Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 220▼ 24 vs year ago 297 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 85▼ 36 vs year ago 76 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Lower. Head calves 95.00 To 210.00. 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 $113.75/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$113.75
116 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$53.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522126.2465954
Medium 2527117.2461829
Medium 3489106.7452215thin
Small and Medium 347785.014056thin
Small 344872.2632312thin
One grade step is worth $53.98/cwt here — about $336 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 sale116 hd
113.75
—
NC average8 barns · 1,074 hd
120.18
−6.43
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—Low1,58892.571,4708thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40968.7296810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16261.9272018
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low66449.333273thin

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)1,430$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$5882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$4101thin

Every lot

115 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—Small 320080.00/cwt80.00–80.001601
Steers—Small 325075.00/cwt75.00–75.001881
Steers—Medium 3285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323159.15/cwt157.50–160.005143
Steers—Medium 3325122.50/cwt120.00–130.003984
Steers—Small 333070.00/cwt70.00–70.002311
Steers—Medium 2335138.00/cwt138.00–138.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378149.33/cwt147.50–152.505644
Steers—Medium 3380108.70/cwt107.50–110.004132
Steers—Small 338060.00/cwt60.00–60.002281
Steers—Small and Medium 338580.00/cwt80.00–80.003082
Steers—Medium 2386136.35/cwt136.00–138.005268
Steers—Medium 3420117.50/cwt117.50–117.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458159.31/cwt152.00–162.507304
Steers—Medium 3520119.00/cwt119.00–119.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.52/cwt145.00–154.007822
Steers—Small and Medium 352585.00/cwt85.00–85.004461
Steers—Medium 2530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007311
Steers—Small and Medium 355582.50/cwt82.50–82.504581
Steers—Medium 3595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615145.31/cwt141.00–147.008947
Steers—Medium 3620103.00/cwt103.00–103.006391
Steers—Small and Medium 363080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690134.00/cwt134.00–134.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790122.00/cwt122.00–122.009641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3250117.50/cwt117.50–117.502941
Heifers—Medium 3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Small 333570.00/cwt70.00–70.002352
Heifers—Small and Medium 335597.50/cwt97.50–97.503461
Heifers—Medium 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379123.68/cwt120.00–130.004694
Heifers—Small 338281.55/cwt75.00–85.003123
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed39070.00/cwt70.00–70.002731
Heifers—Medium 3403104.97/cwt100.00–110.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408120.42/cwt118.00–125.0049113
Heifers—Small and Medium 345384.19/cwt82.50–87.503813
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed46357.46/cwt50.00–65.002662
Heifers—Medium 2470121.80/cwt120.00–125.0057217
Heifers—Small 347280.00/cwt80.00–80.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475133.29/cwt129.00–136.006338
Heifers—Medium 348394.87/cwt90.00–100.004582
Heifers—Small and Medium 351080.00/cwt80.00–80.004081
Heifers—Medium 2518121.23/cwt120.00–122.506282
Heifers—Medium 3520107.43/cwt105.00–110.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521132.34/cwt127.00–135.006898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563133.35/cwt130.00–136.0075113
Heifers—Small 356570.00/cwt70.00–70.003961
Heifers—Medium 2572115.34/cwt110.00–120.006605
Heifers—Medium 3574114.81/cwt110.00–118.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007371
Heifers—Small and Medium 363580.00/cwt80.00–80.005081
Heifers—Medium 2637105.03/cwt100.00–110.006693
Heifers—Medium 2685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687114.70/cwt108.00–118.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium 372070.00/cwt70.00–70.005041
Heifers—Small 373067.50/cwt67.50–67.504931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Heifers—Medium 281590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 341867.40/cwt65.00–70.002822
Bulls—Medium 2424138.58/cwt135.00–145.005885
Bulls—Small 3Thin Fleshed42557.50/cwt57.50–57.502441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431153.60/cwt146.00–159.006624
Bulls—Medium 3433123.44/cwt120.00–128.005344
Bulls—Small 3Thin Fleshed47050.00/cwt50.00–50.002351
Bulls—Medium 2473133.90/cwt130.00–140.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475152.37/cwt150.00–156.007244
Bulls—Medium 3484120.51/cwt118.00–124.005834
Bulls—Small and Medium 3485109.75/cwt107.50–112.005322
Bulls—Small 348570.00/cwt70.00–70.003401
Bulls—Medium 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Small and Medium 3515107.50/cwt107.50–107.505541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523136.20/cwt133.00–141.007124
Bulls—Medium 2525126.52/cwt126.00–127.006642
Bulls—Small 3Full52560.00/cwt60.00–60.003151
Bulls—Small 353880.00/cwt80.00–80.004302
Bulls—Small 355092.00/cwt92.00–92.005061
Bulls—Small 3Full55077.50/cwt77.50–77.504261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Bulls—Medium 3565121.21/cwt118.00–124.006857
Bulls—Medium 2566128.23/cwt125.00–131.007264
Bulls—Small and Medium 3575105.62/cwt100.00–110.006077
Bulls—Medium 261899.02/cwt97.00–101.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623126.66/cwt123.00–133.007893
Bulls—Medium 3626114.51/cwt112.50–118.007175
Bulls—Small and Medium 3634101.51/cwt99.00–109.006444
Bulls—Medium 266580.00/cwt80.00–80.005321
Bulls—Medium 366897.00/cwt97.00–97.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671116.07/cwt112.00–121.007795
Bulls—Small and Medium 367293.50/cwt92.50–94.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713114.51/cwt113.00–116.008162
Bulls—Medium 372895.00/cwt95.00–95.006922
Bulls—Medium 277090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Bulls—Small 379070.00/cwt70.00–70.005531
Bulls—Medium 282789.29/cwt87.00–92.007383
Bulls—Medium 384087.00/cwt87.00–87.007311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377540.00/cwt40.00–40.003101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03578.00/cwt78.00–78.008071
Bulls——1,58892.01/cwt86.00–94.001,4615
Bulls——1,863101.25/cwt100.00–103.001,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%61847.49/cwt47.00–48.002932
Cows—Lean 85-90%75553.00/cwt53.00–53.004001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00540.00/cwt40.00–40.004021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08954.96/cwt50.00–58.005995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19064.07/cwt60.00–68.007629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25374.35/cwt70.00–78.009323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40366.51/cwt64.00–69.009336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41872.03/cwt70.00–73.001,0214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2775410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Bred Cows—Medium 2830600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium 2875650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,075.00/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.