Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.08/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$133.08

126 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$56.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

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	503	139.28	700	90
Medium 2	511	126.92	649	20
Medium 3	529	111.23	589	13thin
Small and Medium 3	552	83.00	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.28/cwt here — about $242 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 sale126 hd

133.08

—

NC average7 barns · 965 hd

128.54

+4.54

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	1,543	102.64	1,584	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	79.40	1,173	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,047	69.55	728	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	59.31	520	3thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	566	141.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.01/cwt	116.00–126.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.30/cwt	124.00–127.50	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	147.41/cwt	143.00–152.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.31/cwt	115.00–119.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	127.52/cwt	123.00–133.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	692	17
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,161	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.83/cwt	142.50–153.00	549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	830	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	324	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	136.40/cwt	133.00–140.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.67/cwt	170.00–171.00	637	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	164.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	851	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	312	146.55/cwt	142.50–150.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.56/cwt	158.00–167.50	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.49/cwt	153.00–164.00	775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	174.14/cwt	174.00–175.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	515	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	258	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	490	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	72.55/cwt	68.00–78.00	786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	39.00/cwt	34.00–44.00	427	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	66.47/cwt	63.00–70.00	584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	80.89/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,189	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	70.48/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,073	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	83.87/cwt	81.00–90.00	861	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	62.04/cwt	54.00–66.00	604	7
Bulls	—	—	1,785	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	111.77/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	98.39/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,430	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	710	877.29/cwt	850.00–900.00	6,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	21,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,179.14/cwt	825.00–1,350.00	15,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	863.29/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	8,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	18,955	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	569	109.91/cwt	105.50–115.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	130.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.66/cwt	155.00–164.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	161.00/cwt	154.00–165.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	150.50/cwt	144.00–155.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	122.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	146.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	492	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	713	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.50	790	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	733	877.47/cwt	850.00–900.00	6,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	545	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	4,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,622	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 130Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 32Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 12

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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
8	—	566	135.00–145.00	141.68
8	—	519	135.00–143.00	139.50
5	—	681	116.00–126.00	120.01
5	—	630	124.00–127.50	126.30
9	—	422	140.00–151.00	147.93
10	—	341	143.00–152.00	147.41
1	—	175	167.50	167.50
2	—	775	114.00–120.00	116.94
3	—	810	115.00–119.00	117.31
1	—	1,005	107.00	107.00
17	—	482	138.00–146.00	143.50
3	—	233	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,080	107.50	107.50
13	—	369	142.50–153.00	148.83
4	—	716	110.00–119.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
5	—	585	123.00–133.00	127.52
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	117.00–120.00	118.45
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
2	—	350	135.00–138.00	136.50
7	—	467	127.00–135.00	130.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	75.00	75.00
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
6	—	569	105.50–115.00	109.91
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
2	—	515	111.00–120.00	115.50
1	—	465	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	163.00	163.00
2	—	420	164.00–167.00	165.50
1	—	180	180.00	180.00
6	—	373	170.00–171.00	170.67
4	—	518	160.00–168.00	164.26
2	—	230	174.00–175.00	174.48
6	—	325	158.00–167.50	159.56
1	—	1,015	125.00	125.00
13	—	483	153.00–164.00	160.49
7	—	294	174.00–175.00	174.14
2	—	670	134.00	134.00
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
6	—	566	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.48
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	146.00–150.00	147.98
3	—	373	133.00–140.00	136.40
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
3	—	312	142.50–150.00	146.55
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	50.00	50.00
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
2	—	673	120.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	723	122.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
5	—	528	155.00–164.00	158.66
9	—	466	154.00–165.00	161.00
4	—	554	144.00–155.00	150.50
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	118.00–126.00	122.68
3	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.34
3	—	533	145.00–149.00	146.30
1	—	435	152.50	152.50
3	—	492	145.00–152.00	148.99
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
2	—	713	109.00–112.50	110.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	45.00	45.00
2	—	878	63.00–70.00	66.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,083	68.00–78.00	72.55
2	—	1,095	34.00–44.00	39.00
5	—	1,027	81.00–90.00	83.87
7	—	974	54.00–66.00	62.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,470	78.00–88.00	80.89
2	—	1,523	70.00–71.00	70.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,552	108.00–118.00	111.77
3	—	1,453	94.00–105.00	98.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	850.00–900.00	877.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	850.00–900.00	877.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	825.00–1,350.00	1,179.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	700.00–1,025.00	863.29

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle