Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-26

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 26
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 107▲ 38 vs year ago 136 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 2 vs year ago 45 · −4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 18 vs year ago 21 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 4 Goats Head calves 330.00 To 400.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.34/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$231.34
92 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$79.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474244.441,15862
Medium and Large 2509212.511,08218thin
Medium 1452197.2289210thin
Medium 2478165.007882thin
One grade step is worth $79.44/cwt here — about $371 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 sale92 hd
231.34
—
NC average7 barns · 1,125 hd
223.28
+8.06
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—High1,368125.161,7125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,318112.531,48310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,146101.821,16625
CowsLean 85-90%Average84397.528223thin

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)870$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,9501thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1360312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1251
Steers—Medium 1395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Steers—Medium 1400237.50/cwt237.50–237.509501
Steers—Medium and Large 1422326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,3763
Steers—Medium and Large 1471311.19/cwt310.00–316.001,4665
Steers—Medium and Large 2490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
Steers—Medium and Large 2520257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3391
Steers—Medium 2580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Steers—Medium and Large 1688236.97/cwt234.00–240.001,6302
Steers—Medium and Large 1730218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5911
Steers—Medium and Large 1803192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006621
Heifers—Medium 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322264.23/cwt260.00–270.0085118
Heifers—Medium 1327219.82/cwt215.00–225.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334250.53/cwt240.00–255.008375
Heifers—Medium 1380218.75/cwt212.50–225.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384263.12/cwt257.50–266.001,0106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405235.00/cwt235.00–235.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424245.78/cwt242.50–255.001,0426
Heifers—Medium 1430217.50/cwt217.50–217.509351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473242.49/cwt240.00–250.001,1474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473234.44/cwt230.00–238.001,1094
Heifers—Medium 1500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530245.49/cwt240.00–247.501,30112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558223.55/cwt220.00–227.001,2472
Heifers—Medium 1565168.85/cwt165.00–172.509542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625147.42/cwt145.00–150.009212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3102
Heifers—Medium 2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1694221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,53410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Heifers—Medium 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Bulls—Medium 1275225.80/cwt220.00–232.506212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332317.56/cwt315.00–322.501,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361301.13/cwt300.00–302.501,0875
Bulls—Medium 1382257.58/cwt250.00–262.509843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383309.68/cwt307.50–317.001,1865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,0732
Bulls—Medium 2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425310.47/cwt305.00–315.001,3194
Bulls—Medium 1428255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0912
Bulls—Medium 1475217.42/cwt212.00–222.501,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485250.59/cwt246.00–255.001,2152
Bulls—Medium 2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008151
Bulls—Medium 1530215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540256.25/cwt250.00–262.501,3844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570264.38/cwt260.00–270.001,5074
Bulls—Medium 1641192.54/cwt185.00–195.001,2344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5062
Bulls—Medium 1760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2480182.50/cwt182.50–182.508761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2061
Bulls——1,420130.45/cwt124.00–136.001,8524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84397.52/cwt93.00–105.008223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08786.21/cwt83.00–89.009373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,114111.26/cwt106.00–117.001,2399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18198.89/cwt95.00–108.001,16813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313114.71/cwt109.00–121.001,5068
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338103.83/cwt100.00–108.001,3892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2845975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 28701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.