Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-28

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 28
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
66 vs last sale 233 90 vs year ago 257 · 35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
18 vs last sale 81 3 vs year ago 60 · +5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
5 vs last sale 3 4 vs year ago 12 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head Calves 130.00 To 430.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.13/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$194.13
61 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$68.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.67
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510215.231,09721
Medium 1245202.424954thin
Medium and Large 2527194.781,02619thin
Medium 2440175.5977211thin
Medium 3488146.677156thin
One grade step is worth $68.57/cwt here — about $382 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 sale61 hd
194.13
NC average8 barns · 789 hd
184.46
+9.67
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
BullsHigh1,609128.362,0658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457108.221,57614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,146100.991,15734
CowsLean 85-90%High80584.386797thin

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)1,100$1,2882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,2032thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$1,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
CowsLean 85-90%758103.70/cwt100.00–107.007862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01580.95/cwt80.00–82.008222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150109.78/cwt105.00–119.001,26211
CowsLean 85-90%82289.43/cwt86.00–92.507353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22565.00/cwt65.00–65.007961
SteersMedium and Large 2715211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5091
SteersMedium 2588200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1762
SteersMedium 2725192.47/cwt190.00–195.001,3952
SteersMedium 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 1725217.57/cwt210.00–223.001,5773
SteersMedium 2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 3530202.29/cwt195.00–210.001,0722
SteersMedium 3720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 2570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 3365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1565217.40/cwt212.50–225.001,2283
SteersMedium and Large 3470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1469214.82/cwt210.00–221.001,0085
HeifersMedium 1258203.23/cwt200.00–210.005243
SteersMedium and Large 1385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
SteersMedium 1495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
HeifersMedium 2509173.37/cwt171.00–180.008824
SteersMedium and Large 1431250.13/cwt247.50–251.001,0786
HeifersMedium 2590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 1424221.77/cwt220.00–225.009404
HeifersMedium and Large 1530224.79/cwt221.00–231.001,1915
HeifersMedium 1205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004101
HeifersMedium 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
HeifersMedium 3375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
HeifersMedium and Large 2623167.59/cwt160.00–175.001,0442
HeifersMedium 2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
SteersMedium and Large 1535248.26/cwt247.50–249.001,3282
SteersMedium and Large 2435231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0051
SteersMedium and Large 2373230.17/cwt225.00–235.008592
SteersMedium and Large 2470231.29/cwt227.50–235.001,0872
SteersMedium and Large 2628221.11/cwt217.00–225.001,3892
SteersMedium 2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
SteersMedium and Large 1565211.97/cwt209.00–215.001,1982
SteersMedium 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
SteersMedium 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 2515226.24/cwt220.00–230.001,1654
SteersMedium 1415217.41/cwt210.00–225.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1634220.91/cwt219.00–225.001,4013
SteersMedium 2540161.24/cwt160.00–162.508712
SteersMedium and Large 1481245.15/cwt243.00–250.001,1795
Dairy SteersMedium 2485117.50/cwt117.50–117.505701
Dairy HeifersMedium 2405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Dairy HeifersMedium 2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
SteersMedium and Large 1665197.50/cwt195.00–200.001,3132
Dairy SteersMedium 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Dairy SteersMedium 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
BullsMedium and Large 1423240.05/cwt239.00–243.001,0154
BullsMedium 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
BullsMedium and Large 1605208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2581
BullsMedium and Large 1458242.46/cwt235.00–250.001,1102
BullsMedium 1375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007691
BullsMedium and Large 1700187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3131
CowsLean 85-90%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
CowsLean 85-90%80045.00/cwt45.00–45.003601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488104.33/cwt102.00–107.001,5526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433111.14/cwt108.00–116.001,5938
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15399.96/cwt92.00–104.001,15320
Bulls1,674134.63/cwt128.00–141.002,2545
Bulls1,500117.92/cwt110.00–123.001,7693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,202.95/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,288.01/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
BullsMedium 2628147.53/cwt145.00–150.009262
BullsMedium 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
BullsMedium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
BullsMedium 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
BullsMedium and Large 2619193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1954
BullsMedium 3575124.91/cwt120.00–130.007182
BullsMedium and Large 1355213.92/cwt208.00–220.007592
BullsMedium and Large 2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
BullsMedium and Large 2555197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0961
HeifersMedium and Large 2850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 2428207.04/cwt195.00–215.008863
HeifersMedium and Large 2522213.49/cwt205.00–216.001,1145
HeifersMedium and Large 2565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1581
HeifersMedium and Large 2340211.31/cwt207.50–215.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 2470203.00/cwt203.00–203.009543
HeifersMedium 2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 1635186.30/cwt180.00–192.501,1832
HeifersMedium 2493181.49/cwt180.00–183.008952
HeifersMedium 3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
HeifersMedium 3275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
HeifersMedium 3545146.67/cwt140.00–150.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 2680151.25/cwt150.00–152.501,0292
BullsMedium and Large 1580204.03/cwt200.00–208.001,1832
BullsMedium 2360177.50/cwt177.50–177.506391
BullsMedium and Large 1315237.50/cwt237.50–237.507481
BullsMedium and Large 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
HeifersMedium 2180170.00/cwt170.00–170.003061
BullsMedium 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
BullsMedium 2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006752
BullsMedium 2520137.50/cwt137.50–137.507151
BullsMedium 2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
BullsMedium 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1528218.48/cwt215.00–222.001,1542
BullsMedium 2595170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0121
BullsMedium and Large 2440219.94/cwt215.00–225.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2525201.67/cwt200.00–205.001,0593

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.