Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 64▼ 354 vs year ago 445 · −79.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 45▲ 24 vs year ago 42 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate ( Snow And Cold Today ) Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 265.00 To 510.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.93/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$213.93
43 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$53.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500225.911,12920
Medium and Large 2458223.691,02312thin
Medium 1473197.509334thin
Medium 2506172.358737thin
One grade step is worth $53.55/cwt here — about $256 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 sale43 hd
213.93
—
NC average7 barns · 609 hd
193.89
+20.04
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—Low1,810126.052,2827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,350107.951,45819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05195.731,00731
CowsLean 85-90%Average81389.997329thin

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)1,260$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$9022thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1384297.46/cwt290.00–300.001,1424
Steers—Medium and Large 1405277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 2415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1452300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3562
Steers—Medium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 1850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1945147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1988168.75/cwt167.50–170.001,6672
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
Heifers—Medium 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium 1360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373217.45/cwt215.00–220.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378246.42/cwt240.00–250.009314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419236.41/cwt235.00–237.509916
Heifers—Medium 1440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Heifers—Medium 2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1494225.00/cwt220.00–226.001,1126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505227.98/cwt226.00–230.001,1512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3651
Heifers—Medium 1520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
Heifers—Medium 1570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578217.50/cwt217.00–218.001,2572
Heifers—Medium 2590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4551
Heifers—Medium 2620166.24/cwt165.00–167.501,0312
Heifers—Medium 2660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319284.83/cwt280.00–287.509093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357241.68/cwt240.00–245.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415248.35/cwt240.00–250.001,0316
Bulls—Medium 1425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,4172
Bulls—Medium 1608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Bulls—Medium 2645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,3042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0091
Bulls——1,802124.30/cwt114.00–129.002,2403
Bulls——2,075137.49/cwt133.00–145.002,8533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79088.66/cwt85.00–95.007004
Cows—Lean 85-90%79558.00/cwt58.00–58.004611
Cows—Lean 85-90%825108.43/cwt105.00–111.008953
Cows—Lean 85-90%89072.00/cwt72.00–72.006411
Cows—Boner 80-85%95064.00/cwt64.00–64.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%99085.52/cwt83.00–89.008475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062106.94/cwt101.00–110.001,1367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07095.97/cwt90.00–101.001,02718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318109.29/cwt104.00–115.001,44016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522100.83/cwt100.00–102.001,5353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2830901.51/head875.00–925.009022
Bred Cows—Medium 28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.