Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
27 vs last sale 64 354 vs year ago 445 · 79.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
21 vs last sale 45 24 vs year ago 42 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 12 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 13.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate ( Snow And Cold Today ) Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 265.00 To 510.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.93/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$213.93
43 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$53.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.04
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500225.911,12920
Medium and Large 2458223.691,02312thin
Medium 1473197.509334thin
Medium 2506172.358737thin
One grade step is worth $53.55/cwt here — about $256 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 sale43 hd
213.93
NC average7 barns · 609 hd
193.89
+20.04
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
BullsLow1,810126.052,2827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,350107.951,45819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05195.731,00731
CowsLean 85-90%Average81389.997329thin

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)1,260$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$9022thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
HeifersMedium and Large 1600242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 1520262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3651
HeifersMedium 1570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
HeifersMedium 1440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
HeifersMedium 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
HeifersMedium 1520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
HeifersMedium 2660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
HeifersMedium 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 1378246.42/cwt240.00–250.009314
HeifersMedium and Large 1415245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,0173
SteersMedium and Large 2415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
HeifersMedium 2590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2419236.41/cwt235.00–237.509916
HeifersMedium and Large 1578217.50/cwt217.00–218.001,2572
HeifersMedium and Large 2670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 1405277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1241
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
SteersMedium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
SteersMedium and Large 1850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 1452300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3562
SteersMedium and Large 1988168.75/cwt167.50–170.001,6672
SteersMedium and Large 1945147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3941
SteersMedium and Large 11,020159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6221
SteersMedium and Large 1384297.46/cwt290.00–300.001,1424
SteersMedium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
BullsMedium 1425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
BullsMedium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
BullsMedium 1608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1554
BullsMedium and Large 2415248.35/cwt240.00–250.001,0316
BullsMedium and Large 2357241.68/cwt240.00–245.008633
BullsMedium and Large 2635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
CowsBoner 80-85%99085.52/cwt83.00–89.008475
CowsLean 85-90%79088.66/cwt85.00–95.007004
CowsLean 85-90%89072.00/cwt72.00–72.006411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318109.29/cwt104.00–115.001,44016
CowsBoner 80-85%95064.00/cwt64.00–64.006081
CowsLean 85-90%825108.43/cwt105.00–111.008953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,062106.94/cwt101.00–110.001,1367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07095.97/cwt90.00–101.001,02718
CowsLean 85-90%79558.00/cwt58.00–58.004611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522100.83/cwt100.00–102.001,5353
Bulls1,04097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0091
Bulls2,075137.49/cwt133.00–145.002,8533
Bulls1,802124.30/cwt114.00–129.002,2403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium 2830901.51/head875.00–925.009022
Bred CowsMedium 28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1705185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,3042
BullsMedium and Large 1825162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3411
BullsMedium and Large 1565247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1603234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,4172
BullsMedium and Large 1780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 1385282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0883
HeifersMedium and Large 1494225.00/cwt220.00–226.001,1126
BullsMedium and Large 1319284.83/cwt280.00–287.509093
HeifersMedium and Large 2373217.45/cwt215.00–220.008112
BullsMedium and Large 1435289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2571
BullsMedium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
BullsMedium 2645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
HeifersMedium 1360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
HeifersMedium 2620166.24/cwt165.00–167.501,0312
HeifersMedium 2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 1310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2505227.98/cwt226.00–230.001,1512
HeifersMedium and Large 1900122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1031

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.