Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 167▲ 6 vs year ago 130 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 64▲ 18 vs year ago 27 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 41▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings. Quality of cattle attractive. Baby calves 50.00, Head calves 460.00 to 950.00. 10 hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.51/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$157.51
61 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$58.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497163.0081044
Medium 2415152.766349thin
Medium 3538136.757366thin
Small and Medium 3355136.004831thin
Small 3540105.005671thin
One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $243 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 sale61 hd
157.51
—
NC average8 barns · 1,403 hd
149.49
+8.02
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—High1,70595.501,6282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39389.011,24012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08178.2584622
CowsLean 85-90%High81964.325275thin

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)858$8874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$8713thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$5142thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)970$1,2083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,1665
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$1,0001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Steers—Small and Medium 3275112.50/cwt112.50–112.503091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Steers—Medium 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322219.03/cwt215.00–225.007053
Steers—Medium 3353141.26/cwt140.00–142.504992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369215.33/cwt197.50–220.007957
Steers—Medium 3415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Steers—Medium 2422201.60/cwt192.50–207.508513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435226.00/cwt226.00–226.009831
Steers—Medium 2465182.50/cwt182.50–182.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482195.77/cwt190.00–200.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635189.03/cwt185.00–190.001,2007
Steers—Medium 2665168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Heifers—Medium 2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250165.00/cwt160.00–170.004132
Heifers—Medium 2295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319165.48/cwt160.00–170.005287
Heifers—Small and Medium 3355136.00/cwt136.00–136.004831
Heifers—Medium 2370161.18/cwt160.00–162.505962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374179.78/cwt172.50–185.006724
Heifers—Medium 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Heifers—Medium 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426178.30/cwt172.50–185.007604
Heifers—Medium 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium 2472154.98/cwt150.00–157.507323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475171.28/cwt168.00–175.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522171.01/cwt165.00–174.008935
Heifers—Small 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Heifers—Medium 3545137.50/cwt137.50–137.507491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567165.80/cwt162.00–169.009409
Heifers—Medium 3615134.33/cwt130.00–137.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623160.95/cwt159.00–164.001,0033
Heifers—Medium 2645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838108.51/cwt107.00–110.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,130125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408202.47/cwt197.00–208.008262
Bulls—Small and Medium 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Bulls—Medium 2428190.40/cwt190.00–192.508156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455209.00/cwt209.00–209.009511
Bulls—Medium 2460180.05/cwt172.50–187.508283
Bulls—Medium 2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520188.14/cwt182.50–194.009782
Bulls—Medium 2550162.50/cwt162.50–162.508941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568178.97/cwt178.00–180.001,0172
Bulls—Medium 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620172.54/cwt171.00–174.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750128.00/cwt128.00–128.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0931
Bulls—Medium 390574.00/cwt74.00–74.006701
Bulls—Medium 396565.00/cwt65.00–65.006271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2270109.63/cwt105.00–115.002962
Dairy Steers—Medium 2535127.50/cwt127.50–127.506823
Dairy Steers—Medium 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3351
Bulls——1,840106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77067.06/cwt63.00–72.005162
Cows—Lean 85-90%83042.50/cwt41.00–44.003532
Cows—Lean 85-90%895102.50/cwt102.50–102.509171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00464.86/cwt61.00–68.006515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05174.09/cwt70.00–78.007796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13386.60/cwt82.00–91.0098111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33585.47/cwt80.00–89.001,1416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45192.54/cwt90.00–102.001,3436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3575425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred Cows—Medium 2730700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2730514.13/head500.00–525.005142
Bred Cows—Medium 2840840.67/head825.00–875.008413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,093.86/head900.00–1,225.001,0942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,025.40/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,259.42/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.