Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 220.00 per head; "by the head calves" were 170.00 to 270.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.50/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$135.50

61 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

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	462	143.38	662	40
Medium 2	561	120.51	675	21

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale61 hd

135.50

—

NC average8 barns · 823 hd

129.26

+6.24

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	1,454	93.63	1,361	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	78.21	1,168	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	74.22	901	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	61.63	603	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,197	110.64	1,325	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	538	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.40/cwt	140.00–151.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	728	114.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	678	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	482	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	121.18/cwt	115.50–126.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	122.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.34/cwt	148.00–151.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	182.05/cwt	177.50–187.00	843	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	209.05/cwt	202.00–212.50	763	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	174.60/cwt	172.00–177.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	160.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	193.79/cwt	190.00–197.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	192.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	696	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	493	164.51/cwt	162.50–165.00	811	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	556	155.05/cwt	148.00–161.00	862	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	603	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	83.77/cwt	82.50–85.00	606	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.20/cwt	168.00–177.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	186.62/cwt	185.50–191.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.26/cwt	157.00–157.50	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.22/cwt	144.00–153.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	775	107.70/cwt	104.00–111.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	688	114.14/cwt	110.00–117.50	785	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	125.20/cwt	124.00–126.50	1,743	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	905	88.81/cwt	85.00–92.00	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	75.63/cwt	75.00–77.50	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.53/cwt	45.00–46.00	446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	70.84/cwt	67.00–72.00	871	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	78.28/cwt	75.00–81.00	935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	56.87/cwt	55.00–59.00	561	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	70.48/cwt	70.00–71.00	966	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	80.42/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,230	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,334	5
Bulls	—	—	1,117	80.98/cwt	80.00–83.00	905	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	111.52/cwt	111.00–112.00	2,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,035	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	143.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	829	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	716	112.78/cwt	108.00–115.00	808	4

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	131.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	473	140.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	157.00–157.50	157.26
6	—	563	151.00–157.00	153.68
3	—	622	144.00–153.00	149.22
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	104.00–111.00	107.70
3	—	688	110.00–117.50	114.14
4	—	829	101.00–110.00	105.50
4	—	716	108.00–115.00	112.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	128.00–131.00	129.47
5	—	728	110.00–117.00	114.42
4	—	625	120.00–126.00	121.48
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	415	115.50–126.00	121.18
3	—	270	120.00–126.00	122.07
2	—	585	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–151.00	145.40
7	—	525	136.00–145.00	142.37
6	—	636	131.00	131.00
5	—	334	140.00–147.50	144.22
5	—	380	145.00–152.00	149.38
9	—	426	148.00–151.00	149.34
2	—	570	135.00–137.50	136.24
2	—	278	138.00–148.00	143.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	177.50–187.00	182.05
4	—	620	155.00–162.00	160.28
5	—	318	190.00–197.00	193.79
3	—	362	190.00–195.00	192.29
7	—	525	168.00–177.00	170.20
5	—	431	185.50–191.00	186.62
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	163.00–164.00	163.50
2	—	380	172.00–177.00	174.60
5	—	493	162.50–165.00	164.51
4	—	556	148.00–161.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.96
4	—	365	202.00–212.50	209.05
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	82.50–85.00	83.77
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	124.00–126.50	125.20
2	—	905	85.00–92.00	88.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	75.00–77.50	75.63
2	—	980	45.00–46.00	45.53
5	—	987	55.00–59.00	56.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	67.00–72.00	70.84
5	—	1,194	75.00–81.00	78.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	70.00–71.00	70.48
7	—	1,529	78.00–83.00	80.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	92.00–96.00	94.07
3	—	1,117	80.00–83.00	80.98
2	—	2,048	111.00–112.00	111.52

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00

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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