Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 543 vs last sale 655▲ 41 vs year ago 71 · +57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 29▼ 7 vs year ago 53 · −13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available. Demand and activity moderate with light offerings due to heavy rain. Quality of cattle average. Head calves 170.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.08/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$180.08
63 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$71.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2448194.2187133
Medium 3524166.6487414thin
Medium 2514165.3785015thin
Small and Medium 3540122.506621thin
One grade step is worth $71.71/cwt here — about $209 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 sale63 hd
180.08
—
NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd
156.06
+24.02
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—High1,830120.102,1985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38897.851,3587thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08788.7196429
CowsLean 85-90%Low81484.646895thin

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)1,165$1,1622thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,4902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)615$7001thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310222.26/cwt215.00–230.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365225.00/cwt225.00–225.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420222.50/cwt222.50–222.509351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Steers—Medium 2520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528204.35/cwt200.00–209.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557216.67/cwt216.00–217.001,2073
Steers—Medium 2580192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1171
Steers—Medium 3615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665195.51/cwt195.00–196.001,3002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2283175.51/cwt175.00–176.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288187.57/cwt185.00–190.005402
Heifers—Medium 2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315189.87/cwt185.00–192.505984
Heifers—Medium 3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Heifers—Medium 2375181.07/cwt176.00–186.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385200.73/cwt199.00–202.507732
Heifers—Medium 2415187.00/cwt187.00–187.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431199.41/cwt192.50–203.008597
Heifers—Medium 3445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473202.82/cwt197.50–207.0095912
Heifers—Medium 3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508198.52/cwt197.00–200.001,0082
Heifers—Medium 2523180.13/cwt177.50–183.009423
Heifers—Medium 3532170.50/cwt169.00–172.509073
Heifers—Small and Medium 3540122.50/cwt122.50–122.506621
Heifers—Medium 2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers—Medium 3561163.00/cwt163.00–163.009148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578169.24/cwt167.50–171.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0391
Heifers—Medium 2635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009532
Heifers—Medium 2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Heifers—Medium 2792125.00/cwt125.00–125.009902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350227.00/cwt227.00–227.007951
Bulls—Medium 2420187.63/cwt180.00–192.507883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429222.50/cwt218.00–225.009556
Bulls—Medium 3445167.50/cwt167.50–167.507451
Bulls—Medium 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463207.21/cwt205.00–209.009593
Bulls—Medium 2475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
Bulls—Medium 3505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530198.60/cwt192.00–204.001,0533
Bulls—Medium 2530180.50/cwt180.00–181.009572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1721
Bulls—Medium 2570197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1261
Bulls—Medium 3595175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2405105.00/cwt105.00–105.004251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2515108.74/cwt107.50–110.005602
Dairy Steers—Medium 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,830120.10/cwt116.00–126.002,1985
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77374.00/cwt73.00–75.005722
Cows—Lean 85-90%83388.84/cwt87.50–90.007402
Cows—Lean 85-90%86097.50/cwt97.50–97.508391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06874.85/cwt73.00–77.007993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06985.30/cwt80.00–91.0091218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133101.59/cwt93.00–117.001,1518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38792.03/cwt89.00–96.001,2763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388102.22/cwt97.00–110.001,4194
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2735525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,162.12/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2615700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,490.22/head1,325.00–1,610.001,4902

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.