Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 8
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 143▲ 9 vs year ago 297 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 44▲ 39 vs year ago 78 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 150.00 To 160.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.23/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −110.10 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$242.23
53 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$103.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.73
vs NC average
−26.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537258.971,39038
Medium and Large 2510250.001,2751thin
Medium 1551214.931,1859thin
Medium 2573173.899962thin
Small and Medium 2570155.048843thin
One grade step is worth $103.93/cwt here — about $506 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale53 hd
242.23
—
NC average4 barns · 140 hd
230.50
+11.73
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−26.63
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−110.10
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—Average1,711159.442,72816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,451139.102,01817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136127.491,44872
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low777108.0183912

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)1,207$1,6453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,6172thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,5465
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,4243thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$6001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 1265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Steers350–400Medium 1375275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378317.60/cwt312.50–322.501,2012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
Steers400–450Medium 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers400–450Medium 1430273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2683
Steers450–500Medium 1490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Steers500–550Medium 2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2753
Steers500–550Medium 1520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566284.86/cwt280.00–289.001,61227
Steers550–600Medium 1576259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6081
Steers600–650Medium 1600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632254.91/cwt254.00–255.001,61111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7276
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7065
Steers700–750Medium 1724216.41/cwt210.00–222.501,5677
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2210167.50/cwt167.50–167.503521
Heifers200–250Medium 1220213.98/cwt200.00–230.004712
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250290.00/cwt290.00–290.007251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers300–350Medium 1300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313287.56/cwt285.00–290.009002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330257.61/cwt250.00–265.008502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359297.33/cwt290.00–305.001,0677
Heifers350–400Medium 1365232.53/cwt230.00–240.008494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370247.50/cwt247.50–247.509161
Heifers400–450Medium 1418216.73/cwt210.00–220.009063
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,0584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438268.74/cwt267.50–270.001,1772
Heifers400–450Medium 2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465269.78/cwt260.00–272.001,25411
Heifers450–500Medium 2469209.92/cwt200.00–220.009854
Heifers450–500Medium 1474244.66/cwt237.50–250.001,1605
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2478182.38/cwt175.00–190.008722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486250.61/cwt250.00–252.501,2184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508261.76/cwt255.00–265.001,33021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Heifers500–550Medium 1510233.30/cwt230.00–240.001,1903
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2570155.04/cwt150.00–160.008843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572255.53/cwt245.00–259.001,46217
Heifers550–600Medium 1572205.74/cwt200.00–220.001,1776
Heifers550–600Medium 2573173.89/cwt167.50–180.009962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612251.73/cwt246.00–253.001,5418
Heifers600–650Medium 1622209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3005
Heifers600–650Medium 2627173.30/cwt170.00–175.001,0873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,4782
Heifers650–700Medium 2680137.46/cwt135.00–140.009352
Heifers700–750Medium 1725145.59/cwt141.00–150.001,0562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730202.63/cwt190.00–209.001,4793
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1862161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium 2180190.00/cwt190.00–190.003421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265345.00/cwt345.00–345.009142
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318334.16/cwt320.00–342.001,0637
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368324.93/cwt320.00–330.001,1964
Bulls350–400Medium 1380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418275.85/cwt270.00–285.001,1535
Bulls400–450Medium 1433229.98/cwt220.00–240.009965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468264.17/cwt257.50–270.001,2363
Bulls450–500Medium 1482240.82/cwt230.00–260.001,1615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518281.26/cwt280.00–282.501,4572
Bulls500–550Medium 1522215.50/cwt202.50–225.001,1256
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525240.19/cwt235.00–245.001,2612
Bulls500–550Medium 2525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
Bulls550–600Medium 1553209.95/cwt200.00–220.001,1612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557236.79/cwt230.00–250.001,3197
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4221
Bulls600–650Medium 2630137.50/cwt137.50–137.508661
Bulls600–650Medium 1634167.84/cwt152.50–175.001,0643
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671225.07/cwt220.00–232.501,5106
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,4512
Bulls700–750Medium 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2242
Bulls800–850Medium 284095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
Bulls850–900Medium 1890155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925132.61/cwt127.50–137.501,2272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Medium 2588126.22/cwt120.00–132.507422
Dairy Steers650–700Medium 2680137.50/cwt137.50–137.509351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448142.33/cwt135.00–148.002,0614
Bulls——1,743160.33/cwt152.00–171.002,7959
Bulls——1,967179.60/cwt175.00–190.003,5333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007872
Cows—Lean 85-90%74376.13/cwt64.00–97.505664
Cows—Lean 85-90%795135.97/cwt130.00–140.001,0813
Cows—Lean 85-90%845121.24/cwt118.00–127.501,0243
Cows—Boner 80-85%98596.55/cwt90.00–102.509513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069115.76/cwt107.00–119.001,23715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105140.96/cwt136.00–149.001,55814
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,174154.75/cwt150.00–160.001,8172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183128.17/cwt120.00–138.001,51638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365142.85/cwt138.00–151.001,95010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574133.74/cwt125.00–137.002,1057
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2775600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,423.64/head1,085.00–1,650.001,4243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,546.03/head1,275.00–1,700.001,5465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,645.06/head1,385.00–1,900.001,6453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,616.83/head1,325.00–1,885.001,6172

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.