Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate ( heavy rain) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.61/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$121.61

60 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$73.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

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	497	135.33	672	29
Medium 2	457	122.17	558	16thin
Medium 3	425	108.55	461	7thin
Small and Medium 3	518	94.50	490	5thin
Small 3	362	61.67	223	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.66/cwt here — about $449 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 sale60 hd

121.61

—

NC average8 barns · 735 hd

129.54

−7.93

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	1,599	104.33	1,668	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	79.95	1,131	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	73.68	816	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	796	63.04	502	8thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3	—	278	115.16/cwt	112.50–117.50	320	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	125.92/cwt	123.00–131.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	131.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	120.99/cwt	113.00–125.00	754	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	92.50–97.50	584	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	488	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	590	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	203	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	281	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.81/cwt	142.00–148.00	680	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	267	127.98/cwt	122.50–132.50	342	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	161.10/cwt	157.50–165.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	806	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	675	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	937	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	140.65/cwt	137.50–144.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	167.71/cwt	167.00–171.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,034	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	400	92.50/cwt	87.50–97.50	370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	115.92/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	962	57.92/cwt	56.00–62.00	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	59.86/cwt	55.00–67.00	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,188	82.61/cwt	77.00–89.00	981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,546	103.71/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,603	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	77.04/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,113	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	83.84/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,152	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	968	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	73.83/cwt	70.00–79.00	821	22
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	777	762.03/cwt	710.00–875.00	5,921	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	261	125.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	329	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	185	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	120	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	659	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	735	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,459	1
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	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	762	859.35/cwt	775.00–950.00	6,548	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 146Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 14

Baby calves 40.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate ( heavy rain) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	112.50–117.50	115.16
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
3	—	623	113.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	488	117.00–125.00	120.98
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
4	—	261	120.00–130.00	125.94
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	125.00–131.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
3	—	237	123.00–131.00	125.92
3	—	267	125.00–135.00	131.56
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	151.00	151.00
3	—	825	105.00	105.00
8	—	527	143.00–150.00	146.76
5	—	463	142.00–148.00	146.81
2	—	710	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	92.50–97.50	95.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00
1	—	185	65.00	65.00
1	—	495	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	210	134.00	134.00
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.61
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	137.50–140.00	138.75
2	—	325	137.50–144.00	140.65
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	122.50–132.50	127.98
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	163.00–170.00	165.26
2	—	555	162.00	162.00
2	—	323	157.50–165.00	161.10
2	—	480	167.00–169.00	167.99
10	—	533	167.00–171.00	167.71
6	—	827	125.00	125.00
5	—	381	178.00	178.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
3	—	235	150.00–155.00	151.74
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	87.50–97.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
3	—	635	140.00–145.00	141.65
5	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.37
2	—	478	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.56
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	146.28
2	—	678	132.00–137.50	134.70
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	124.00–130.00	126.96
2	—	522	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
5	—	818	55.00–67.00	59.86
1	—	895	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	56.00–62.00	57.92
5	—	1,174	80.00–85.00	82.49
22	—	1,112	70.00–79.00	73.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,445	70.00–79.00	77.04
9	—	1,374	80.00–89.00	83.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,865	111.00–120.00	115.92
3	—	1,188	77.00–89.00	82.61
7	—	1,546	96.00–109.00	103.71

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)	3	—	777	710.00–875.00	762.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	775.00–950.00	859.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,273	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00

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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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