Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 8
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 375 vs last sale 146▲ 386 vs year ago 135 · +285.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 38▲ 41 vs year ago 37 · +110.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Head calves 150.00 To 470.00 Baby calves 40.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.74/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$194.74
315 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$65.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.77
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514210.341,082138
Medium 1493191.8794545
Medium and Large 2571189.831,08575
Medium 2508172.5187643
Medium 3449144.8665114thin
One grade step is worth $65.48/cwt here — about $431 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 sale315 hd
194.74
—
NC average8 barns · 1,506 hd
176.97
+17.77
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—High1,323112.501,4884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39294.881,32118
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,11585.2995143
CowsLean 85-90%Average83683.6069913

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7552thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,6197
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,41013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)712$1,1903thin

Every lot

140 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Steers—Medium 2345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1395243.75/cwt240.00–247.509632
Steers—Medium and Large 1412239.48/cwt235.00–247.509873
Steers—Medium 1425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 2425232.50/cwt232.50–232.509881
Steers—Medium and Large 1468252.25/cwt251.00–255.001,18110
Steers—Medium 2468153.52/cwt150.00–157.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2471230.37/cwt227.00–237.501,0855
Steers—Medium 1475209.45/cwt200.00–217.509953
Steers—Medium and Large 1510255.29/cwt249.00–257.001,30210
Steers—Medium 3518173.74/cwt170.00–177.509003
Steers—Medium 2520215.41/cwt210.00–220.001,1204
Steers—Medium 1520192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 2534242.58/cwt241.00–243.001,2957
Steers—Medium 3559157.96/cwt150.00–160.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4002
Steers—Medium 1568185.07/cwt180.00–190.001,0512
Steers—Medium 2578174.50/cwt174.00–175.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 1588235.61/cwt227.00–237.001,38516
Steers—Medium and Large 2590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Steers—Medium 2608178.29/cwt170.00–182.501,0843
Steers—Medium and Large 1619233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4429
Steers—Medium 3620138.72/cwt135.00–142.508602
Steers—Medium and Large 2623209.14/cwt204.00–214.001,3032
Steers—Medium 1640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1670210.77/cwt207.00–218.001,4129
Steers—Medium 2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Steers—Medium 2870132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1946178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6845
Steers—Medium and Large 11,041166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7287
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2180170.00/cwt170.00–170.003061
Heifers—Medium 2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Heifers—Medium 2315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
Heifers—Medium 3320154.84/cwt150.00–160.004952
Heifers—Medium 1330206.73/cwt200.00–210.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337206.61/cwt200.00–215.006963
Heifers—Medium 1363207.72/cwt200.00–214.007546
Heifers—Medium 2374191.55/cwt187.50–197.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377211.87/cwt207.50–220.007999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380197.53/cwt195.00–200.007512
Heifers—Medium 3390143.50/cwt142.00–145.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412227.00/cwt227.00–227.0093512
Heifers—Medium 1414195.42/cwt190.00–202.508096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418200.10/cwt197.50–203.008363
Heifers—Medium 3422147.41/cwt141.00–151.006225
Heifers—Medium 2424184.63/cwt180.00–190.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429211.80/cwt208.00–217.509096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465202.50/cwt202.50–202.509421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469209.70/cwt205.00–215.0098312
Heifers—Medium 1474197.50/cwt194.00–200.009367
Heifers—Medium 2482155.03/cwt150.00–160.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512218.65/cwt212.00–223.001,11955
Heifers—Medium 1514191.69/cwt187.50–198.009855
Heifers—Medium 2529180.01/cwt175.00–187.5095210
Heifers—Medium 3530144.59/cwt140.00–147.507663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531202.50/cwt195.00–207.501,07522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568206.05/cwt202.50–207.001,17013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568196.64/cwt190.00–198.001,11724
Heifers—Medium 2573161.00/cwt152.50–167.509236
Heifers—Medium 3585130.25/cwt127.50–133.007622
Heifers—Medium 1592182.54/cwt180.00–191.001,08116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613195.70/cwt193.00–198.001,20018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616178.59/cwt176.00–179.001,10011
Heifers—Medium 2643156.25/cwt155.00–157.501,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665162.59/cwt162.00–165.001,0815
Heifers—Medium 2670151.83/cwt145.50–157.501,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708155.36/cwt155.00–157.501,1007
Heifers—Medium 2710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2692
Heifers—Medium 1825127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
Bulls—Medium 1230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Bulls—Medium 1278225.00/cwt225.00–225.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315247.28/cwt245.00–250.007793
Bulls—Medium 2315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365227.47/cwt220.00–232.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375206.58/cwt200.00–210.007753
Bulls—Medium 2380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bulls—Medium 1393198.76/cwt197.50–200.007812
Bulls—Medium 1428208.49/cwt200.00–217.508922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430227.64/cwt220.00–230.009796
Bulls—Medium 2430164.08/cwt160.00–170.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435208.01/cwt207.00–209.009052
Bulls—Medium 1465192.50/cwt192.50–192.508951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467222.76/cwt220.00–227.001,0408
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468203.52/cwt197.50–210.009522
Bulls—Medium 2473184.48/cwt179.50–189.008732
Bulls—Medium 1510198.76/cwt197.50–200.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525217.46/cwt210.00–222.001,1423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525212.25/cwt207.50–217.001,1142
Bulls—Medium 2528175.65/cwt171.00–180.009272
Bulls—Medium 1570208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1862
Bulls—Medium 2576174.24/cwt170.00–180.001,0045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583207.53/cwt200.00–215.001,2102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1411
Bulls—Medium 2615165.81/cwt162.50–170.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Bulls—Medium 2665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2388125.10/cwt120.00–130.004852
Dairy Steers—Medium 352090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Dairy Steers—Medium 2533150.39/cwt146.00–155.008022
Dairy Steers—Medium 2580118.77/cwt117.50–120.006892
Dairy Steers—Medium 3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Dairy Steers—Medium 2615157.50/cwt157.50–157.509691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 331090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2468112.46/cwt110.00–115.005262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180105.02/cwt103.00–107.001,2392
Bulls——1,465119.98/cwt117.00–123.001,7582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75565.76/cwt65.00–67.504963
Cows—Lean 85-90%842106.52/cwt105.00–107.508973
Cows—Lean 85-90%86881.43/cwt76.00–85.007077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06474.12/cwt64.00–78.007899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12196.43/cwt90.00–103.001,08112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12786.78/cwt80.00–92.0097820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18353.75/cwt46.00–62.006362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33389.80/cwt84.00–92.001,1977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43098.11/cwt94.00–103.001,40311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2705775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27151,397.90/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2765900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28851,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29961,450.16/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,585.90/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,733.62/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2765550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium 2890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,100.00/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.