Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 5
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
185 vs last sale 91 80 vs year ago 196 · +40.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
2 vs last sale 66 1 vs year ago 63 · +1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
6 vs last sale 4 16 vs year ago 26 · 61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby calves 70.00 Head calves 320.00 7 Hogs 3 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.46/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$193.46
112 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$81.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.40
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547216.261,18238
Medium and Large 2500201.191,00531
Medium 1526188.3699222
Medium 2575150.7086715thin
Small and Medium 2470135.496372thin
Medium 3634134.388524thin
One grade step is worth $81.88/cwt here — about $331 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
193.46
NC average7 barns · 865 hd
202.86
−9.40
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
BullsHigh1,595131.302,09411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436114.591,64519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,131104.961,18727
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low83390.177517thin

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)907$8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$1,6734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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 1629259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6299
HeifersMedium and Large 2368225.24/cwt225.00–226.008294
SteersMedium and Large 1495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
HeifersMedium 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
HeifersMedium 2575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
HeifersMedium 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
SteersMedium 1585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
SteersMedium 1545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
HeifersMedium 2538163.37/cwt160.00–170.008793
HeifersMedium 2614156.95/cwt150.00–160.009644
HeifersMedium 2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 2305215.06/cwt210.00–225.006564
HeifersMedium and Large 2482221.64/cwt215.00–230.001,0683
HeifersMedium 2250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
HeifersMedium and Large 2885130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 2290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
HeifersMedium and Large 2533203.41/cwt197.50–211.001,0847
HeifersMedium and Large 2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
HeifersMedium 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
HeifersMedium 1613181.78/cwt177.00–190.001,1145
HeifersMedium 1515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 2685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
HeifersMedium 1255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 2630183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1531
HeifersMedium 1479206.46/cwt190.00–212.509895
HeifersMedium 1678167.54/cwt150.00–186.001,1362
HeifersSmall and Medium 2470135.49/cwt135.00–136.006372
HeifersMedium 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1478245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,1713
HeifersMedium 1415182.53/cwt180.00–185.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 1440240.00/cwt237.50–242.501,0562
HeifersMedium and Large 1770157.78/cwt154.00–162.501,2153
HeifersMedium and Large 1243252.53/cwt250.00–255.006142
HeifersMedium 1580192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1163
SteersMedium 1285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
SteersMedium 1435242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1727217.51/cwt210.00–220.001,5818
SteersMedium and Large 1570261.18/cwt257.50–265.001,4892
SteersMedium 1625216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,3522
SteersMedium 1350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
SteersMedium and Large 1538279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5015
SteersMedium and Large 1372310.80/cwt302.50–315.001,1563
SteersMedium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
SteersMedium and Large 2638230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4672
SteersMedium and Large 1345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
SteersMedium 2618202.67/cwt200.00–204.001,2533
SteersMedium 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
SteersMedium 2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1670222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,4882
SteersMedium and Large 2710172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1418308.70/cwt300.00–317.501,2902
SteersMedium and Large 2485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
SteersMedium and Large 2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
SteersMedium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
SteersMedium and Large 2525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Dairy HeifersMedium 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
SteersMedium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Dairy HeifersMedium 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Dairy HeifersMedium 2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Dairy HeifersMedium 2265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
SteersMedium and Large 2880163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4341
Dairy SteersMedium 2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Dairy SteersMedium 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Dairy HeifersMedium 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Dairy HeifersMedium 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1413301.27/cwt300.00–305.001,2444
BullsMedium and Large 1478276.64/cwt270.00–285.001,3223
BullsMedium 2365199.95/cwt195.00–205.007303
BullsMedium 3417177.48/cwt175.00–180.007403
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1Gaunt690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
CowsLean 85-90%80773.98/cwt69.00–77.005973
CowsLean 85-90%838104.64/cwt102.00–107.508772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376100.70/cwt98.00–106.001,3864
CowsBoner 80-85%99094.05/cwt93.00–95.009312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221115.61/cwt112.00–128.001,4125
CowsLean 85-90%84082.00/cwt82.00–82.006891
CowsLean 85-90%895118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465115.67/cwt106.00–125.001,69514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Value Added1,270155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123103.39/cwt98.00–109.001,16120
Bulls1,743136.77/cwt128.00–148.002,3848
Bulls1,200116.73/cwt110.00–120.001,4013
Bred CowsMedium 2680575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred CowsMedium 2690500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29981,643.55/head1,425.00–1,825.001,6442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,702.42/head1,325.00–1,975.001,7022
BullsMedium and Large 1370307.50/cwt305.00–310.001,1382
BullsMedium and Large 1620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1729175.96/cwt174.00–180.001,2834
BullsMedium 1695182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2681
BullsMedium 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
BullsMedium 1278246.08/cwt242.50–250.006842
BullsMedium 1566214.89/cwt200.00–220.001,2164
BullsMedium 1543235.33/cwt235.00–236.001,2783
BullsMedium 1467241.64/cwt237.00–247.501,1283
BullsMedium and Large 1323267.45/cwt262.50–270.008643
BullsMedium and Large 1910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1525270.38/cwt260.00–280.001,4192
BullsMedium and Large 2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0792
BullsSmall and Medium 2530154.62/cwt115.00–195.008192
BullsMedium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
BullsMedium and Large 1560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1665198.42/cwt196.00–200.001,3199
HeifersMedium and Large 1680239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6252
HeifersMedium 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 1738157.01/cwt154.00–160.001,1592
HeifersMedium and Large 1180245.00/cwt245.00–245.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 1317240.00/cwt235.00–245.007613
HeifersMedium 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1528216.73/cwt213.00–222.001,1443
HeifersMedium 2488160.03/cwt155.00–165.007812
HeifersMedium and Large 2426222.63/cwt215.00–226.009484
HeifersMedium 2900117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1619207.14/cwt200.00–212.501,2829
HeifersMedium and Large 1568220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2505
HeifersMedium and Large 1925153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4151
BullsMedium 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
BullsMedium 2463210.27/cwt200.00–220.009742
BullsMedium 2543227.48/cwt222.50–232.501,2352
BullsMedium 3470177.42/cwt175.00–180.008342
HeifersMedium 3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
HeifersMedium 3675137.50/cwt137.50–137.509281
BullsMedium and Large 2563227.38/cwt225.00–231.001,2803
BullsMedium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
BullsMedium and Large 2820149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2221
BullsMedium 3573165.99/cwt165.00–167.009512
BullsMedium 2422224.98/cwt220.00–230.009493
BullsMedium 2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
BullsMedium and Large 2285267.50/cwt267.50–267.507621
BullsMedium and Large 2626189.68/cwt180.00–196.001,1875
BullsMedium and Large 2950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
BullsMedium 2570214.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2252
BullsMedium and Large 2520247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2871
BullsMedium and Large 2205245.00/cwt245.00–245.005021
BullsMedium 1440236.38/cwt225.00–247.501,0402
BullsSmall and Medium 2325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
BullsSmall and Medium 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2855148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 2663184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,2262
BullsMedium and Large 2478263.28/cwt257.50–267.501,2583

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.