Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Calves mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Light demand with moderate buyer activity. Quality of cattle plain to average with few high quality cattle. Calves sold at 33.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.41/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$107.41

143 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	115.70	601	25
Medium 2	454	109.50	497	63
Small 1-2	506	101.26	513	55

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $88 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 sale143 hd

107.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,334 hd

103.64

+3.78

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	1,651	78.02	1,288	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	55.60	801	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	50.95	590	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	38.62	354	26

Every lot, as filed

129 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	111.32/cwt	108.00–115.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	120.16/cwt	112.50–127.50	499	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	108.96/cwt	103.00–115.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	617	103.99/cwt	102.00–107.50	642	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	682	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	97.93/cwt	95.00–101.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	111.55/cwt	107.50–120.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	106.42/cwt	100.00–115.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	106.49/cwt	103.00–114.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	113.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	112.74/cwt	102.50–117.50	426	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	113.97/cwt	112.50–117.50	376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.67/cwt	130.00–145.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	95.92/cwt	91.00–107.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	621	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	99.16/cwt	92.50–105.00	266	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	609	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	667	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	108.03/cwt	95.00–112.50	339	5
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	261	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fleshy	—	685	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	322	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	235	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	106	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	64.95/cwt	64.00–66.00	244	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	322	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	192	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	78.69/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,308	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	41.93/cwt	33.00–46.00	448	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	51.79/cwt	47.00–58.00	607	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	773	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	997	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	56.48/cwt	55.00–58.00	774	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	43.60/cwt	37.00–47.00	412	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	35.50/cwt	30.00–40.00	320	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	628.52/cwt	540.00–710.00	4,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	648.42/cwt	475.00–770.00	7,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,374	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.13/cwt	126.00–134.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.86/cwt	122.50–132.00	537	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.50	583	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	563	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	726	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	633	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	785	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	691	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	836	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	311	127.68/cwt	122.50–135.00	397	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	127.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.85/cwt	140.00–155.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.55/cwt	131.50–133.50	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.61/cwt	131.00–138.50	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.00/cwt	138.00–151.00	531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	200	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	96.97/cwt	90.00–104.00	609	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	783	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	728	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	662	96.31/cwt	94.00–100.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	97.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	558	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	583	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	167	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	292	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	102.73/cwt	97.50–107.50	226	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	687	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	100.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	323	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	95.85/cwt	95.00–97.50	357	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	99.57/cwt	96.00–106.00	615	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	101.49/cwt	94.00–107.00	487	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	666	103.24/cwt	98.00–108.00	688	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.46/cwt	95.00–108.00	430	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	104.03/cwt	96.00–106.00	596	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	103.17/cwt	92.50–108.00	542	11
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	155	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	194	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	5,789	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	713	94.94/cwt	89.00–101.00	677	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	101.46/cwt	95.00–110.00	419	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	101.45/cwt	92.00–108.00	591	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	99.02/cwt	90.00–104.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	167	114.05/cwt	112.50–115.00	190	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	108.02/cwt	100.00–112.50	292	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	103.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	660	3

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Tue Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	122.00–129.00	125.60
3	—	607	108.00–115.00	111.32
2	—	818	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
8	—	419	130.00–145.00	137.67
8	—	666	91.00–107.00	95.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	112.50–127.50	120.16
6	—	565	103.00–115.00	108.96
6	—	534	105.00–110.00	107.03
4	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.79
3	—	617	102.00–107.50	103.99
2	—	725	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–94.00	92.06
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	90.00–104.00	96.97
2	—	783	91.00–95.00	92.99
3	—	662	94.00–100.00	96.31
4	—	713	89.00–101.00	94.94
5	—	413	95.00–110.00	101.46
5	—	583	92.00–108.00	101.45
8	—	526	90.00–104.00	99.02
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
2	—	268	92.50–105.00	99.16
2	—	485	108.00	108.00
2	—	573	105.00–107.50	106.30
2	—	635	104.00–106.00	105.02
5	—	314	95.00–112.50	108.03
1	—	190	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.54
2	—	468	122.00–127.50	124.65
2	—	563	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	633	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	691	121.00	121.00
5	—	311	122.50–135.00	127.68
6	—	368	120.00–135.00	127.57
1	—	155	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	157.00–157.50	157.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	152.50	152.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
2	—	293	132.50–135.00	133.76
2	—	445	136.00	136.00
6	—	323	140.00–155.00	145.85
6	—	524	131.50–133.50	132.55
13	—	472	131.00–138.50	135.61
16	—	369	138.00–151.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	126.00–134.00	130.13
3	—	357	120.00–123.00	121.99
3	—	423	122.50–132.00	126.86
3	—	617	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	682	107.00	107.00
2	—	518	95.00–101.00	97.93
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
1	—	365	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	107.50–120.00	111.55
11	—	525	100.00–115.00	106.42
8	—	564	103.00–114.00	106.49
8	—	418	110.00–120.00	113.65
7	—	378	102.50–117.50	112.74
5	—	330	112.50–117.50	113.97
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
3	—	167	112.50–115.00	114.05
3	—	270	100.00–112.50	108.02
3	—	635	101.00–107.00	103.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
2	—	425	90.00–105.00	97.85
2	—	558	103.00–106.00	104.52
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	102.50	102.50
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
2	—	220	97.50–107.50	102.73
2	—	705	97.00–98.00	97.50
3	—	320	95.00–105.00	100.96
3	—	372	95.00–97.50	95.85
4	—	618	96.00–106.00	99.57
5	—	480	94.00–107.00	101.49
5	—	666	98.00–108.00	103.24
6	—	420	95.00–108.00	102.46
9	—	573	96.00–106.00	104.03
11	—	525	92.50–108.00	103.17
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	47.00	47.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	45.00	45.00
2	—	375	64.00–66.00	64.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	68.00	68.00
1	—	575	56.00	56.00
2	—	318	60.00–61.00	60.49
2	—	483	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	64.00	64.00
1	—	2,005	86.00	86.00
9	—	1,662	73.00–85.00	78.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,068	33.00–46.00	41.93
44	—	1,173	47.00–58.00	51.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,690	59.00	59.00
7	—	1,371	55.00–58.00	56.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	944	37.00–47.00	43.60
16	—	900	30.00–40.00	35.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	540.00–710.00	628.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	475.00–770.00	648.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	490.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	554.00	554.00

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