Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate, good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 110.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 170.00 to 275.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.04/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$143.04

67 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

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	463	150.72	697	38
Medium 2	484	134.97	653	25
Medium 3	416	120.49	501	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $197 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

143.04

—

NC average7 barns · 711 hd

136.36

+6.67

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	1,444	98.03	1,415	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	76.07	1,109	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	73.67	885	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	64.62	617	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	723	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	670	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	144.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	162.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	559	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	154.67/cwt	154.00–156.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.90/cwt	134.00–136.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	185.87/cwt	182.00–190.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	183.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	177.70/cwt	175.00–182.00	734	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	343	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	156.15/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.56/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	166.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	181.04/cwt	178.00–186.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.20/cwt	164.00–169.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	131.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	123.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	513	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	52.93/cwt	51.00–55.00	431	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	67.56/cwt	66.00–71.00	988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	68.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	808	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	79.44/cwt	77.00–82.00	981	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	79.48/cwt	77.00–82.00	858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	640	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	79.85/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,163	9
Bulls	—	—	1,177	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,644	107.06/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,030.13/cwt	1,010.00–1,050.00	12,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	808.92/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	879.42/cwt	825.00–945.00	9,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,149.80/cwt	1,010.00–1,260.00	14,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	916.46/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,272	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,218.38/cwt	1,040.00–1,360.00	13,804	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,145.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,320.00	11,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	160.11/cwt	158.00–162.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	149.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.94/cwt	136.00–144.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.72/cwt	146.00–156.00	863	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	146.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.97/cwt	152.00–162.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	313	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.82/cwt	136.00–147.00	811	5

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 179Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 81Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	122.00–123.00	122.49
4	—	474	130.00–140.00	135.54
3	—	575	130.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	390	142.00–146.00	144.00
2	—	280	128.00	128.00
2	—	640	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	416	140.00–150.00	146.51
2	—	328	134.00	134.00
4	—	523	130.00–136.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	162.50	162.50
5	—	389	165.00	165.00
2	—	323	158.00–162.00	160.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	138.00–148.00	144.41
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.16
4	—	630	134.00–136.50	135.90
2	—	478	146.00–152.00	149.02
3	—	420	152.00–162.00	157.97
5	—	576	136.00–147.00	140.82
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	313	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	158.00–168.00	162.96
3	—	473	154.00–156.00	154.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	315	182.00–190.00	185.87
7	—	271	180.00–190.00	183.93
3	—	413	175.00–182.00	177.70
12	—	668	151.00–158.00	156.15
6	—	783	129.00–139.00	134.56
5	—	513	162.00–170.00	166.60
4	—	384	178.00–186.00	181.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	60.00	60.00
1	—	385	89.00	89.00
1	—	480	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	164.00–169.00	166.20
5	—	516	148.00–156.00	153.16
4	—	736	122.00–124.00	123.50
3	—	663	131.00–140.00	134.65
3	—	628	136.00–144.00	139.94
8	—	565	146.00–156.00	152.72
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	128.00–136.00	131.98
3	—	433	146.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	540	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	51.00–55.00	52.93
2	—	1,080	77.00–82.00	79.48
7	—	979	63.00–68.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	66.00–71.00	67.56
9	—	1,456	78.00–83.00	79.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	66.00–72.00	68.86
5	—	1,235	77.00–82.00	79.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,644	104.00–109.00	107.06

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	700.00–900.00	808.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	825.00–945.00	879.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	825.00–975.00	916.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,149.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,133	1,040.00–1,360.00	1,218.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	1,000.00–1,320.00	1,145.51

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