Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-21

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 21
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
48 vs last sale 185 154 vs year ago 387 · 39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
10 vs last sale 71 37 vs year ago 118 · 31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 5 vs year ago 8 · 62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Head calves 170.00 10 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.82/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$191.82
98 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$47.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.31
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471212.661,00227
Medium 1567207.981,17918thin
Medium and Large 2565184.521,04229
Medium 2517165.0985324
One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $149 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 sale98 hd
191.82
NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd
185.52
+6.31
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
BullsLow1,515125.961,90911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415107.991,52822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14798.731,13344
CowsLean 85-90%High83295.387944thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)863$1,0132thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1318200.30/cwt192.50–207.506372
HeifersMedium 1577209.33/cwt208.00–212.001,2089
SteersMedium and Large 1412237.90/cwt235.00–245.009807
SteersMedium and Large 1558227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,2692
HeifersMedium 2514172.94/cwt170.00–180.008896
HeifersMedium 2835121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0101
HeifersMedium 2325181.02/cwt177.50–185.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1434212.42/cwt210.00–221.0092211
SteersMedium and Large 2597215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2848
SteersMedium and Large 1395231.00/cwt231.00–231.009122
HeifersMedium 2393167.45/cwt160.00–175.006582
HeifersMedium 2572170.09/cwt165.00–175.009733
HeifersMedium 2265182.50/cwt182.50–182.504841
HeifersMedium 2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 1568230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3062
SteersMedium and Large 2640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
HeifersMedium 2460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
HeifersMedium 2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
HeifersMedium 2785129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 2655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0813
HeifersMedium and Large 1363206.61/cwt205.00–210.007503
HeifersMedium and Large 1480211.61/cwt210.00–215.001,0163
HeifersMedium 2210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 2501196.34/cwt195.00–197.009843
HeifersMedium and Large 2579200.62/cwt190.00–203.001,1628
HeifersMedium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
HeifersMedium 1522207.45/cwt200.00–210.001,0836
SteersMedium and Large 2465236.21/cwt235.00–237.501,0982
SteersMedium and Large 1614217.42/cwt210.00–220.001,3357
SteersMedium and Large 2423210.97/cwt210.00–212.008922
SteersMedium 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2800138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1041
SteersMedium and Large 2695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Dairy HeifersMedium 271071.00/cwt71.00–71.005041
Dairy HeifersMedium 2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
SteersMedium 2473174.87/cwt170.00–180.008272
SteersMedium 2383142.25/cwt135.00–150.005452
SteersMedium and Large 2528230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2143
Dairy HeifersMedium 2640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Dairy HeifersMedium 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Dairy SteersMedium 2560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1527245.74/cwt242.00–247.501,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1910146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3291
SteersMedium and Large 1476245.41/cwt240.00–251.001,1687
Dairy SteersMedium 279293.00/cwt93.00–93.007373
Dairy SteersMedium 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Dairy SteersMedium 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
BullsMedium and Large 1327230.08/cwt227.50–235.007526
BullsMedium and Large 1280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1215250.00/cwt250.00–250.005381
BullsMedium and Large 1460225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,0352
BullsMedium 1439237.85/cwt237.50–239.001,0444
BullsMedium and Large 2930134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13396.27/cwt90.00–100.001,09123
CowsLean 85-90%875103.00/cwt103.00–103.009011
CowsLean 85-90%81892.84/cwt89.00–99.007593
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345111.97/cwt108.00–118.001,50612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13383.38/cwt82.00–86.009454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170105.68/cwt102.00–112.001,23617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499103.22/cwt98.00–108.001,54710
Bulls1,293107.93/cwt105.00–110.001,3962
Bulls1,130113.95/cwt111.00–117.001,2882
Bulls1,689134.54/cwt127.00–140.002,2727
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2785950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium 2535164.00/cwt164.00–164.008771
BullsMedium and Large 2295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
BullsMedium and Large 2775144.00/cwt138.00–150.001,1162
BullsMedium 2468177.41/cwt175.00–180.008302
BullsMedium 3550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
BullsMedium 2835107.50/cwt107.50–107.508981
BullsMedium and Large 2608181.50/cwt177.00–187.501,1043
BullsMedium and Large 2678160.09/cwt155.00–165.001,0852
BullsMedium and Large 2237218.20/cwt210.00–225.005173
HeifersMedium 2626163.73/cwt160.00–170.001,0254
HeifersMedium 1627205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2853
HeifersMedium and Large 1615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1665214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4231
HeifersMedium and Large 2725153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 1523221.96/cwt212.50–227.001,1613
HeifersMedium and Large 2385188.11/cwt180.00–192.507244
HeifersMedium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
BullsMedium and Large 1571202.18/cwt192.50–207.001,1543
BullsMedium and Large 2374224.47/cwt220.00–230.008404
HeifersMedium and Large 2890137.00/cwt134.00–140.001,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 2480184.25/cwt180.00–192.508843
HeifersMedium and Large 2790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 2625189.92/cwt185.00–195.001,1872
BullsMedium and Large 2713173.48/cwt167.50–175.001,2375
BullsMedium 2655157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1615186.83/cwt180.00–194.001,1492
BullsMedium and Large 1385239.87/cwt237.00–245.009233
BullsMedium and Large 1731177.94/cwt175.00–185.001,3014
BullsMedium and Large 1515237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 1675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
BullsMedium 2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
BullsMedium 2414216.96/cwt205.00–222.508984
BullsMedium 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
BullsMedium 2613171.35/cwt164.00–175.001,0503
BullsMedium and Large 2579182.66/cwt177.50–187.501,0584
BullsMedium and Large 1415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001

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.