Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$130.02

58 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$30.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	517	137.01	708	38
Medium 2	488	129.07	630	9thin
Medium 3	589	106.67	628	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.34/cwt here — about $80 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 sale58 hd

130.02

—

NC average4 barns · 207 hd

125.07

+4.95

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	—	High	1,892	92.96	1,758	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	71.35	975	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	63.84	694	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	834	63.19	527	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.61/cwt	141.00–151.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.76/cwt	142.00–149.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	132.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	129.79/cwt	127.50–132.00	543	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	566	147.74/cwt	141.00–155.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	167.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.69/cwt	146.00–152.00	933	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	135.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	182.09/cwt	178.00–184.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	791	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	368	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	161.91/cwt	158.00–166.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.69/cwt	158.00–163.00	752	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	516	146.18/cwt	139.00–152.50	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	155.84/cwt	151.00–159.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.52/cwt	150.00–162.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	60.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	680	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	63.19/cwt	61.00–66.00	527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	62.14/cwt	59.00–64.00	859	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	76.86/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,065	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	69.07/cwt	66.00–72.00	921	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	68.34/cwt	66.00–72.00	729	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,894	98.27/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	579	109.81/cwt	107.00–114.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	813	88.01/cwt	84.00–90.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	527	143.72/cwt	142.00–146.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	633	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	126.27/cwt	123.00–129.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	703	7

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 174Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	125.00–132.00	127.72
4	—	376	141.00–151.00	147.61
2	—	710	117.00–120.00	118.48
9	—	469	142.00–149.00	144.76
5	—	420	140.00–150.00	147.17
5	—	572	127.00–134.00	130.96
2	—	688	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	526	131.00–137.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	113.00–117.00	115.03
4	—	579	107.00–114.00	109.81
3	—	813	84.00–90.00	88.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	129.00–135.00	132.33
2	—	418	127.50–132.00	129.79
4	—	524	123.00–129.00	126.27
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	141.00–155.00	147.74
4	—	516	139.00–152.50	146.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–174.00	167.44
4	—	623	146.00–152.00	149.69
4	—	513	158.00–166.00	161.91
3	—	427	155.00–165.00	160.06
4	—	471	158.00–163.00	159.69
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–141.00	135.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	178.00–184.00	182.09
2	—	460	172.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	151.00–159.00	155.84
8	—	486	150.00–162.00	155.52
3	—	623	131.00–138.00	135.41
3	—	725	123.00	123.00
2	—	665	138.00	138.00
2	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	166.00–170.00	167.92
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	142.00–146.00	143.72
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	57.00–63.00	60.95
11	—	1,066	66.00–72.00	68.34
2	—	1,063	53.00–54.00	53.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	61.00–66.00	63.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	59.00–64.00	62.14
10	—	1,386	74.00–80.00	76.86
8	—	1,333	66.00–72.00	69.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,894	96.00–102.00	98.27
2	—	1,888	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,175.00	1,175.00

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