Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 9.00 to 10.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 11.00 to 12.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 50.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 190.00 to 270.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.56/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$128.56

92 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	541	132.89	719	58
Medium and Large 3	357	131.31	469	16thin
Small 1-2	516	112.15	579	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $140 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 sale92 hd

128.56

—

NC average7 barns · 878 hd

127.65

+0.91

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	—	Average	1,668	100.18	1,671	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	77.04	1,108	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	66.84	784	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	814	52.80	430	9thin

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)	1,280	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,424	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,134	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 and Large 1-2	—	360	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	146.28/cwt	140.00–152.50	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	152.10/cwt	147.50–155.00	414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	132.70/cwt	126.00–135.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	137.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	364	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	410	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	131.99/cwt	126.00–137.50	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	139.34/cwt	132.50–142.50	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	713	110.80/cwt	107.50–115.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	126.88/cwt	126.00–128.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	628	80.20/cwt	77.50–83.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	169.00/cwt	163.00–175.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.91/cwt	122.50–134.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.00/cwt	143.00–151.00	639	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	475	63.71/cwt	60.00–67.50	303	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	156.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	286	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	230	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	235	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	141	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	253	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	120.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.85/cwt	124.00–135.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	118.27/cwt	117.50–119.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.49/cwt	120.00–132.50	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	692	24
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	108.91/cwt	106.00–110.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.50	299	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	128.22/cwt	127.50–129.00	542	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	530	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.57/cwt	112.50–118.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.27/cwt	112.50–116.00	897	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	710	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,040	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	733	970.84/head	910.00–1,025.00	971	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,098	1,424.49/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,424	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	67.69/cwt	63.00–73.00	815	41
Bulls	—	—	1,737	96.87/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	106.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,874	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	78.01/cwt	75.00–85.00	849	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	75.73/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,091	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	55.69/cwt	49.00–59.00	452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	58.88/cwt	53.00–62.00	639	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	34.05/cwt	30.00–40.00	262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	68.66/cwt	65.00–72.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	156.63/cwt	153.00–162.00	666	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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	147.50–150.00	148.78
9	—	571	125.00–135.00	130.32
4	—	656	126.00–128.00	126.88
8	—	627	122.50–134.00	125.91
2	—	435	143.00–151.00	147.00
7	—	479	130.00–146.00	136.95
24	—	523	125.00–139.00	132.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	140.00–152.50	146.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00–127.50	126.21
5	—	310	126.00–135.00	132.70
5	—	265	130.00–142.00	137.23
2	—	728	117.50–119.00	118.27
2	—	228	130.00–132.50	131.18
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	107.50–112.50	109.97
2	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.48
6	—	455	106.00–110.00	108.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	120.00	120.00
3	—	713	107.50–115.00	110.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	272	147.50–155.00	152.10
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	770	144.00	144.00
2	—	338	152.50–160.00	156.33
2	—	223	145.00–150.00	147.75
2	—	665	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	160.00	160.00
5	—	594	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	126.00–137.50	131.99
4	—	339	132.50–142.50	139.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	77.50–83.00	80.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	163.00–175.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	60.00–67.50	63.71
1	—	505	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	87.50	87.50
1	—	255	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	70.00	70.00
1	—	520	55.00	55.00
1	—	270	85.00	85.00
1	—	235	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	120.00–125.00	120.99
11	—	474	124.00–135.00	129.85
3	—	723	109.00–115.00	110.94
6	—	575	120.00–132.50	124.49
10	—	622	118.00–128.00	122.73
3	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.64
7	—	671	112.50–118.00	115.57
2	—	785	112.50–116.00	114.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	127.50–129.00	128.22
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	94.00–100.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	139.00	139.00
2	—	665	124.00–127.00	125.48
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	131.75
3	—	425	153.00–162.00	156.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	735	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,460.00	1,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,098	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,424.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	910.00–1,025.00	970.84
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,204	63.00–73.00	67.69
5	—	1,088	75.00–85.00	78.01
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00
8	—	1,086	53.00–62.00	58.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,441	72.00–80.00	75.73
1	—	1,400	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	49.00–59.00	55.69
3	—	770	30.00–40.00	34.05
3	—	860	65.00–72.00	68.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	96.00–99.00	96.87
1	—	1,110	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,756	100.00–111.00	106.70

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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Replacement Cattle

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