Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 25
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 224▲ 20 vs year ago 291 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 49▲ 16 vs year ago 64 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 T 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 300.00 To 410.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.19/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$195.19
154 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3
$88.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.54
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2501203.061,01736
Medium and Large 1609199.771,21765
Medium 1475197.2493726
Medium 2483173.8984026
Medium 3470115.005411thin
One grade step is worth $88.06/cwt here — about $477 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 sale154 hd
195.19
—
NC average8 barns · 1,243 hd
186.65
+8.54
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—Low1,524121.491,85114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48898.651,46816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15288.021,01446
CowsLean 85-90%Average75370.385304thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,4762thin

Every lot

136 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Steers—Medium 1285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Steers—Medium 2295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers—Medium 1383198.71/cwt197.50–200.007612
Steers—Medium and Large 2395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2403238.73/cwt235.00–242.509622
Steers—Medium and Large 1427256.83/cwt250.00–262.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 2478254.04/cwt253.00–255.001,2142
Steers—Medium and Large 1485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3101
Steers—Medium 2505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
Steers—Medium and Large 1526248.69/cwt245.00–253.001,3084
Steers—Medium 2Full535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2540235.00/cwt232.50–237.501,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 2578212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2283
Steers—Medium and Large 1582241.33/cwt232.50–245.001,4055
Steers—Medium 1590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Steers—Medium and Large 2618207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,2822
Steers—Medium and Large 1660226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4922
Steers—Medium 1675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Steers—Medium 2675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1733198.26/cwt192.50–201.001,4533
Steers—Medium 2755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1767196.74/cwt196.00–197.001,5094
Steers—Medium and Large 2795182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4511
Steers—Medium 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1823192.93/cwt182.00–194.001,58811
Steers—Medium and Large 2845172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1253235.00/cwt235.00–235.005952
Heifers—Medium 2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers—Medium 1285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320228.43/cwt222.50–235.007313
Heifers—Medium 2325165.23/cwt160.00–170.005372
Heifers—Medium 1330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369206.52/cwt200.00–210.007625
Heifers—Medium 2369164.95/cwt160.00–170.006094
Heifers—Medium 1373199.90/cwt195.00–205.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387219.68/cwt212.50–224.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Heifers—Medium 2420189.46/cwt185.00–195.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426213.37/cwt207.50–218.009097
Heifers—Medium 1428207.50/cwt205.00–210.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1301
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471211.88/cwt210.00–215.509989
Heifers—Medium 2473179.23/cwt175.00–185.008483
Heifers—Medium 1474203.92/cwt197.50–210.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484224.28/cwt220.00–229.001,0869
Heifers—Medium 1518191.91/cwt190.00–195.009948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523205.12/cwt200.00–210.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524221.83/cwt216.00–224.001,1628
Heifers—Medium 2535173.21/cwt169.00–177.509272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2492
Heifers—Medium 2567178.36/cwt175.00–182.501,0113
Heifers—Medium 1580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581205.59/cwt200.00–210.001,1944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618201.38/cwt195.00–205.001,2455
Heifers—Medium 2618175.49/cwt175.00–176.001,0852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623193.49/cwt193.00–194.001,2052
Heifers—Medium 1625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660196.00/cwt193.00–199.001,2942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661202.15/cwt195.00–204.001,3365
Heifers—Medium 2662159.33/cwt158.00–160.001,0553
Heifers—Medium 1690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721179.82/cwt177.00–188.001,29717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822153.16/cwt150.00–157.001,2595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3092
Heifers—Medium 2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2991
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,000140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4001
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,050134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275245.51/cwt245.00–246.006752
Bulls—Medium 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Bulls—Medium 1364218.14/cwt215.00–222.507944
Bulls—Medium 2374205.16/cwt200.00–210.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388231.37/cwt225.00–237.508982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0071
Bulls—Medium 1403221.29/cwt219.00–222.508925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418244.22/cwt240.00–250.001,0213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0571
Bulls—Medium 2458193.73/cwt192.50–195.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468244.33/cwt244.00–245.001,1433
Bulls—Medium 1469210.59/cwt207.00–217.509884
Bulls—Medium 3470150.11/cwt145.00–155.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485226.47/cwt225.00–231.001,0984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510233.82/cwt232.50–235.001,1923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Bulls—Medium 2525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009711
Bulls—Medium 1540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560221.48/cwt217.50–229.001,2404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575206.54/cwt203.00–215.001,1887
Bulls—Medium 1593196.67/cwt195.00–200.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617185.96/cwt180.00–195.001,1476
Bulls—Medium 2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624195.18/cwt190.00–202.501,2184
Bulls—Medium 3655132.50/cwt132.50–132.508681
Bulls—Medium 1665182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670194.49/cwt194.00–195.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673186.71/cwt176.00–197.501,2572
Bulls—Medium 2695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715174.00/cwt172.00–177.001,2444
Bulls—Medium 2745161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763165.76/cwt164.00–167.501,2652
Bulls—Medium 2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3201
Bulls—Medium 2890115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1892150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05081.00/cwt81.00–81.008511
Bulls——1,150106.33/cwt105.00–108.001,2232
Bulls——1,541123.27/cwt117.00–129.001,9007
Bulls——1,799136.06/cwt130.00–143.002,4484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73057.39/cwt50.00–63.004192
Cows—Lean 85-90%77583.38/cwt82.00–85.006462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09184.32/cwt78.00–88.0092022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11467.22/cwt60.00–70.007494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21094.14/cwt89.00–99.001,13914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264101.15/cwt96.00–105.001,2796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45995.62/cwt90.00–99.001,3959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525102.55/cwt99.00–106.001,5647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,475.98/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4762

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.