−3.49
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—Average1,71495.071,6299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67873.391,2315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19863.3175942
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low79344.793559thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,0143thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$6123thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)851$5434thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)865$3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$3501thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2228132.50/cwt132.50–132.503022
Steers—Small and Medium 323080.00/cwt80.00–80.001841
Steers—Medium 3285117.50/cwt117.50–117.503351
Steers—Medium 2293136.22/cwt132.50–140.003992
Steers—Small and Medium 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Steers—Medium 2318140.00/cwt140.00–140.004452
Steers—Medium 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Steers—Small 334575.00/cwt75.00–75.002591
Steers—Medium 3363122.48/cwt120.00–125.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378166.21/cwt160.00–172.506282
Steers—Medium 2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium 2400157.50/cwt157.50–157.506301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418169.96/cwt167.50–172.507103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476168.24/cwt166.00–173.008014
Steers—Medium 2493160.00/cwt160.00–160.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.50/cwt153.00–165.008223
Steers—Medium 3533132.56/cwt130.00–135.007072
Steers—Medium 2535152.50/cwt152.50–152.508161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565155.82/cwt150.00–162.508803
Steers—Medium 3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630142.50/cwt142.50–142.508981
Steers—Medium 3680107.44/cwt105.00–110.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682140.00/cwt140.00–140.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 324597.50/cwt97.50–97.502391
Heifers—Small 326082.50/cwt82.50–82.502151
Heifers—Medium 3323115.19/cwt110.00–120.003722
Heifers—Small and Medium 333887.44/cwt85.00–90.002962
Heifers—Medium 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366131.64/cwt130.00–135.004826
Heifers—Medium 2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Medium 3415110.16/cwt108.00–112.504573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.13/cwt130.00–138.005604
Heifers—Medium 2430123.61/cwt120.00–125.005325
Heifers—Medium 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472130.82/cwt127.50–137.006177
Heifers—Medium 2480121.18/cwt120.00–125.005824
Heifers—Medium 2516125.33/cwt120.00–129.0064711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521135.08/cwt130.00–140.0070417
Heifers—Medium 3529113.24/cwt110.00–115.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576131.85/cwt126.00–138.0075914
Heifers—Medium 3578106.24/cwt105.00–107.506142
Heifers—Medium 2588117.48/cwt113.00–122.006912
Heifers—Small and Medium 360082.50/cwt82.50–82.504951
Heifers—Medium 361799.34/cwt95.00–103.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618125.83/cwt122.00–129.007786
Heifers—Medium 2635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Heifers—Medium 3683111.48/cwt110.00–113.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Heifers—Medium 375590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277097.99/cwt96.00–100.007552
Heifers—Small and Medium 377077.50/cwt77.50–77.505971
Heifers—Medium 381085.00/cwt85.00–85.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282899.52/cwt98.00–101.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Heifers—Medium 398580.00/cwt80.00–80.007881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507591
Bulls—Medium 2468130.82/cwt130.00–132.506123
Bulls—Medium 3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473155.09/cwt150.00–162.007348
Bulls—Small and Medium 3495102.50/cwt102.50–102.505071
Bulls—Medium 3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006573
Bulls—Small 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518147.18/cwt144.00–152.007624
Bulls—Medium 2530142.50/cwt142.50–142.507551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570134.29/cwt129.00–139.007653
Bulls—Medium 2570126.81/cwt123.00–132.507233
Bulls—Medium 3570119.02/cwt118.00–120.006782
Bulls—Small 357575.62/cwt71.00–80.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624129.69/cwt125.00–134.008097
Bulls—Medium 3627104.42/cwt100.00–110.006555
Bulls—Medium 2634118.76/cwt115.00–120.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Bulls—Medium 3660117.46/cwt115.00–120.007752
Bulls—Medium 2700120.25/cwt118.00–122.508422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
Bulls—Small and Medium 371088.00/cwt88.00–88.006251
Bulls—Small 371560.00/cwt60.00–60.004291
Bulls—Medium 372090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Bulls—Small 377045.00/cwt45.00–45.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783104.97/cwt103.00–107.008222
Bulls—Medium 2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810102.67/cwt99.00–106.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290097.50/cwt97.50–97.508781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296584.00/cwt84.00–84.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.006801
Bulls——1,61594.42/cwt86.00–98.001,5253
Bulls——1,910101.28/cwt100.00–104.001,9345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73332.16/cwt29.00–39.002363
Cows—Lean 85-90%82351.10/cwt44.00–57.504216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14455.27/cwt50.00–59.006329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18264.48/cwt59.00–68.0076228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38771.24/cwt70.00–72.009885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67873.39/cwt72.00–75.001,2315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2780498.93/head450.00–550.004993
Bred Cows—Medium 2815785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium 2865385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,014.35/head650.00–1,250.001,0143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2950350.00/head350.00–350.003501

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.