Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 70.00 To 220.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.50/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$124.50

109 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$57.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	515	135.38	698	51
Medium 2	490	123.28	604	35
Medium 3	497	109.03	542	15thin
Small and Medium 3	572	93.42	534	6thin
Small 3	600	77.50	465	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $233 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

124.50

—

NC average8 barns · 520 hd

127.08

−2.58

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	—	Average	1,761	106.18	1,870	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	71.20	1,013	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,195	68.06	813	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	766	50.11	384	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$995	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$909	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,163	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$769	4thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	343	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.50	435	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	740	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	Small 3	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	522	123.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	613	134.40/cwt	132.50–140.00	824	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	971	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	543	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.02/cwt	128.00–137.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	136.69/cwt	131.00–138.00	496	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.93/cwt	143.00–150.00	603	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	121.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	678	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	131.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	563	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	157.60/cwt	147.50–159.00	775	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	332	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	548	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	503	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.84/cwt	126.00–136.00	735	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	550	108.75/cwt	105.00–112.50	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	186.51/cwt	182.50–190.00	602	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	403	145.48/cwt	143.00–148.00	586	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	615	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	538	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.85/cwt	155.00–166.00	850	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	158.90/cwt	156.00–161.00	903	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	165.49/cwt	164.00–175.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	176.84/cwt	172.50–177.50	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	147.46/cwt	146.00–152.00	926	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	711	99.61/cwt	97.50–101.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	793	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	47.56/cwt	45.00–50.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	42.39/cwt	30.00–50.00	341	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	63.61/cwt	60.00–68.00	445	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	72.23/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,033	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.78/cwt	70.00–78.00	913	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	62.93/cwt	55.00–68.00	727	21
Bulls	—	—	1,743	101.16/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,763	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	110.48/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,963	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	710	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	930.49/head	900.00–1,000.00	930	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	783	766.70/head	625.00–950.00	767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	690	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,216.77/head	875.00–1,400.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	587	106.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	725	80.92/cwt	75.00–87.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	618	108.50/cwt	103.00–111.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	920	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.92/cwt	129.00–137.50	827	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	524	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	520	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	507	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	137.50/cwt	131.00–142.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	130.28/cwt	126.00–135.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	569	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	788	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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 291Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 64Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 13

Head calves 70.00 To 220.00 Slaughter cattle 3.00To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
2	—	343	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	94.00	94.00
1	—	740	112.50	112.50
2	—	608	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
2	—	678	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	134.00–137.50	136.01
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	778	107.00–108.00	107.50
4	—	671	143.00–150.00	144.70
2	—	613	119.00–127.00	123.02
5	—	533	128.00–137.00	132.02
9	—	463	140.00	140.00
10	—	416	143.00–150.00	144.93
12	—	562	126.00–136.00	130.84
2	—	713	112.00–119.00	115.49
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.46
3	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.09
2	—	600	110.00–118.00	114.00
8	—	363	131.00–138.00	136.69
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.66
2	—	580	120.00–122.00	121.01
8	—	516	115.00–125.00	121.23
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
5	—	429	126.00–135.00	131.16
2	—	665	115.00–117.00	116.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	93.00	93.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	70.00	70.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–128.00	123.47
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	105.00–112.50	108.75
1	—	615	87.50	87.50
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	132.50–140.00	134.40
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
8	—	492	147.50–159.00	157.60
5	—	332	165.00	165.00
2	—	503	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	403	143.00–148.00	145.48
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	150.00–160.00	154.89
2	—	655	139.00–145.00	142.02
2	—	323	182.50–190.00	186.51
3	—	718	130.00–137.00	133.70
2	—	475	170.00–180.00	174.95
15	—	522	155.00–166.00	162.85
6	—	568	156.00–161.00	158.90
9	—	421	164.00–175.00	165.49
7	—	291	172.50–177.50	176.84
8	—	628	146.00–152.00	147.46
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.75
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	70.00	70.00
1	—	400	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	140.00–147.50	142.41
2	—	455	169.00–170.00	169.51
2	—	423	168.00–170.00	169.01
2	—	575	135.00–141.00	137.97
1	—	910	102.00	102.00
7	—	622	129.00–137.50	132.92
6	—	782	105.00–108.00	106.75
2	—	670	127.00–130.00	128.52
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	97.50–101.00	99.61
2	—	920	99.00–100.00	99.49
3	—	607	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
4	—	413	131.00–142.00	137.50
4	—	529	126.00–135.00	130.28
2	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.48
3	—	683	114.00–117.00	115.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	100.00–110.00	106.65
2	—	725	75.00–87.00	80.92
4	—	618	103.00–111.00	108.50
4	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	45.00–50.00	47.56
26	—	1,238	70.00–78.00	73.78
21	—	1,155	55.00–68.00	62.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	804	30.00–50.00	42.39
4	—	700	60.00–68.00	63.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,430	70.00–75.00	72.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,743	96.00–106.00	101.16
7	—	1,777	107.00–117.00	110.48

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	—	1,515	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	900.00–1,000.00	930.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	995.00	995.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	710	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	625.00–950.00	766.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	875.00–1,400.00	1,216.77

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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