Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 175.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.93/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$132.93

56 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$36.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	496	136.66	678	33
Medium 2	476	131.91	628	16thin
Medium 3	515	120.68	622	6thin
Small and Medium 3	595	100.00	595	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.66/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 sale56 hd

132.93

—

NC average8 barns · 827 hd

130.55

+2.39

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	1,400	93.50	1,309	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	78.06	1,130	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	68.13	793	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	810	54.75	443	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	511	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	790	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	465	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	705	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.95/cwt	137.00–147.50	731	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.61/cwt	127.50–129.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	597	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	134.90/cwt	129.00–138.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	133.40/cwt	132.00–135.00	636	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.30/cwt	141.00–151.00	618	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.75/cwt	167.50–174.00	811	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	418	139.99/cwt	137.50–142.50	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	137.66/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	156.88/cwt	154.00–159.00	667	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	199.32/cwt	199.00–200.00	737	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	173.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	652	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	149.19/cwt	146.00–152.50	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	850	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	385	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	75.89/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	70.71/cwt	66.00–75.00	857	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	80.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	58.60/cwt	53.00–64.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	149	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,164.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	14,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	790	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,703	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,679	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	129.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.12/cwt	167.50–175.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	157.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	116.22/cwt	110.00–122.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	522	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.50	655	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	656	5

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 170Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 13

Baby calves 40.00 To 175.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	132.50	132.50
1	—	175	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	159.00	159.00
6	—	425	154.00–159.00	156.88
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
4	—	376	170.00–178.00	173.36
2	—	515	146.00–152.50	149.19
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	132.50	132.50
2	—	465	137.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
2	—	418	137.50–142.50	139.99
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	157.00	157.00
2	—	475	167.50–174.00	170.75
1	—	555	167.50	167.50
3	—	738	136.00–139.00	137.66
3	—	370	199.00–200.00	199.32
2	—	520	162.00–165.00	163.54
6	—	297	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	132.50–140.00	136.25
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
4	—	515	137.00–147.50	141.95
4	—	624	127.50–129.00	128.61
2	—	273	138.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	325	136.00–140.00	138.75
1	—	1,050	112.50	112.50
4	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.45
3	—	425	141.00–151.00	145.30
4	—	692	123.00	123.00
5	—	470	136.00–146.00	139.49
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	132.00–135.00	133.48
3	—	597	127.00	127.00
4	—	429	129.00–138.00	134.90
5	—	477	132.00–135.00	133.40
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–122.00	116.22
3	—	522	124.00–127.50	125.54
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	102.50	102.50
8	—	523	150.00–158.00	156.97
5	—	690	140.00	140.00
3	—	473	155.00–165.00	161.62
2	—	420	167.50–175.00	171.12
3	—	618	136.00–145.00	140.08
2	—	550	155.00–159.00	157.00
1	—	945	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.45
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00–132.00	129.02
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	77.00	77.00
1	—	880	65.00	65.00
1	—	845	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	72.00–78.00	75.89
4	—	1,396	79.00–85.00	80.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	77.00	77.00
15	—	1,212	66.00–75.00	70.71
5	—	1,019	53.00–64.00	58.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,790	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,170	91.00–93.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,164.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,275.00	1,275.00

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