Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-11-27

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 27
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
3 vs last sale 202 87 vs year ago 292 · 29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
31 vs last sale 46 5 vs year ago 72 · +6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 6 5 vs year ago 13 · 38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Average Head calves 280.00 To 460.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.04/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$150.04
103 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$623
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$66.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.38
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549166.3391331
Medium and Large 2518153.7479619thin
Medium 1478151.6872514thin
Medium 2472140.1066130
Medium 3455137.506261thin
Small and Medium 2446116.125187thin
Small and Medium 3290100.002901thin
One grade step is worth $66.33/cwt here — about $623 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 sale103 hd
150.04
NC average3 barns · 381 hd
156.41
−6.38
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
BullsLow1,446115.931,6779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37586.351,18719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10279.8588046
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low85053.974593thin

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)1,015$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9072thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$8273thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1640152.50/cwt152.50–152.509761
HeifersMedium 2526143.80/cwt140.00–150.007566
HeifersMedium and Large 2620147.42/cwt145.00–150.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1493230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 2560148.47/cwt147.00–150.008312
HeifersMedium 2473145.19/cwt140.00–150.006872
HeifersMedium and Large 2533170.67/cwt170.00–172.009103
HeifersSmall and Medium 2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
HeifersMedium 2650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
HeifersMedium 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 2328165.27/cwt160.00–170.005422
HeifersMedium and Large 2423167.51/cwt165.00–170.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 1509182.48/cwt180.00–190.009294
HeifersMedium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 2358166.74/cwt160.00–170.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 295090.00/cwt90.00–90.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 1325182.38/cwt180.00–185.005932
HeifersMedium 1326155.80/cwt155.00–157.505083
HeifersMedium and Large 1425178.60/cwt172.50–185.007592
HeifersMedium 1373166.21/cwt165.00–167.506202
HeifersSmall and Medium 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
HeifersMedium 2437151.01/cwt150.00–155.006605
HeifersMedium 1230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1928111.48/cwt109.00–114.001,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 1374181.05/cwt172.50–190.006774
HeifersSmall and Medium 2429116.96/cwt110.00–122.505024
HeifersMedium 2372156.22/cwt150.00–160.005816
HeifersMedium and Large 1480175.32/cwt170.00–180.008427
HeifersMedium and Large 1890157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4022
HeifersMedium and Large 2473163.76/cwt162.50–165.007752
HeifersSmall and Medium 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
SteersMedium and Large 1325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
HeifersMedium 2570132.00/cwt130.00–135.007524
HeifersSmall and Medium 2320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
SteersMedium and Large 1615172.31/cwt167.50–174.001,0604
SteersMedium and Large 1720177.98/cwt175.00–180.001,2815
SteersMedium and Large 2690131.00/cwt131.00–131.009041
SteersMedium and Large 2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0832
SteersMedium 2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1782
SteersMedium and Large 1672159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0688
SteersMedium and Large 2532165.00/cwt165.00–165.008782
SteersMedium 2605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
SteersMedium and Large 1563230.38/cwt225.00–236.001,2972
SteersMedium and Large 1533229.76/cwt227.50–232.001,2252
SteersMedium 2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007562
SteersMedium and Large 2770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
SteersMedium 2735142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0471
Dairy SteersMedium 2605157.50/cwt157.50–157.509531
BullsMedium 1578145.11/cwt140.00–150.008392
BullsMedium and Large 1428196.81/cwt190.00–200.008423
BullsMedium and Large 1785137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0791
BullsMedium 2Thin Fleshed60079.00/cwt79.00–79.004741
BullsMedium 2685130.96/cwt128.00–134.008972
BullsMedium 2630134.92/cwt130.00–140.008502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08873.12/cwt66.00–79.0079615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08596.77/cwt93.00–102.001,0504
CowsLean 85-90%86847.46/cwt45.00–50.004122
CowsLean 85-90%81567.00/cwt67.00–67.005461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00855.76/cwt50.00–61.005624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13185.48/cwt81.00–92.0096723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42393.30/cwt91.00–96.001,3284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34985.89/cwt80.00–90.001,15914
Bulls1,18897.61/cwt95.00–100.001,1602
Bulls1,434129.31/cwt124.00–136.001,8544
Bulls1,635110.30/cwt105.00–115.001,8033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120906.88/head875.00–935.009072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990827.27/head600.00–1,025.008273
BullsMedium and Large 2613158.73/cwt155.00–165.009734
BullsMedium and Large 1600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1650173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1251
BullsMedium 1455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
BullsMedium 1433157.63/cwt150.00–165.006832
BullsMedium and Large 1723140.03/cwt137.50–142.501,0122
BullsMedium and Large 2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1530199.79/cwt192.50–207.501,0592
BullsMedium and Large 1922108.34/cwt105.00–110.009993
BullsMedium and Large 1583174.97/cwt167.50–180.001,0205
BullsMedium and Large 1285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
HeifersMedium 2Thin Fleshed42080.00/cwt80.00–80.003361
HeifersMedium 2312125.78/cwt120.00–130.003923
HeifersMedium 1520145.10/cwt140.00–150.007552
HeifersMedium 1880129.49/cwt129.00–130.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1570166.36/cwt160.00–172.509482
HeifersMedium and Large 1255167.50/cwt167.50–167.504271
HeifersMedium and Large 1773141.60/cwt138.00–145.001,0952
HeifersMedium 1405156.00/cwt156.00–156.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 1668147.00/cwt146.00–148.009822
HeifersMedium and Large 1715137.50/cwt137.50–137.509831
HeifersMedium 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
HeifersMedium 1490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
BullsMedium and Large 2710137.50/cwt137.50–137.509761
BullsMedium 2473128.81/cwt127.50–130.006092
BullsMedium 2593130.50/cwt130.00–131.007742
HeifersMedium 3Fleshy455137.50/cwt137.50–137.506261
BullsMedium 2395137.50/cwt137.50–137.505431
BullsMedium 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
BullsMedium 2513128.77/cwt125.00–132.506612
BullsMedium 1508155.00/cwt155.00–155.007872
BullsMedium and Large 1470233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0951
BullsMedium and Large 2915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
BullsMedium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
BullsMedium and Large 2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
BullsMedium and Large 1310237.50/cwt237.50–237.507361
BullsMedium 1265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
BullsMedium and Large 1375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
BullsMedium and Large 2479172.48/cwt170.00–180.008264
BullsMedium 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901

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.