Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 19
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 121▼ 60 vs year ago 167 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 27▼ 18 vs year ago 64 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 38 vs year ago 41 · −92.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Somewhat Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.97/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$238.97
58 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$66.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.84
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528255.531,35019thin
Medium and Large 2511240.231,22721
Medium 1480228.761,09814thin
Medium 2556189.331,0534thin
One grade step is worth $66.20/cwt here — about $297 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 sale58 hd
238.97
—
NC average6 barns · 678 hd
215.13
+23.84
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—High1,460126.021,83910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467124.911,83310
CowsLean 85-90%Average847120.321,0194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159107.991,25122

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,4251thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1445298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3261
Steers—Medium and Large 1463301.22/cwt300.00–302.501,3952
Steers—Medium and Large 2505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Steers—Medium and Large 1513308.27/cwt307.50–309.001,5812
Steers—Medium and Large 1562245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3772
Steers—Medium and Large 1626262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6404
Steers—Medium and Large 2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295307.00/cwt307.00–307.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368300.22/cwt296.00–305.001,1053
Heifers—Medium 1370272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2392282.49/cwt280.00–290.001,1074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434251.21/cwt248.00–254.001,0905
Heifers—Medium 1443227.01/cwt225.00–229.001,0062
Heifers—Medium 2460216.17/cwt212.50–220.009942
Heifers—Medium 1477237.01/cwt235.00–240.001,1315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526245.95/cwt243.00–249.001,2944
Heifers—Medium 1530238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560216.04/cwt213.00–220.001,2103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605226.80/cwt226.00–230.001,3725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3101
Heifers—Medium 2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3202
Heifers—Medium 1660187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2381
Heifers—Medium 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Heifers—Medium 1710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275312.50/cwt312.50–312.508591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0861
Bulls—Medium 1390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438297.54/cwt295.00–300.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469295.34/cwt290.00–301.001,3855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520284.31/cwt277.50–288.001,4784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524267.57/cwt260.00–273.001,4024
Bulls—Medium 1525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578257.35/cwt250.00–263.001,4874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625226.44/cwt224.00–229.001,4152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2990109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 345040.00/cwt40.00–40.001801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,302119.29/cwt116.00–122.001,5533
Bulls——1,527128.91/cwt125.00–135.001,9687
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Cows—Lean 85-90%852123.76/cwt119.00–127.501,0543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05591.50/cwt88.00–94.009653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Value Added1,125157.24/cwt157.00–157.501,7692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175113.65/cwt109.00–120.001,33514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175102.02/cwt97.00–107.001,1995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405109.52/cwt109.00–110.001,5392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602119.26/cwt116.00–125.001,9116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.