Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 14
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 471▲ 9 vs year ago 176 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 60▲ 36 vs year ago 35 · +102.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 40.00 Head calves 260.00 To 490.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.88/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$205.88
75 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$65.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.39
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491215.031,05630
Medium 1496209.741,04022
Medium and Large 2547199.431,09112thin
Medium 2473183.2886710thin
Medium 1-2560150.008401thin
One grade step is worth $65.03/cwt here — about $216 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 sale75 hd
205.88
—
NC average7 barns · 989 hd
183.49
+22.39
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—Average1,573125.961,9819thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428109.041,55721
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09097.821,06631
CowsLean 85-90%High81893.2476310

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$9751thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270247.50/cwt247.50–247.506681
Steers—Medium and Large 1300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2340227.00/cwt227.00–227.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium 1380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1385248.25/cwt247.50–249.009562
Steers—Medium 2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2405205.00/cwt205.00–205.008301
Steers—Medium 1415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1455257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1721
Steers—Medium and Large 2460237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0931
Steers—Medium 2470198.59/cwt195.00–202.509332
Steers—Medium 1485222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0791
Steers—Medium 2508181.64/cwt180.00–185.009233
Steers—Medium 1530231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,2242
Steers—Medium and Large 1533250.46/cwt245.00–257.501,3353
Steers—Medium and Large 2545242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3221
Steers—Medium 1550227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1565252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4271
Steers—Medium and Large 2568237.25/cwt237.00–237.501,3482
Steers—Medium 2573199.00/cwt190.00–205.001,1403
Steers—Medium and Large 1615227.34/cwt220.00–232.501,3983
Steers—Medium 2640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Steers—Medium and Large 1678224.98/cwt223.00–235.001,5256
Steers—Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Steers—Medium 2690187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1770204.47/cwt200.00–209.001,5742
Steers—Medium and Large 1930188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Heifers—Medium 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272242.98/cwt237.50–246.006613
Heifers—Medium 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317226.63/cwt220.00–232.507183
Heifers—Medium 1325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Heifers—Medium 1360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Heifers—Medium 2395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411216.16/cwt212.00–223.008887
Heifers—Medium 2423173.86/cwt167.50–180.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428210.00/cwt210.00–210.008992
Heifers—Medium 1430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Heifers—Medium 2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473219.37/cwt217.50–224.001,0386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478205.08/cwt200.00–210.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503215.68/cwt212.00–223.001,0853
Heifers—Medium 2513201.10/cwt197.00–205.001,0322
Heifers—Medium 1514213.74/cwt210.00–217.001,0994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4031
Heifers—Medium 2558194.93/cwt190.00–200.001,0882
Heifers—Medium 1-2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Heifers—Medium 1575212.44/cwt206.00–215.001,22212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607202.73/cwt200.00–208.001,2313
Heifers—Medium 2615178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,1562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665181.98/cwt180.00–183.001,2103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718169.98/cwt167.50–172.501,2204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1303215.04/cwt210.00–220.006522
Bulls—Medium 1348195.00/cwt195.00–195.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373232.94/cwt230.00–235.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395207.50/cwt207.50–207.508201
Bulls—Medium 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418236.82/cwt232.50–245.009904
Bulls—Medium 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Bulls—Medium 2428188.23/cwt186.00–192.508063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431221.28/cwt217.00–227.009545
Bulls—Medium 1435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008921
Bulls—Medium 1490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493215.73/cwt212.50–219.001,0642
Bulls—Medium 2495177.50/cwt177.50–177.508791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523211.42/cwt208.00–215.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552236.67/cwt230.00–242.001,3063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560220.40/cwt215.00–226.001,2342
Bulls—Medium 1583205.60/cwt195.00–212.501,1995
Bulls—Medium 2590187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618185.75/cwt180.00–190.001,1483
Bulls—Medium 3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3321
Bulls—Medium 373087.50/cwt87.50–87.506391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2545132.50/cwt132.50–132.507221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,522133.49/cwt130.00–137.002,0325
Bulls——1,627123.05/cwt121.00–125.002,0023
Bulls——1,66597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79090.00/cwt90.00–90.007112
Cows—Lean 85-90%817103.94/cwt102.00–106.008496
Cows—Lean 85-90%85064.39/cwt60.00–69.005472
Cows—Boner 80-85%92540.00/cwt40.00–40.003701
Cows—Boner 80-85%97879.68/cwt78.00–81.007793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10293.50/cwt85.00–98.001,0309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112106.22/cwt100.00–113.001,18118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428109.04/cwt101.00–115.001,55721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2785975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.