Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 5
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 292▲ 9 vs year ago 281 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 72▲ 11 vs year ago 62 · +17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 13▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 No reporter last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.06/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$120.06
163 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$67.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480136.3165570
Medium 2472129.2361037
Medium 3484110.0553325
Small and Medium 347897.2246513thin
Small 344668.4530518thin
One grade step is worth $67.87/cwt here — about $349 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 sale163 hd
120.06
—
NC average8 barns · 1,394 hd
121.43
−1.37
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—High1,46797.881,43511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62669.391,1285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20261.4673949
CowsLean 85-90%Average77957.604498thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$8123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$9923thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8251thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Steers—Medium 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Steers—Medium 2295142.50/cwt142.50–142.504201
Steers—Small 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Steers—Medium 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338183.82/cwt177.50–190.006214
Steers—Small and Medium 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Small and Medium 3Fleshy360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365177.43/cwt175.00–180.006482
Steers—Medium 3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Small and Medium 3378102.45/cwt100.00–105.003872
Steers—Medium 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452176.68/cwt172.50–179.007995
Steers—Medium 3468137.54/cwt135.00–140.006442
Steers—Medium 2470155.11/cwt150.00–160.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528163.54/cwt162.00–166.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581161.27/cwt157.00–165.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609156.01/cwt153.00–157.009504
Steers—Medium 2750132.50/cwt132.50–132.509941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Steers—Medium 293570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3210102.38/cwt100.00–105.002152
Heifers—Small 322080.00/cwt80.00–80.001761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed29585.00/cwt85.00–85.002511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310144.92/cwt140.00–150.004492
Heifers—Small 331560.00/cwt60.00–60.001891
Heifers—Medium 333097.50/cwt95.00–100.003222
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed33030.00/cwt30.00–30.00991
Heifers—Medium 2331129.97/cwt127.50–132.504308
Heifers—Small 336580.00/cwt80.00–80.002923
Heifers—Medium 3370103.72/cwt102.50–105.003842
Heifers—Small and Medium 337090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Heifers—Medium 2373131.19/cwt130.00–132.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380143.44/cwt137.00–147.005454
Heifers—Small and Medium 340992.48/cwt90.00–100.003784
Heifers—Medium 2413126.51/cwt125.00–128.005222
Heifers—Medium 3415113.75/cwt110.00–117.504722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425135.02/cwt130.00–141.0057411
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed42550.00/cwt50.00–50.002131
Heifers—Small 344377.51/cwt75.00–80.003432
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed45545.00/cwt45.00–45.002051
Heifers—Small and Medium 345895.03/cwt90.00–100.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467141.75/cwt136.00–148.0066235
Heifers—Medium 3467115.96/cwt110.00–120.005423
Heifers—Small 347059.00/cwt59.00–59.002771
Heifers—Medium 2477130.97/cwt126.00–135.006259
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed51559.00/cwt59.00–59.003041
Heifers—Small 351559.00/cwt59.00–59.003041
Heifers—Medium 3521112.97/cwt107.50–118.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523129.76/cwt125.00–135.0067911
Heifers—Medium 2525126.20/cwt125.00–127.506632
Heifers—Small and Medium 352999.96/cwt95.00–105.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008101
Heifers—Medium 2564128.22/cwt125.00–130.0072314
Heifers—Medium 3575119.99/cwt118.00–124.006906
Heifers—Small 358090.00/cwt90.00–90.005222
Heifers—Small and Medium 3590107.00/cwt103.00–111.006312
Heifers—Medium 361094.92/cwt90.00–100.005792
Heifers—Small 362065.00/cwt65.00–65.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688105.46/cwt102.00–109.007262
Heifers—Small 373065.00/cwt65.00–65.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Heifers—Medium 378594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284092.50/cwt92.50–92.507771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2400159.17/cwt157.50–162.506373
Bulls—Small 340585.00/cwt85.00–85.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433174.47/cwt170.00–179.007552
Bulls—Medium 3439132.50/cwt132.50–132.505825
Bulls—Small and Medium 3455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468176.68/cwt172.50–181.008272
Bulls—Small 3470107.00/cwt107.00–107.005031
Bulls—Medium 3475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
Bulls—Medium 2484166.25/cwt165.00–169.008053
Bulls—Small and Medium 3522115.06/cwt110.00–120.006013
Bulls—Medium 3525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Bulls—Small 353097.52/cwt95.00–100.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531149.94/cwt142.00–153.0079615
Bulls—Medium 2540140.50/cwt140.00–141.007592
Bulls—Small and Medium 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575147.62/cwt145.00–157.508498
Bulls—Medium 2578138.95/cwt132.50–144.008036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609140.01/cwt135.00–143.008534
Bulls—Small and Medium 362594.61/cwt90.00–99.005912
Bulls—Small 362585.00/cwt85.00–85.005312
Bulls—Medium 3631118.02/cwt110.00–120.007455
Bulls—Medium 368595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Bulls—Medium 3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720111.40/cwt108.00–115.008022
Bulls—Medium 293088.49/cwt88.00–89.008232
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 351552.50/cwt52.50–52.502701
Dairy Steers—Medium 261592.50/cwt92.50–92.505691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45192.13/cwt85.00–98.001,3378
Bulls——1,508113.22/cwt108.00–125.001,7073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71853.05/cwt50.00–59.003814
Cows—Lean 85-90%78030.00/cwt30.00–30.002341
Cows—Lean 85-90%85075.30/cwt73.00–77.506402
Cows—Lean 85-90%88068.00/cwt68.00–68.005981
Cows—Boner 80-85%98039.99/cwt37.00–44.003924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11055.83/cwt52.00–59.0062015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20964.78/cwt60.00–69.0078321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43972.64/cwt70.00–79.001,0459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46871.29/cwt70.00–73.001,0473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86366.53/cwt65.00–68.001,2392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2890800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125811.78/head650.00–950.008123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.