Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 146▲ 19 vs year ago 119 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 39 vs year ago 36 · +108.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate ( heavy rain) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.61/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$121.61
60 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$73.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.93
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497135.3367229
Medium 2457122.1755816thin
Medium 3425108.554617thin
Small and Medium 351894.504905thin
Small 336261.672233thin
One grade step is worth $73.66/cwt here — about $449 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 sale60 hd
121.61
—
NC average8 barns · 735 hd
129.54
−7.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,599104.331,66816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41579.951,13121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10773.6881630
CowsLean 85-90%High79663.045028thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium 3—278115.16/cwt112.50–117.503202
HeifersMedium 3—240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
HeifersMedium 2—385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
HeifersMedium 3—580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—237125.92/cwt123.00–131.002983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—267131.56/cwt125.00–135.003513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
HeifersMedium 3—615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—38090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
HeifersMedium 2—67585.00/cwt85.00–85.005741
HeifersMedium 2—623120.99/cwt113.00–125.007543
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—61595.00/cwt92.50–97.505842
HeifersMedium 2—488120.98/cwt117.00–125.005902
HeifersSmall 3—40550.00/cwt50.00–50.002031
SteersMedium 2—385137.50/cwt137.50–137.505291
SteersSmall and Medium 3—40090.00/cwt90.00–90.003601
HeifersMedium 2—575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
HeifersMedium 2—415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008663
SteersMedium 2—210134.00/cwt134.00–134.002811
SteersSmall and Medium 3—32590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—527146.76/cwt143.00–150.007738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—463146.81/cwt142.00–148.006805
SteersMedium 3—267127.98/cwt122.50–132.503423
SteersMedium 3—320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
SteersMedium 2—278147.61/cwt145.00–150.004102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—428165.26/cwt163.00–170.007073
SteersSmall and Medium 3—285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—710102.46/cwt100.00–105.007272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008992
SteersMedium 2—490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—323161.10/cwt157.50–165.005202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—480167.99/cwt167.00–169.008062
SteersMedium 2—675138.75/cwt137.50–140.009372
SteersMedium 2—325140.65/cwt137.50–144.004572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—533167.71/cwt167.00–171.0089410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—827125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0346
Dairy SteersMedium 2—40092.50/cwt87.50–97.503702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—381178.00/cwt178.00–178.006785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—235151.74/cwt150.00–155.003573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—635141.65/cwt140.00–145.008993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—563147.37/cwt145.00–150.008305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—478150.98/cwt150.00–152.007222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—420152.56/cwt150.00–155.006412
BullsMedium 3—515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
CowsLean 85-90%—78585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
CowsLean 85-90%—60075.00/cwt75.00–75.004501
Bulls——1,865115.92/cwt111.00–120.002,1626
CowsBoner 80-85%—96257.92/cwt56.00–62.005573
CowsLean 85-90%—81859.86/cwt55.00–67.004905
CowsLean 85-90%—89545.00/cwt45.00–45.004031
Bulls——1,18882.61/cwt77.00–89.009813
Bulls——1,546103.71/cwt96.00–109.001,6037
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44577.04/cwt70.00–79.001,11312
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37483.84/cwt80.00–89.001,1529
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17482.49/cwt80.00–85.009685
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11273.83/cwt70.00–79.0082122
Bred CowsMedium 2—777762.03/cwt710.00–875.005,9213
HeifersMedium 2—261125.94/cwt120.00–130.003294
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—580102.50/cwt102.50–102.505951
HeifersMedium 2—335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
HeifersMedium 3—335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
HeifersSmall 3—18565.00/cwt65.00–65.001201
HeifersSmall 3—49570.00/cwt70.00–70.003471
HeifersMedium 2—515128.03/cwt125.00–131.006592
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—40090.00/cwt90.00–90.003601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—523146.28/cwt140.00–150.007654
BullsMedium 2—420126.96/cwt124.00–130.005332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—678134.70/cwt132.00–137.509132
BullsMedium 2—522137.50/cwt137.50–137.507182
HeifersMedium 3—65077.50/cwt77.50–77.505041
BullsMedium 3—400103.00/cwt103.00–103.004121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—7351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,0851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2731,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0018,4591
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1201,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—950850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—762859.35/cwt775.00–950.006,5483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—920750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9001

How this sale compares

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.