Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 19
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
20 vs last sale 230 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
42 vs last sale 68 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
4 vs last sale 2 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hogs 29 Head Baby calves 85.00 To 90.00 Head calves 160.00 To 230.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.74/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$129.74
100 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$62.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.15
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515140.3572349
Medium 2466130.7260930
Medium 3490109.9853915thin
Small and Medium 347796.674613thin
Small 342078.333293thin
One grade step is worth $62.02/cwt here — about $394 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 sale100 hd
129.74
NC average7 barns · 801 hd
133.89
−4.15
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
BullsHigh1,568106.691,6735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28382.821,0634thin
CowsLean 85-90%High81476.946264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08567.4673213

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$8601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)760$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 and Large 1-2888105.00/cwt105.00–105.009322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702117.00/cwt117.00–117.008213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727141.34/cwt140.00–142.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440177.50/cwt172.00–183.007812
SteersSmall and Medium 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
HeifersMedium 2500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
HeifersMedium 2322128.37/cwt125.00–133.004133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383146.15/cwt140.00–150.005603
SteersMedium 2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468144.61/cwt140.00–150.0067714
HeifersMedium 2369130.85/cwt125.00–136.004836
HeifersMedium 3603109.99/cwt107.50–112.506632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
HeifersMedium 2250134.00/cwt134.00–134.003351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578158.00/cwt158.00–158.009133
HeifersMedium 2617133.70/cwt127.00–137.008253
HeifersMedium 2230131.00/cwt131.00–131.003011
HeifersMedium 3465115.36/cwt107.00–120.005364
HeifersMedium 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
HeifersMedium 2663113.62/cwt110.00–117.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527141.43/cwt135.00–145.0074513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420143.78/cwt140.00–149.0060410
HeifersMedium 384560.00/cwt60.00–60.005071
HeifersSmall and Medium 352592.50/cwt92.50–92.504861
SteersMedium 3285122.50/cwt122.50–122.503491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665151.98/cwt146.00–154.001,0114
SteersMedium 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007212
SteersSmall 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
SteersMedium 2683136.48/cwt134.00–138.009323
SteersSmall and Medium 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485157.00/cwt157.00–157.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366182.91/cwt180.00–190.006694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
SteersMedium 2384169.69/cwt167.50–176.006524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319151.04/cwt147.50–157.504825
SteersMedium 3240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008011
Dairy SteersMedium 241590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Dairy SteersMedium 239577.50/cwt77.50–77.503061
Dairy SteersMedium 279572.00/cwt72.00–72.005721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2637155.35/cwt152.00–159.009903
SteersMedium 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
SteersMedium 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Dairy SteersMedium 265568.00/cwt68.00–68.004451
BullsMedium 2569133.37/cwt132.50–135.007594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673127.46/cwt124.00–131.008582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2642136.49/cwt134.00–138.008763
BullsSmall 350080.00/cwt80.00–80.004001
CowsBoner 80-85%93041.00/cwt41.00–41.003811
CowsLean 85-90%83087.00/cwt87.00–87.007221
CowsLean 85-90%80873.59/cwt71.00–77.005953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28382.82/cwt80.00–91.001,0634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12876.19/cwt73.00–80.008596
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06763.14/cwt56.00–69.006746
Bulls1,793113.82/cwt110.00–119.002,0413
Bulls1,320104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3731
Bulls1,14088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 26901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135875.00/head875.00–875.008751
BullsMedium 297094.00/cwt94.00–94.009121
BullsMedium 3680107.75/cwt107.50–108.007332
BullsMedium 3408128.73/cwt127.50–130.005252
BullsMedium 2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
BullsMedium 3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007382
BullsMedium 2526137.00/cwt135.00–142.007216
BullsSmall 3480101.48/cwt100.00–103.004872
HeifersSmall 350095.00/cwt95.00–95.004751
HeifersSmall and Medium 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
HeifersMedium 2430134.17/cwt130.00–137.505773
HeifersSmall and Medium 361097.50/cwt97.50–97.505951
HeifersSmall 340085.00/cwt85.00–85.003401
HeifersMedium 3320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
HeifersMedium 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
HeifersMedium 3436112.33/cwt107.50–120.004904
HeifersMedium 2561135.78/cwt130.00–140.007625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463161.44/cwt158.00–165.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576155.81/cwt150.00–158.008976
BullsSmall and Medium 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
HeifersMedium 2473132.63/cwt130.00–137.506274
HeifersMedium 3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
HeifersSmall 336055.00/cwt55.00–55.001981
BullsMedium 2638120.01/cwt115.00–122.507663
BullsMedium 3512123.38/cwt120.00–127.506323
BullsMedium 284098.00/cwt98.00–98.008231
BullsMedium 2682118.75/cwt118.00–119.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715113.02/cwt110.00–119.008083
BullsMedium 2423142.79/cwt137.50–147.006045
BullsMedium 2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
BullsSmall and Medium 3435111.39/cwt105.00–117.504852
BullsMedium 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
BullsMedium 392570.00/cwt70.00–70.006481

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.