Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 30.00 Head calves 240.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.49/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$137.49

84 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$44.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	543	142.05	772	59
Medium 2	552	133.26	736	18thin
Medium 3	502	112.07	563	6thin
Small and Medium 3	520	97.50	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.55/cwt here — about $265 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 sale84 hd

137.49

—

NC average8 barns · 1,179 hd

136.08

+1.41

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	1,669	109.32	1,824	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	80.10	1,049	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	76.85	861	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	789	63.95	504	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	166.43/cwt	165.00–168.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	627	126.87/cwt	125.00–128.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.54/cwt	146.00–156.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.21/cwt	144.00–154.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.96/cwt	136.00–144.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.50/cwt	147.50–157.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.16/cwt	166.00–177.50	656	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.50	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	160.74/cwt	159.00–162.50	551	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	890	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	168.96/cwt	164.00–175.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.57/cwt	152.00–162.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	84.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,146	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	75.88/cwt	71.00–78.00	956	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	82.03/cwt	80.00–87.00	946	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	66.36/cwt	61.00–72.00	535	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	56.59/cwt	53.00–60.00	458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	70.92/cwt	65.00–75.00	767	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	121.84/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	108.57/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,871	9
Bulls	—	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	887.71/cwt	750.00–965.00	8,788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,094.69/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	14,253	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	146.76/cwt	146.00–147.50	829	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	658	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	582	3

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Baby calves 30.00 Head calves 240.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle 5.00 To10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	122.50	122.50
7	—	529	135.00–142.50	138.35
3	—	627	125.00–128.00	126.87
2	—	470	143.00–144.00	143.52
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
3	—	412	141.00–142.00	141.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	133.00–140.00	135.58
5	—	819	128.00	128.00
2	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.60
4	—	670	118.00–125.00	121.26
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
5	—	424	146.00–156.00	151.54
15	—	529	144.00–154.00	149.21
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
4	—	578	136.00–144.00	140.96
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	144.00–147.00	145.50
10	—	469	145.00–155.00	151.41
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	97.50–100.00	98.74
2	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	165.00–168.00	166.43
2	—	652	158.00	158.00
1	—	480	176.00	176.00
1	—	400	177.00	177.00
2	—	543	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
5	—	615	147.50–157.00	153.50
3	—	383	166.00–177.50	171.16
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
4	—	311	164.00–175.00	168.96
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	135.00–142.50	138.70
2	—	343	159.00–162.50	160.74
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	625	140.00–145.00	142.44
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	117.50	117.50
4	—	471	160.00–165.00	163.31
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
5	—	527	152.00–162.00	158.57
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	130.00–136.00	132.97
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	146.00–147.50	146.76
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
2	—	488	142.00–150.00	145.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
4	—	806	61.00–72.00	66.36
1	—	700	42.00	42.00
2	—	810	53.00–60.00	56.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	80.00–90.00	84.32
7	—	1,260	71.00–78.00	75.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	80.00–87.00	82.03
7	—	1,082	65.00–75.00	70.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	118.00–126.00	121.84
9	—	1,723	102.00–113.00	108.57
1	—	1,110	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	750.00–965.00	887.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	900.00–1,175.00	1,094.69

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