Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

7 Hogs .28 TO .75 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.58/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$138.58

109 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$50.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

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	516	148.75	767	64
Medium 2	417	136.16	568	26
Medium 3	518	114.46	593	11thin
Small and Medium 3	416	98.25	408	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.51/cwt here — about $358 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 sale109 hd

138.58

—

NC average7 barns · 856 hd

136.32

+2.26

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	1,688	109.42	1,847	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	81.15	1,133	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	76.10	868	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	802	62.67	502	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,333	$1,081	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	854	$731	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	585	$480	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,360	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$705	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 and Large 1-2	—	540	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	905	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	677	147.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	999	4
Steers	Small 3	—	550	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	142.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.80/cwt	148.00–154.00	863	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	142.17/cwt	142.00–142.50	682	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Small 3	—	385	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	298	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.35/cwt	153.00–155.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	502	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	136.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	127.00/cwt	126.00–129.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	591	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	168	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	281	133.86/cwt	127.00–137.50	376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	183.14/cwt	180.00–187.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	570	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	136.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,141	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	323	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	444	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	395	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	444	1
Steers	Small 3	—	220	83.66/cwt	82.50–85.00	184	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	139.98/cwt	137.50–145.00	388	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	137.54/cwt	132.50–142.50	839	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	158.84/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,080	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	375	98.97/cwt	82.50–115.00	371	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	815	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	180.63/cwt	174.00–184.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	997	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	625	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.49/cwt	173.00–180.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.33/cwt	125.00–128.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	63.83/cwt	56.00–68.00	679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	334	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	86.39/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,055	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	75.73/cwt	70.00–80.00	859	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	83.17/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	77.12/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	121.67/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,786	107.94/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,928	5
Bulls	—	—	1,240	94.76/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	585	480.00/head	480.00–480.00	480	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	828	645.92/head	600.00–700.00	646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,081.34/head	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,081	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	520	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	463	129.23/cwt	126.00–132.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	149.96/cwt	147.50–152.50	870	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	493	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	791	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	680	88.76/cwt	87.50–90.00	604	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	568	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	768	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	421	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	178.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.56/cwt	148.00–158.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	161.27/cwt	155.00–163.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	163.48/cwt	157.50–167.50	909	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	170.63/cwt	170.00–172.50	816	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	608	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	135.29/cwt	131.00–140.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	674	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	795	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	130.46/cwt	127.50–132.00	796	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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 387Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 118Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 16

7 Hogs .28 TO .75 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	167.50	167.50
3	—	372	180.00–187.00	183.14
4	—	613	150.00–159.00	156.74
1	—	830	137.50	137.50
4	—	680	155.00–163.00	158.84
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
11	—	461	174.00–184.00	180.63
1	—	595	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	160.00–165.00	161.63
4	—	677	140.00–150.00	147.51
1	—	305	163.00	163.00
3	—	277	137.50–145.00	139.98
2	—	610	132.50–142.50	137.54
2	—	352	160.00	160.00
10	—	555	146.00	146.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	92.50	92.50
1	—	385	77.50	77.50
2	—	220	82.50–85.00	83.66
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	142.00–142.50	142.17
1	—	600	132.50	132.50
4	—	383	130.00–140.00	136.32
2	—	323	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.50	112.50
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	130.00–138.00	134.29
5	—	572	148.00–154.00	150.80
20	—	466	150.00–160.00	157.20
3	—	432	153.00–155.00	154.35
6	—	744	126.00–129.00	127.00
2	—	308	132.50–135.00	133.74
5	—	376	145.00–155.00	151.66
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
1	—	885	98.00	98.00
15	—	531	148.00–158.00	153.56
2	—	290	145.00–150.00	147.46
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	137.50–145.00	142.19
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	132.50–140.00	136.32
5	—	424	135.00–145.00	139.43
6	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.80
4	—	281	127.00–137.50	133.86
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	80.00	80.00
1	—	285	80.00	80.00
1	—	315	85.00	85.00
2	—	568	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
3	—	415	120.00–122.50	120.86
1	—	520	132.50	132.50
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
2	—	680	87.50–90.00	88.76
2	—	565	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	82.50–115.00	98.97
1	—	815	62.50	62.50
1	—	625	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	160.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	660	157.50	157.50
4	—	429	173.00–180.00	176.49
3	—	723	125.00–128.00	126.33
3	—	617	135.00–145.00	139.96
1	—	920	121.00	121.00
1	—	885	124.00	124.00
4	—	461	175.00–185.00	178.95
9	—	556	157.50–167.50	163.48
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
2	—	463	126.00–132.50	129.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	147.50–152.50	149.96
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
8	—	433	155.00–163.00	161.27
4	—	478	170.00–172.50	170.63
3	—	674	129.00–130.00	129.34
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
3	—	610	127.50–132.00	130.46
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	421	130.00–131.00	130.25
2	—	608	112.50–115.00	113.76
3	—	565	131.00–140.00	135.29
2	—	523	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	795	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	56.00–68.00	63.83
8	—	1,221	84.00–89.00	86.39
24	—	1,134	70.00–80.00	75.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	46.00	46.00
1	—	865	64.00	64.00
1	—	815	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	80.00–86.00	83.17
3	—	1,468	72.00–80.00	77.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	118.00–126.00	121.67
5	—	1,786	102.00–114.00	107.94
2	—	1,240	92.00–98.00	94.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,081.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	585	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	600.00–700.00	645.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	520	710.00	710.00

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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