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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 145▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 46▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 220.00 per head; "by the head calves" were 170.00 to 270.00.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.50/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$135.50

61 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	143.38	662	40
Medium 2	561	120.51	675	21

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale61 hd

135.50

—

NC average8 barns · 823 hd

129.26

+6.24

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	1,454	93.63	1,361	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	78.21	1,168	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	74.22	901	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	61.63	603	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,197	110.64	1,325	5thin

Every lot

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	318	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	193.79/cwt	190.00–197.00	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	192.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	209.05/cwt	202.00–212.50	763	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	174.60/cwt	172.00–177.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	383	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	186.62/cwt	185.50–191.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	182.05/cwt	177.50–187.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	493	164.51/cwt	162.50–165.00	811	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	518	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.20/cwt	168.00–177.00	894	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	556	155.05/cwt	148.00–161.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	160.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	994	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	122.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	330	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	143.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	149.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	121.18/cwt	115.50–126.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	149.34/cwt	148.00–151.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.40/cwt	140.00–151.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	625	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	678	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	728	114.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	833	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	157.26/cwt	157.00–157.50	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	538	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	865	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	149.22/cwt	144.00–153.00	928	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	688	114.14/cwt	110.00–117.50	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	716	112.78/cwt	108.00–115.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	775	107.70/cwt	104.00–111.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	829	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	875	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	723	83.77/cwt	82.50–85.00	606	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	905	88.81/cwt	85.00–92.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,392	125.20/cwt	124.00–126.50	1,743	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,117	80.98/cwt	80.00–83.00	905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,334	5
Bulls	—	—	2,048	111.52/cwt	111.00–112.00	2,284	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	75.63/cwt	75.00–77.50	731	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	45.53/cwt	45.00–46.00	446	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	56.87/cwt	55.00–59.00	561	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	78.28/cwt	75.00–81.00	935	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	70.84/cwt	67.00–72.00	871	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	70.48/cwt	70.00–71.00	966	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	80.42/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,230	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	880	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,035	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,118	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	131.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	473	140.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	157.00–157.50	157.26
6	—	563	151.00–157.00	153.68
3	—	622	144.00–153.00	149.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	104.00–111.00	107.70
3	—	688	110.00–117.50	114.14
4	—	829	101.00–110.00	105.50
4	—	716	108.00–115.00	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	128.00–131.00	129.47
5	—	728	110.00–117.00	114.42
4	—	625	120.00–126.00	121.48
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	415	115.50–126.00	121.18
3	—	270	120.00–126.00	122.07
2	—	585	124.00–125.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–151.00	145.40
7	—	525	136.00–145.00	142.37
6	—	636	131.00	131.00
5	—	334	140.00–147.50	144.22
5	—	380	145.00–152.00	149.38
9	—	426	148.00–151.00	149.34
2	—	570	135.00–137.50	136.24
2	—	278	138.00–148.00	143.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	177.50–187.00	182.05
4	—	620	155.00–162.00	160.28
5	—	318	190.00–197.00	193.79
3	—	362	190.00–195.00	192.29
7	—	525	168.00–177.00	170.20
5	—	431	185.50–191.00	186.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	163.00–164.00	163.50
2	—	380	172.00–177.00	174.60
5	—	493	162.50–165.00	164.51
4	—	556	148.00–161.00	155.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.96
4	—	365	202.00–212.50	209.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	82.50–85.00	83.77
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	124.00–126.50	125.20
2	—	905	85.00–92.00	88.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	75.00–77.50	75.63
2	—	980	45.00–46.00	45.53
5	—	987	55.00–59.00	56.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	67.00–72.00	70.84
5	—	1,194	75.00–81.00	78.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	70.00–71.00	70.48
7	—	1,529	78.00–83.00	80.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	92.00–96.00	94.07
3	—	1,117	80.00–83.00	80.98
2	—	2,048	111.00–112.00	111.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00

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.