Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 128▲ 59 vs year ago 233 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 56▲ 5 vs year ago 67 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher on 550-600lbs steers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading and demand was moderate with an offering that was predominately black hided in average flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.21/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$136.21
67 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$9.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.34
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530139.1573847
Medium 2470129.3160820
One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $130 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 sale67 hd
136.21
—
NC average3 barns · 329 hd
125.87
+10.34
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—Average1,86293.781,74610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41069.1597517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24564.5480324
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07755.9760312

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,425$1,0083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$9203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$8751thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305173.00/cwt173.00–173.005281
Steers—Medium 2345154.00/cwt154.00–154.005311
Steers—Medium 2365152.50/cwt152.50–152.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405176.00/cwt176.00–176.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2454167.77/cwt167.00–170.007624
Steers—Medium 2505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510156.82/cwt152.50–161.008003
Steers—Medium 2564145.86/cwt145.00–150.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569162.77/cwt159.00–165.0092617
Steers—Medium 2663113.54/cwt110.00–117.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680142.54/cwt140.00–145.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727135.66/cwt130.00–145.009863
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2335132.46/cwt125.00–135.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372144.91/cwt143.00–147.505393
Heifers—Medium 2383133.06/cwt130.00–136.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423143.16/cwt140.00–146.006062
Heifers—Medium 2433131.85/cwt130.00–133.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461143.09/cwt138.00–146.006607
Heifers—Medium 2478134.22/cwt132.50–136.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521145.92/cwt143.00–148.0076025
Heifers—Medium 2527133.83/cwt132.00–135.007055
Heifers—Medium 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Heifers—Medium 2610109.00/cwt108.00–110.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623118.89/cwt115.00–123.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680119.50/cwt119.00–120.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728111.95/cwt110.00–114.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt111.00–115.008532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275170.09/cwt167.50–172.504682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315173.14/cwt170.00–176.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380173.00/cwt173.00–173.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418165.66/cwt160.00–171.006922
Bulls—Medium 2440152.00/cwt152.00–152.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536154.36/cwt150.00–157.0082711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Bulls—Medium 2578138.04/cwt136.00–140.007982
Bulls—Medium 2628125.00/cwt125.00–125.007852
Bulls—Medium 2765112.28/cwt107.00–117.508592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2961
Bulls——1,89994.76/cwt92.00–100.001,7999
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94342.45/cwt40.00–48.004003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12160.48/cwt58.00–63.006789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19572.46/cwt71.00–74.008662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24264.51/cwt60.00–69.0080120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32056.86/cwt55.00–59.007512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40568.91/cwt65.00–72.0096816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,290885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4931,070.17/head1,035.00–1,100.001,0702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2780700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,030.35/head800.00–1,200.001,0302

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.