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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 21

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 195▲ 101 vs year ago 79 · +127.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 70▲ 45 vs year ago 15 · +300.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 22▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 11.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; while feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to

45.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 180.00.

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 $137.41/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$137.41

79 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	452	147.63	667	50
Medium 2	588	121.57	715	25
Medium 3	530	117.45	622	2thin
Small 1-2	510	100.00	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $157 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 sale79 hd

137.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,200 hd

133.93

+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	1,604	101.55	1,629	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	77.17	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	74.11	847	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	65.73	544	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,100	54.69	1,148	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	191.67/cwt	190.00–193.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	185.73/cwt	180.00–191.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	144.61/cwt	142.50–148.00	966	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	136.77/cwt	136.00–139.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	148.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	564	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	154.74/cwt	154.00–155.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	148.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.83/cwt	139.00–147.50	750	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	141.18/cwt	137.50–144.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.50	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	627	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	110.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	768	107.53/cwt	104.00–111.00	826	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	187.75/cwt	181.00–195.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	433	136.02/cwt	133.00–139.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	170.27/cwt	169.00–172.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	136.72/cwt	134.00–142.50	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	146.65/cwt	143.00–147.50	859	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	145.74/cwt	144.00–147.00	912	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	926	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	420	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	475	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	500	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	225	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	555	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	261	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	880	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	104.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,825	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	65.73/cwt	64.00–68.00	544	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	818	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	77.31/cwt	76.00–83.00	901	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	62.61/cwt	62.00–63.00	738	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	80.20/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,110	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	70.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	978	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	2,100	54.69/cwt	50.00–60.00	1,148	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 195Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 70Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 6

45.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 100.00 to 180.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	144.00–152.00	148.89
2	—	630	135.00–139.00	136.95
10	—	525	139.00–147.50	142.83
10	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.16
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.56
7	—	474	140.00–150.00	146.58
3	—	558	137.50–144.00	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	104.00–111.00	107.53
2	—	570	125.00–132.50	128.72
3	—	673	107.00–114.00	110.70
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
9	—	627	120.00–127.00	122.72
3	—	725	110.00–113.00	111.01
4	—	310	136.00–139.00	136.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	154.00–155.00	154.74
3	—	362	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	160.00–163.00	161.49
2	—	638	146.00–149.00	147.51
4	—	668	142.50–148.00	144.61
5	—	429	175.00–182.50	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	180.00–191.00	185.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	190.00–193.00	191.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	45.00	45.00
2	—	555	45.00–49.00	47.00
1	—	475	43.00	43.00
1	—	420	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	71.00	71.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	144.00–147.00	145.74
5	—	476	150.00–162.50	156.89
2	—	515	157.00–157.50	157.25
2	—	665	134.00–143.00	138.43
7	—	586	143.00–147.50	146.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	117.00–122.00	119.44
5	—	528	134.00–142.50	136.72
2	—	433	133.00–139.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	181.00–195.00	187.75
4	—	476	169.00–172.00	170.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,100	50.00–60.00	54.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,384	78.00–82.00	80.20
3	—	1,395	67.00–72.00	70.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	62.00–63.00	62.61
12	—	1,165	76.00–83.00	77.31
14	—	1,120	70.00–75.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	64.00–68.00	65.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	95.00–99.00	96.64
4	—	1,755	102.00–107.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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.