Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▲ 340 vs last sale 131▲ 343 vs year ago 128 · +268.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 58▲ 7 vs year ago 53 · +13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with calves below 550lbs selling sharply higher, with active market activity. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady with a firm undertone. Demand was good overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $236.30/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$236.30
219 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$78.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.81
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565244.611,382153
Large 1492229.241,1273thin
Medium and Large 2561221.761,24457
Large 2583166.219696thin
One grade step is worth $78.40/cwt here — about $413 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 sale219 hd
236.30
—
NC average9 barns · 1,300 hd
241.11
−4.81
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—High1,401128.691,8038thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,353110.571,49613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,097101.461,11317
CowsLean 85-90%Low93693.2287318

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2329239.89/cwt235.00–245.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 2372238.33/cwt222.00–247.508873
Steers—Large 1410248.86/cwt240.00–257.501,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 2420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1435242.39/cwt240.00–247.501,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 1468261.98/cwt240.00–269.001,22638
Steers—Medium and Large 2469232.64/cwt230.00–240.001,0917
Steers—Medium and Large 2518227.36/cwt220.00–232.501,1786
Steers—Medium and Large 1522253.54/cwt245.00–262.001,32316
Steers—Large 2536170.56/cwt167.50–180.009144
Steers—Medium and Large 2567223.21/cwt210.00–228.001,26612
Steers—Medium and Large 1570244.24/cwt227.50–256.001,39246
Steers—Large 2610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1623229.98/cwt222.50–232.001,43310
Steers—Medium and Large 2628215.03/cwt210.00–217.501,3508
Steers—Large 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 1662229.23/cwt217.00–239.001,51838
Steers—Medium and Large 2685205.63/cwt192.50–212.501,4097
Steers—Medium and Large 1705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5512
Steers—Medium and Large 2735208.24/cwt207.50–209.001,5312
Steers—Large 2745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 2788209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6474
Steers—Medium and Large 2830187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333213.61/cwt210.00–217.507112
Heifers—Medium 1350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371211.64/cwt200.00–217.507857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384236.48/cwt230.00–245.009089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412207.59/cwt200.00–212.508553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427233.30/cwt230.00–250.009967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465223.59/cwt215.00–226.001,04013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486201.83/cwt190.00–207.509817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517216.94/cwt215.00–217.501,12216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522205.15/cwt195.00–215.001,07112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1607
Heifers—Large 1553215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563200.17/cwt197.50–203.001,1273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584217.49/cwt210.00–225.001,27024
Heifers—Medium 1620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624210.31/cwt200.00–219.001,31213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630194.30/cwt192.50–201.001,22410
Heifers—Large 1645208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674185.02/cwt180.00–187.501,2475
Heifers—Large 1680183.94/cwt176.00–187.001,2518
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334250.09/cwt240.00–260.0083511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365242.88/cwt240.00–246.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418221.33/cwt205.00–230.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436243.61/cwt240.00–257.501,0628
Bulls—Large 2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470210.28/cwt200.00–221.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475240.48/cwt240.00–242.501,1425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512219.33/cwt218.00–220.001,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518199.02/cwt190.00–212.501,0314
Bulls—Large 1530212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580181.23/cwt180.00–182.501,0512
Bulls—Large 1590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Bulls—Large 2590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625181.26/cwt180.00–182.501,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,326124.95/cwt121.00–128.001,6576
Bulls——1,625139.89/cwt136.00–145.002,2732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76076.55/cwt76.00–77.005822
Cows—Lean 85-90%92198.12/cwt91.00–106.0090412
Cows—Boner 80-85%96883.94/cwt80.00–87.008132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06986.86/cwt84.00–92.009294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101109.32/cwt104.00–114.001,2047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12698.96/cwt95.00–105.001,1148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260100.93/cwt100.00–103.001,2723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381113.46/cwt110.00–118.001,56710

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.