Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 8
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 375 vs last sale 146▲ 386 vs year ago 135 · +285.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 38▲ 41 vs year ago 37 · +110.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Head calves 150.00 To 470.00 Baby calves 40.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.74/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$194.74
315 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$65.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.77
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514210.341,082138
Medium 1493191.8794545
Medium and Large 2571189.831,08575
Medium 2508172.5187643
Medium 3449144.8665114thin
One grade step is worth $65.48/cwt here — about $431 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 sale315 hd
194.74
—
NC average8 barns · 1,506 hd
176.97
+17.77
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—High1,323112.501,4884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39294.881,32118
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,11585.2995143
CowsLean 85-90%Average83683.6069913

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7552thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,6197
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,41013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)712$1,1903thin

Every lot, as filed

140 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—530144.59/cwt140.00–147.507663
HeifersMedium 2—643156.25/cwt155.00–157.501,0052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—412227.00/cwt227.00–227.0093512
BullsMedium and Large 1—430227.64/cwt220.00–230.009796
BullsMedium and Large 1—467222.76/cwt220.00–227.001,0408
SteersMedium and Large 2—534242.58/cwt241.00–243.001,2957
SteersMedium 3—620138.72/cwt135.00–142.508602
SteersMedium and Large 1—946178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6845
SteersMedium and Large 1—510255.29/cwt249.00–257.001,30210
SteersMedium and Large 2—623209.14/cwt204.00–214.001,3032
HeifersMedium 1—330206.73/cwt200.00–210.006824
HeifersMedium 1—363207.72/cwt200.00–214.007546
HeifersMedium 1—474197.50/cwt194.00–200.009367
SteersMedium 2—345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
SteersMedium 2—520215.41/cwt210.00–220.001,1204
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 1—788161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2692
HeifersMedium and Large 1—512218.65/cwt212.00–223.001,11955
HeifersMedium 1—825127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0481
SteersMedium 3—518173.74/cwt170.00–177.509003
SteersMedium 3—559157.96/cwt150.00–160.008835
HeifersMedium and Large 1—659180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1868
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568206.05/cwt202.50–207.001,17013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429211.80/cwt208.00–217.509096
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568196.64/cwt190.00–198.001,11724
HeifersMedium 1—514191.69/cwt187.50–198.009855
SteersMedium 1—425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
HeifersMedium 1—592182.54/cwt180.00–191.001,08116
HeifersMedium 2—265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
HeifersMedium 2—573161.00/cwt152.50–167.509236
HeifersMedium 2—424184.63/cwt180.00–190.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 1—337206.61/cwt200.00–215.006963
HeifersMedium 1—414195.42/cwt190.00–202.508096
HeifersMedium and Large 2—616178.59/cwt176.00–179.001,10011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465202.50/cwt202.50–202.509421
HeifersMedium 2—710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1722
HeifersMedium 2—374191.55/cwt187.50–197.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613195.70/cwt193.00–198.001,20018
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531202.50/cwt195.00–207.501,07522
HeifersMedium 2—670151.83/cwt145.50–157.501,0175
SteersMedium 1—475209.45/cwt200.00–217.509953
SteersMedium 2—608178.29/cwt170.00–182.501,0843
SteersMedium and Large 1—345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1—588235.61/cwt227.00–237.001,38516
SteersMedium and Large 2—590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 2—425232.50/cwt232.50–232.509881
SteersMedium 2—870132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1531
SteersMedium 2—690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
SteersMedium 1—640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
SteersMedium 1—340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2—471230.37/cwt227.00–237.501,0855
SteersMedium 2—578174.50/cwt174.00–175.001,0092
SteersMedium 2—468153.52/cwt150.00–157.007182
SteersMedium 1—520192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,041166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7287
SteersMedium and Large 1—468252.25/cwt251.00–255.001,18110
SteersMedium and Large 1—395243.75/cwt240.00–247.509632
SteersMedium and Large 1—670210.77/cwt207.00–218.001,4129
SteersMedium and Large 1—619233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4429
Dairy SteersMedium 3—610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Dairy SteersMedium 3—52090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Dairy SteersMedium 2—388125.10/cwt120.00–130.004852
Dairy SteersMedium 2—615157.50/cwt157.50–157.509691
SteersMedium 1—568185.07/cwt180.00–190.001,0512
SteersMedium and Large 1—412239.48/cwt235.00–247.509873
Dairy SteersMedium 2—533150.39/cwt146.00–155.008022
Dairy SteersMedium 2—580118.77/cwt117.50–120.006892
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—31090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
Dairy HeifersMedium 2—468112.46/cwt110.00–115.005262
BullsMedium 1—428208.49/cwt200.00–217.508922
BullsMedium 1—393198.76/cwt197.50–200.007812
BullsMedium 1—278225.00/cwt225.00–225.006262
BullsMedium and Large 1—610187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1411
BullsMedium and Large 1—255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
BullsMedium and Large 1—365227.47/cwt220.00–232.008303
CowsLean 85-90%—86881.43/cwt76.00–85.007077
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43098.11/cwt94.00–103.001,40311
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33389.80/cwt84.00–92.001,1977
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18353.75/cwt46.00–62.006362
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12786.78/cwt80.00–92.0097820
CowsLean 85-90%—75565.76/cwt65.00–67.504963
CowsLean 85-90%—842106.52/cwt105.00–107.508973
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06474.12/cwt64.00–78.007899
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12196.43/cwt90.00–103.001,08112
Bulls——1,465119.98/cwt117.00–123.001,7582
Bulls——1,180105.02/cwt103.00–107.001,2392
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0781,585.90/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5864
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9961,450.16/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8851,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium 2—890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0881,733.62/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7342
BullsMedium 2—380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium 2—765550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,065960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—705775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—7151,397.90/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—765900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2—665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
BullsMedium 2—576174.24/cwt170.00–180.001,0045
BullsMedium 2—665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2—525212.25/cwt207.50–217.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 2—468203.52/cwt197.50–210.009522
BullsMedium 2—473184.48/cwt179.50–189.008732
HeifersMedium 3—320154.84/cwt150.00–160.004952
HeifersMedium 2—529180.01/cwt175.00–187.5095210
HeifersMedium 3—422147.41/cwt141.00–151.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 2—708155.36/cwt155.00–157.501,1007
HeifersMedium 2—180170.00/cwt170.00–170.003061
HeifersMedium 3—585130.25/cwt127.50–133.007622
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377211.87/cwt207.50–220.007999
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469209.70/cwt205.00–215.0098312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380197.53/cwt195.00–200.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665162.59/cwt162.00–165.001,0815
HeifersMedium 2—315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
HeifersMedium 3—390143.50/cwt142.00–145.005602
BullsMedium 2—215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
HeifersMedium 2—482155.03/cwt150.00–160.007473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418200.10/cwt197.50–203.008363
BullsMedium 2—430164.08/cwt160.00–170.007063
BullsMedium and Large 1—525217.46/cwt210.00–222.001,1423
BullsMedium 1—570208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1862
BullsMedium 1—230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
BullsMedium 1—465192.50/cwt192.50–192.508951
BullsMedium 1—510198.76/cwt197.50–200.001,0142
BullsMedium 2—615165.81/cwt162.50–170.001,0203
BullsMedium and Large 2—375206.58/cwt200.00–210.007753
BullsMedium 2—528175.65/cwt171.00–180.009272
BullsMedium and Large 2—582190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1—583207.53/cwt200.00–215.001,2102
BullsMedium and Large 1—315247.28/cwt245.00–250.007793
BullsMedium 2—315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
BullsMedium and Large 2—435208.01/cwt207.00–209.009052
BullsMedium and Large 2—700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741

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.