Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 22
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 159▲ 15 vs year ago 138 · +10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 39▼ 18 vs year ago 75 · −24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 11 · +81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand good, market activity active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle was average. Head calves 290.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.26/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$175.26
63 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$50.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506190.1996321
Medium 1371182.596784thin
Medium and Large 2510180.2391919thin
Medium 2501159.8080112thin
Medium 3414139.295767thin
One grade step is worth $50.90/cwt here — about $387 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 sale63 hd
175.26
—
NC average8 barns · 981 hd
168.31
+6.95
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—High1,706119.442,0376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,368107.111,46522
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11192.251,02525
CowsLean 85-90%High80074.245944thin

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)1,110$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,1213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,29311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)834$1,0535

Every lot

96 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300227.50/cwt227.50–227.506831
Steers—Medium 1402205.00/cwt205.00–205.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 1418240.64/cwt232.50–255.001,0063
Steers—Medium 2420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Steers—Medium and Large 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1453208.70/cwt200.00–217.509452
Steers—Medium and Large 2470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
Steers—Medium 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1535208.82/cwt205.00–212.501,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1550225.00/cwt217.50–232.501,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Steers—Medium 2585167.50/cwt167.50–167.509801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Heifers—Medium 1270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Heifers—Medium 3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium 2330172.58/cwt170.00–175.005702
Heifers—Medium 3352142.50/cwt142.50–142.505023
Heifers—Medium 1365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383198.05/cwt195.00–203.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423193.68/cwt190.00–197.508199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425206.03/cwt200.00–212.508762
Heifers—Medium 1425175.18/cwt170.00–180.007452
Heifers—Medium 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Heifers—Medium 2435166.22/cwt165.00–167.507232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474195.03/cwt190.00–200.009244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487174.87/cwt172.50–176.008523
Heifers—Medium 2495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520197.40/cwt192.50–199.001,0266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
Heifers—Medium 3535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Heifers—Medium 2543156.26/cwt155.00–157.508482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565175.21/cwt170.00–178.009903
Heifers—Medium 2575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578186.99/cwt185.00–189.001,0812
Heifers—Medium 3605132.50/cwt132.50–132.508021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Heifers—Medium 2643157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723143.07/cwt140.00–146.001,0342
Heifers—Medium 2780107.50/cwt107.50–107.508391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004103
Bulls—Medium 2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Bulls—Medium 1305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006712
Bulls—Medium 2310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006051
Bulls—Medium 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Bulls—Medium 1390195.99/cwt195.00–197.007642
Bulls—Medium 2390166.25/cwt160.00–172.506482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008612
Bulls—Medium 2415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419223.18/cwt220.00–225.009354
Bulls—Medium 3435142.50/cwt142.50–142.506201
Bulls—Medium 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473220.75/cwt215.00–225.001,0447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009462
Bulls—Medium 2475173.67/cwt170.00–177.508252
Bulls—Medium 1488201.26/cwt200.00–202.509822
Bulls—Medium 2505174.04/cwt170.00–178.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515202.26/cwt197.00–210.001,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1212
Bulls—Medium 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577206.82/cwt202.50–210.001,1936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1552
Bulls—Medium 2618172.45/cwt170.00–175.001,0662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627201.61/cwt199.00–205.001,2643
Bulls—Medium 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670182.46/cwt180.00–185.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Dairy Steers—Medium 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Dairy Steers—Medium 257295.03/cwt85.00–97.505445
Dairy Steers—Medium 382588.00/cwt88.00–88.007261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700124.93/cwt117.00–130.002,1245
Bulls——1,73592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74878.97/cwt74.00–85.005912
Cows—Lean 85-90%84050.00/cwt50.00–50.004201
Cows—Lean 85-90%86589.00/cwt89.00–89.007701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09787.44/cwt80.00–91.0095915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13399.46/cwt94.00–106.001,12710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283103.65/cwt97.00–107.001,33012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470111.27/cwt108.00–118.001,63610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2690775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2725669.83/head450.00–875.006702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28281,205.74/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,360.47/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,411.12/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,121.38/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.