Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with lighter weight calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves were 3.00 to 22.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.42/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$116.42

134 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

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	459	124.12	569	68
Medium 2	502	112.88	566	18thin
Medium and Large 3	483	107.29	518	13thin
Small 1-2	524	106.65	559	35

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $11 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 sale134 hd

116.42

—

NC average7 barns · 1,051 hd

105.49

+10.92

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	1,569	68.40	1,073	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	52.46	724	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	48.04	594	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	37.66	353	24

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	473	133.85/cwt	129.00–146.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	122.20/cwt	115.00–127.50	577	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	117.90/cwt	112.00–123.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	118.56/cwt	116.00–123.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	684	121.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	115.06/cwt	112.00–119.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	887	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	783	408.04/cwt	256.00–601.00	3,195	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	794	467.26/cwt	310.00–530.00	3,710	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	247.23/cwt	170.00–310.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	671.48/cwt	540.00–820.00	7,252	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	483.12/cwt	446.00–550.00	4,445	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	613.51/cwt	450.00–710.00	7,221	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	602.60/cwt	460.00–820.00	7,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	490.03/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,253	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	558	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.37/cwt	127.50–149.00	534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.97/cwt	131.00–134.50	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.15/cwt	127.50–145.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	146.22/cwt	130.00–167.50	338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.59/cwt	128.00–138.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.03/cwt	124.00–134.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	193	154.81/cwt	140.00–170.00	299	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	123.62/cwt	122.00–125.00	525	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	119.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	326	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	673	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	827	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	107.63/cwt	104.00–109.00	665	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	107.50/cwt	102.50–110.00	462	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	281	103.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	103.25/cwt	102.50–104.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	100.51/cwt	98.00–103.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	113.74/cwt	112.50–116.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	112.50/cwt	111.00–115.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.75/cwt	117.00–118.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	118.96/cwt	117.50–122.50	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.58/cwt	118.00–130.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.14/cwt	116.00–118.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	123.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	106.29/cwt	105.00–107.50	248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	390	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	576	105.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	608	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	121.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.77/cwt	119.00–137.50	546	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	103.12/cwt	97.00–109.00	748	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	111.31/cwt	101.00–127.00	520	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	106.79/cwt	100.00–111.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.56/cwt	135.00–153.00	475	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	117.58/cwt	112.50–123.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	121.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	518	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.74/cwt	130.00–147.50	577	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	699	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	106.57/cwt	104.00–112.50	509	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	506	106.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.37/cwt	117.50–130.00	593	16
Bulls	—	—	1,431	58.37/cwt	50.00–66.00	835	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	75.57/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,261	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.22/cwt	47.00–55.00	624	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	51.10/cwt	47.00–55.00	704	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	43.53/cwt	42.00–46.00	437	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	34.72/cwt	27.00–38.00	314	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	42.85/cwt	39.00–46.00	524	13

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year 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
9	—	473	129.00–146.00	133.85
2	—	520	127.00	127.00
8	—	422	130.00–147.50	136.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	127.00	127.00
3	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.32
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	115.00–127.50	122.20
8	—	516	112.00–123.00	117.90
7	—	610	116.00–123.00	118.56
4	—	684	119.00–124.00	121.01
3	—	720	112.00–119.00	115.06
2	—	755	115.00–120.00	117.52
6	—	565	112.50–123.00	117.58
13	—	428	115.00–127.00	121.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	102.50–104.00	103.25
2	—	623	98.00–103.00	100.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	100.00–102.50	101.26
4	—	478	104.00–112.50	106.57
5	—	506	100.00–110.00	106.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	106.00–107.00	106.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	378	127.50–149.00	141.37
7	—	617	131.00–134.50	132.97
7	—	424	127.50–145.00	134.15
6	—	273	145.00–155.00	152.90
6	—	231	130.00–167.50	146.22
5	—	473	128.00–138.00	131.59
4	—	570	130.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	720	124.00–134.00	129.03
2	—	193	140.00–170.00	154.81
15	—	331	135.00–153.00	143.56
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	122.00–125.00	123.62
4	—	273	115.00–125.00	119.42
2	—	673	121.00–125.00	122.95
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.43
6	—	327	115.00–125.00	121.20
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	104.00–109.00	107.63
4	—	430	102.50–110.00	107.50
4	—	281	100.00–110.00	103.91
7	—	576	100.00–110.00	105.50
2	—	725	97.00–109.00	103.12
3	—	467	101.00–127.00	111.31
7	—	524	100.00–111.00	106.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	105.00–110.00	106.78
3	—	600	105.00–110.00	107.33
2	—	585	109.00	109.00
2	—	233	105.00–107.50	106.29
2	—	363	105.00–110.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	112.00–113.00	112.33
4	—	473	112.50–116.00	113.74
9	—	521	111.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	378	112.50–115.00	113.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	117.00–118.00	117.75
5	—	326	117.50–122.50	118.96
5	—	507	118.00–130.00	125.58
6	—	620	116.00–118.00	117.14
12	—	376	120.00–125.00	123.54
20	—	427	119.00–137.50	127.77
16	—	473	117.50–130.00	125.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	256.00–601.00	408.04
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	794	310.00–530.00	467.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	170.00–310.00	247.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	540.00–820.00	671.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	600.00–610.00	605.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	446.00–550.00	483.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	450.00–710.00	613.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	460.00–820.00	602.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	450.00–550.00	490.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	50.00–66.00	58.37
7	—	1,668	69.00–80.00	75.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,242	47.00–55.00	50.22
13	—	1,224	39.00–46.00	42.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	57.00	57.00
10	—	1,378	47.00–55.00	51.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	42.00–46.00	43.53
16	—	905	27.00–38.00	34.72

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle