Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-15

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 15
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 362 vs last sale 521▲ 13 vs year ago 146 · +8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 78▼ 10 vs year ago 49 · −20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 100.00 Head calves 200.00 To 320.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.96/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$175.96
78 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$604
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$69.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485193.6994022
Medium 1330188.6962318thin
Medium and Large 2576170.9298413thin
Medium 2460159.5273421
Medium 3271123.823364thin
One grade step is worth $69.87/cwt here — about $604 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 sale78 hd
175.96
—
NC average8 barns · 1,213 hd
171.03
+4.93
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—Average1,664118.961,97911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37395.031,3045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10887.4196920
CowsLean 85-90%Low84279.836723thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)972$1,0043thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$6251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,6242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4132thin

Every lot

95 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 1200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Steers—Medium 2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Steers—Medium 2300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
Steers—Medium 1305208.65/cwt202.50–215.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 1310228.00/cwt228.00–228.007071
Steers—Medium 1355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1395242.00/cwt242.00–242.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1410222.50/cwt222.50–222.509121
Steers—Medium 2415186.00/cwt186.00–186.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1450247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1141
Steers—Medium 2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Steers—Medium 2518170.00/cwt170.00–170.008812
Steers—Medium 1540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1545216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1573217.16/cwt212.00–221.001,2444
Steers—Medium 2605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1630204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1720188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3541
Steers—Medium and Large 1830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
Heifers—Medium 1227185.94/cwt180.00–190.004223
Heifers—Medium 3258125.10/cwt120.00–130.003233
Heifers—Medium 1277195.00/cwt195.00–195.005405
Heifers—Medium 2280154.91/cwt150.00–160.004343
Heifers—Medium 2308157.98/cwt156.00–160.004872
Heifers—Medium 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium 1320193.98/cwt190.00–197.506212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330205.15/cwt200.00–210.006772
Heifers—Medium 2361175.00/cwt175.00–175.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368212.15/cwt206.00–217.007813
Heifers—Medium 1383186.76/cwt180.00–190.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers—Medium 2430166.00/cwt166.00–166.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464206.27/cwt205.00–208.009575
Heifers—Medium 1470177.50/cwt175.00–180.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482188.30/cwt183.00–192.009083
Heifers—Medium 2492160.82/cwt155.00–165.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520205.54/cwt201.00–210.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530181.00/cwt181.00–181.009591
Heifers—Medium 2545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0601
Heifers—Medium 2573164.26/cwt162.50–166.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614165.74/cwt161.00–170.001,0184
Heifers—Medium 2615147.33/cwt142.50–152.009062
Heifers—Medium 2655152.50/cwt150.00–155.009992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720145.72/cwt140.00–150.001,0493
Heifers—Medium 2790142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233237.53/cwt235.00–240.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273229.77/cwt225.00–235.006272
Bulls—Medium 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332228.98/cwt225.00–235.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360217.50/cwt217.50–217.507831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369236.96/cwt230.00–243.008746
Bulls—Medium 2383174.98/cwt172.50–177.506702
Bulls—Medium 2419177.44/cwt170.00–182.507434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425243.91/cwt240.00–250.001,0374
Bulls—Medium 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477229.40/cwt222.50–236.001,0943
Bulls—Medium 2478173.05/cwt170.00–176.008272
Bulls—Medium 1480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480193.34/cwt189.00–197.509282
Bulls—Medium 2520153.06/cwt150.00–156.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523229.33/cwt226.00–232.501,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525198.63/cwt191.00–205.001,0435
Bulls—Medium 2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570181.08/cwt176.00–187.501,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605198.98/cwt196.00–202.001,2042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,2512
Bulls—Medium 2650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335107.37/cwt100.00–112.001,4332
Bulls——1,737121.53/cwt116.00–128.002,1119
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82573.00/cwt73.00–73.006021
Cows—Lean 85-90%85083.25/cwt82.50–84.007082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08695.37/cwt93.00–99.001,0365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10370.37/cwt63.00–76.007764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11186.07/cwt80.00–89.009569
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,163107.62/cwt104.00–112.501,2522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39297.04/cwt93.00–105.001,3514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2675625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium 2765775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,119.07/head1,050.00–1,185.001,1192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,623.81/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6242

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.