Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 276▲ 66 vs year ago 55 · +120.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 64▼ 3 vs year ago 30 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 23 · −82.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average Baby calves 80.00 To 95.00 Head calves 250.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.39/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$199.39
48 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$741
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$173.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.56
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464235.881,09419thin
Medium and Large 2411217.5089410thin
Medium 1490197.6396810thin
Medium 2556122.106795thin
Small and Medium 2465101.254712thin
Small and Medium 356562.503532thin
One grade step is worth $173.38/cwt here — about $741 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 sale48 hd
199.39
—
NC average8 barns · 1,208 hd
204.95
−5.56
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
Bulls—Average1,663121.792,0258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,386109.761,5214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10197.361,07213
CowsLean 85-90%Average78582.006442thin

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)1,580$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
BullsMedium 1—485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1641
BullsMedium 1—670201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3471
BullsMedium and Large 1—745232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7282
BullsMedium 1—445252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1241
BullsMedium 1—330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1—508278.77/cwt277.50–280.001,4162
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428243.57/cwt240.00–250.001,0423
HeifersMedium 2—500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—557225.19/cwt221.00–232.001,2543
HeifersMedium 2—305132.50/cwt132.50–132.504041
HeifersMedium 2—64392.51/cwt91.00–94.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4351
HeifersMedium 1—509208.75/cwt205.00–215.001,0635
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
HeifersMedium 1—490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
HeifersMedium 1—640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370253.36/cwt250.00–262.509374
HeifersMedium 2—690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
SteersMedium and Large 1—539275.29/cwt275.00–285.001,48432
SteersMedium 2—75096.00/cwt96.00–96.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240217.50/cwt217.50–217.505221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—185232.50/cwt232.50–232.504301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475219.88/cwt215.00–225.001,0443
HeifersSmall and Medium 2—410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
SteersMedium and Large 1—433299.58/cwt295.00–304.001,2972
SteersMedium and Large 1—283306.95/cwt295.00–320.008692
SteersMedium and Large 1—920177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—410222.50/cwt222.50–222.509121
SteersMedium and Large 1—315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Dairy HeifersMedium 2—708130.00/cwt130.00–130.009202
SteersMedium and Large 1—710206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1—818192.95/cwt188.00–198.001,5782
SteersMedium and Large 1—645232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4041
SteersMedium 2—640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
SteersMedium 1—610177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1—440292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2851
BullsMedium and Large 1—880182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6061
BullsMedium and Large 2—305236.00/cwt236.00–236.007201
BullsMedium 2—600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2—260237.50/cwt237.50–237.506181
BullsMedium and Large 2—695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
CowsLean 85-90%—81086.00/cwt86.00–86.006971
CowsBoner 80-85%—91380.50/cwt80.00–81.007352
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06893.53/cwt86.00–97.009995
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,386109.76/cwt108.00–111.001,5214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,191106.18/cwt100.00–112.001,2656
CowsLean 85-90%—76078.00/cwt78.00–78.005931
Bulls——1,571115.34/cwt110.00–119.001,8124
Bulls——1,755128.24/cwt122.00–136.002,2514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1—570250.52/cwt250.00–251.001,4282
BullsMedium 1—520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
BullsMedium and Large 1—460296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,3622
BullsMedium 2—400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
BullsSmall and Medium 2—230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
BullsMedium 1—745191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4231
HeifersSmall and Medium 2—520102.50/cwt102.50–102.505331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—307232.61/cwt230.00–237.507143
BullsMedium and Large 2—525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 2—430277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1931
BullsSmall and Medium 2—725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
BullsMedium 1—840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0331
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—59075.00/cwt75.00–75.004431
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—54050.00/cwt50.00–50.002701
HeifersMedium 1—335191.27/cwt190.00–192.506412
HeifersMedium 1—555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473236.51/cwt235.00–238.001,1192
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310252.50/cwt252.50–252.507831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—512232.64/cwt229.00–235.001,1913

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.