Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 19
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 144▲ 38 vs year ago 162 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 40▼ 4 vs year ago 78 · −5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand good , market activity and buyer interest active, offerings moderate. Quality of cattle average. Baby calves 20.00 to 80.00 .1 Hog

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.77/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$194.77
88 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3
$63.85/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 1397211.858404thin
Medium and Large 1536203.021,08758
Medium and Large 2555182.821,01411thin
Medium 2498170.0184713thin
Medium 3425148.006292thin
One grade step is worth $63.85/cwt here — about $211 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 sale88 hd
194.77
—
NC average8 barns · 1,221 hd
187.83
+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—Low1,753127.202,2298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434109.881,57524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04493.0897225
CowsLean 85-90%Low78889.9970913

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)1,174$1,2054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,0642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,8751thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1336232.06/cwt220.00–235.007805
Steers—Medium and Large 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0752
Steers—Medium 2452163.36/cwt160.00–170.007383
Steers—Medium 3460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1518244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2646
Steers—Medium 2535176.00/cwt176.00–176.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 2545205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 1572236.87/cwt230.00–238.001,3557
Steers—Medium and Large 2610182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1131
Steers—Medium 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Steers—Medium 2665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1642
Steers—Medium and Large 2670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1675222.31/cwt219.00–224.001,50112
Steers—Medium and Large 1710217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 1765194.00/cwt190.00–198.001,4844
Steers—Medium and Large 2780182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers—Medium 2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327214.90/cwt210.00–217.507033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365205.20/cwt204.00–207.507493
Heifers—Medium 2382191.70/cwt190.00–195.007323
Heifers—Medium 3385166.00/cwt166.00–166.006391
Heifers—Medium 1387209.96/cwt200.00–215.008133
Heifers—Medium 1425217.50/cwt217.50–217.509241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425191.52/cwt190.00–193.008142
Heifers—Medium 2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445212.00/cwt212.00–212.009431
Heifers—Medium 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium 2473186.07/cwt182.50–190.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482214.01/cwt207.50–217.001,03216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490202.50/cwt202.50–202.509921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533204.34/cwt203.00–210.001,0895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579204.23/cwt191.00–209.001,18217
Heifers—Medium 2583152.96/cwt150.00–156.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631196.15/cwt190.00–197.001,2388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1482
Heifers—Medium 2680156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1471
Heifers—Medium 2740126.00/cwt126.00–126.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Heifers—Medium 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2225204.67/cwt200.00–210.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290228.71/cwt225.00–235.006633
Bulls—Medium 2340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Bulls—Medium 2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370248.80/cwt240.00–251.009218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400248.00/cwt248.00–248.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium 3428135.09/cwt130.00–140.005782
Bulls—Medium 2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Bulls—Medium 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473232.26/cwt227.50–237.501,0992
Bulls—Medium 2478184.87/cwt180.00–190.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490198.84/cwt190.00–207.509742
Bulls—Medium 2525203.68/cwt200.00–207.501,0692
Bulls—Medium 3525183.18/cwt182.00–185.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Bulls—Medium 2570177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610192.95/cwt190.00–196.001,1772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613185.04/cwt180.00–190.001,1343
Bulls—Medium 2618185.59/cwt180.00–190.001,1473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1261
Bulls—Medium 2880100.00/cwt100.00–100.008801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2355112.00/cwt112.00–112.003981
Dairy Steers—Medium 2490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
Dairy Heifers—Medium 260595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3571
Bulls——1,833129.08/cwt123.00–135.002,3667
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%705112.33/cwt100.00–119.007923
Cows—Lean 85-90%79577.82/cwt72.00–82.006195
Cows—Lean 85-90%83188.76/cwt83.00–91.007385
Cows—Boner 80-85%999105.89/cwt101.00–115.001,0584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05084.70/cwt80.00–88.008898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05594.29/cwt90.00–101.0099513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420113.35/cwt111.00–128.001,61013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450105.78/cwt99.00–110.001,53411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2840875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,064.27/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,204.88/head875.00–1,410.001,2054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.