Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

6 Hogs Head calves 127.50 To 187.50 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.23/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$134.23

90 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$38.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

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	526	142.07	747	61
Medium 2	500	125.21	626	19thin
Medium 3	493	103.50	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.58/cwt here — about $237 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 sale90 hd

134.23

—

NC average8 barns · 1,202 hd

130.05

+4.18

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	1,787	113.97	2,037	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	80.52	1,191	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,189	77.37	920	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	774	52.54	406	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	575	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	148	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.81/cwt	122.00–126.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	119.09/cwt	117.00–125.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.15/cwt	143.00–153.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	129.19/cwt	126.00–132.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	155.55/cwt	150.00–161.00	809	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.64/cwt	144.00–154.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	169.95/cwt	166.00–175.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	181.50/cwt	181.00–182.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.26/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.66/cwt	148.00–155.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	191.04/cwt	183.00–200.00	707	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	306	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	707	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.67/cwt	175.00–182.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.69/cwt	143.00–154.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	159.59/cwt	152.50–162.00	855	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	82.82/cwt	78.00–87.50	976	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	76.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	926	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	76.96/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,149	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	85.29/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,265	9
Bulls	—	—	1,880	119.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,246	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	65.06/cwt	63.00–67.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,088	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	715	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	793.28/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	9,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	840	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	9,324	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,356	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	560	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,136	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	695	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	573	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	156.80/cwt	153.00–160.00	916	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,184	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	8,384	1

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 159Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 59Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 26

6 Hogs Head calves 127.50 To 187.50 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	148	147.00	147.00
6	—	678	122.00–126.00	122.81
6	—	570	131.00–140.00	135.16
15	—	378	145.00–154.00	152.78
2	—	330	143.00–153.00	148.15
8	—	481	144.00–154.00	149.64
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
5	—	419	148.00–155.00	151.66
4	—	883	124.00–125.00	124.25
3	—	290	130.00–140.00	134.97
4	—	519	142.00–147.00	144.08
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	117.00–125.00	119.09
2	—	285	126.00–132.50	129.19
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.08
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
3	—	472	135.00–140.00	136.62
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	290	120.00–122.50	121.23
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	82.50	82.50
1	—	870	75.00	75.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,285	129.00	129.00
2	—	455	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00–161.00	155.55
5	—	350	160.00	160.00
2	—	638	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	172.50	172.50
3	—	323	150.00–160.00	154.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	166.00–175.00	169.95
2	—	505	181.00–182.00	181.50
2	—	815	133.00–137.50	135.26
1	—	425	191.00	191.00
1	—	955	137.50	137.50
1	—	340	177.50	177.50
2	—	473	175.00–182.00	178.67
3	—	865	130.00–137.50	135.04
3	—	622	143.00–154.00	149.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	183.00–200.00	191.04
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
2	—	625	149.00	149.00
10	—	431	160.00–170.00	163.78
6	—	536	152.50–162.00	159.59
2	—	668	135.00–139.00	136.96
3	—	473	150.00–159.00	155.61
4	—	584	153.00–160.00	156.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	176.00–178.00	177.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
11	—	1,178	78.00–87.50	82.82
15	—	1,218	73.00–78.00	76.02
1	—	1,150	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	73.00–80.00	76.96
1	—	1,340	66.00	66.00
9	—	1,483	82.00–92.00	85.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	63.00–67.00	65.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	27.50	27.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,880	115.00–125.00	119.45
3	—	1,945	109.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	1,088	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	710.00–1,025.00	793.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	560	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,325.00	1,325.00

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