Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 130.00 to 170.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.48/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$132.48

67 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	134.87	682	48
Medium 2	466	127.61	594	17thin
Medium 3	538	116.51	627	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $55 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 sale67 hd

132.48

—

NC average8 barns · 559 hd

125.49

+6.98

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,493	90.46	1,350	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	64.50	934	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	63.39	722	9thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.38/cwt	142.50–152.50	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.50	819	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	142.24/cwt	142.00–142.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	163.13/cwt	155.00–171.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.89/cwt	144.00–158.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	184.36/cwt	183.00–185.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	141.78/cwt	137.50–146.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.97/cwt	126.00–134.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.41/cwt	143.00–149.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	164.08/cwt	157.00–170.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	161.32/cwt	160.00–162.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	129.81/cwt	127.50–132.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.55/cwt	148.00–155.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	181.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	137.88/cwt	132.00–143.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	538	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.00/cwt	137.00–147.00	679	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	121.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	65.66/cwt	63.00–69.00	965	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	58.29/cwt	58.00–59.00	705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,281	85.90/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,100	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	65.94/cwt	63.00–68.00	727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	98.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	848.33/cwt	810.00–885.00	8,678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	973.39/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	132.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.40/cwt	136.00–148.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.68/cwt	152.00–158.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.66/cwt	117.00–127.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	403	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	138.08/cwt	135.00–138.50	739	8

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Jan 10, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 55Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 34Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	125.00–132.50	129.14
2	—	533	142.50–152.50	147.38
4	—	614	130.00–137.50	133.35
6	—	574	136.00–148.00	141.40
3	—	468	152.00–158.00	155.68
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	478	142.00–142.50	142.24
3	—	583	130.00–134.00	132.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	155.00–171.00	163.13
6	—	436	157.00–170.00	164.08
2	—	470	168.00–170.00	168.96
3	—	508	160.00–162.00	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	144.00–146.00	145.00
2	—	458	144.00–158.00	150.89
3	—	565	140.00–150.00	144.34
5	—	623	143.00–149.00	146.41
5	—	519	148.00–155.00	150.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	183.00–185.00	184.36
3	—	368	180.00–185.00	181.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	137.50–146.00	141.78
5	—	569	126.00–134.00	129.97
4	—	421	132.00–143.00	137.88
16	—	478	137.00–147.00	142.00
2	—	665	116.00–118.00	117.02
2	—	718	95.00–99.00	97.01
4	—	616	117.00–127.00	121.66
5	—	384	135.00–146.00	139.46
8	—	535	135.00–138.50	138.08
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
2	—	278	127.50–132.00	129.81
3	—	582	120.00–123.00	121.86
8	—	521	125.00–133.00	129.03
2	—	403	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00–118.00	116.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,469	63.00–69.00	65.66
2	—	1,328	57.00–58.00	57.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	58.00–59.00	58.29
6	—	1,103	63.00–68.00	65.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	83.00–88.00	85.90
3	—	1,845	96.00–100.00	98.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	810.00–885.00	848.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	950.00–1,000.00	973.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Canton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle