Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 70.00 To 90.00 Head calves 170.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Snow ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.16/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$123.16

28 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	548	133.06	729	16thin
Medium 2	447	113.56	507	9thin
Medium 3	462	99.17	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $271 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 sale28 hd

123.16

—

NC average8 barns · 868 hd

124.05

−0.89

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	1,614	106.83	1,725	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	86.87	1,169	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	73.25	844	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	70.02	601	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	388	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.57/cwt	142.00–151.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,089.90/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	111.22/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,956	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	98.05/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,299	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	85.71/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	31.32/cwt	18.00–44.00	321	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	82.58/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,095	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	70.02/cwt	64.00–76.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	76.84/cwt	71.00–82.00	892	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	88.31/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	139.31/cwt	135.00–147.00	770	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	286	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	182	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.47/cwt	152.00–162.50	742	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	125.07/cwt	122.50–128.00	341	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.17/cwt	157.50–163.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.58/cwt	169.00–173.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	131.42/cwt	126.00–137.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.19/cwt	150.00–159.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	634	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 196Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 52Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 26Year ago 13

Baby calves 70.00 To 90.00 Head calves 170.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Snow ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	142.00–143.00	142.49
2	—	403	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	142.00–151.00	146.57
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	136.00–140.00	137.94
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
3	—	553	135.00–147.00	139.31
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00
2	—	388	115.00–121.00	118.02
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	97.50	97.50
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	152.00	152.00
2	—	620	135.00–136.00	135.48
3	—	557	145.00–149.00	147.34
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	480	150.00–159.00	154.19
2	—	443	142.00–144.00	143.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	135.00–142.00	138.46
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
2	—	518	126.00–137.00	131.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
1	—	205	132.00	132.00
1	—	270	149.00	149.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
1	—	560	158.00	158.00
4	—	471	152.00–162.50	157.47
2	—	515	157.50–163.00	160.17
3	—	377	169.00–173.00	170.58
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	125.00–130.00	127.33
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
2	—	273	122.50–128.00	125.07
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,089.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,759	105.00–117.00	111.22
3	—	1,325	94.00–102.00	98.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	84.00–87.00	85.71
1	—	940	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,025	18.00–44.00	31.32
18	—	1,161	71.00–82.00	76.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,326	79.00–85.00	82.58
8	—	1,368	86.00–92.00	88.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	64.00–76.00	70.02

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle