Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 TO 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.27/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$118.27

93 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$59.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

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	582	133.41	777	25
Medium 2	525	126.18	662	32
Medium 3	528	113.30	599	21
Small and Medium 3	493	97.26	479	6thin
Small 3	496	73.72	366	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.69/cwt here — about $411 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 sale93 hd

118.27

—

NC average8 barns · 1,079 hd

125.23

−6.96

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	1,486	91.97	1,367	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	64.91	922	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	57.19	658	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	820	40.66	333	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$806	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$713	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	839	$613	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$831	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$781	4thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 and Medium 3	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	473	96.41/cwt	93.00–100.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	127.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.56/cwt	135.00–146.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	866	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	245	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	755	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	428	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	757	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	127.54/cwt	122.50–132.50	533	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	439	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	673	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	676	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	535	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	337	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	615	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	653	120.26/cwt	117.50–123.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	566	113.74/cwt	112.00–114.00	644	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	728	67.01/cwt	64.00–70.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	365	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.66/cwt	135.00–147.00	741	9
Steers	Small 3	—	245	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	172	1
Steers	Small 3	—	323	78.91/cwt	60.00–100.00	255	2
Steers	Small 3	—	295	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,007	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	143.68/cwt	140.00–146.00	908	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.55/cwt	146.00–155.00	865	8
Steers	Small 3	—	655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	781	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	149.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.50	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.36/cwt	158.00–167.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	91.67/cwt	87.00–95.00	850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	35.31/cwt	25.00–41.00	289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	49.56/cwt	47.00–52.00	426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	63.39/cwt	60.00–66.00	908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	71.97/cwt	70.00–74.00	880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.18/cwt	59.00–69.00	769	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	38.25/cwt	30.00–42.00	405	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	54.79/cwt	46.00–59.00	617	27
Bulls	—	—	1,775	106.55/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	92.57/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,193	86.69/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	713.19/head	635.00–750.00	713	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	806.37/head	775.00–850.00	806	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	813	584.48/head	425.00–810.00	584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	830.85/head	675.00–975.00	831	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	773	700.24/head	675.00–725.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	540	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	284	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	309	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	482	86.61/cwt	80.00–90.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	690	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	613	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.94/cwt	141.00–147.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	168	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	570	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	499	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	526	124.14/cwt	120.00–132.50	653	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	625	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	513	149.19/cwt	147.50–150.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	141.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	946	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	975	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	702	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	126.41/cwt	123.00–130.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	740	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	945	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	828	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	788	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	980	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	627	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 227Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 66Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 TO 9.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
2	—	473	93.00–100.00	96.41
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	167.50	167.50
1	—	895	112.50	112.50
4	—	632	140.00–146.00	143.68
8	—	477	160.00–167.50	163.41
8	—	567	146.00–155.00	152.55
2	—	368	167.50–170.00	168.76
3	—	322	150.00–155.00	151.74
1	—	735	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	70.00	70.00
2	—	323	60.00–100.00	78.91
1	—	295	97.50	97.50
1	—	655	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	137.50	137.50
6	—	373	145.00–155.00	149.59
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	125.00–132.00	127.95
1	—	770	112.50	112.50
2	—	585	125.00–133.00	129.03
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
6	—	618	122.50	122.50
7	—	418	122.50–132.50	127.54
9	—	477	125.00–135.00	130.67
2	—	653	117.50–123.00	120.26
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	135.00–146.00	138.56
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
2	—	393	130.00	130.00
9	—	527	135.00–147.00	140.66
2	—	470	141.00–147.00	143.94
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
2	—	568	132.00–140.00	136.12
1	—	1,250	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	97.50	97.50
2	—	428	95.00–100.00	97.51
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
4	—	439	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
8	—	566	112.00–114.00	113.74
3	—	613	107.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	63.00	63.00
1	—	615	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
1	—	695	84.00	84.00
2	—	728	64.00–70.00	67.01
1	—	365	72.50	72.50
1	—	240	70.00	70.00
1	—	260	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	136.00–137.50	136.75
1	—	515	164.00	164.00
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
5	—	420	158.00–167.00	162.36
2	—	568	132.00–134.00	133.03
3	—	927	87.00–95.00	91.67
1	—	1,935	94.00	94.00
3	—	667	138.00–145.00	141.84
3	—	478	152.00–160.00	154.78
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	52.50	52.50
1	—	475	65.00	65.00
1	—	690	77.50	77.50
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	80.00–90.00	86.61
1	—	570	87.50	87.50
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
7	—	526	120.00–132.50	124.14
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	400	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
1	—	975	87.00	87.00
6	—	702	111.00	111.00
2	—	483	123.00–130.00	126.41
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
1	—	945	83.00	83.00
2	—	828	90.00–100.00	95.11
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
5	—	574	120.00–125.00	122.63
2	—	670	110.00–116.00	113.04
3	—	513	147.50–150.00	149.19
7	—	468	145.00–150.00	146.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	25.00–41.00	35.31
2	—	860	47.00–52.00	49.56
1	—	750	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,433	60.00–66.00	63.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	70.00–74.00	71.97
24	—	1,198	59.00–69.00	64.18
7	—	1,060	30.00–42.00	38.25
27	—	1,127	46.00–59.00	54.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	104.00–109.00	106.55
4	—	1,598	91.00–97.00	92.57
2	—	1,193	85.00–89.00	86.69
1	—	1,050	71.00	71.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	635.00–750.00	713.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	775.00–850.00	806.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	425.00–810.00	584.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	675.00–975.00	830.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	675.00–725.00	700.24

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