Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 6
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
36 vs last sale 260 49 vs year ago 273 · 17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
16 vs last sale 86 30 vs year ago 40 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 5 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To attractive Baby calves 50.00 Head calves 210.00 To 580.00 6 Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.05/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$184.05
112 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$722
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$119.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.70
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515199.871,03050
Medium and Large 2511184.1894240
Medium 1434176.967695thin
Medium 2538152.568219thin
Medium 3585137.078026thin
Small and Medium 368092.506291thin
Small 238580.003081thin
One grade step is worth $119.87/cwt here — about $722 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 sale112 hd
184.05
NC average8 barns · 993 hd
171.35
+12.70
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
BullsAverage1,624112.191,82212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43094.221,3477thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10579.9788443
CowsLean 85-90%Average82878.346498thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,2701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$6222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 and Large 2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
HeifersMedium 1428183.70/cwt180.00–190.007864
HeifersMedium and Large 1572200.25/cwt196.00–204.001,14511
HeifersSmall and Medium 3Thin Fleshed68092.50/cwt92.50–92.506291
HeifersMedium and Large 1280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1620183.78/cwt182.50–185.001,1392
SteersSmall and Medium 3Full43095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
HeifersMedium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 1522199.60/cwt195.00–206.001,0428
HeifersMedium and Large 1673179.15/cwt173.00–185.001,2066
HeifersMedium 2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 1785156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1423220.53/cwt220.00–221.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 2569186.08/cwt181.00–192.501,0595
HeifersMedium and Large 2479197.05/cwt190.00–204.009448
HeifersMedium and Large 1723148.79/cwt147.50–150.001,0762
HeifersMedium 2650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1325215.15/cwt210.00–220.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1471208.82/cwt205.00–217.509846
HeifersMedium 2605152.50/cwt152.50–152.509231
HeifersMedium 2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2290202.46/cwt200.00–205.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 2373198.07/cwt190.00–200.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 2860157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3551
HeifersSmall 238580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 2333180.46/cwt175.00–186.006012
HeifersMedium 2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
HeifersMedium 2540167.50/cwt167.50–167.509051
HeifersMedium 3585141.26/cwt140.00–142.508262
HeifersMedium and Large 2424199.20/cwt198.00–200.008455
HeifersMedium 2555172.50/cwt170.00–175.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 2780137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0731
SteersMedium and Large 2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 1379216.22/cwt210.00–220.008197
SteersMedium and Large 1358248.05/cwt241.00–255.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1605226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3671
SteersMedium and Large 1532233.42/cwt230.00–240.001,2423
SteersMedium 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
SteersMedium 2265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
HeifersMedium 1460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
SteersMedium and Large 2535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 2620205.04/cwt200.00–210.001,2712
SteersMedium and Large 2810187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1557239.17/cwt238.00–240.001,3326
SteersMedium and Large 1672214.21/cwt212.50–217.501,4393
SteersMedium and Large 1435252.44/cwt250.00–255.001,0982
SteersMedium and Large 1945175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6541
SteersMedium and Large 1725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5952
SteersMedium and Large 2450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
SteersMedium and Large 2683187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,2812
SteersMedium 2575179.96/cwt175.00–185.001,0352
SteersMedium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Dairy SteersMedium 2377185.00/cwt185.00–185.006976
Dairy SteersMedium 279076.00/cwt76.00–76.006001
Dairy HeifersMedium 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
SteersMedium and Large 1270240.19/cwt235.00–245.006492
SteersMedium and Large 1465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
SteersSmall and Medium 3Thin Fleshed550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
BullsMedium and Large 1567204.20/cwt199.00–206.001,1588
BullsMedium and Large 1370228.00/cwt228.00–228.008441
BullsMedium 1450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
BullsMedium 1335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
BullsMedium 1418223.43/cwt220.00–230.009343
CowsLean 85-90%81585.73/cwt84.00–87.506992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43397.38/cwt95.00–99.001,3954
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15492.84/cwt91.00–95.001,0716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02372.32/cwt64.00–75.0074013
CowsLean 85-90%83550.00/cwt50.00–50.004181
CowsLean 85-90%84873.73/cwt70.00–76.006253
CowsLean 85-90%80892.05/cwt91.00–93.007442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15185.31/cwt80.00–90.0098221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04250.04/cwt44.00–54.005213
Bulls1,705110.69/cwt105.00–115.001,8878
Bulls1,580124.90/cwt117.00–131.001,9733
Bulls1,10586.00/cwt86.00–86.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Bred CowsMedium 2730621.99/head610.00–635.006222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsMedium 3315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
BullsMedium 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
BullsMedium and Large 2350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
BullsMedium and Large 2505205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,0352
BullsMedium and Large 294592.00/cwt92.00–92.008691
BullsMedium 3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 2725133.70/cwt130.00–137.509692
HeifersMedium and Large 2800138.00/cwt136.00–140.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 2600172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
HeifersMedium 2740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
HeifersMedium and Large 2520189.44/cwt185.00–192.509855
HeifersMedium 3Full730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
HeifersMedium 3537143.29/cwt140.00–150.007693
BullsSmall and Medium 2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
BullsMedium 2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1660164.31/cwt157.00–168.001,0843
BullsMedium and Large 1443259.53/cwt254.00–265.001,1502
BullsMedium and Large 1278225.14/cwt220.00–230.006262
BullsMedium and Large 1315247.50/cwt242.50–252.507802
BullsMedium and Large 1980107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0491
BullsMedium 2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
BullsMedium and Large 2610140.16/cwt130.00–150.008552
BullsMedium and Large 2460204.33/cwt200.00–210.009403
BullsMedium and Large 1768136.85/cwt132.50–141.001,0512
BullsMedium and Large 1860137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1530222.57/cwt220.00–230.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009572
BullsMedium and Large 2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
BullsMedium 2413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008263
BullsMedium and Large 1920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
BullsMedium 2478156.35/cwt150.00–162.507472
BullsMedium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
BullsMedium and Large 2403247.52/cwt245.00–250.009982
BullsMedium 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
BullsMedium and Large 2680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1478228.47/cwt227.50–230.001,0923

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.