Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 4 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$119.04

91 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

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	438	127.74	560	43
Medium and Large 2	377	119.85	451	23
Small 1-2	471	104.61	493	17thin
Medium and Large 3	405	100.66	408	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $152 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 sale91 hd

119.04

—

NC average8 barns · 747 hd

116.47

+2.58

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	1,105	57.00	630	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	71.89	999	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	64.87	789	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	46.15	463	13

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	518	139.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.13/cwt	117.50–138.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	395	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	236	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	180	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	176.64/cwt	165.00–189.00	406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.55/cwt	146.00–170.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	168.64/cwt	148.00–179.00	619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	168.16/cwt	155.00–179.00	547	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	621	117.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	738	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	323	103.41/cwt	95.00–112.50	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	250	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.07/cwt	115.00–127.50	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	122.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	182	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.22/cwt	121.00–125.50	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.76/cwt	129.00–141.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	131.04/cwt	127.50–135.00	363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.33/cwt	129.00–137.50	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	120.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.98/cwt	124.00–129.00	674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.49/cwt	44.00–52.00	499	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	38.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	73.04/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,015	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	58.40/cwt	55.00–67.00	642	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	72.55/cwt	69.00–80.00	982	16
Bulls	—	—	1,105	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	612.17/cwt	530.00–710.00	5,785	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	574.73/cwt	430.00–760.00	5,937	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,936	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,339	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	9,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	945.89/cwt	770.00–1,130.00	8,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.22/cwt	160.00–175.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	193	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	358	132.34/cwt	125.00–140.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	132.42/cwt	120.00–145.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.36/cwt	125.00–147.50	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	231	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	377	2
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	803.76/cwt	730.00–880.00	7,314	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	298	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	596	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	106.48/cwt	100.00–112.50	442	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	105.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	255	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1

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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year 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
3	—	518	130.00–145.00	139.69
6	—	423	150.00–165.00	158.81
2	—	555	136.00–138.00	136.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	137.50	137.50
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	478	117.50–138.00	128.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	465	103.00	103.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	117.00–121.00	117.98
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	117.50	117.50
2	—	395	115.00–125.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	135.00	135.00
10	—	614	121.00–125.50	123.22
7	—	323	129.00–141.00	133.76
6	—	277	127.50–135.00	131.04
4	—	374	129.00–137.50	133.33
3	—	582	118.00–125.00	120.60
3	—	535	124.00–129.00	125.98
2	—	470	128.00–133.00	130.53
2	—	430	127.50–129.00	128.23
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	107.50	107.50
1	—	265	112.50	112.50
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	112.50	112.50
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
2	—	220	100.00	100.00
2	—	415	100.00–112.50	106.48
3	—	668	100.00–109.00	105.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	95.00–112.50	103.41
1	—	355	97.50	97.50
1	—	250	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	115.00–127.50	121.07
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.31
3	—	323	118.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	182	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	465	120.00–122.50	121.21
2	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	295	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	230	165.00–189.00	176.64
7	—	421	146.00–170.00	152.55
16	—	367	148.00–179.00	168.64
17	—	325	155.00–179.00	168.16
5	—	462	153.00	153.00
2	—	265	160.00–175.00	167.22
2	—	193	185.00–186.00	185.49
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	125.00–140.00	132.34
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	127.50	127.50
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
2	—	173	135.00–145.00	139.93
2	—	323	130.00–145.00	137.33
3	—	277	120.00–145.00	132.42
6	—	378	125.00–147.50	135.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	328	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	945	530.00–710.00	612.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,033	430.00–760.00	574.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	941	770.00–1,130.00	945.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	730.00–880.00	803.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	44.00–52.00	48.49
3	—	915	35.00–40.00	38.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,390	69.00–76.00	73.04
2	—	1,383	64.00–65.00	64.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,099	55.00–67.00	58.40
16	—	1,354	69.00–80.00	72.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle