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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 80.00. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower with bulls bringing up to 126.00. Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.58/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$113.58

124 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$46.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

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	565	124.40	703	46
Medium 2	514	119.38	613	43
Medium 3	570	101.61	579	18thin
Small and Medium 3	508	87.52	445	8thin
Small 3	547	77.65	425	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.74/cwt here — about $277 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 sale124 hd

113.58

—

NC average6 barns · 770 hd

122.12

−8.54

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	1,558	93.03	1,449	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	70.91	1,072	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,133	64.11	727	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	800	60.73	486	10

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)	1,022	$1,003	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$955	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	2
Steers	Small 3	—	340	78.75/cwt	77.50–80.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.09/cwt	137.50–147.50	685	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	122.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	688	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	629	119.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	144.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	881	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	137.11/cwt	132.50–141.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	84.04/cwt	82.00–90.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	123.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.50	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	486	84.25/cwt	80.00–90.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	102.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	781	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	291	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.08/cwt	130.00–137.50	581	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	121.45/cwt	115.00–127.50	582	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Steers	Small 3	—	410	75.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	704	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	633	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	867	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	286	125.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	359	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	629	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	334	131.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	133.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	163.53/cwt	157.00–168.00	880	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	133.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	896	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	565	8
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	418	84.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	353	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	599	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	740	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	870	76.12/cwt	65.00–87.50	662	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	505	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	161.50/cwt	158.00–165.00	888	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	515	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	935	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	280	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	665	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	45.26/cwt	36.00–52.00	468	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	44.79/cwt	40.00–50.00	348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	62.66/cwt	53.00–68.00	714	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	110.06/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,205	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	72.03/cwt	69.00–79.00	859	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	72.60/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,079	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	58.29/cwt	55.00–61.00	468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	71.02/cwt	70.00–73.00	584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	95.65/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,596	10
Bulls	—	—	1,211	78.08/cwt	70.00–85.00	946	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	105.15/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,801	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	755	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,003.26/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	985.79/head	950.00–1,000.00	986	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	550	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	571	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	103.25/cwt	97.50–109.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	90.25/cwt	87.50–93.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.69/cwt	117.50–128.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	768	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	788	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	559	113.89/cwt	112.50–115.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	703	108.27/cwt	102.50–114.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	122.67/cwt	110.00–128.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	179	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	577	99.19/cwt	97.50–100.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	508	62.90/cwt	56.00–70.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	785	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	733	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	132.18/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	106.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	506	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	618	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	633	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 278Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 80Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
6	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	585	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	144.00	144.00
2	—	633	135.00–139.00	136.96
5	—	286	120.00–130.00	125.40
4	—	582	150.00	150.00
5	—	334	125.00–134.00	131.79
4	—	376	130.00–140.00	133.84
2	—	670	130.00–137.50	133.72
2	—	473	131.00–135.00	132.99
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	77.50–80.00	78.75
2	—	410	70.00–80.00	75.12
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
2	—	688	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	135.00–145.00	141.85
6	—	610	142.00–150.00	144.50
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
1	—	420	163.00	163.00
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
2	—	765	125.00–136.00	130.54
4	—	538	157.00–168.00	163.53
8	—	383	145.00–155.00	147.60
2	—	550	158.00–165.00	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	137.50–147.50	142.09
1	—	1,075	107.00	107.00
6	—	381	132.50–141.00	137.11
4	—	813	82.00–90.00	84.04
2	—	323	145.00–147.50	146.16
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
3	—	755	100.00–106.00	102.65
3	—	635	120.00–125.00	123.04
1	—	1,005	97.00	97.00
8	—	427	130.00–137.50	136.08
5	—	570	120.00–127.50	123.49
2	—	673	117.50–128.00	122.69
2	—	930	110.00–116.00	113.03
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	120.00–128.00	122.19
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
7	—	629	115.00–123.00	119.63
3	—	315	120.00–130.00	123.49
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	855	75.00	75.00
4	—	576	117.00–123.00	120.04
5	—	479	115.00–127.50	121.45
2	—	768	100.00–105.00	102.54
13	—	427	110.00–128.00	122.67
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	80.00–90.00	84.25
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
2	—	520	92.00–96.00	94.06
1	—	660	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	62.50	62.50
1	—	675	60.00	60.00
1	—	245	73.00	73.00
3	—	577	97.50–100.00	99.19
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
2	—	508	56.00–70.00	62.90
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
2	—	420	97.50–109.00	103.25
2	—	650	87.50–93.00	90.25
4	—	559	112.50–115.00	113.89
2	—	703	102.50–114.00	108.27
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	465	100.00–105.00	101.65
1	—	510	112.50	112.50
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	80.00–89.00	84.47
1	—	740	74.00	74.00
2	—	870	65.00–87.50	76.12
1	—	505	73.00	73.00
1	—	935	60.00	60.00
2	—	478	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	59.00	59.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
10	—	554	146.00–150.00	147.84
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
9	—	622	125.00–135.00	130.99
5	—	465	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
12	—	516	140.00–150.00	147.49
2	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.47
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	70.00	70.00
2	—	665	86.00	86.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	100.00–107.50	103.75
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.49
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	100.00–110.00	106.56
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00–122.00	116.10
3	—	733	100.00–103.00	101.66
9	—	567	125.00–136.00	132.18
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
4	—	668	115.00–120.00	116.24
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
2	—	538	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	36.00–52.00	45.26
29	—	1,140	53.00–68.00	62.66
2	—	1,095	107.50–112.50	110.06
8	—	1,193	69.00–79.00	72.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	40.00–50.00	44.79
3	—	803	55.00–61.00	58.29
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
3	—	822	70.00–73.00	71.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,486	70.00–77.00	72.60
2	—	1,603	64.00–66.00	64.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,669	89.00–100.00	95.65
5	—	1,211	70.00–85.00	78.08
4	—	1,713	101.00–113.00	105.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,022	900.00–1,200.00	1,003.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	999	950.00–1,000.00	985.79
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00

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