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Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 11

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 167▼ 206 vs year ago 230 · −89.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 63▲ 49 vs year ago 68 · +72.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale week Reporter had to leave early for doctor appointment today

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$225.33

3 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.56

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	240.00	924	1thin
Medium and Large 2	408	218.00	888	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

225.33

—

NC average8 barns · 716 hd

193.78

+31.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	129.34	2,152	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	109.94	1,533	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	103.27	1,157	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	95.50	803	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,142	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,033	3thin

Every lot

30 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	368

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Sep 11, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 167Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 63Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 2

No sale week Reporter had to leave early for doctor appointment today

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	226.00	226.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	147.50	147.50
4	—	435	186.00	186.00
4	—

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Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 11

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 167▼ 206 vs year ago 230 · −89.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 63▲ 49 vs year ago 68 · +72.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale week Reporter had to leave early for doctor appointment today

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$225.33

3 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.56

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	240.00	924	1thin
Medium and Large 2	408	218.00	888	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

225.33

—

NC average8 barns · 716 hd

193.78

+31.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	129.34	2,152	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	109.94	1,533	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	103.27	1,157	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	95.50	803	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,142	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,033	3thin

Every lot

30 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	368

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Sep 11, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 167Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 63Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 2

No sale week Reporter had to leave early for doctor appointment today

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	226.00	226.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	147.50	147.50
4	—	435	186.00	186.00
4	—

Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	219.00	219.00
1	—	550	222.50	222.50

Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	775.00–900.00	837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	850.00–1,375.00	1,142.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	125.02/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	130.78/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,261	9

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	91.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	754	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	957	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	635	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,004	86.01/cwt	85.00–88.00	864	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	95.74/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,080	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	110.42/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,254	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	105.23/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,437	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	114.34/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,624	15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,136	106.00–117.00	110.42
22	—	1,128	89.00–100.00	95.74
5	—	1,004	85.00–88.00	86.01
1	—	920	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	840	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	895	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,142.09/head	850.00–1,375.00	1,142	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	122.00–127.00	125.02
9	—	1,729	128.00–138.00	130.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,366	99.00–109.00	105.23
15	—	1,420	110.00–123.00	114.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	85.00–95.00	91.00
2	—	878	108.00–110.00	109.00