Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 25.00 To 100.00 Head calves 120.00 To 165.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 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 $121.37/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$121.37

68 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$60.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

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	555	127.70	709	35
Medium 2	457	118.06	539	19thin
Medium 3	490	113.34	556	13thin
Small 3	505	67.50	341	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.20/cwt here — about $368 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

121.37

—

NC average7 barns · 676 hd

125.95

−4.58

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	1,960	119.14	2,335	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	86.77	1,182	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	77.73	859	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	67.40	587	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$952	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	122.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	154.87/cwt	150.00–162.50	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.36/cwt	139.00–142.50	591	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	170	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	208	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	122.76/cwt	122.50–123.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	129.39/cwt	127.50–130.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	126.58/cwt	122.00–130.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	114.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.18/cwt	136.00–147.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	832	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,160	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	868	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	137.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	431	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	142.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	136.42/cwt	133.00–137.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	146.54/cwt	143.00–154.00	418	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	333	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	438	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.71/cwt	128.00–137.50	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	66.49/cwt	64.00–69.00	590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	80.02/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	90.14/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,204	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	75.48/cwt	71.00–81.00	805	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	65.03/cwt	62.00–69.00	647	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	42.54/cwt	39.00–45.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	88.25/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,042	18
Bulls	—	—	2,040	129.33/cwt	127.00–131.00	2,638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	114.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,210	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	951.93/head	850.00–1,050.00	952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,063.33/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	476	125.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	597	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	505	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	815	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	126.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.16/cwt	133.00–143.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	175	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	630	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	142.51/cwt	137.50–145.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	124.34/cwt	123.00–127.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	126.82/cwt	120.00–132.50	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.47/cwt	106.00–111.00	933	2

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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 111Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 0

Baby calves 25.00 To 100.00 Head calves 120.00 To 165.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	70.00	70.00
2	—	375	122.50–123.00	122.76
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,160	102.00	102.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.60
5	—	376	139.00–145.00	142.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	150.00–162.50	154.87
3	—	418	139.00–142.50	141.36
3	—	630	130.00–133.00	132.02
3	—	563	150.00–160.00	154.22
2	—	815	127.00–128.00	127.51
3	—	313	135.00–140.00	137.66
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
7	—	701	133.00–137.00	136.42
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
3	—	285	143.00–154.00	146.54
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	612	115.00–125.00	122.13
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
2	—	468	145.00–155.00	149.87
2	—	668	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	589	127.50–130.00	129.39
2	—	760	119.00	119.00
3	—	372	136.00–147.00	140.18
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
3	—	344	120.00–130.00	126.75
4	—	430	135.00–146.00	138.94
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	122.50	122.50
2	—	283	110.00–115.00	112.48
5	—	518	122.00–130.00	126.58
2	—	318	110.00–120.00	114.80
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
2	—	363	120.00–130.00	125.10
2	—	725	99.00	99.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
2	—	420	120.00–126.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	120.00–130.00	125.49
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
1	—	815	83.00	83.00
1	—	175	97.50	97.50
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	67.50	67.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	121.00	121.00
2	—	438	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.10
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
3	—	460	120.00–132.50	126.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
6	—	517	145.00–150.00	146.53
1	—	815	147.50	147.50
2	—	665	128.00–137.50	132.71
4	—	560	135.00–145.00	138.74
5	—	627	133.00–143.00	137.16
3	—	487	137.50–145.00	142.51
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
3	—	727	123.00–127.00	124.34
2	—	860	106.00–111.00	108.47
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	64.00–69.00	66.49
1	—	845	84.00	84.00
1	—	855	40.00	40.00
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	76.00–82.00	80.02
12	—	1,336	85.00–96.00	90.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,067	71.00–81.00	75.48
6	—	995	62.00–69.00	65.03
2	—	1,103	39.00–45.00	42.54
18	—	1,181	84.00–95.00	88.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,040	127.00–131.00	129.33
7	—	1,926	110.00–120.00	114.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	850.00–1,050.00	951.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	850.00–1,250.00	1,063.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	600.00	600.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

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