Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 11.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; while feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to

45.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 180.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.41/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$137.41

79 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	452	147.63	667	50
Medium 2	588	121.57	715	25
Medium 3	530	117.45	622	2thin
Small 1-2	510	100.00	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $157 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 sale79 hd

137.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,200 hd

133.93

+3.49

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	1,604	101.55	1,629	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	77.17	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	74.11	847	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	65.73	544	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,100	54.69	1,148	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	427	148.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	107.53/cwt	104.00–111.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.83/cwt	139.00–147.50	750	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.50	734	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	673	110.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	185.73/cwt	180.00–191.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	533	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.61/cwt	142.50–148.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	191.67/cwt	190.00–193.00	805	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	555	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	261	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	475	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	420	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.74/cwt	144.00–147.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	810	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	187.75/cwt	181.00–195.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	170.27/cwt	169.00–172.00	810	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	2,100	54.69/cwt	50.00–60.00	1,148	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	80.20/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,110	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.61/cwt	62.00–63.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	77.31/cwt	76.00–83.00	901	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	818	14
Bulls	—	—	1,303	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	104.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	65.73/cwt	64.00–68.00	544	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	141.18/cwt	137.50–144.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	627	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	136.72/cwt	134.00–142.50	722	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	136.02/cwt	133.00–139.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.65/cwt	143.00–147.50	859	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	136.77/cwt	136.00–139.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	154.74/cwt	154.00–155.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	2

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 195Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 70Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 6

45.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 180.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	144.00–152.00	148.89
2	—	630	135.00–139.00	136.95
10	—	525	139.00–147.50	142.83
10	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.16
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.56
7	—	474	140.00–150.00	146.58
3	—	558	137.50–144.00	141.18
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	104.00–111.00	107.53
2	—	570	125.00–132.50	128.72
3	—	673	107.00–114.00	110.70
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
9	—	627	120.00–127.00	122.72
3	—	725	110.00–113.00	111.01
4	—	310	136.00–139.00	136.77
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	154.00–155.00	154.74
3	—	362	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	160.00–163.00	161.49
2	—	638	146.00–149.00	147.51
4	—	668	142.50–148.00	144.61
5	—	429	175.00–182.50	178.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	180.00–191.00	185.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	190.00–193.00	191.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	45.00	45.00
2	—	555	45.00–49.00	47.00
1	—	475	43.00	43.00
1	—	420	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	71.00	71.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	144.00–147.00	145.74
5	—	476	150.00–162.50	156.89
2	—	515	157.00–157.50	157.25
2	—	665	134.00–143.00	138.43
7	—	586	143.00–147.50	146.65
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	117.00–122.00	119.44
5	—	528	134.00–142.50	136.72
2	—	433	133.00–139.00	136.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	181.00–195.00	187.75
4	—	476	169.00–172.00	170.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,100	50.00–60.00	54.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,384	78.00–82.00	80.20
3	—	1,395	67.00–72.00	70.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	62.00–63.00	62.61
12	—	1,165	76.00–83.00	77.31
14	—	1,120	70.00–75.00	73.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	64.00–68.00	65.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	95.00–99.00	96.64
4	—	1,755	102.00–107.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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