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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 196▼ 140 vs year ago 195 · −71.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 63▼ 40 vs year ago 70 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light (Snow And Cold ) quality average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.48/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$150.48

24 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$484

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$80.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.61

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	456	160.58	732	13thin
Medium 2	431	148.48	640	8thin
Medium 3	470	128.13	602	2thin
Small 3	310	80.00	248	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.58/cwt here — about $484 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 sale24 hd

150.48

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

138.87

+11.61

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,551	100.00	1,551	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	89.54	1,545	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	81.51	982	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	798	65.79	525	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,044	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	996	$767	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

51 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	545	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	180.65/cwt	176.00–186.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	480	158.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,257	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	369	158.20/cwt	156.00–159.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	170.95/cwt	167.00–174.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	128.13/cwt	122.00–134.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	141.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	164.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	94.18/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	104.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,819	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	510	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	230	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	64.81/cwt	61.00–68.00	524	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	71.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	619	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	79.59/cwt	74.00–83.00	933	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	85.98/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,101	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	91.42/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,604	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	755	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	778	575.03/head	515.00–650.00	575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	790	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	910.13/head	750.00–1,175.00	910	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,090.78/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,091	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Feb 13, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 196Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 63Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light (Snow And Cold ) quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	164.00	164.00
2	—	530	160.00–168.00	164.04
1	—	675	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	135.00–148.00	141.72
2	—	560	146.00–150.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	174.00	174.00
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	212.00	212.00
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
3	—	413	176.00–186.00	180.65
1	—	270	202.00	202.00
2	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
1	—	885	142.00	142.00
1	—	965	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	156.00–160.00	158.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
4	—	369	156.00–159.00	158.20
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
2	—	663	140.00–148.00	144.02
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
3	—	407	167.00–174.00	170.95
6	—	365	162.00–172.00	165.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	122.00–134.00	128.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	778	515.00–650.00	575.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	530.00	530.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,198	950.00–1,275.00	1,090.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	750.00–1,175.00	910.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,755	88.00–99.00	91.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	70.00–74.00	71.72
3	—	808	61.00–68.00	64.81
1	—	510	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	85.00–88.00	85.98
7	—	1,172	74.00–83.00	79.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	100.00–107.00	104.37
3	—	1,295	87.00–98.00	94.18

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.