Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 5
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 91▲ 80 vs year ago 196 · +40.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 66▲ 1 vs year ago 63 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 16 vs year ago 26 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 320.00 7 Hogs 3 Goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.46/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$193.46
112 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$81.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547216.261,18238
Medium and Large 2500201.191,00531
Medium 1526188.3699222
Medium 2575150.7086715thin
Small and Medium 2470135.496372thin
Medium 3634134.388524thin
One grade step is worth $81.88/cwt here — about $331 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 sale112 hd
193.46
—
NC average7 barns · 865 hd
202.86
−9.40
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—High1,595131.302,09411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436114.591,64519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,131104.961,18727
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low83390.177517thin

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)907$8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$1,6734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,3001thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Steers—Medium 1350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
Steers—Medium and Large 1372310.80/cwt302.50–315.001,1563
Steers—Medium and Large 2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1418308.70/cwt300.00–317.501,2902
Steers—Medium 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Steers—Medium 1435242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 1495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Steers—Medium and Large 2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1538279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5015
Steers—Medium 1545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1570261.18/cwt257.50–265.001,4892
Steers—Medium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Steers—Medium 1585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
Steers—Medium 2618202.67/cwt200.00–204.001,2533
Steers—Medium 1625216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1629259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6299
Steers—Medium and Large 2638230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4672
Steers—Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1670222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,4882
Steers—Medium and Large 2710172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 1727217.51/cwt210.00–220.001,5818
Steers—Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Steers—Medium and Large 2880163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4341
Steers—Medium 2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180245.00/cwt245.00–245.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1243252.53/cwt250.00–255.006142
Heifers—Medium 2250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
Heifers—Medium 1255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305215.06/cwt210.00–225.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317240.00/cwt235.00–245.007613
Heifers—Medium 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers—Medium 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368225.24/cwt225.00–226.008294
Heifers—Medium 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
Heifers—Medium 1415182.53/cwt180.00–185.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426222.63/cwt215.00–226.009484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440240.00/cwt237.50–242.501,0562
Heifers—Small and Medium 2470135.49/cwt135.00–136.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,1713
Heifers—Medium 1479206.46/cwt190.00–212.509895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482221.64/cwt215.00–230.001,0683
Heifers—Medium 2488160.03/cwt155.00–165.007812
Heifers—Medium 1515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528216.73/cwt213.00–222.001,1443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533203.41/cwt197.50–211.001,0847
Heifers—Medium 2538163.37/cwt160.00–170.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2505
Heifers—Medium 2575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Heifers—Medium 1580192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1163
Heifers—Medium 3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Heifers—Medium 1613181.78/cwt177.00–190.001,1145
Heifers—Medium 2614156.95/cwt150.00–160.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619207.14/cwt200.00–212.501,2829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1531
Heifers—Medium 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008322
Heifers—Medium 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Heifers—Medium 3675137.50/cwt137.50–137.509281
Heifers—Medium 1678167.54/cwt150.00–186.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Heifers—Medium 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738157.01/cwt154.00–160.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770157.78/cwt154.00–162.501,2153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Heifers—Medium 2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
Heifers—Medium 2900117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls46 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205245.00/cwt245.00–245.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
Bulls—Medium 1278246.08/cwt242.50–250.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285267.50/cwt267.50–267.507621
Bulls—Medium 2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323267.45/cwt262.50–270.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Bulls—Small and Medium 2325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
Bulls—Medium 2365199.95/cwt195.00–205.007303
Bulls—Medium 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,1382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413301.27/cwt300.00–305.001,2444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0792
Bulls—Medium 3417177.48/cwt175.00–180.007403
Bulls—Medium 2422224.98/cwt220.00–230.009493
Bulls—Medium 1440236.38/cwt225.00–247.501,0402
Bulls—Medium 2463210.27/cwt200.00–220.009742
Bulls—Medium 1467241.64/cwt237.00–247.501,1283
Bulls—Medium 3470177.42/cwt175.00–180.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478276.64/cwt270.00–285.001,3223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478263.28/cwt257.50–267.501,2583
Bulls—Small and Medium 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525270.38/cwt260.00–280.001,4192
Bulls—Small and Medium 2530154.62/cwt115.00–195.008192
Bulls—Medium 1543235.33/cwt235.00–236.001,2783
Bulls—Medium 2543227.48/cwt222.50–232.501,2352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563227.38/cwt225.00–231.001,2803
Bulls—Medium 1566214.89/cwt200.00–220.001,2164
Bulls—Medium 2570214.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2252
Bulls—Medium 3573165.99/cwt165.00–167.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626189.68/cwt180.00–196.001,1875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665198.42/cwt196.00–200.001,3199
Bulls—Medium 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Gaunt690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium 1695182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729175.96/cwt174.00–180.001,2834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Dairy Steers—Medium 2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200116.73/cwt110.00–120.001,4013
Bulls——1,743136.77/cwt128.00–148.002,3848
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80773.98/cwt69.00–77.005973
Cows—Lean 85-90%838104.64/cwt102.00–107.508772
Cows—Lean 85-90%84082.00/cwt82.00–82.006891
Cows—Lean 85-90%895118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0561
Cows—Boner 80-85%99094.05/cwt93.00–95.009312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123103.39/cwt98.00–109.001,16120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221115.61/cwt112.00–128.001,4125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Value Added1,270155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376100.70/cwt98.00–106.001,3864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465115.67/cwt106.00–125.001,69514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2680575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium 2690500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29981,643.55/head1,425.00–1,825.001,6442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,702.42/head1,325.00–1,975.001,7022

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.