Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 3
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 199▲ 39 vs year ago 170 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 96▲ 19 vs year ago 64 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Attractive. 3 Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.14/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$173.14
102 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3
$74.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2381199.087588thin
Medium 1450194.6187611thin
Medium and Large 1497193.6796232
Medium 2485164.8580034
Medium 3548124.9968517thin
One grade step is worth $74.09/cwt here — about $73 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 sale102 hd
173.14
—
NC average8 barns · 1,306 hd
163.06
+10.08
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—Low1,755116.152,03812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39393.771,30615
CowsLean 85-90%Low83879.646676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08579.1785950

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)1,073$9242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$7632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$1,2353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,2012thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2205177.50/cwt177.50–177.503641
Steers—Medium 2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1275226.95/cwt220.00–235.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006981
Steers—Medium 2310156.00/cwt156.00–156.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1372217.10/cwt215.00–221.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1412222.45/cwt212.50–225.009165
Steers—Medium and Large 1460224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 2555197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0961
Steers—Medium 2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1575214.21/cwt207.00–220.001,23210
Steers—Medium and Large 2690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1713186.99/cwt185.00–189.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1753181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3632
Steers—Medium and Large 1830161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3361
Steers—Medium and Large 1907155.33/cwt153.00–160.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 1965153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Heifers—Medium 3223152.90/cwt150.00–156.003412
Heifers—Medium 2263169.95/cwt165.00–175.004472
Heifers—Medium 1265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Heifers—Medium 2320179.79/cwt175.00–185.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340202.11/cwt195.00–205.006876
Heifers—Medium 3340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Heifers—Medium 1372203.30/cwt200.00–207.507563
Heifers—Medium 2384186.66/cwt185.00–190.007176
Heifers—Medium 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433202.31/cwt195.00–206.0087610
Heifers—Medium 2438189.99/cwt189.00–191.008324
Heifers—Medium 3465151.26/cwt135.00–160.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468199.34/cwt195.00–204.009338
Heifers—Medium 2476171.25/cwt170.00–175.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485192.50/cwt192.50–192.509341
Heifers—Medium 1487186.06/cwt182.50–193.009063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520187.50/cwt187.50–187.509751
Heifers—Medium 1528191.91/cwt187.50–194.001,0134
Heifers—Medium 2530153.71/cwt150.00–157.508152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533194.51/cwt193.00–195.001,0374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0555
Heifers—Medium 2585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Heifers—Medium 2610142.32/cwt135.00–149.008687
Heifers—Medium 3617113.41/cwt100.00–125.007003
Heifers—Medium 3655107.52/cwt105.00–110.007042
Heifers—Medium 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Heifers—Medium 2705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009661
Heifers—Medium 373390.28/cwt87.50–93.006622
Heifers—Medium 2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers—Medium 2800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Heifers—Medium 382081.60/cwt73.00–90.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1922127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210220.00/cwt220.00–220.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273222.08/cwt215.00–231.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335224.02/cwt212.50–229.007508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382222.34/cwt217.50–228.008496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415227.00/cwt227.00–227.009422
Bulls—Medium 3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467226.87/cwt224.00–230.001,0599
Bulls—Medium 2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Bulls—Medium 1488214.26/cwt212.50–216.001,0462
Bulls—Medium 3495147.00/cwt147.00–147.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Bulls—Medium 3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1041
Bulls—Medium 3555159.00/cwt159.00–159.008821
Bulls—Medium 2575187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
Bulls—Medium 3620142.50/cwt142.50–142.508841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1631
Bulls—Medium 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1751
Bulls—Medium 3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Bulls—Medium 2715162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0801
Bulls—Medium 2765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Bulls—Medium 377093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1231
Bulls—Medium 296087.50/cwt87.50–87.508401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2463113.48/cwt110.00–117.005252
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2527115.19/cwt100.00–125.006073
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2555118.96/cwt115.00–123.006602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0641
Bulls——1,532111.35/cwt107.00–117.001,7065
Bulls——1,999126.85/cwt123.00–132.002,5366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82572.00/cwt72.00–72.005941
Cows—Lean 85-90%84081.17/cwt77.00–85.006825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02355.08/cwt52.00–59.005637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06877.67/cwt70.00–83.0083012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10472.81/cwt66.00–77.008047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10688.80/cwt84.00–95.0098224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33488.12/cwt83.00–92.001,1765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42396.59/cwt93.00–103.001,37410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27531,152.08/head975.00–1,300.001,1522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.79/head1,175.00–1,225.001,2012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2725450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 2730550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium 2845600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073924.24/head900.00–950.009242

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.