Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-03-06

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 6
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 519 vs last sale 136▲ 459 vs year ago 196 · +234.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 23 vs year ago 52 · −44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Trade and demand very good with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle attractive. Baby calves 140.00 to 150.00; Head calves 260.00 to 340.00. 6 Hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.57/cwt on 317 head.
Average price
$181.57
317 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$915
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$59.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519189.06981137
Medium 2497186.33925100
Medium 3499172.5486158
Small and Medium 3455149.666808thin
Small 3460130.0459814thin
One grade step is worth $59.02/cwt here — about $383 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 sale317 hd
181.57
—
NC average8 barns · 1,296 hd
160.52
+21.06
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—High1,247111.351,3888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,74397.051,6923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13579.7790612
CowsLean 85-90%Low82274.526136thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,717$1,6183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,3322thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)759$7623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)887$1,1065
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$1,0382thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223207.92/cwt200.00–215.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269229.49/cwt220.00–233.006174
Steers—Small and Medium 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium 2271205.97/cwt200.00–215.005584
Steers—Medium 3280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Steers—Medium 2313216.26/cwt215.00–217.506772
Steers—Medium 3327201.33/cwt195.00–210.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329226.62/cwt220.00–230.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy344258.00/cwt258.00–258.008885
Steers—Small 3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373229.91/cwt227.50–232.508587
Steers—Medium 3375211.50/cwt205.00–217.007933
Steers—Medium 2378223.29/cwt222.50–225.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380251.03/cwt247.00–257.0095413
Steers—Small and Medium 3383192.98/cwt190.00–196.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417247.46/cwt246.00–248.001,03212
Steers—Medium 2425221.56/cwt215.00–227.009428
Steers—Medium 3430176.22/cwt175.00–177.507582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434233.94/cwt233.50–242.501,01538
Steers—Small 3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Steers—Small 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467233.74/cwt233.00–235.001,09211
Steers—Medium 2470220.33/cwt210.00–223.001,0368
Steers—Small and Medium 3475186.25/cwt182.50–190.008852
Steers—Small 3Full490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium 3493200.03/cwt195.00–205.009862
Steers—Medium 3503194.99/cwt192.50–197.509812
Steers—Small 3518131.50/cwt131.50–131.5068113
Steers—Medium 2521206.66/cwt200.00–212.501,0777
Steers—Small and Medium 3533167.29/cwt156.00–176.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535219.86/cwt215.00–225.001,17611
Steers—Small and Medium 3555142.50/cwt142.50–142.507911
Steers—Medium 2567208.54/cwt207.00–210.001,18211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571217.21/cwt215.00–222.001,24014
Steers—Medium 3594171.00/cwt165.00–172.501,0165
Steers—Medium 2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Steers—Small and Medium 3623132.83/cwt131.00–140.008285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633202.14/cwt202.00–203.001,2807
Steers—Medium 3641155.00/cwt155.00–155.009947
Steers—Small and Medium 3660122.50/cwt122.50–122.508091
Steers—Medium 2691135.00/cwt135.00–135.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707172.38/cwt167.50–179.001,21919
Steers—Medium 2710142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0121
Steers—Medium 3732145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Heifers—Medium 3275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Heifers—Small 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003904
Heifers—Medium 3308173.32/cwt170.00–175.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315205.57/cwt200.00–210.006486
Heifers—Small and Medium 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium 2331190.80/cwt185.00–195.006325
Heifers—Medium 3375184.34/cwt167.50–193.006918
Heifers—Small 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium 2377202.38/cwt194.00–206.0076312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385214.03/cwt209.00–221.0082431
Heifers—Small 3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415213.26/cwt210.00–222.0088512
Heifers—Small and Medium 3417141.09/cwt122.50–150.005883
Heifers—Medium 2423205.55/cwt200.00–208.5086922
Heifers—Medium 3430184.13/cwt170.00–195.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0351
Heifers—Small and Medium 3467174.99/cwt170.00–179.008173
Heifers—Medium 2473202.56/cwt190.00–206.0095819
Heifers—Small 3477142.40/cwt126.00–157.506793
Heifers—Medium 3483190.95/cwt188.00–197.0092213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492207.84/cwt206.00–208.501,02319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519205.99/cwt201.00–208.001,0694
Heifers—Medium 3525181.55/cwt162.50–188.5095312
Heifers—Medium 2527191.04/cwt190.00–191.501,00713
Heifers—Small 3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Heifers—Medium 2561161.72/cwt160.00–170.009076
Heifers—Small 3578121.25/cwt110.00–133.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587180.71/cwt178.00–185.001,06123
Heifers—Medium 3591163.21/cwt155.00–169.009655
Heifers—Medium 3622116.63/cwt110.00–122.507253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632164.89/cwt155.00–165.501,04217
Heifers—Medium 2644149.60/cwt142.50–151.0096320
Heifers—Small and Medium 3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Small 3668122.43/cwt120.00–125.008182
Heifers—Medium 3673134.28/cwt130.00–140.009046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676150.81/cwt145.00–154.501,01914
Heifers—Medium 2685144.50/cwt142.00–147.009902
Heifers—Medium 3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Heifers—Medium 2720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733130.00/cwt130.00–130.009535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773129.99/cwt129.00–131.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315212.50/cwt212.50–212.506691
Bulls—Medium 3370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Bulls—Medium 2405212.50/cwt212.50–212.508611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417225.38/cwt217.50–228.009404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460234.52/cwt233.00–236.001,0792
Bulls—Medium 2473218.98/cwt218.00–220.001,0363
Bulls—Medium 3490202.50/cwt202.50–202.509921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518215.22/cwt213.00–217.501,1152
Bulls—Medium 2523200.36/cwt190.00–202.001,0487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565206.67/cwt202.00–213.001,1684
Bulls—Medium 2585186.84/cwt175.00–197.501,0935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1941
Bulls—Medium 2640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669175.38/cwt170.00–180.001,1735
Bulls—Medium 2680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Bulls—Small 3690103.50/cwt103.50–103.507141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2784158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,2437
Bulls—Medium 2810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
Bulls—Small and Medium 387595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2563128.57/cwt115.00–142.507242
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2610127.00/cwt127.00–127.007753
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2730117.50/cwt117.50–117.508581
Dairy Heifers—Medium 280080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2278130.00/cwt130.00–130.003616
Dairy Steers—Medium 2602135.00/cwt135.00–135.008132
Dairy Steers—Medium 2811132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0756
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0081
Bulls——1,261114.68/cwt111.00–123.001,4467
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80255.66/cwt51.00–60.004463
Cows—Lean 85-90%84293.37/cwt90.00–95.007863
Cows—Boner 80-85%96065.53/cwt64.00–67.006292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11973.23/cwt70.00–77.008195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22292.00/cwt83.00–97.001,1245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74397.05/cwt94.00–99.001,6923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2683767.97/head485.00–1,000.007682
Bred Cows—Medium 2715625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,331.94/head1,075.00–1,550.001,3322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7171,618.28/head1,550.00–1,710.001,6183
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2755990.30/head945.00–1,025.009902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2845975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.