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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 28

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 180▲ 52 vs year ago 78 · +66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 60▼ 5 vs year ago 32 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain ) Quality Average

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 $132.15/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$132.15

60 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$61.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	446	135.75	606	51
Medium 2	499	116.45	582	8thin
Medium 3	230	74.00	170	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.75/cwt here — about $436 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 sale60 hd

132.15

—

NC average8 barns · 850 hd

130.86

+1.29

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	—	Low	1,323	79.75	1,055	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	78.12	1,190	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	76.17	889	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	72.00	634	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	334	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	320	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	186.93/cwt	186.00–187.50	624	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	160.05/cwt	157.50–162.50	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	155.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	761	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	142.73/cwt	138.00–147.50	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	161.50/cwt	157.00–163.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	230	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	170	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	143.91/cwt	135.00–147.00	537	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	137.15/cwt	132.00–141.00	568	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	136.74/cwt	134.00–143.00	654	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	108.30/cwt	107.50–110.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	102.31/cwt	97.50–107.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	160.02/cwt	156.00–165.00	675	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	156.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.43/cwt	135.00–147.50	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	136.46/cwt	133.00–140.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	185	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	299	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	670	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	80.63/cwt	76.00–84.00	898	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	70.96/cwt	64.00–75.00	871	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	73.16/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,111	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	79.54/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,212	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,806	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	920.96/cwt	785.00–1,010.00	8,998	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	735.81/cwt	720.00–750.00	7,468	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	12,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,535	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 180Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	157.00–163.00	161.50
2	—	833	128.00	128.00
2	—	308	153.00–160.00	156.47
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
3	—	490	154.00–157.00	155.33
2	—	503	138.00–147.50	142.73
2	—	383	157.50–162.50	160.05
2	—	225	147.00–150.00	148.40
1	—	660	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	880	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	186.00–187.50	186.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	63.00	63.00
1	—	670	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	137.00–145.00	140.85
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
2	—	525	135.00–147.50	141.43
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
14	—	422	156.00–165.00	160.02
2	—	638	133.00–140.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–162.00	156.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	980	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	425	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
1	—	280	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	135.00–147.00	143.91
8	—	478	134.00–143.00	136.74
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	539	133.00–134.00	133.51
4	—	330	135.00–145.00	140.39
13	—	414	132.00–141.00	137.15
2	—	255	118.00–125.00	121.50
1	—	810	102.50	102.50
2	—	780	97.50–107.00	102.31
2	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	608	123.00–124.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	107.50–110.00	108.30
2	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.84
2	—	418	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	71.00–75.00	73.16
7	—	1,524	76.00–86.00	79.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	64.00–75.00	70.96
7	—	1,114	76.00–84.00	80.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,440	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,170	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	40.00	40.00

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	—	1,050	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	785.00–1,010.00	920.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	720.00–750.00	735.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.