Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle weremoderate. Cattle quality was average or better.Baby calves were 1 to 25. 3 hogs 4 sheep

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.28/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$117.28

119 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

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	395	127.80	505	64
Medium 2	320	115.00	368	1thin
Medium and Large 2	412	114.90	473	12thin
Medium and Large 3	477	102.78	491	7thin
Small 1-2	489	101.84	498	35

One grade step is worth $25.95/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 sale119 hd

117.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,101 hd

116.05

+1.24

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	—	Average	1,630	78.87	1,286	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	57.89	628	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	55.31	736	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	37.59	338	10

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,147	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	726.07/cwt	690.00–760.00	7,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	690.70/cwt	670.00–700.00	7,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.01/cwt	152.00–165.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	178.41/cwt	167.50–192.50	403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.82/cwt	142.00–165.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.50/cwt	145.00–177.50	598	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	187	167.63/cwt	160.00–172.50	313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	129.64/cwt	115.00–140.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	181.56/cwt	160.00–197.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	173.67/cwt	150.00–186.00	561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	584	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	104.93/cwt	102.50–107.50	391	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	438.75/cwt	403.00–472.00	3,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,862	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,315	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.94/cwt	122.00–126.00	766	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	81.98/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,381	9
Bulls	—	—	1,338	62.86/cwt	51.00–68.00	841	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	90.86/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,688	3
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	185	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	171	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	290	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	268	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	765	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	712	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	647	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	765	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	662	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.46/cwt	117.50–125.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	122.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	59.78/cwt	58.00–61.00	728	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	53.57/cwt	48.00–56.00	571	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	62.68/cwt	58.00–73.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.69/cwt	145.00–166.00	665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.29/cwt	128.00–148.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.88/cwt	140.00–158.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	115.00/cwt	112.50–117.50	532	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	33.01/cwt	28.00–37.00	292	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	44.46/cwt	43.00–46.00	410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	52.67/cwt	49.00–57.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	124.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	602	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	104.97/cwt	102.50–110.00	302	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	352	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	718	105.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	210	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	127.41/cwt	120.00–132.50	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	128.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	122.61/cwt	121.00–126.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	128.97/cwt	120.00–133.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	546	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	156.51/cwt	150.00–162.50	279	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	534	107.51/cwt	103.00–109.00	574	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	105.34/cwt	102.50–108.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	428	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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 518Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	152.00–165.00	159.01
5	—	520	130.00–145.00	137.51
7	—	226	167.50–192.50	178.41
8	—	472	142.00–165.00	151.82
16	—	375	145.00–177.50	159.50
2	—	578	134.00–138.00	136.04
3	—	187	160.00–172.50	167.63
9	—	281	160.00–197.00	181.56
16	—	323	150.00–186.00	173.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	445	125.00–135.00	130.00
3	—	465	125.00–130.00	126.68
4	—	271	130.00–137.50	135.01
5	—	329	115.00–140.00	129.64
2	—	508	115.00–122.00	118.55
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
3	—	373	102.50–107.50	104.93
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	102.50–105.00	103.72
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	92.50	92.50
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
2	—	765	91.00–95.00	93.01
1	—	625	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	112.50–117.50	115.00
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	320	112.50–115.00	113.71
3	—	370	115.00–117.50	115.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	120.00–131.00	124.52
2	—	558	119.00–124.00	121.49
3	—	230	120.00–132.50	127.41
3	—	255	125.00–135.00	128.40
3	—	537	121.00–126.00	122.61
8	—	323	120.00–133.00	128.97
14	—	375	120.00–136.00	127.20
18	—	424	125.00–133.00	128.75
2	—	178	150.00–162.50	156.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
2	—	358	97.50–100.00	98.74
3	—	288	102.50–110.00	104.97
3	—	330	105.00–110.00	106.69
3	—	718	101.00–110.00	105.58
1	—	215	97.50	97.50
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
2	—	455	105.00–110.00	107.47
4	—	534	103.00–109.00	107.51
4	—	615	102.50–108.00	105.34
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	122.00–126.00	123.94
5	—	570	117.50–125.00	122.46
5	—	532	115.00–125.00	122.06
3	—	428	120.00–135.00	128.46
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	105.00–110.00	107.45
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	112.50	112.50
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	630	100.00–110.00	105.12
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	475	137.50	137.50
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	132.00–134.00	133.02
11	—	427	145.00–166.00	155.69
9	—	511	128.00–148.00	139.29
9	—	468	140.00–158.00	150.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	690.00–760.00	726.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	670.00–700.00	690.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	403.00–472.00	438.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,684	74.00–87.00	81.98
4	—	1,338	51.00–68.00	62.86
3	—	1,858	88.00–94.00	90.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	58.00–61.00	59.78
1	—	1,455	47.00	47.00
7	—	1,411	49.00–57.00	52.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	48.00–56.00	53.57
9	—	1,107	58.00–73.00	62.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	885	28.00–37.00	33.01
4	—	923	43.00–46.00	44.46

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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