Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.15/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$132.15

60 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$61.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	446	135.75	606	51
Medium 2	499	116.45	582	8thin
Medium 3	230	74.00	170	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.75/cwt here — about $436 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 sale60 hd

132.15

—

NC average8 barns · 850 hd

130.86

+1.29

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	—	Low	1,323	79.75	1,055	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	78.12	1,190	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	76.17	889	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	72.00	634	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	161.50/cwt	157.00–163.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	482	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	185	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	299	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	302	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	659	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	230	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.91/cwt	135.00–147.00	537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	108.30/cwt	107.50–110.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	137.15/cwt	132.00–141.00	568	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	142.73/cwt	138.00–147.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.05/cwt	157.50–162.50	613	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	186.93/cwt	186.00–187.50	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	156.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	73.16/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,111	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	79.54/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,212	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.96/cwt	64.00–75.00	871	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	80.63/cwt	76.00–84.00	898	7
Bulls	—	—	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	12,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	920.96/cwt	785.00–1,010.00	8,998	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	735.81/cwt	720.00–750.00	7,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.43/cwt	135.00–147.50	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	830	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.02/cwt	156.00–165.00	675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.46/cwt	133.00–140.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	102.31/cwt	97.50–107.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	751	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 180Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	157.00–163.00	161.50
2	—	833	128.00	128.00
2	—	308	153.00–160.00	156.47
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
3	—	490	154.00–157.00	155.33
2	—	503	138.00–147.50	142.73
2	—	383	157.50–162.50	160.05
2	—	225	147.00–150.00	148.40
1	—	660	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	880	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	186.00–187.50	186.93
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	63.00	63.00
1	—	670	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	137.00–145.00	140.85
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
2	—	525	135.00–147.50	141.43
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
14	—	422	156.00–165.00	160.02
2	—	638	133.00–140.00	136.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–162.00	156.07
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	425	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	135.00–147.00	143.91
8	—	478	134.00–143.00	136.74
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	539	133.00–134.00	133.51
4	—	330	135.00–145.00	140.39
13	—	414	132.00–141.00	137.15
2	—	255	118.00–125.00	121.50
1	—	810	102.50	102.50
2	—	780	97.50–107.00	102.31
2	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	608	123.00–124.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	107.50–110.00	108.30
2	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.84
2	—	418	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	71.00–75.00	73.16
7	—	1,524	76.00–86.00	79.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	64.00–75.00	70.96
7	—	1,114	76.00–84.00	80.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,440	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,170	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	40.00	40.00

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	—	1,050	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	785.00–1,010.00	920.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	720.00–750.00	735.81
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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