Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 27
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 186▲ 40 vs year ago 159 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 70▲ 37 vs year ago 59 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 7.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive 2 Hogs Head calves 260.00 To 460.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.11/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$179.11
92 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$45.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483192.7393136
Medium and Large 2452178.0180535
Medium 2495159.3778818thin
Medium 3492147.037233thin
One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $208 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 sale92 hd
179.11
—
NC average8 barns · 1,464 hd
162.41
+16.70
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—High1,548119.771,8538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39097.171,35122
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11788.1498557
CowsLean 85-90%High81369.815689thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$9728
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,1913thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,0501thin

Every lot

102 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 1280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1325229.00/cwt229.00–229.007441
Steers—Medium 2325207.50/cwt207.50–207.506741
Steers—Medium 2350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007181
Steers—Medium 1363213.72/cwt210.00–217.507762
Steers—Medium and Large 1378225.96/cwt220.00–232.508542
Steers—Medium 3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Steers—Medium 1405196.30/cwt192.50–200.007952
Steers—Medium 1475196.00/cwt196.00–196.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1483223.48/cwt214.00–229.001,0795
Steers—Medium and Large 1535222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1882
Steers—Medium and Large 1552234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2926
Steers—Medium 2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium 1580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1891
Steers—Medium and Large 1605207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2521
Steers—Medium 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Steers—Medium 2690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Steers—Small and Medium 272590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Steers—Medium 283098.00/cwt98.00–98.008131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230181.20/cwt180.00–182.504172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267185.06/cwt180.00–190.004943
Heifers—Medium 2318175.79/cwt170.00–182.505593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320204.69/cwt200.00–210.006552
Heifers—Medium 3325156.00/cwt156.00–156.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328193.08/cwt190.00–195.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355209.00/cwt209.00–209.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372187.35/cwt182.00–193.006978
Heifers—Medium 2375170.29/cwt165.00–176.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418180.09/cwt175.00–185.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435192.41/cwt188.00–197.5083710
Heifers—Medium 2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Heifers—Medium 2460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476196.85/cwt192.50–200.009379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478183.77/cwt182.50–185.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507184.00/cwt184.00–184.009334
Heifers—Medium 2515171.91/cwt169.00–175.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534191.64/cwt188.00–197.501,0235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1551190.86/cwt189.00–199.001,0527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570185.10/cwt181.00–187.501,0554
Heifers—Medium 2570165.48/cwt165.00–166.009432
Heifers—Medium 3575142.54/cwt137.50–147.508202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620136.26/cwt135.00–137.508452
Heifers—Medium 2670148.00/cwt148.00–148.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
Heifers—Medium 2710117.50/cwt117.50–117.508341
Heifers—Medium 2750117.50/cwt117.50–117.508811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2753140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0543
Heifers—Medium 287097.00/cwt97.00–97.008441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
Bulls—Medium 1315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Bulls—Medium 1350197.50/cwt197.50–197.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363205.31/cwt202.50–208.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377220.15/cwt212.50–225.008303
Bulls—Medium 2380190.75/cwt187.50–195.007253
Bulls—Medium 3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium 2422172.53/cwt170.00–175.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423207.53/cwt195.00–213.008786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427221.24/cwt215.00–227.0094510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453193.27/cwt189.00–197.508762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475210.20/cwt206.00–215.009985
Bulls—Medium 2488167.46/cwt160.00–175.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510209.18/cwt207.50–211.001,0673
Bulls—Medium 2520167.60/cwt165.00–170.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2061
Bulls—Medium 1533182.58/cwt180.00–188.009733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575199.98/cwt199.00–201.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605165.62/cwt151.00–180.001,0022
Bulls—Medium 2610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618186.53/cwt184.00–189.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1861
Bulls—Medium 2693159.74/cwt157.00–162.501,1072
Bulls—Medium 2740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls—Medium 2795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2635127.50/cwt127.50–127.508101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 363095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Dairy Steers—Medium 2640132.00/cwt132.00–132.008451
Dairy Steers—Medium 2728118.25/cwt117.50–119.008612
Dairy Steers—Medium 2770139.97/cwt137.50–142.501,0782
Dairy Steers—Medium 2805137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345111.01/cwt110.00–112.001,4933
Bulls——1,669125.03/cwt117.00–129.002,0875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77776.39/cwt72.00–80.005943
Cows—Lean 85-90%80864.40/cwt60.00–68.005203
Cows—Lean 85-90%84585.45/cwt81.00–90.007222
Cows—Lean 85-90%87535.00/cwt35.00–35.003061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03473.69/cwt69.00–77.007627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12396.30/cwt94.00–104.001,08112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13188.22/cwt82.00–93.0099838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366100.96/cwt94.00–108.001,37915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44289.04/cwt85.00–92.001,2847
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,190.54/head1,100.00–1,275.001,1913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2800523.75/head500.00–550.005242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,121.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.