Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-11-11

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 268▼ 31 vs year ago 202 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 51▲ 8 vs year ago 46 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Good Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calves 80.00 To 260.00 Head calves 260.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.71/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −144.62 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$207.71
16 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$70.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.77
vs NC average
−57.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528225.121,19010thin
Medium 1543191.631,0413thin
Medium and Large 2545187.501,0221thin
Medium 2523154.888102thin
One grade step is worth $70.24/cwt here — about $380 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 sale16 hd
207.71
—
NC average9 barns · 314 hd
201.94
+5.77
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−57.39
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−144.62
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—High1,459138.502,0218thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482112.801,67211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,114102.181,13930
CowsLean 85-90%High83386.097175thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$1,4783thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,6602thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium 1358270.00/cwt270.00–270.009672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375309.62/cwt305.00–314.001,1612
Steers400–450Medium 1413248.15/cwt240.00–255.001,0253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Steers450–500Medium 1450247.33/cwt232.00–255.001,1133
Steers500–550Medium 1515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545255.17/cwt254.00–257.501,3913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559256.71/cwt247.00–260.001,4357
Steers550–600Medium 1590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
Steers600–650Medium 1635232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4761
Steers650–700Medium 1660227.39/cwt220.00–235.001,5012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674241.59/cwt232.00–243.001,6288
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7807
Steers750–800Medium 1760182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3871
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1175265.00/cwt265.00–265.004641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283250.41/cwt240.00–255.007093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313249.92/cwt240.00–260.007822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
Heifers300–350Medium 1335222.43/cwt220.00–225.007452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371250.49/cwt237.50–267.509296
Heifers350–400Medium 2373175.30/cwt170.00–180.006542
Heifers350–400Medium 1385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420232.50/cwt232.50–232.509772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441238.98/cwt220.00–247.501,05411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465230.70/cwt226.00–235.501,0732
Heifers450–500Medium 1480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523224.90/cwt215.00–233.001,1768
Heifers500–550Medium 2523154.88/cwt150.00–160.008102
Heifers500–550Medium 1525187.44/cwt177.50–197.009842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550226.00/cwt222.00–230.001,2432
Heifers550–600Medium 1580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers600–650Medium 1603182.45/cwt170.00–195.001,1002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623203.34/cwt190.00–220.001,2677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673187.91/cwt170.00–203.001,2657
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703188.32/cwt180.00–200.001,3243
Heifers700–750Medium 2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0221
Heifers700–750Medium 1718177.44/cwt175.00–180.001,2742
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777167.52/cwt162.50–170.001,3023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Bulls250–300Medium 1270255.00/cwt255.00–255.006892
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337302.49/cwt292.50–315.001,0193
Bulls300–350Medium 1345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Bulls300–350Medium 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388280.16/cwt265.00–288.001,0879
Bulls400–450Medium 1405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468254.92/cwt250.00–260.001,1932
Bulls450–500Medium 1473227.51/cwt217.50–237.001,0762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2621
Bulls500–550Medium 1510238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2141
Bulls500–550Medium 2515182.50/cwt182.50–182.509401
Bulls550–600Medium 1565224.60/cwt219.00–230.001,2692
Bulls550–600Medium 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628216.40/cwt213.00–220.001,3592
Bulls600–650Medium 1635224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4221
Bulls650–700Medium 1670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678199.66/cwt177.50–223.001,3542
Bulls700–750Medium 1705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
Bulls750–800Medium 1750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3012
Bulls800–850Medium 1823127.43/cwt120.00–135.001,0492
Bulls800–850Medium 2845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Bulls900–950Medium 2910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Medium 2565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Dairy Steers900–950Medium 2920142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383132.50/cwt131.00–134.001,8323
Bulls——1,505142.10/cwt134.00–146.002,1395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69020.00/cwt20.00–20.001381
Cows—Lean 85-90%85597.73/cwt91.00–104.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Cows—Lean 85-90%89085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Cows—Boner 80-85%97385.76/cwt82.00–88.008344
Cows—Boner 80-85%995123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09998.73/cwt90.00–107.001,08512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181108.82/cwt100.00–114.001,28513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39098.30/cwt91.00–105.001,3662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413110.75/cwt110.00–111.001,5654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575120.24/cwt119.00–122.001,8945
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,659.93/head1,250.00–1,975.001,6602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,628.90/head1,300.00–1,850.001,6292

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.