Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-12-04

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 4
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
28 vs last sale 205 113 vs year ago 290 · 39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
21 vs last sale 77 17 vs year ago 73 · 23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 8 vs year ago 9 · 88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Somewhat Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 3 Goats 14 Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.27/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 9.37 against this barn's trailing median of $202.64.
Average price
$193.27
70 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$731
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$149.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.30
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464224.591,04326
Medium 1434208.3990410thin
Medium and Large 2566183.461,03820
Medium 2466162.207568thin
Medium 3445125.005561thin
Small and Medium 2533119.506362thin
Small 2395105.004151thin
Small and Medium 340595.003851thin
Small 341575.003111thin
One grade step is worth $149.59/cwt here — about $731 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
225210196182median 202.6404/1304/2706/0106/2206/22
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $210.53, low $196.08, median $202.64 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale70 hd
193.27
NC average7 barns · 845 hd
174.97
+18.30
This barn, trailing median4 sales
202.64
−9.37
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
BullsHigh1,663114.781,9099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52386.771,32113
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,20481.5398232
CowsLean 85-90%Average88374.006532thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)860$6001thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2461187.32/cwt182.50–192.008644
SteersMedium and Large 1870156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 2575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2518172.56/cwt170.00–175.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 1373211.36/cwt209.00–215.007883
HeifersMedium 2418159.65/cwt156.00–165.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 1433204.15/cwt202.50–207.508843
SteersMedium and Large 1668215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 2655146.00/cwt146.00–146.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 11,058139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4712
HeifersMedium and Large 1465200.46/cwt197.00–204.009322
HeifersMedium 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
HeifersMedium 2535143.82/cwt140.00–147.507692
HeifersMedium 2636154.00/cwt153.00–155.009795
HeifersMedium and Large 1628187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1744
HeifersMedium and Large 1585223.68/cwt223.00–224.001,3093
HeifersMedium and Large 1260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
HeifersMedium 1460157.45/cwt155.00–160.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 1810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
HeifersMedium 2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0801
HeifersMedium 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
HeifersMedium 1565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
HeifersMedium 1418174.18/cwt172.50–175.007283
HeifersMedium 1517158.61/cwt155.00–161.008203
HeifersMedium 2668122.52/cwt117.50–127.508182
HeifersMedium 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 2438191.84/cwt187.50–195.008404
HeifersMedium and Large 2605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1515222.50/cwt220.00–227.501,1463
SteersMedium 3455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
SteersMedium and Large 1820163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3371
SteersMedium and Large 1555229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2711
SteersMedium 2535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
SteersMedium 3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Dairy SteersMedium 2362175.00/cwt175.00–175.006347
SteersMedium 1638180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1482
SteersMedium and Large 1438237.37/cwt230.00–245.001,0402
SteersMedium and Large 1925141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1638223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4238
SteersMedium 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
SteersMedium 1567182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0353
SteersMedium and Large 2500197.50/cwt197.50–197.509881
SteersMedium and Large 2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
SteersMedium and Large 2575212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2221
BullsMedium and Large 1367240.87/cwt235.00–244.008848
BullsMedium 1463184.97/cwt180.00–190.008562
BullsMedium 2445183.00/cwt183.00–183.008141
BullsSmall and Medium 340595.00/cwt95.00–95.003851
BullsSmall 341575.00/cwt75.00–75.003111
BullsMedium and Large 2505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21573.00/cwt73.00–73.008871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52894.22/cwt90.00–96.001,4406
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58285.93/cwt83.00–89.001,3595
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,13018.00/cwt18.00–18.002031
Bulls1,868122.00/cwt117.00–129.002,2793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19976.77/cwt72.00–79.009205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26486.85/cwt80.00–94.001,09819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50060.00/cwt60.00–60.009001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12158.90/cwt50.00–68.006604
CowsBoner 80-85%972107.14/cwt102.00–111.001,0413
CowsLean 85-90%88580.00/cwt80.00–80.007081
CowsLean 85-90%88068.00/cwt68.00–68.005981
Bulls1,40084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1761
Bulls1,686107.64/cwt104.00–112.001,8154
BullsValue Added1,220152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,8611
Bred CowsMedium 2860600.00/head600.00–600.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1338273.74/cwt272.50–275.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1518213.78/cwt207.50–220.001,1072
BullsMedium and Large 1580186.82/cwt182.50–191.001,0842
BullsMedium 1545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
BullsMedium and Large 2575174.79/cwt172.50–177.001,0052
BullsMedium and Large 1605181.22/cwt177.50–185.001,0962
BullsMedium and Large 1660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1400258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1468237.02/cwt230.00–242.501,1097
HeifersMedium 3Thin Fleshed41540.00/cwt40.00–40.001661
HeifersSmall and Medium 3Thin Fleshed35080.00/cwt80.00–80.002801
HeifersMedium 1895130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1641
HeifersMedium 1820152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2511
HeifersMedium 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1505190.42/cwt189.00–195.009625
BullsMedium 2645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
BullsSmall and Medium 2720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
BullsMedium 2520142.50/cwt142.50–142.507411
BullsMedium and Large 2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2712147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0503
BullsMedium 3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
BullsMedium and Large 2488212.30/cwt210.00–215.001,0363
BullsMedium and Large 2305237.50/cwt237.50–237.507241
BullsMedium 2373155.03/cwt150.00–160.005782
BullsMedium and Large 2408242.75/cwt242.50–243.009902
BullsMedium 2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
BullsMedium 2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
BullsMedium 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
BullsSmall 2395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
BullsMedium and Large 2625168.75/cwt165.00–170.001,0554
BullsMedium 1420226.80/cwt222.00–235.009535
BullsMedium 1383204.97/cwt200.00–210.007852
BullsMedium and Large 2375216.08/cwt210.00–222.508102
BullsSmall and Medium 2345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141

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.