Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 171▲ 78 vs year ago 202 · +38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 54▲ 45 vs year ago 46 · +97.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 9.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 110.00 To 190.00 2 Hogs Head Calves 300.00 To 370.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.68/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −129.65 against this barn's trailing median of $352.33.
Average price
$222.68
39 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$78.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs NC average
−44.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527233.211,22922
Medium and Large 2565220.541,2479thin
Medium 1547202.041,1057thin
Medium 2575155.008911thin
One grade step is worth $78.21/cwt here — about $338 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 sale39 hd
222.68
—
NC average10 barns · 439 hd
218.28
+4.40
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−44.37
This barn, trailing median25 sales
352.33
−129.65
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—High1,431144.962,0749thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,387116.961,62211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,109109.721,21762
CowsLean 85-90%Average713101.637259thin

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)1,150$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,6132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,9053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,5503thin

Every lot

134 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Steers350–400Medium 1380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425306.33/cwt300.00–312.501,3024
Steers400–450Medium 1435205.11/cwt200.00–210.008922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478263.90/cwt260.00–270.001,2613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2621
Steers500–550Medium 1517244.99/cwt240.00–250.001,2674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523266.52/cwt265.00–268.001,3942
Steers500–550Medium 2530216.79/cwt200.00–230.001,1493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569256.20/cwt250.00–261.001,45811
Steers550–600Medium 2575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Steers550–600Medium 1585218.02/cwt210.00–224.001,2753
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615241.83/cwt240.00–243.001,4873
Steers600–650Medium 1645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Steers650–700Medium 1655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3103
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677238.40/cwt238.00–240.001,6145
Steers700–750Medium 1700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710208.48/cwt205.00–212.001,4802
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765198.27/cwt195.00–205.001,5173
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Heifers200–250Medium 2245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283272.30/cwt265.00–280.007712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288246.15/cwt242.50–250.007092
Heifers250–300Medium 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Heifers300–350Medium 1305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310237.50/cwt237.50–237.507361
Heifers300–350Medium 2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328247.40/cwt245.00–250.008112
Heifers350–400Medium 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370266.35/cwt262.50–270.009852
Heifers350–400Medium 1374236.27/cwt230.00–240.008844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt245.00–255.009382
Heifers350–400Medium 2378211.56/cwt205.00–215.008003
Heifers400–450Medium 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407232.51/cwt230.00–235.009463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418246.35/cwt243.00–250.001,0302
Heifers400–450Medium 1428208.58/cwt200.00–215.008933
Heifers400–450Medium 2438180.00/cwt180.00–180.007882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470230.57/cwt225.00–235.001,0844
Heifers450–500Medium 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Heifers450–500Medium 1478197.49/cwt195.00–200.009442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481240.47/cwt237.50–250.001,15720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510234.59/cwt230.00–241.001,19615
Heifers500–550Medium 1531202.41/cwt195.00–210.001,0754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564230.24/cwt225.00–236.001,2997
Heifers550–600Medium 1568201.54/cwt195.00–210.001,1453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573219.67/cwt215.00–222.501,2598
Heifers550–600Medium 2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
Heifers600–650Medium 1610198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623221.12/cwt214.00–222.001,37816
Heifers600–650Medium 2645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Heifers650–700Medium 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Heifers650–700Medium 1665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Heifers700–750Medium 1725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1032
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773154.71/cwt150.00–158.001,1963
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821159.74/cwt152.50–165.001,3115
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1901
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210262.00/cwt262.00–262.005501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273347.32/cwt340.00–355.009484
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320309.28/cwt300.00–320.009903
Bulls300–350Medium 2323247.56/cwt245.00–250.008002
Bulls300–350Medium 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Bulls300–350Medium 3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls350–400Medium 2365217.57/cwt215.00–220.007942
Bulls350–400Medium 1368273.44/cwt270.00–280.001,0063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373325.79/cwt320.00–332.501,2153
Bulls350–400Medium 3385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Bulls400–450Medium 2413167.86/cwt165.00–171.006933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438276.27/cwt275.00–277.501,2102
Bulls450–500Medium 1450227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453278.77/cwt275.00–285.001,2634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518253.50/cwt250.00–262.001,3137
Bulls500–550Medium 1528233.21/cwt230.00–237.501,2316
Bulls500–550Medium 2545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Bulls550–600Medium 2570212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,2112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573237.94/cwt232.00–245.001,3634
Bulls550–600Medium 1595227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3541
Bulls600–650Medium 1610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618201.52/cwt195.00–205.001,2453
Bulls600–650Medium 2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Bulls650–700Medium 1650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bulls650–700Medium 2650147.50/cwt147.50–147.509591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673206.29/cwt205.00–207.501,3882
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723174.17/cwt171.00–177.501,2592
Bulls750–800Medium 1755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7253
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Medium 2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium 2660127.50/cwt127.50–127.508421
Dairy Heifers750–800Medium 2768128.62/cwt115.00–142.509882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4132
Bulls——1,385140.10/cwt133.00–145.001,9402
Bulls——1,570154.88/cwt148.00–161.002,4325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight44564.75/cwt45.00–82.502883
Cows—Lean 85-90%845104.42/cwt101.00–110.008823
Cows—Lean 85-90%850135.71/cwt130.00–142.501,1543
Cows—Boner 80-85%989143.78/cwt132.50–157.501,4227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09386.01/cwt77.00–90.009406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111116.52/cwt110.00–125.001,29520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140101.71/cwt91.00–108.001,15929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380106.80/cwt103.00–110.001,4743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389120.77/cwt114.00–126.001,6778
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29302,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,007.73/head1,950.00–2,075.002,0082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.