Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 2
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
9 vs last sale 311 42 vs year ago 278 · +15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
28 vs last sale 80 28 vs year ago 80 · 35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
1 vs last sale 5 12 vs year ago 18 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle Bull 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Steers And Heifers 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Attractive Baby calves 90.00 Head calves 270.00 To 370.00 4 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.62/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$190.62
148 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$86.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.73
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478209.231,00152
Medium and Large 2478193.8392755
Medium 2445166.4974137
Medium 3308129.774003thin
Small and Medium 2720122.508821thin
One grade step is worth $86.73/cwt here — about $119 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 sale148 hd
190.62
NC average9 barns · 1,757 hd
194.36
−3.73
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
BullsHigh1,537121.051,86110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40293.451,3115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16482.8696532
CowsLean 85-90%Low80975.566115thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,2052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)830$6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
SteersMedium 2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1658224.51/cwt223.00–226.001,4772
HeifersSmall and Medium 2720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508821
HeifersMedium 2479161.00/cwt155.00–165.007715
HeifersMedium 2425147.09/cwt144.50–155.006258
HeifersMedium and Large 1418213.94/cwt210.00–220.008947
SteersMedium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
SteersMedium and Large 2540222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 2318187.40/cwt185.00–190.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
HeifersMedium 2583177.75/cwt177.50–178.001,0362
HeifersMedium 2625152.50/cwt150.00–155.009532
HeifersMedium and Large 1465218.82/cwt215.00–224.001,01810
SteersMedium and Large 1423260.40/cwt254.00–267.501,1013
HeifersMedium 2328177.50/cwt177.50–177.505822
HeifersMedium and Large 2523197.46/cwt190.00–205.001,0334
HeifersMedium and Large 2564196.85/cwt192.50–200.001,1104
HeifersMedium 2515184.85/cwt180.00–190.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 1600206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 1566209.62/cwt207.00–216.001,18615
HeifersMedium and Large 1514211.94/cwt206.00–217.501,0894
HeifersMedium and Large 2416199.95/cwt195.00–205.008325
HeifersMedium and Large 2621178.50/cwt176.00–182.501,1085
HeifersMedium and Large 2678165.21/cwt163.00–167.501,1202
HeifersMedium and Large 2389196.32/cwt195.00–200.0076411
HeifersMedium 2371181.73/cwt179.00–190.0067412
HeifersMedium and Large 2464203.75/cwt200.00–213.0094517
HeifersMedium and Large 2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
HeifersMedium 3320122.15/cwt115.00–130.003912
HeifersMedium and Large 1267206.82/cwt196.00–218.005526
HeifersMedium and Large 1330219.75/cwt217.00–222.507252
HeifersMedium 2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 1565240.87/cwt236.00–246.001,3612
SteersMedium and Large 1618228.51/cwt228.00–229.001,4122
SteersMedium and Large 2637218.66/cwt215.00–226.001,3933
SteersMedium and Large 2432248.33/cwt243.00–253.001,07324
SteersMedium 3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
SteersMedium and Large 2579230.98/cwt222.50–235.001,3374
SteersMedium and Large 1275285.00/cwt285.00–285.007841
SteersMedium 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
SteersMedium 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
SteersMedium 2418172.99/cwt165.00–175.007235
SteersMedium and Large 2687203.95/cwt202.00–210.001,4014
SteersMedium and Large 2355212.50/cwt212.50–212.507541
SteersMedium and Large 1805187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5091
SteersMedium and Large 1523240.61/cwt240.00–242.001,2585
SteersMedium and Large 1465253.68/cwt251.00–260.001,1804
Dairy SteersMedium 2555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
SteersMedium and Large 1313269.96/cwt265.00–275.008452
SteersMedium and Large 1745196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4601
Dairy SteersMedium 2500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
BullsMedium 1455217.00/cwt217.00–217.009871
BullsMedium and Large 1710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
BullsSmall and Medium 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
BullsMedium and Large 1421257.79/cwt252.50–265.001,0858
BullsMedium and Large 1379260.96/cwt255.00–267.509895
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37288.36/cwt85.00–90.001,2123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448101.08/cwt97.00–105.001,4642
CowsLean 85-90%81076.26/cwt73.00–78.006183
CowsLean 85-90%78558.00/cwt58.00–58.004551
CowsLean 85-90%83091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14586.33/cwt82.00–90.0098814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17174.25/cwt71.00–79.0086913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20295.55/cwt93.00–100.001,1495
Bulls1,609123.12/cwt120.00–127.001,9817
Bulls1,370116.21/cwt115.00–119.001,5923
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2745510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred CowsMedium 2830600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,205.42/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2052
BullsMedium 3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
BullsSmall and Medium 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
BullsMedium 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
BullsMedium and Large 2685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
BullsMedium and Large 2615187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1503
BullsMedium 3523141.24/cwt140.00–142.507392
BullsMedium and Large 2785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
BullsMedium 3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
BullsMedium 3440142.50/cwt142.50–142.506271
BullsMedium 2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
HeifersMedium 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 2721157.49/cwt152.50–167.501,1363
HeifersMedium 2663138.77/cwt137.50–140.009202
BullsMedium 1413235.97/cwt230.00–240.0097510
BullsMedium 1370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008513
BullsMedium and Large 1472243.37/cwt240.00–250.001,1498
BullsMedium and Large 1270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 1825142.69/cwt137.50–148.001,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 1376213.85/cwt210.00–220.008044
BullsMedium and Large 1805157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2681
BullsMedium 1522200.80/cwt200.00–202.501,0483
BullsMedium and Large 2835137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1441
BullsMedium and Large 1553214.99/cwt210.00–217.501,1893
BullsMedium and Large 1331283.71/cwt280.00–287.509394
BullsMedium and Large 1510235.75/cwt230.00–240.001,2024
BullsMedium and Large 2524221.62/cwt217.50–227.001,1614
BullsMedium and Large 2369241.31/cwt235.00–245.008904
BullsMedium and Large 1610227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3851
BullsMedium 2330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2425247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0521
BullsMedium 2420193.78/cwt190.00–200.008144
BullsMedium 2528184.93/cwt180.00–190.009762
BullsMedium 2620181.42/cwt178.00–185.001,1252
BullsMedium and Large 2572202.15/cwt196.00–208.001,1563
BullsMedium 2675174.89/cwt170.00–180.001,1812
BullsMedium 2383172.49/cwt165.00–177.506613
BullsMedium 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
BullsMedium 2582188.37/cwt183.00–192.001,0963

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.