Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-09-09

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 9
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 185▲ 234 vs year ago 24 · +975.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 37▼ 59 vs year ago 117 · −50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average Baby calves 35.00 To 190.00 4 Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.93/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −147.41 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$204.93
38 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,136
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$620
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$114.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.21
vs NC average
−33.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543242.071,3147thin
Medium 1563225.031,26612thin
Medium 2558189.091,05515thin
Medium 3533150.008002thin
Small and Medium 2543128.006942thin
One grade step is worth $114.07/cwt here — about $620 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd
204.93
—
NC average9 barns · 333 hd
216.13
−11.21
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−33.68
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−147.41
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—High1,543149.272,30415
CowsLean 85-90%Average820133.751,0972thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,522127.791,9459thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208116.801,41132

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$1,7443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,6263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,0427

Every lot

113 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Steers350–400Medium 1373214.32/cwt205.00–220.007993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380294.61/cwt280.00–310.001,1202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1521
Steers400–450Medium 2410222.50/cwt222.50–222.509121
Steers400–450Medium 1420252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484271.36/cwt270.00–280.001,3137
Steers450–500Medium 1485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516257.58/cwt250.00–268.001,3298
Steers500–550Medium 1538232.83/cwt225.00–240.001,2536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623250.43/cwt248.00–253.001,5602
Steers600–650Medium 2623190.07/cwt180.00–195.001,1843
Steers600–650Medium 1630222.50/cwt217.50–227.501,4023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670222.93/cwt220.00–226.001,4942
Steers650–700Medium 1690216.24/cwt215.00–217.501,4922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1265216.32/cwt212.50–220.005732
Heifers250–300Medium 2280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Heifers300–350Medium 2315198.81/cwt190.00–210.006263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330281.42/cwt277.50–285.009292
Heifers300–350Medium 1335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363271.62/cwt268.00–275.009862
Heifers350–400Medium 2363209.17/cwt197.50–220.007594
Heifers350–400Medium 1393240.87/cwt237.00–247.509475
Heifers400–450Medium 2419187.92/cwt180.00–200.007875
Heifers400–450Medium 1431227.53/cwt220.00–235.009817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432243.07/cwt237.50–255.001,0505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469237.59/cwt232.50–245.001,1144
Heifers450–500Medium 1479225.75/cwt220.00–228.001,0815
Heifers450–500Medium 2483204.97/cwt200.00–207.509903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509233.13/cwt230.00–242.501,1874
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Heifers500–550Medium 1525225.50/cwt220.00–231.001,1842
Heifers500–550Medium 2529188.83/cwt175.00–210.009996
Heifers500–550Medium 3533150.00/cwt150.00–150.008002
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Heifers550–600Medium 1570224.94/cwt219.00–230.001,28210
Heifers550–600Medium 2577189.26/cwt172.50–218.001,0929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4943
Heifers600–650Medium 2610137.40/cwt125.00–150.008382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623211.99/cwt210.00–216.001,3213
Heifers600–650Medium 1629190.71/cwt170.00–195.001,2007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675195.00/cwt185.00–205.001,3162
Heifers650–700Medium 1681171.73/cwt152.50–180.001,1694
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738160.10/cwt150.00–170.001,1822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2471
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Bulls200–250Medium 1240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Bulls250–300Medium 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls300–350Medium 2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372281.66/cwt272.50–287.501,0483
Bulls350–400Medium 1383252.43/cwt242.50–260.009673
Bulls350–400Medium 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415268.93/cwt262.50–280.001,1163
Bulls400–450Medium 1431216.65/cwt200.00–230.009344
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
Bulls400–450Medium 2445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Bulls450–500Medium 2465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
Bulls450–500Medium 3480167.50/cwt167.50–167.508041
Bulls450–500Medium 1483224.89/cwt220.00–240.001,0868
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484261.21/cwt260.00–262.501,2642
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 249085.00/cwt85.00–85.004171
Bulls500–550Medium 2503207.54/cwt200.00–215.001,0442
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 2510147.50/cwt147.50–147.507521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518249.72/cwt244.00–257.501,2946
Bulls500–550Medium 1527226.68/cwt220.00–231.001,1955
Bulls550–600Medium 1565219.82/cwt210.00–230.001,2422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570238.20/cwt230.00–245.001,3583
Bulls600–650Medium 1618194.02/cwt172.50–210.001,1993
Bulls600–650Medium 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3752
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Bulls650–700Medium 1690181.32/cwt180.00–184.001,2513
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4061
Bulls750–800Medium 1763162.52/cwt160.00–165.001,2402
Bulls800–850Medium 1825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Bulls900–950Medium 1905137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2401
Bulls900–950Medium 2925146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3511
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Medium 2278225.00/cwt225.00–225.006263
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 3305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 2330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008752
Dairy Steers400–450Medium 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1312
Dairy Steers450–500Medium 3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Dairy Steers450–500Medium 2471240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1305
Dairy Steers500–550Medium 2514221.76/cwt216.00–223.001,1406
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Medium 252085.00/cwt85.00–85.004421
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium 2320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,163119.52/cwt116.00–122.001,3903
Bulls——1,519151.48/cwt140.00–157.002,3017
Bulls——1,806164.02/cwt159.00–173.002,9625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Cows—Lean 85-90%875127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172108.92/cwt101.00–118.001,27714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238124.55/cwt119.00–129.001,54216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489131.24/cwt126.00–137.001,9545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563123.47/cwt119.00–127.001,9304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,743.97/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,839.74/head1,650.00–2,025.001,8402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,725.03/head1,475.00–1,975.001,7254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,464.16/head2,275.00–2,800.002,4643

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.