Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being reported last week. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings and average quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$120.62

113 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$45.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	552	127.97	706	62
Medium 2	498	123.26	614	24
Medium 3	545	105.44	575	22
Small and Medium 3	512	83.72	428	4thin
Small 3	260	82.50	215	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.47/cwt here — about $492 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 sale113 hd

120.62

—

NC average7 barns · 1,093 hd

124.11

−3.49

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	1,714	95.07	1,629	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,678	73.39	1,231	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	63.31	759	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	793	44.79	355	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,014	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$612	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$543	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Small 3	—	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	482	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	125.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.83/cwt	122.00–129.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.82/cwt	127.50–137.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	614	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	759	14
Heifers	Medium 3	—	683	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	761	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	338	87.44/cwt	85.00–90.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	110.16/cwt	108.00–112.50	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	260	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	215	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	239	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	363	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	533	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	680	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	898	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	293	136.22/cwt	132.50–140.00	399	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.24/cwt	166.00–173.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.21/cwt	160.00–172.50	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.50/cwt	153.00–165.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	169.96/cwt	167.50–172.50	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	126.81/cwt	123.00–132.50	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.18/cwt	144.00–152.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	878	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,231	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	55.27/cwt	50.00–59.00	632	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	64.48/cwt	59.00–68.00	762	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.00	988	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	32.16/cwt	29.00–39.00	236	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	51.10/cwt	44.00–57.50	421	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	94.42/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,030	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	101.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,934	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	498.93/head	450.00–550.00	499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,014.35/head	650.00–1,250.00	1,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	575	75.62/cwt	71.00–80.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	117.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.09/cwt	150.00–162.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	617	99.34/cwt	95.00–103.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	529	113.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	770	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	597	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	120.25/cwt	118.00–122.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	99.52/cwt	98.00–101.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.69/cwt	125.00–134.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.67/cwt	99.00–106.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	634	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	753	4
Bulls	Small 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	612	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	495	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	627	104.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	5
Bulls	Small 3	—	770	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	660	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	710	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	625	1

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 296Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 84Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 11

No trends available due to market not being reported last week. Good demand with moderate activity and offerings and average quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
2	—	493	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	152.50	152.50
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	293	132.50–140.00	136.22
2	—	228	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
2	—	735	151.00	151.00
1	—	630	142.50	142.50
4	—	476	166.00–173.00	168.24
2	—	378	160.00–172.50	166.21
3	—	565	150.00–162.50	155.82
3	—	522	153.00–165.00	157.50
3	—	418	167.50–172.50	169.96
2	—	682	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.56
2	—	680	105.00–110.00	107.44
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	230	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
4	—	421	130.00–138.00	133.13
6	—	366	130.00–135.00	131.64
17	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.08
6	—	618	122.00–129.00	125.83
7	—	472	127.50–137.00	130.82
2	—	770	96.00–100.00	97.99
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
14	—	576	126.00–138.00	131.85
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
2	—	828	98.00–101.00	99.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	120.00–125.00	123.61
4	—	480	120.00–125.00	121.18
11	—	516	120.00–129.00	125.33
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
2	—	588	113.00–122.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	105.00–107.50	106.24
2	—	323	110.00–120.00	115.19
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
2	—	683	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	108.00–112.50	110.16
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	245	97.50	97.50
3	—	617	95.00–103.00	99.34
4	—	529	110.00–115.00	113.24
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	85.00–90.00	87.44
1	—	770	77.50	77.50
1	—	600	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	123.00–132.50	126.81
1	—	530	142.50	142.50
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	700	118.00–122.50	120.25
4	—	634	115.00–120.00	118.76
3	—	468	130.00–132.50	130.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
4	—	518	144.00–152.00	147.18
1	—	900	97.50	97.50
1	—	440	172.50	172.50
8	—	473	150.00–162.00	155.09
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	84.00	84.00
7	—	624	125.00–134.00	129.69
3	—	810	99.00–106.00	102.67
3	—	570	129.00–139.00	134.29
2	—	783	103.00–107.00	104.97
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
2	—	575	71.00–80.00	75.62
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
5	—	627	100.00–110.00	104.42
2	—	570	118.00–120.00	119.02
2	—	660	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	102.50	102.50
1	—	710	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	72.00–75.00	73.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,144	50.00–59.00	55.27
28	—	1,182	59.00–68.00	64.48
5	—	1,387	70.00–72.00	71.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	29.00–39.00	32.16
6	—	823	44.00–57.50	51.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	86.00–98.00	94.42
1	—	1,030	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,910	100.00–104.00	101.28

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)	3	—	780	450.00–550.00	498.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	945	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	650.00–1,250.00	1,014.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	350.00	350.00

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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