Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.08/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$125.08

121 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$43.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

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	510	140.21	714	45
Medium 2	440	130.08	573	38
Medium and Large 3	637	112.96	720	13thin
Small 1-2	673	96.52	649	25

One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $65 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 sale121 hd

125.08

—

NC average9 barns · 1,539 hd

130.65

−5.58

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	1,539	107.97	1,661	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	90.45	1,267	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	82.19	928	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	880	52.00	458	1thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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	—	327	175.11/cwt	170.00–182.50	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.32/cwt	180.00–187.50	501	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	192.50/cwt	187.50–200.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.69/cwt	155.00–166.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	740	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.73/cwt	150.00–161.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	153.30/cwt	152.50–155.00	863	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	129.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	114.74/cwt	114.00–115.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	730	88.88/cwt	82.50–95.00	649	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	813	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	545	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	693	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	492	138.00/cwt	137.50–139.00	679	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	770	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	140.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	138.93/cwt	134.00–143.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	479	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	135.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	135.02/cwt	132.50–140.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	156.86/cwt	150.00–162.00	765	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	488	130.03/cwt	127.50–135.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	130.47/cwt	127.50–132.50	689	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	127.14/cwt	125.00–129.00	725	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	867	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	585	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	627	104.15/cwt	100.00–107.50	653	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	102.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	378	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	765	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	196.22/cwt	195.00–197.50	545	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	171.03/cwt	163.00–175.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	418	153.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	643	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	239	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	173.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	93.18/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,304	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	86.36/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,212	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	77.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	64.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	92.15/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,082	8
Bulls	—	—	1,317	103.84/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,368	5
Bulls	—	—	1,906	118.37/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,256	6
Bulls	—	—	990	87.08/cwt	83.00–91.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,944	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	602.96/cwt	570.00–635.00	5,384	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	798	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,990	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,212.86/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	10,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	7,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	167.58/cwt	165.00–172.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	655	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	523	144.95/cwt	143.00–147.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	675	126.21/cwt	123.00–128.00	852	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	920	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	823	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 71Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	170.00–182.50	175.11
3	—	275	180.00–187.50	182.32
3	—	245	187.50–200.00	192.50
2	—	518	155.00–166.00	160.69
2	—	428	170.00–176.00	172.95
4	—	389	163.00–175.00	171.03
5	—	456	167.00–177.00	173.37
1	—	655	157.00	157.00
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	186.00	186.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	300	202.50	202.50
2	—	278	195.00–197.50	196.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	158.00–159.00	158.49
1	—	450	162.50	162.50
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
2	—	418	152.50–155.00	153.73
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	239	143.00	143.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	87.00	87.00
1	—	785	82.50	82.50
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
1	—	460	107.50	107.50
2	—	665	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	150.00–161.00	153.73
1	—	610	153.00	153.00
5	—	563	152.50–155.00	153.30
5	—	431	150.00–160.00	154.23
7	—	488	150.00–162.00	156.86
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
2	—	920	87.00–92.00	89.46
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–136.00	132.89
3	—	415	135.00–145.00	140.65
6	—	478	134.00–143.00	138.93
6	—	523	130.00–138.00	135.33
5	—	618	132.50–140.00	135.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	165.00–172.00	167.58
1	—	550	163.00	163.00
1	—	470	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
2	—	490	147.50	147.50
2	—	655	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	523	143.00–147.00	144.95
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
5	—	675	123.00–128.00	126.21
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	123.00–125.00	123.99
3	—	385	125.00–132.50	129.15
3	—	425	130.00–139.00	135.34
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
3	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	488	127.50–135.00	130.03
5	—	528	127.50–132.50	130.47
5	—	328	130.00–137.00	133.55
3	—	570	125.00–129.00	127.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
4	—	679	114.00–115.00	114.74
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	117.50	117.50
2	—	430	112.00–115.00	113.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.50
2	—	338	142.50–150.00	146.22
2	—	238	142.50–145.00	143.76
2	—	395	146.00–150.00	148.00
8	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.59
9	—	513	135.00–145.00	142.56
8	—	675	130.00	130.00
6	—	572	130.00–137.00	133.32
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
2	—	730	82.50–95.00	88.88
2	—	813	89.00–90.00	89.51
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
1	—	770	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.50	122.50
4	—	479	120.00–122.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
3	—	492	137.50–139.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	102.00	102.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
3	—	627	100.00–107.50	104.15
4	—	805	104.00	104.00
2	—	560	105.00–109.00	107.04
2	—	380	100.00–105.00	102.60
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	50.00	50.00
1	—	610	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	89.00–97.00	93.18
6	—	1,404	83.00–88.00	86.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	75.00–81.00	77.57
3	—	1,032	63.00–67.00	64.85
8	—	1,174	87.00–96.00	92.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,317	99.00–108.00	103.84
6	—	1,906	113.00–123.00	118.37
2	—	990	83.00–91.00	87.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	570.00–635.00	602.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,075.00	1,075.00

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