Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.41/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$132.41

68 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$56.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	446	144.03	642	26
Medium 2	418	131.70	550	31
Medium and Large 3	715	111.16	795	9thin
Small 1-2	635	88.00	559	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.03/cwt here — about $83 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 sale68 hd

132.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,083 hd

132.11

+0.30

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	1,736	106.66	1,852	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	77.92	1,238	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	73.81	894	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	924	66.52	614	18

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2Fleshy	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	362	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	144.87/cwt	142.00–147.50	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	174.95/cwt	172.50–177.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	177.92/cwt	171.00–185.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	132.39/cwt	127.00–135.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	593	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	128.97/cwt	127.00–131.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	116.67/cwt	113.00–119.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	137.63/cwt	136.00–139.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	137.10/cwt	132.50–140.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	180.92/cwt	175.00–187.00	669	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	673	132.37/cwt	127.50–137.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	154.49/cwt	150.00–158.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	164.32/cwt	163.00–165.00	928	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	146.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	997	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	146.76/cwt	146.00–147.50	521	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	164.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.25/cwt	162.50–168.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	213	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	305	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	134.59/cwt	131.00–138.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	143.75/cwt	142.00–147.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	154.34/cwt	153.00–155.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	149.26/cwt	147.50–151.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	169.09/cwt	164.00–174.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.38/cwt	158.00–165.00	755	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	47.40/cwt	40.00–54.00	422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	61.53/cwt	59.00–63.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	78.46/cwt	76.00–80.00	612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	70.58/cwt	67.00–73.00	690	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	77.92/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,238	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	74.27/cwt	73.00–76.00	909	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	106.66/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,852	5
Bred Cows	Small 2Thin Fleshed	—	895	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,683	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,856	1
Bred Cows	Small 2Thin Fleshed	—	783	650.40/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	683	916.21/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	6,258	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	800	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	8,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	783	981.38/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	7,684	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,845	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	6,062	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	870	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	5,731	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	698	866.58/cwt	750.00–935.00	6,049	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2Thin Fleshed	—	750	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	3,778	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	116.09/cwt	113.00–119.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	142.06/cwt	135.00–149.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	143.81/cwt	142.50–145.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	974	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	535	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	267	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	358	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 241Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	150.00–155.00	153.39
1	—	490	157.50	157.50
1	—	305	151.00	151.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	172.50–177.50	174.95
3	—	418	171.00–185.00	177.92
2	—	325	195.00–200.00	197.54
2	—	370	175.00–187.00	180.92
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
2	—	673	127.50–137.00	132.37
1	—	530	148.00	148.00
2	—	355	146.00–147.50	146.76
3	—	477	140.00–148.00	144.23
2	—	213	140.00–146.00	143.18
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	150.00–158.00	154.49
3	—	565	163.00–165.00	164.32
7	—	679	143.00–150.00	146.87
8	—	531	160.00–170.00	164.04
2	—	360	162.50–168.00	165.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	142.00–147.50	144.87
2	—	325	146.00	146.00
8	—	481	140.00–150.00	144.60
4	—	424	140.00–153.00	147.31
3	—	582	131.00–135.00	132.67
1	—	295	143.00	143.00
4	—	530	135.00–145.00	140.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	129.00–130.00	129.49
5	—	477	127.00–135.00	132.39
2	—	435	135.00–137.50	136.22
2	—	518	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	610	127.00–131.00	128.97
1	—	200	138.00	138.00
3	—	322	136.00–139.00	137.63
4	—	365	132.50–140.00	137.10
5	—	267	130.00–138.00	134.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	890	99.00	99.00
3	—	657	113.00–119.00	116.67
2	—	623	115.00–117.50	116.20
1	—	1,015	96.00	96.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	152.00–160.00	156.03
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	131.00–138.00	134.59
4	—	474	142.00–147.00	143.75
3	—	522	130.00–140.00	136.65
2	—	570	135.00–149.00	142.06
2	—	425	142.50–145.00	143.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	153.00–155.00	154.34
2	—	630	147.50–151.00	149.26
2	—	413	164.00–174.00	169.09
5	—	468	158.00–165.00	161.38
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	113.00–119.00	116.09
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	40.00–54.00	47.40
3	—	938	59.00–63.00	61.53
3	—	780	76.00–80.00	78.46
9	—	978	67.00–73.00	70.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	76.00–81.00	77.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	73.00–76.00	74.27
3	—	1,200	67.00–69.00	68.02
3	—	1,207	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	102.00–110.00	106.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	783	625.00–675.00	650.40
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	683	800.00–1,025.00	916.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	925.00–1,075.00	981.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	750.00–935.00	866.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	635.00	635.00

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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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