Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 11
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 167▼ 206 vs year ago 230 · −89.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 63▲ 49 vs year ago 68 · +72.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale week Reporter had to leave early for doctor appointment today

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.33/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$225.33
3 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+31.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385240.009241thin
Medium and Large 2408218.008882thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $36 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 sale3 hd
225.33
—
NC average8 barns · 716 hd
193.78
+31.56
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—Average1,664129.342,15212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,394109.941,53329
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,121103.271,15768
CowsLean 85-90%Average84195.508038thin

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)1,530$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,1422thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$1,0333thin

Every lot

30 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365226.00/cwt226.00–226.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435219.00/cwt219.00–219.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2368155.09/cwt152.50–157.505712
Dairy Steers—Medium 2435186.00/cwt186.00–186.008094
Dairy Steers—Medium 2484170.00/cwt170.00–170.008236
Dairy Steers—Medium 2548157.50/cwt157.50–157.508634
Dairy Steers—Medium 2600147.50/cwt147.50–147.508852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467125.02/cwt122.00–127.001,8343
Bulls——1,729130.78/cwt128.00–138.002,2619
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82991.00/cwt85.00–95.007546
Cows—Lean 85-90%878109.00/cwt108.00–110.009572
Cows—Boner 80-85%92069.00/cwt69.00–69.006351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00486.01/cwt85.00–88.008645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12895.74/cwt89.00–100.001,08022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136110.42/cwt106.00–117.001,25440
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366105.23/cwt99.00–109.001,43714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420114.34/cwt110.00–123.001,62415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3840475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2875837.50/head775.00–900.008382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,142.09/head850.00–1,375.001,1422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.