Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 178▼ 24 vs year ago 170 · −14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 19 vs year ago 26 · −73.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 30.00 To 50.00 Head Calves 230.00 To 360.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.96/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$183.96
61 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3
$85.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.99
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1447205.869207thin
Medium and Large 1499200.821,00228
Medium and Large 2532176.009365thin
Medium 2453167.3475716thin
Medium 3554120.016655thin
One grade step is worth $85.85/cwt here — about $255 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 sale61 hd
183.96
—
NC average8 barns · 938 hd
170.97
+12.99
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—Average1,530120.831,8499thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38991.261,2677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10489.9699320
CowsLean 85-90%Average86884.497332thin

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)1,210$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$1,3673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,0132thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355232.50/cwt232.50–232.508251
Steers—Medium and Large 1420238.75/cwt235.00–244.001,0033
Steers—Medium 2458177.00/cwt177.00–177.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1461236.52/cwt230.00–245.001,09020
Steers—Medium and Large 1585220.41/cwt218.00–228.001,2899
Steers—Medium and Large 1650194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2614
Steers—Medium and Large 1725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 1775184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2205187.50/cwt187.50–187.503841
Heifers—Medium 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers—Medium 1315201.00/cwt201.00–201.006331
Heifers—Medium 2318182.48/cwt180.00–185.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350196.00/cwt196.00–196.006861
Heifers—Medium 2368191.81/cwt187.50–196.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377206.44/cwt200.00–212.007785
Heifers—Medium 3380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
Heifers—Medium 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Heifers—Medium 2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424216.35/cwt208.00–219.009177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430205.00/cwt205.00–205.008821
Heifers—Medium 1446209.00/cwt209.00–209.009325
Heifers—Medium 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536202.04/cwt196.00–206.001,08312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0261
Heifers—Medium 2573161.36/cwt157.50–165.009252
Heifers—Medium 1585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1411
Heifers—Medium 2613142.52/cwt137.50–147.508742
Heifers—Medium 3643112.53/cwt105.00–120.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645149.00/cwt149.00–149.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673155.47/cwt153.00–158.001,0462
Heifers—Medium 2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0131
Heifers—Medium 370082.50/cwt82.50–82.505781
Heifers—Medium 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1200212.00/cwt212.00–212.004241
Bulls—Medium 3230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Bulls—Medium 3280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285212.50/cwt212.50–212.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320230.72/cwt227.50–235.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360234.58/cwt229.00–240.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385217.50/cwt217.50–217.508371
Bulls—Medium 1395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419232.44/cwt226.00–238.009745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433220.00/cwt220.00–220.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455224.66/cwt220.00–230.001,0223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463208.70/cwt200.00–217.509662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525213.09/cwt209.00–217.501,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557208.32/cwt205.00–212.501,1603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls—Medium 2630157.50/cwt157.50–157.509921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673193.75/cwt192.50–195.001,3042
Bulls—Medium 2745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Bulls—Medium 1780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2468120.00/cwt120.00–120.005622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335109.82/cwt102.00–115.001,4663
Bulls——1,628126.34/cwt120.00–130.002,0576
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86884.49/cwt83.00–86.007332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08386.56/cwt82.00–92.0093713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14496.28/cwt94.00–103.001,1017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37588.94/cwt80.00–92.001,2235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42397.06/cwt95.00–99.001,3812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27501,012.58/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.