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Canton Livestock Auction

Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, May 23

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 146▲ 19 vs year ago 119 · +16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 39 vs year ago 36 · +108.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate ( heavy 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 $121.61/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$121.61

60 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$73.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

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	497	135.33	672	29
Medium 2	457	122.17	558	16thin
Medium 3	425	108.55	461	7thin
Small and Medium 3	518	94.50	490	5thin
Small 3	362	61.67	223	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.66/cwt here — about $449 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

121.61

—

NC average8 barns · 735 hd

129.54

−7.93

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	1,599	104.33	1,668	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	79.95	1,131	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	73.68	816	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	796	63.04	502	8thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	357	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	267	127.98/cwt	122.50–132.50	342	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	161.10/cwt	157.50–165.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	140.65/cwt	137.50–144.00	457	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	678	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	165.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	167.71/cwt	167.00–171.00	894	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	675	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,034	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	185	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	120	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	125.92/cwt	123.00–131.00	298	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	261	125.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	329	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	131.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	278	115.16/cwt	112.50–117.50	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	203	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	146.81/cwt	142.00–148.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	488	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	146.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	773	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	615	95.00/cwt	92.50–97.50	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	120.99/cwt	113.00–125.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	650	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	400	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	522	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.50	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	400	92.50/cwt	87.50–97.50	370	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	82.61/cwt	77.00–89.00	981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,546	103.71/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,603	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	115.92/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,162	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	59.86/cwt	55.00–67.00	490	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	403	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	962	57.92/cwt	56.00–62.00	557	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	73.83/cwt	70.00–79.00	821	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	968	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	83.84/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,152	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	77.04/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,113	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	777	762.03/cwt	710.00–875.00	5,921	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	735	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	762	859.35/cwt	775.00–950.00	6,548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,459	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 May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 146Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 14

Baby calves 40.00 Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate ( heavy rain) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	112.50–117.50	115.16
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
3	—	623	113.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	488	117.00–125.00	120.98
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
4	—	261	120.00–130.00	125.94
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	125.00–131.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
3	—	237	123.00–131.00	125.92
3	—	267	125.00–135.00	131.56
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	151.00	151.00
3	—	825	105.00	105.00
8	—	527	143.00–150.00	146.76
5	—	463	142.00–148.00	146.81
2	—	710	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	92.50–97.50	95.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
1	—	400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00
1	—	185	65.00	65.00
1	—	495	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.50	137.50
1	—	210	134.00	134.00
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.61
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	137.50–140.00	138.75
2	—	325	137.50–144.00	140.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	122.50–132.50	127.98
1	—	320	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	163.00–170.00	165.26
2	—	555	162.00	162.00
2	—	323	157.50–165.00	161.10
2	—	480	167.00–169.00	167.99
10	—	533	167.00–171.00	167.71
6	—	827	125.00	125.00
5	—	381	178.00	178.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
3	—	235	150.00–155.00	151.74
1	—	675	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	87.50–97.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
3	—	635	140.00–145.00	141.65
5	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.37
2	—	478	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.56
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	146.28
2	—	678	132.00–137.50	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	124.00–130.00	126.96
2	—	522	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
5	—	818	55.00–67.00	59.86
1	—	895	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	56.00–62.00	57.92
5	—	1,174	80.00–85.00	82.49
22	—	1,112	70.00–79.00	73.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,445	70.00–79.00	77.04
9	—	1,374	80.00–89.00	83.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,865	111.00–120.00	115.92
3	—	1,188	77.00–89.00	82.61
7	—	1,546	96.00–109.00	103.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	777	710.00–875.00	762.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00

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	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	775.00–950.00	859.35

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,273	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00

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.