Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 31
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 242▼ 27 vs year ago 158 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 101▲ 21 vs year ago 37 · +56.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 13.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.73/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$194.73
57 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$373
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$56.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.49
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481205.7098932
Medium 1479194.279304thin
Medium and Large 2577190.481,09810thin
Medium 2393176.866957thin
Medium 3413149.386164thin
One grade step is worth $56.33/cwt here — about $373 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 sale57 hd
194.73
—
NC average8 barns · 687 hd
184.24
+10.49
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—High1,696127.772,1679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,363109.871,49713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05895.761,01433
CowsLean 85-90%High83591.017603thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,2457
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,4185
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$1,3501thin

Every lot

90 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 1250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Steers—Medium 1335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1370235.00/cwt235.00–235.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1410237.50/cwt237.50–237.509741
Steers—Medium and Large 2420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers—Medium 1470202.00/cwt202.00–202.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 2505222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1521242.12/cwt237.50–250.001,2618
Steers—Medium 3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Medium 1590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 2600212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2751
Steers—Medium 1605187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1635231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4672
Steers—Medium and Large 1665231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5368
Steers—Medium and Large 2678216.46/cwt215.00–218.001,4682
Steers—Medium 2680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1775187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225207.56/cwt205.00–210.004672
Heifers—Medium 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255202.50/cwt202.50–202.505161
Heifers—Medium 3280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium 2288185.00/cwt185.00–185.005332
Heifers—Medium 1335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Heifers—Medium 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340206.19/cwt202.50–210.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368207.56/cwt202.50–210.007643
Heifers—Medium 2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410197.50/cwt197.50–197.508101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412213.43/cwt210.00–217.508793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468206.00/cwt206.00–206.009642
Heifers—Medium 1480196.53/cwt195.00–198.009432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486214.94/cwt210.00–220.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523213.59/cwt210.00–217.501,1172
Heifers—Medium 3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560204.44/cwt196.00–209.001,14511
Heifers—Medium 3580157.50/cwt157.50–157.509141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2551
Heifers—Medium 1620189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1721
Heifers—Medium 2620169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628191.20/cwt185.00–197.501,2014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2304222.50/cwt222.50–222.506761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315243.61/cwt237.50–248.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls—Medium 1370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415234.00/cwt234.00–234.009711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440206.00/cwt206.00–206.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458209.51/cwt209.00–210.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508228.40/cwt222.00–235.001,1602
Bulls—Medium 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Bulls—Medium 2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543213.33/cwt213.00–214.001,1583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573214.21/cwt212.50–216.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Bulls—Medium 2610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673178.06/cwt175.00–181.001,1982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Bulls—Medium 2910112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Dairy Steers—Medium 3305112.00/cwt112.00–112.003421
Dairy Steers—Medium 2423142.00/cwt142.00–142.006013
Dairy Steers—Medium 2500123.75/cwt120.00–127.506192
Dairy Steers—Medium 2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478123.78/cwt120.00–127.001,8294
Bulls——1,871130.97/cwt128.00–139.002,4505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82385.52/cwt85.00–86.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Cows—Boner 80-85%91352.76/cwt47.50–58.004822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02391.84/cwt87.00–95.0094014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,052100.23/cwt97.00–108.001,0549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164108.35/cwt103.00–116.001,2618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361113.89/cwt111.00–121.001,5508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366103.43/cwt97.00–108.001,4135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,245.01/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2457
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27501,077.33/head725.00–1,425.001,0772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,718.27/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.