Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
← earliestJul 16Aug 9 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 0▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 0▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend comparisons available due to no sale coverage last week. Moderate offerings, demand, and buyer activity. Quality of cattle is plain. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.40/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$111.40
123 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.81
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441118.1152136
Medium 2480111.7253663
Small 1-2554100.9856016thin
Medium and Large 353199.505288thin
One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale123 hd
111.40
—
NC average3 barns · 726 hd
127.21
−15.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52188.771,3517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50060.9991511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24860.1975133
CowsLean 85-90%Low99851.9251817

Every lot, as filed

110 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium 2—290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
HeifersMedium 2—305117.00/cwt117.00–117.003571
HeifersMedium 2—655102.00/cwt102.00–102.006682
HeifersMedium 2—620105.60/cwt103.00–108.006553
HeifersMedium 2—578108.99/cwt108.00–110.006305
HeifersMedium 2—374115.32/cwt110.00–118.004319
HeifersMedium 2—420115.28/cwt112.00–118.0048410
HeifersMedium 2—533109.06/cwt107.00–112.0058114
HeifersMedium 2—474112.40/cwt110.00–116.0053318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—480115.47/cwt114.00–117.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—306122.50/cwt122.50–122.503754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—377121.73/cwt119.00–126.004595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—520113.80/cwt113.00–116.005925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—567111.43/cwt111.00–112.006327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—413120.90/cwt119.00–127.0049912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—265105.00/cwt105.00–105.002781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—44098.00/cwt98.00–98.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 3—65598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 3—57799.00/cwt97.00–101.005715
HeifersSmall 1-2—385107.00/cwt107.00–107.004121
HeifersSmall 1-2—425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
HeifersSmall 1-2—55094.00/cwt94.00–94.005171
HeifersSmall 1-2—76094.00/cwt94.00–94.007141
HeifersSmall 1-2—61899.01/cwt97.00–101.006122
HeifersSmall 1-2—485105.32/cwt103.00–107.005113
HeifersSmall 1-2—66598.68/cwt98.00–100.006563
BullsSmall 1-2—75791.82/cwt90.00–99.006955
BullsSmall 1-2—422108.72/cwt105.00–112.504595
BullsSmall 1-2—648103.00/cwt103.00–103.006673
BullsSmall 1-2—65596.49/cwt95.00–98.006322
BullsSmall 1-2—583105.47/cwt104.00–107.006152
BullsSmall 1-2—503108.49/cwt106.00–111.005462
BullsSmall 1-2—475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
BullsMedium and Large 3—410104.51/cwt104.00–105.004282
BullsMedium and Large 3—61592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
BullsMedium and Large 3—575102.00/cwt102.00–102.005871
BullsMedium and Large 3—520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
BullsMedium and Large 3—495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518125.75/cwt124.00–127.006518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—416131.52/cwt127.50–137.005478
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—555124.14/cwt119.00–127.006896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—470128.12/cwt126.00–130.006024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
BullsMedium 2—522118.31/cwt114.00–121.006189
BullsMedium 2—475119.65/cwt114.00–123.005689
BullsMedium 2—619107.86/cwt106.00–110.006688
BullsMedium 2—581110.19/cwt108.00–118.006408
BullsMedium 2—727101.96/cwt100.00–104.007413
BullsMedium 2—445122.00/cwt120.00–126.005433
BullsMedium 2—650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—490119.00/cwt119.00–119.005831
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—445112.50/cwt112.50–112.505011
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03845.63/cwt41.00–49.004744
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52555.52/cwt55.00–56.008472
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29654.80/cwt52.00–56.007107
Bulls——1,42293.23/cwt92.00–94.001,3263
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30867.34/cwt66.00–69.008813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49565.11/cwt64.00–66.009732
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03559.00/cwt59.00–59.006111
CowsLean 85-90%—98153.43/cwt50.00–56.0052412
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49461.38/cwt59.00–63.009177
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22560.90/cwt57.00–65.0074623
Bulls——1,59685.43/cwt83.00–89.001,3634
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—734352.38/cwt250.00–465.002,5866
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,003694.33/cwt620.00–782.006,9642
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—825750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,1881
Stock CowsMedium 2—863526.96/cwt450.00–600.004,5482
Stock CowsMedium 2—680500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—785470.00/cwt470.00–470.003,6901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,110730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,1031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980710.87/cwt670.00–760.006,9672
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,040630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,5521
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,030620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,3861
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,027904.90/cwt830.00–950.009,2933
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—955800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—900620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,5801
Dairy SteersLarge 3—51575.00/cwt75.00–75.003861
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3—44045.00/cwt45.00–45.001981
SteersSmall 1-2—368110.15/cwt105.00–115.004055
SteersSmall 1-2—625106.00/cwt106.00–106.006631
SteersSmall 1-2—445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
SteersSmall 1-2—245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy—370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
SteersMedium and Large 3—334105.00/cwt105.00–105.003514
SteersMedium and Large 3—373105.00/cwt105.00–105.003922
SteersMedium and Large 3—555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
SteersMedium and Large 3—420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
SteersMedium and Large 3—250102.50/cwt102.50–102.502561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—480131.96/cwt129.00–138.006339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—414137.35/cwt131.00–142.005696
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—563131.25/cwt131.00–132.007394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—523133.53/cwt129.00–136.006984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—330131.24/cwt130.00–133.004334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—372132.62/cwt130.00–137.504933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
SteersMedium 2—368124.71/cwt122.50–127.004597
SteersMedium 2—413122.59/cwt120.00–128.005066
SteersMedium 2—319124.02/cwt121.00–127.503966
SteersMedium 2—465120.94/cwt115.00–124.005625
SteersMedium 2—270124.26/cwt120.00–130.003364
SteersMedium 2—573117.69/cwt111.00–121.006743
SteersMedium 2—800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
SteersMedium 2—740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
SteersMedium 2—680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
SteersMedium 2—625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
SteersMedium 2—500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
HeifersSmall 1-2—515101.42/cwt98.00–104.005224

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.