Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 16
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 258▲ 80 vs year ago 224 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 58▼ 39 vs year ago 49 · −79.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 16▲ 57 vs year ago 9 · +633.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 295.00 To 340.00 6 Goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.84/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −140.49 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$211.84
32 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$68.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs NC average
−25.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532224.111,19217thin
Medium 1541211.201,14310thin
Medium 2508194.989902thin
Small and Medium 2513155.687993thin
One grade step is worth $68.43/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd
211.84
—
NC average9 barns · 370 hd
209.83
+2.01
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−25.17
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−140.49
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—Low1,571152.472,3957thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492118.231,7648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164113.741,32444
CowsLean 85-90%Low825104.988667thin

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)1,190$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$1,7302thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,7132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$2,0013thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$4601thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Steers350–400Medium 1355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428269.73/cwt265.00–280.001,1543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Steers400–450Medium 1435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459275.63/cwt272.50–280.001,2654
Steers450–500Medium 2460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers450–500Medium 1465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489261.31/cwt257.50–262.501,2784
Steers500–550Medium 1528227.62/cwt220.00–235.001,2028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529260.64/cwt260.00–262.501,3794
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3521
Steers500–550Medium 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4502
Steers550–600Medium 2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0352
Steers550–600Medium 1578197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4104
Steers600–650Medium 1600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3386
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618225.92/cwt222.50–232.501,3964
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660219.17/cwt217.50–220.001,4473
Steers700–750Medium 1725188.32/cwt185.00–190.001,3653
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740209.90/cwt197.00–211.001,55313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4932
Steers750–800Medium 2780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
Steers800–850Medium 1810156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2641
Steers900–950Medium 1910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2208197.41/cwt195.00–200.004112
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Heifers250–300Medium 1270237.18/cwt225.00–245.006404
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271268.50/cwt260.00–275.007286
Heifers250–300Medium 2288210.35/cwt205.00–220.006064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008321
Heifers300–350Medium 1322240.00/cwt235.00–245.007733
Heifers300–350Medium 2331199.36/cwt180.00–215.0066010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367237.98/cwt235.00–245.008735
Heifers350–400Medium 2372197.28/cwt195.00–200.007343
Heifers350–400Medium 1373217.61/cwt210.00–225.008126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0351
Heifers400–450Medium 2415190.04/cwt180.00–200.007893
Heifers400–450Medium 1433226.05/cwt220.00–235.009799
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 2440147.50/cwt147.50–147.506491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Heifers450–500Medium 2464193.06/cwt190.00–200.008964
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers450–500Medium 1490224.93/cwt220.00–232.501,10219
Heifers500–550Medium 2508194.98/cwt190.00–200.009902
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2513155.68/cwt150.00–167.507993
Heifers500–550Medium 1519214.91/cwt212.00–217.501,1156
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527224.66/cwt221.00–230.001,18415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2542
Heifers550–600Medium 1574205.64/cwt200.00–210.001,1804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2611
Heifers600–650Medium 1616202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,2477
Heifers650–700Medium 1663192.47/cwt185.00–200.001,2762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Heifers650–700Medium 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721172.18/cwt168.00–185.001,2414
Heifers700–750Medium 2728166.40/cwt160.00–172.501,2112
Heifers750–800Medium 2755122.48/cwt122.48–122.489251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Heifers800–850Medium 1808156.24/cwt155.00–157.501,2622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 2235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Bulls300–350Medium 1333240.79/cwt238.00–245.008024
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337281.57/cwt275.00–292.509495
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360255.00/cwt255.00–255.009181
Bulls350–400Medium 2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370288.75/cwt285.00–305.001,0688
Bulls350–400Medium 1388229.97/cwt225.00–235.008922
Bulls400–450Medium 1419255.55/cwt250.00–260.001,0715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424277.32/cwt270.00–285.001,1765
Bulls400–450Medium 2440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 2445137.50/cwt137.50–137.506121
Bulls450–500Medium 2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Bulls450–500Medium 1464233.28/cwt225.00–240.001,08213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510238.65/cwt230.00–245.001,2174
Bulls500–550Medium 1515212.02/cwt200.00–220.001,0927
Bulls500–550Medium 2523180.00/cwt180.00–180.009412
Bulls550–600Medium 1565219.96/cwt215.00–225.001,2433
Bulls550–600Medium 2580202.44/cwt200.00–205.001,1742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625221.19/cwt216.00–225.001,3823
Bulls600–650Medium 1626209.43/cwt205.00–215.001,3114
Bulls600–650Medium 2640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
Bulls650–700Medium 1660195.83/cwt185.00–205.001,2923
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665210.00/cwt200.00–220.001,3972
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708189.12/cwt180.00–195.001,3393
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Medium 1395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,098137.68/cwt135.00–140.001,5123
Bulls——1,897165.75/cwt162.00–173.003,1443
Bulls——2,010157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%60550.00/cwt50.00–50.003031
Cows—Lean 85-90%810132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0731
Cows—Lean 85-90%867116.39/cwt111.00–122.001,0093
Cows—Lean 85-90%878101.58/cwt96.00–107.008922
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added1,045155.00/cwt154.00–156.001,6202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04687.59/cwt80.00–93.009164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145105.37/cwt96.00–110.001,20614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199117.75/cwt112.00–123.001,41220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235128.53/cwt125.00–138.001,5874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433114.43/cwt112.00–117.001,6402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512119.50/cwt117.00–124.001,8076
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2750600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,712.75/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,730.32/head1,425.00–1,950.001,7302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2700460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,963.72/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9642

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.