Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 273▼ 117 vs year ago 245 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 52 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

8 Hogs Baby calves 25.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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 $119.20/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$119.20
76 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$41.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528129.4868443
Medium 2562113.9464017thin
Medium 3367104.393849thin
Small 339488.433483thin
Small and Medium 353487.504674thin
One grade step is worth $41.98/cwt here — about $217 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 sale76 hd
119.20
—
NC average8 barns · 1,224 hd
118.53
+0.67
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—Low1,81892.691,6858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38269.749646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20561.0873636
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low80350.294046thin

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$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$9622thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$8001thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 3135107.50/cwt107.50–107.501451
Steers—Medium 3155115.00/cwt115.00–115.001781
Steers—Medium 3223117.50/cwt117.50–117.502622
Steers—Small and Medium 3225107.50/cwt107.50–107.502421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280167.75/cwt167.50–168.004702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Steers—Medium 2335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374158.13/cwt152.00–162.505914
Steers—Medium 2385137.50/cwt137.50–137.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Steers—Medium 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium 2445147.50/cwt147.50–147.506561
Steers—Medium 2465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588147.65/cwt141.00–149.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610157.50/cwt157.50–157.509611
Steers—Medium 2630143.64/cwt142.00–145.009053
Steers—Medium 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658139.74/cwt137.50–142.009192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210142.50/cwt142.50–142.502991
Heifers—Medium 3232107.57/cwt102.50–112.502503
Heifers—Medium 3265116.27/cwt115.00–117.503082
Heifers—Small and Medium 331597.50/cwt97.50–97.503071
Heifers—Small 331590.00/cwt90.00–90.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323126.47/cwt125.00–128.004082
Heifers—Medium 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium 2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376126.73/cwt125.00–130.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414136.98/cwt136.00–139.005674
Heifers—Medium 341590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Heifers—Medium 2419120.65/cwt115.00–126.005066
Heifers—Small 343387.64/cwt82.50–92.503792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484140.49/cwt137.50–143.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516133.83/cwt127.50–136.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565135.16/cwt134.00–138.007646
Heifers—Small and Medium 356590.00/cwt90.00–90.005091
Heifers—Medium 2574124.86/cwt122.50–131.007174
Heifers—Small and Medium 360077.50/cwt77.50–77.504651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635119.43/cwt115.00–124.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Heifers—Small and Medium 365585.00/cwt85.00–85.005571
Heifers—Medium 366897.11/cwt92.00–102.506492
Heifers—Medium 2678112.02/cwt110.00–116.007593
Heifers—Medium 270590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Heifers—Medium 277082.50/cwt82.50–82.506351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780100.99/cwt100.00–102.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282397.95/cwt95.00–101.008062
Heifers—Medium 287585.00/cwt85.00–85.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2435137.50/cwt137.50–137.505981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470155.50/cwt150.00–161.007312
Bulls—Small 3Full50560.00/cwt60.00–60.003031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680124.49/cwt124.00–125.008472
Bulls—Medium 268592.50/cwt92.50–92.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286399.99/cwt99.00–101.008632
Bulls—Medium 393077.00/cwt77.00–77.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293588.00/cwt88.00–88.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 257090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 243585.00/cwt85.00–85.003701
Dairy Heifers—Medium 256582.50/cwt82.50–82.504661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43881.57/cwt80.00–83.001,1732
Bulls——1,873100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8732
Bulls——1,98094.59/cwt87.00–98.001,8734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73030.87/cwt20.00–39.002252
Cows—Lean 85-90%82563.98/cwt60.00–68.005282
Cows—Lean 85-90%85556.02/cwt55.00–57.004792
Cows—Boner 80-85%95580.00/cwt80.00–80.007641
Cows—Boner 80-85%99339.00/cwt39.00–39.003872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19354.94/cwt50.00–59.006555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23163.08/cwt57.00–68.0077728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36673.07/cwt70.00–78.009984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41363.09/cwt62.00–64.008912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,360800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228962.02/head950.00–975.009622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.