Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-04-29

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 29
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 191▲ 89 vs year ago 146 · +61.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 55▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 15.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 180.00 To 210.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −107.35 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$244.99
28 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$37.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.28
vs NC average
−23.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546260.781,4245thin
Medium 1520247.711,28711thin
Medium and Large 2533245.171,3087thin
Medium 2541222.941,2065thin
One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
244.99
—
NC average7 barns · 313 hd
234.71
+10.28
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−23.39
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−107.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
393350307264median 352.3303/0205/1107/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $378.66, low $277.87, median $352.33 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,565156.522,4509thin
CowsLean 85-90%High742125.509313thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471120.721,77511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231113.391,39516

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,7151thin

Every lot

114 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245353.75/cwt350.00–357.508672
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255305.10/cwt300.00–310.007782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388317.45/cwt315.00–320.001,2322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4241
Steers400–450Medium 1433250.09/cwt245.00–255.001,0832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4311
Steers500–550Medium 2520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590282.18/cwt274.00–283.001,66511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623275.63/cwt270.00–279.001,7178
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6071
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2185260.00/cwt260.00–260.004811
Heifers150–200Medium 1190255.00/cwt255.00–255.004851
Heifers150–200Medium 2195215.00/cwt215.00–215.004191
Heifers200–250Medium 2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004202
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271275.94/cwt275.00–285.0074811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305292.50/cwt292.50–292.508921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Heifers300–350Medium 1325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358273.33/cwt270.00–275.009793
Heifers350–400Medium 1368256.43/cwt250.00–265.009444
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383293.82/cwt290.00–297.501,1252
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers350–400Medium 2390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415255.81/cwt250.00–260.001,0623
Heifers400–450Medium 1415251.04/cwt242.50–260.001,0422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426273.39/cwt271.00–285.001,1657
Heifers400–450Medium 2445236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0501
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455251.25/cwt247.50–255.001,1432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468268.68/cwt268.00–270.001,2573
Heifers450–500Medium 1484244.22/cwt233.00–261.001,1825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509261.52/cwt253.00–268.001,3314
Heifers500–550Medium 1513249.48/cwt235.00–258.001,28010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518285.07/cwt280.00–290.001,4772
Heifers500–550Medium 2518234.07/cwt230.00–237.501,2123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565244.59/cwt240.00–251.001,3823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566223.37/cwt220.00–225.001,2643
Heifers550–600Medium 2575206.25/cwt202.50–210.001,1862
Heifers550–600Medium 1585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618233.09/cwt230.00–238.001,4405
Heifers600–650Medium 1629225.70/cwt220.00–230.001,4204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6071
Heifers600–650Medium 2638212.01/cwt210.00–213.001,3533
Heifers650–700Medium 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663215.48/cwt211.00–220.001,4292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678201.38/cwt195.00–207.001,3655
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728218.78/cwt217.50–220.001,5932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225315.00/cwt315.00–315.007091
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277308.55/cwt300.00–320.008553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285290.00/cwt290.00–290.008272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added295345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333326.39/cwt320.00–330.001,0874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335292.57/cwt290.00–295.009802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369308.59/cwt300.00–320.001,1395
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376278.85/cwt270.00–285.001,0484
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418308.49/cwt300.00–317.501,2892
Bulls400–450Medium 1428278.80/cwt277.50–280.001,1932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438327.44/cwt324.00–331.001,4342
Bulls400–450Medium 2438242.37/cwt235.00–250.001,0622
Bulls450–500Medium 2475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485293.69/cwt287.50–300.001,4242
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Bulls450–500Medium 1485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6078
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531284.18/cwt280.00–295.001,5097
Bulls500–550Medium 1532265.99/cwt260.00–270.001,4156
Bulls500–550Medium 2535235.00/cwt220.00–250.001,2572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555287.03/cwt286.00–290.001,5934
Bulls550–600Medium 1566255.29/cwt250.00–260.001,4454
Bulls550–600Medium 2570242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5941
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed60085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623249.59/cwt245.00–254.001,5552
Bulls600–650Medium 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Bulls650–700Medium 1655237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,5902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Medium 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Dairy Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Dairy Heifers350–400Medium 2380165.00/cwt145.00–185.006272
Dairy Heifers450–500Medium 2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Medium 2160195.00/cwt195.00–195.003121
Dairy Steers200–250Medium 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Dairy Steers250–300Medium 2260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 2310235.00/cwt235.00–235.007291
Dairy Steers350–400Medium 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Dairy Steers450–500Medium 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Dairy Steers450–500Medium 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Dairy Steers750–800Medium 2795162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Value Added1,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0331
Bulls——1,607145.25/cwt143.00–147.002,3343
Bulls——1,639156.59/cwt152.00–162.002,5675
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%750157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1811
Cows—Lean 85-90%77589.00/cwt89.00–89.006901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08897.74/cwt95.00–100.001,0633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295120.09/cwt115.00–124.001,55511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408115.42/cwt110.00–120.001,6257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580129.99/cwt123.00–137.002,0544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,715.00/head1,715.00–1,715.001,7151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.