Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 185▼ 72 vs year ago 242 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 69▼ 51 vs year ago 101 · −50.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 11 vs year ago 13 · −84.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 12.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.02/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −105.31 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$247.02
37 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$73.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.71
vs NC average
−17.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546258.791,41325
Medium and Large 2585247.501,4481thin
Medium 1544233.421,2708thin
Medium 2554185.021,0243thin
One grade step is worth $73.77/cwt here — about $389 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 sale37 hd
247.02
—
NC average9 barns · 266 hd
224.31
+22.71
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−17.61
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−105.31
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—Average1,587162.752,5839thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385135.901,88213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,097122.751,34624
CowsLean 85-90%Average772113.438754thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,4501thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,2701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
Steers450–500Medium 1455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,5301
Steers500–550Medium 1515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564282.21/cwt280.00–289.001,5924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675244.43/cwt243.00–247.001,65011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7423
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2210182.00/cwt182.00–182.003821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313280.00/cwt280.00–280.008762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323311.96/cwt302.50–322.501,0082
Heifers350–400Medium 1367223.59/cwt220.00–230.008213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368245.00/cwt245.00–245.009022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373287.47/cwt282.50–292.501,0722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425276.93/cwt272.50–280.001,1774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1771
Heifers400–450Medium 1440226.18/cwt220.00–232.509952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481269.45/cwt266.00–271.001,2965
Heifers450–500Medium 1483223.89/cwt220.00–230.001,0813
Heifers450–500Medium 2485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Heifers500–550Medium 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530259.11/cwt250.00–261.001,37315
Heifers500–550Medium 1532235.01/cwt231.00–238.001,2506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570258.32/cwt252.50–263.001,47210
Heifers550–600Medium 2578182.53/cwt175.00–190.001,0552
Heifers550–600Medium 1580228.64/cwt222.50–235.001,3262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4071
Heifers600–650Medium 1620187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638242.36/cwt238.00–249.001,5465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672233.00/cwt230.00–236.001,5664
Heifers650–700Medium 1685185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2671
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6036
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
Heifers700–750Medium 1723194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,4102
Heifers800–850Medium 1800157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358338.73/cwt332.50–342.001,2133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Bulls400–450Medium 1430264.89/cwt260.00–272.501,1393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453282.54/cwt275.00–290.001,2802
Bulls450–500Medium 1453242.51/cwt240.00–245.001,0992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,2752
Bulls500–550Medium 1529225.29/cwt220.00–231.001,1924
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4551
Bulls550–600Medium 1573236.21/cwt234.00–237.501,3533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616222.84/cwt220.00–228.001,3737
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bulls600–650Medium 1622207.03/cwt200.00–217.501,2886
Bulls600–650Medium 2625177.29/cwt160.00–187.501,1085
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4461
Bulls650–700Medium 1683197.83/cwt197.50–198.001,3513
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3571
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4541
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830169.25/cwt162.50–176.001,4052
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Medium 2285162.24/cwt155.00–170.004622
Dairy Steers800–850Medium 2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260154.00/cwt149.00–156.001,9403
Bulls——1,751167.12/cwt163.00–175.002,9266
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%738100.58/cwt97.50–104.007422
Cows—Lean 85-90%805126.27/cwt122.00–130.001,0162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,046141.25/cwt136.00–146.001,4774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074126.70/cwt120.00–132.501,36117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283101.55/cwt92.00–111.001,3032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31024.00/cwt24.00–24.003141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343144.17/cwt140.00–151.001,9365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411130.73/cwt124.00–136.001,8458
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.