Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and boning type were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves were 30.00 to 80.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 170.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.44/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.44

72 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$25.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	441	133.22	588	41
Medium 2	412	125.73	519	17thin
Medium 3	573	107.43	615	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.78/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale72 hd

126.44

—

NC average8 barns · 1,253 hd

130.41

−3.97

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	1,640	104.04	1,706	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	82.28	1,202	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	74.75	859	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	47.54	397	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.98/cwt	155.00–166.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.99/cwt	157.50–162.50	669	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	140.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	177.59/cwt	170.00–182.50	565	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	248	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	329	133.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	146.60/cwt	142.50–149.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	166.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	614	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	151.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	412	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	519	136.59/cwt	135.00–137.00	709	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	626	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	715	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.79/cwt	127.50–137.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.77/cwt	122.00–133.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	137.22/cwt	133.00–142.50	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	138.92/cwt	133.00–143.00	565	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	623	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	779	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	153.66/cwt	147.50–158.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	103.05/cwt	99.00–107.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	713	104.24/cwt	102.50–106.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	771	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	94.28/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,341	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	75.08/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,114	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	62.53/cwt	62.00–63.00	635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	74.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	864	14
Bulls	—	—	1,640	104.04/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	84.62/cwt	83.00–88.00	999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	952.66/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	9,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,033.05/cwt	775.00–1,225.00	12,944	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	710	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	842	732.03/cwt	575.00–850.00	6,164	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	952.87/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	768	636.40/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,053	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	559	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	123.35/cwt	122.50–125.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	418	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	126.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	131.08/cwt	127.50–137.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	682	103.65/cwt	103.00–105.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.50	534	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	487	3

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 130Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 27Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	155.00–166.00	158.98
4	—	571	135.00–143.00	138.11
8	—	522	140.00–148.00	142.53
4	—	618	125.00–135.00	130.99
2	—	418	157.50–162.50	159.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	138.00–144.00	140.04
8	—	569	124.00–131.00	126.47
4	—	524	127.50–137.50	131.08
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	119.00–120.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	150.00–158.00	153.39
3	—	318	170.00–182.50	177.59
4	—	369	162.50–170.00	166.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	130.00–138.00	133.62
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	142.50–149.00	146.60
3	—	273	145.00–155.00	151.08
5	—	519	135.00–137.00	136.59
2	—	428	145.00–147.50	146.27
2	—	715	109.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	623	122.50–127.50	124.99
3	—	322	147.50–158.00	153.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	127.50–137.00	132.79
7	—	531	122.00–133.00	127.77
8	—	333	133.00–142.50	137.22
10	—	407	133.00–143.00	138.92
6	—	363	130.00–141.00	134.55
2	—	608	122.50–125.00	123.74
2	—	673	114.00–115.00	114.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	125.00–130.00	126.72
2	—	480	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	338	120.00–130.00	124.89
3	—	268	120.00–130.00	125.52
3	—	560	122.50–125.00	123.35
3	—	380	127.00–129.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	99.00–107.00	103.05
2	—	713	102.50–106.00	104.24
4	—	559	110.00–115.00	111.26
3	—	682	103.00–105.00	103.65
3	—	480	110.00–112.50	111.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	45.00–50.00	47.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	92.00–97.50	94.28
5	—	1,484	72.00–79.00	75.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	62.00–63.00	62.53
14	—	1,161	70.00–77.00	74.38
3	—	1,180	83.00–88.00	84.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	101.00–107.00	104.04

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	—	985	875.00–1,025.00	952.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,253	775.00–1,225.00	1,033.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	900.00–1,000.00	952.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	842	575.00–850.00	732.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	768	600.00–675.00	636.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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