Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 10
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 209▼ 97 vs year ago 196 · −49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 83▲ 1 vs year ago 54 · +1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Steers and Heifers 4.00 to 9.00 higher, Feeder Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand good, activity and buyer interest active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle average to attractive. Head calves 270.00 to 530.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.58/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$184.58
44 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$849
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$430
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$65.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.20
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493200.289879thin
Medium 1392195.7576720
Medium 2549164.1590213thin
Medium 3413135.005572thin
One grade step is worth $65.28/cwt here — about $430 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 sale44 hd
184.58
—
NC average8 barns · 780 hd
167.38
+17.20
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—Average1,543120.011,8515thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35597.631,32318
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,06587.5893328
CowsLean 85-90%Low85079.356754thin

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)1,027$1,0063thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,1226

Every lot

65 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2308170.00/cwt170.00–170.005242
Steers—Medium and Large 1320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Steers—Medium 1460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1467228.18/cwt220.00–240.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 1530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 1568224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2725
Steers—Medium 2670177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1280200.27/cwt195.00–205.005612
Heifers—Medium 1312201.79/cwt193.00–207.506307
Heifers—Medium 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Medium 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Heifers—Medium 1378189.27/cwt185.00–192.507153
Heifers—Medium 1425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008291
Heifers—Medium 2440167.41/cwt160.00–175.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446205.14/cwt202.50–206.009154
Heifers—Medium 2455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Heifers—Medium 1478192.33/cwt190.00–195.009195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0091
Heifers—Medium 2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Heifers—Medium 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0484
Heifers—Medium 1573188.72/cwt187.50–190.001,0812
Heifers—Medium 2590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Heifers—Medium 2617162.19/cwt160.00–165.001,0016
Heifers—Medium 2675136.00/cwt136.00–136.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2250176.00/cwt176.00–176.004401
Bulls—Medium 1295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Bulls—Medium 3325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336210.16/cwt208.00–215.007064
Bulls—Medium 2345177.50/cwt177.50–177.506121
Bulls—Medium 1363194.05/cwt190.00–200.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366216.31/cwt215.00–220.007924
Bulls—Medium 1410207.50/cwt207.50–207.508511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423222.41/cwt217.50–227.509412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469217.35/cwt213.00–226.001,0193
Bulls—Medium 1480206.60/cwt200.00–210.009923
Bulls—Medium 1505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls—Medium 2530181.21/cwt180.00–182.509602
Bulls—Medium 2569183.16/cwt180.00–187.501,0424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2421
Bulls—Medium 2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
Bulls—Medium 1675189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2762
Bulls—Medium 3715102.50/cwt102.50–102.507331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408115.70/cwt114.00–118.001,6293
Bulls——1,745126.47/cwt121.00–132.002,2072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84091.46/cwt90.00–93.007682
Cows—Lean 85-90%86067.25/cwt67.00–67.505782
Cows—Boner 80-85%95060.00/cwt60.00–60.005701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01075.85/cwt73.00–78.007667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07387.98/cwt80.00–94.0094413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121102.49/cwt97.00–112.501,1497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33690.80/cwt85.00–93.001,2135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362100.26/cwt94.00–105.001,36613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2735400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,219.81/head1,085.00–1,385.001,2203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2845725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium 2860800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,006.14/head875.00–1,070.001,0063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.