Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 9
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 320▲ 88 vs year ago 296 · +29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 52▼ 32 vs year ago 84 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle Heifers 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Bulls And Steers 8.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby calves 80.00 11 Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.32/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$182.32
180 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$76.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.11
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470211.0599122
Medium and Large 2514191.0798144
Medium 2488178.8187398
Medium 3511140.6371815thin
Small and Medium 2450135.006081thin
One grade step is worth $76.05/cwt here — about $384 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 sale180 hd
182.32
—
NC average8 barns · 1,285 hd
176.21
+6.11
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—High1,637111.001,8175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50195.981,44117
CowsLean 85-90%Average85586.007351thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13385.2896629

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$8294thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$7251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,3751thin

Every lot

125 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 2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1320232.27/cwt227.50–237.507432
Steers—Medium and Large 2370212.50/cwt207.50–217.507862
Steers—Medium 2370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 1371240.63/cwt235.00–245.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 2423224.96/cwt222.50–227.509522
Steers—Medium and Large 1425247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0521
Steers—Medium 2435207.50/cwt207.50–207.509031
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Steers—Medium 3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Steers—Small and Medium 2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1470221.28/cwt220.00–222.501,0402
Steers—Medium 2478182.50/cwt182.50–182.508722
Steers—Medium and Large 1525228.50/cwt225.00–232.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 2525203.68/cwt200.00–207.501,0692
Steers—Medium 2568202.60/cwt200.00–207.501,1513
Steers—Medium 3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 2583220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2832
Steers—Medium and Large 1597239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,42711
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 2605197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1951
Steers—Medium and Large 1625205.81/cwt200.00–210.001,2863
Steers—Medium 2665141.00/cwt141.00–141.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 1701233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,63320
Steers—Small and Medium 2740122.50/cwt122.50–122.509071
Steers—Medium and Large 2780178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 1825222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,83211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Heifers—Medium 2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium 2275132.64/cwt130.00–135.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322198.03/cwt190.00–202.506383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330210.79/cwt208.00–215.006964
Heifers—Medium 2338182.52/cwt180.00–185.006172
Heifers—Medium 3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362208.95/cwt205.00–215.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365237.43/cwt235.00–240.008672
Heifers—Medium 2368188.87/cwt185.00–195.006959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423206.20/cwt200.00–210.008724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Heifers—Medium 2425187.24/cwt180.00–190.0079616
Heifers—Medium 3433152.46/cwt150.00–160.006604
Heifers—Small and Medium 2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464224.22/cwt220.00–228.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480211.63/cwt207.50–215.001,0163
Heifers—Medium 2481185.17/cwt180.00–192.5089124
Heifers—Medium 3488122.22/cwt117.00–127.505962
Heifers—Medium 2512181.34/cwt175.00–187.5092824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513220.12/cwt215.00–225.001,1292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515199.24/cwt195.00–202.501,0263
Heifers—Medium 3532135.39/cwt130.00–140.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1371
Heifers—Medium 2565173.62/cwt170.00–175.009819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572186.00/cwt180.00–190.001,06418
Heifers—Medium 3573140.48/cwt137.50–146.008053
Heifers—Medium 3605142.50/cwt142.50–142.508621
Heifers—Medium 2615160.06/cwt152.50–165.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630167.27/cwt166.00–170.001,0543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652171.98/cwt166.00–175.001,1213
Heifers—Medium 2670161.62/cwt155.00–166.001,0835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4392
Heifers—Medium 3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Heifers—Medium 2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730167.03/cwt162.00–172.001,2192
Heifers—Medium 2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258231.43/cwt225.00–237.505972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265252.50/cwt252.50–252.506691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323235.20/cwt230.00–241.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1356210.00/cwt210.00–210.007485
Bulls—Medium 1360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
Bulls—Medium 2363179.83/cwt175.00–185.006532
Bulls—Medium 1403207.50/cwt207.50–207.508362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009022
Bulls—Medium 2420184.76/cwt180.00–190.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430233.07/cwt230.00–240.001,0025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463233.33/cwt230.00–235.001,0803
Bulls—Medium 1472201.20/cwt195.00–205.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475214.07/cwt210.00–217.501,0173
Bulls—Medium 2477176.04/cwt170.00–180.008405
Bulls—Medium 1510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515214.12/cwt210.00–218.001,1032
Bulls—Medium 2Full520127.50/cwt127.50–127.506631
Bulls—Medium 2523154.98/cwt150.00–160.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527201.61/cwt195.00–205.001,06211
Bulls—Medium 3560142.50/cwt142.50–142.507981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564197.82/cwt189.00–200.001,11618
Bulls—Medium 2570169.67/cwt165.00–175.009673
Bulls—Medium 2Full590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium 2606147.12/cwt145.00–150.008924
Bulls—Medium 2Full610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Bulls—Medium 1620165.03/cwt160.00–170.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627190.97/cwt190.00–193.001,1973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658176.21/cwt172.50–180.001,1592
Bulls—Medium 1670163.75/cwt160.00–167.501,0972
Bulls—Medium 2675122.50/cwt122.50–122.508271
Bulls—Medium 2735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2405135.00/cwt130.00–140.005472
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed473114.05/cwt102.50–125.005392
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2480137.50/cwt137.50–137.506601
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 3360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Dairy Steers—Medium 2520122.50/cwt122.50–122.506371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Bulls——1,794118.75/cwt115.00–120.002,1304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85586.00/cwt86.00–86.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10380.10/cwt72.00–83.0088410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14988.00/cwt84.00–95.001,01119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42094.35/cwt88.00–98.001,3409
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44883.67/cwt82.00–85.001,2123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,679106.30/cwt100.00–114.001,7855
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2875725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025828.61/head775.00–885.008294
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.