Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-02-20

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 20
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 55▼ 13 vs year ago 180 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 60 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 23▲ 36 vs year ago 5 · +720.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings moderate, quality attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.72/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$151.72
68 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$42.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.61
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540164.7789040
Medium 2510143.6773214thin
Medium 3530122.4765014thin
One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $240 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 sale68 hd
151.72
—
NC average7 barns · 1,013 hd
143.11
+8.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,728109.581,8936thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44391.581,3216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,15677.4589646
CowsLean 85-90%Low84562.005241thin

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)1,002$1,13823
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9303thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$8202thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)955$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$6882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,1203thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)738$9252thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2205185.00/cwt185.00–185.003791
Steers—Medium 3225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273201.80/cwt200.00–205.005513
Steers—Medium 2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Steers—Medium 2323177.09/cwt170.00–185.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343210.00/cwt210.00–210.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369214.80/cwt212.00–220.007937
Steers—Small and Medium 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium 2372190.92/cwt185.00–197.507105
Steers—Small 3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405215.35/cwt211.00–220.008723
Steers—Medium 2408196.37/cwt190.00–202.508012
Steers—Medium 3415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007681
Steers—Small and Medium 3445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453205.53/cwt200.00–211.009312
Steers—Medium 2483192.56/cwt190.00–195.009302
Steers—Medium 3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Steers—Medium 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533201.54/cwt200.00–203.001,0742
Steers—Medium 2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Small and Medium 3545122.50/cwt122.50–122.506681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Steers—Medium 2595175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1851
Steers—Medium 2685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Steers—Medium 2730159.34/cwt159.00–160.001,1633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2268145.52/cwt145.00–146.003902
Heifers—Medium 3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Heifers—Medium 2300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506021
Heifers—Medium 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367185.01/cwt182.50–187.506793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414180.07/cwt175.00–187.007457
Heifers—Medium 2441159.17/cwt153.00–162.507025
Heifers—Medium 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Heifers—Medium 3455147.50/cwt147.50–147.506711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466173.22/cwt170.00–179.008074
Heifers—Medium 3520128.94/cwt120.00–137.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532168.48/cwt166.00–172.508965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563157.70/cwt155.00–164.0088811
Heifers—Medium 3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Heifers—Medium 3618118.72/cwt117.50–120.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623148.95/cwt145.00–153.009282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0694
Heifers—Medium 2667141.64/cwt139.00–143.009453
Heifers—Medium 372590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Heifers—Medium 375090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Medium 2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
Heifers—Medium 292592.50/cwt92.50–92.508561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440209.17/cwt207.50–212.509203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475194.92/cwt186.00–198.009267
Bulls—Medium 2485179.93/cwt175.00–185.008733
Bulls—Medium 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517187.94/cwt182.50–192.509726
Bulls—Medium 2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560181.15/cwt177.50–183.001,0143
Bulls—Medium 3583166.49/cwt166.00–167.009712
Bulls—Small and Medium 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Bulls—Medium 3623135.18/cwt130.00–140.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0743
Bulls—Medium 2655142.50/cwt142.50–142.509331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0791
Bulls—Medium 3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1101
Bulls—Medium 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 272186.00/cwt86.00–86.006204
Dairy Steers—Medium 294096.00/cwt96.00–96.009021
Dairy Steers—Medium 21,00097.00/cwt97.00–97.009701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49898.45/cwt94.00–105.001,4753
Bulls——1,957120.71/cwt114.00–125.002,3623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84562.00/cwt62.00–62.005241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06343.99/cwt30.00–58.004684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08070.05/cwt60.00–75.0075711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14282.08/cwt78.00–89.0093724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37892.35/cwt90.00–96.001,2737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44391.58/cwt86.00–96.001,3216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2825450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 28551,000.38/head700.00–1,150.001,0008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/head925.00–1,125.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,211.11/head925.00–1,425.001,21115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100929.66/head800.00–1,150.009303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105820.25/head750.00–900.008202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2690675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,300.00/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.