Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle 10.00 Lower. Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.87/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$115.87

50 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$42.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

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	489	122.35	598	36
Medium 3	335	112.50	377	3thin
Medium 2	592	101.44	600	8thin
Small 3	393	80.00	315	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.35/cwt here — about $283 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 sale50 hd

115.87

—

NC average7 barns · 694 hd

119.90

−4.03

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	62.82	692	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	55.39	839	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	54.00	470	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$959	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.85/cwt	162.00–168.00	768	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.22/cwt	143.00–155.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.65/cwt	117.50–124.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.08/cwt	117.50–125.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	360	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	446	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	49.09/cwt	45.00–55.00	839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	71.92/cwt	70.00–74.00	840	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.00	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	52.03/cwt	44.00–55.00	540	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,051.24/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	895	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.23/cwt	127.00–135.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	558	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	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 Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle 10.00 Lower. Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
2	—	965	70.00	70.00
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
2	—	558	120.00–127.50	123.73
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	130.00–135.00	133.36
3	—	572	149.00–152.00	150.01
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
5	—	484	140.00–150.00	144.45
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	112.50	112.50
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	131.00	131.00
2	—	578	117.50–124.00	120.65
8	—	526	117.50–125.00	121.08
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
2	—	360	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	175	120.00	120.00
5	—	622	105.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
4	—	315	122.50	122.50
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	109.00	109.00
8	—	485	127.00–135.00	131.23
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
3	—	563	108.00–109.00	108.67
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
1	—	705	78.00	78.00
1	—	760	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	162.00–168.00	165.85
4	—	364	160.00–167.50	162.40
3	—	567	143.00–155.00	149.22
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	680	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	780	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	112.50	112.50
1	—	205	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	45.00–55.00	49.09
1	—	1,125	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	70.00–74.00	71.92
3	—	1,122	68.00–69.00	68.65
5	—	1,038	44.00–55.00	52.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	54.00	54.00

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)	1	—	860	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle