Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-02-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 18
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
276 vs last sale 228 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
21 vs last sale 75 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
16 vs last sale 27 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 3 to 4 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 1 to 20. 1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.94/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$128.94
184 head · 408 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.94
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2402138.65557105
Medium and Large 2379125.5547641
Small 1-2441106.2346820
Medium and Large 3470105.2849418thin
One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $63 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 sale184 hd
128.94
NC average8 barns · 812 hd
123.00
+5.94
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
BullsLow1,69887.131,48010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41668.3996810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22867.5683049
CowsLean 85-90%Low98946.3045816

Every lot, as filed

126 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 and Large 3615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 3670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 3293109.96/cwt105.00–115.003222
HeifersMedium and Large 3480108.00/cwt105.00–111.005182
HeifersMedium and Large 358099.49/cwt99.00–100.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 370599.03/cwt95.00–103.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004074
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy53093.97/cwt91.00–97.004982
HeifersSmall 1-2107107.00/cwt107.00–107.001141
HeifersSmall 1-2355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
HeifersSmall 1-2445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
HeifersSmall 1-2565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006271
Bulls1,55566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0262
Bulls2,042100.00/cwt96.00–104.002,0423
Bulls1,54987.86/cwt82.00–94.001,3615
BullsSmall 1-2635109.72/cwt105.00–112.006973
BullsSmall 1-2662104.04/cwt99.00–107.006893
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed46092.50/cwt92.50–92.504261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy440133.00/cwt133.00–133.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy525117.50/cwt117.50–117.506171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475128.12/cwt124.00–132.506092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy590118.97/cwt113.00–125.007023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy325132.39/cwt127.50–137.504304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230152.54/cwt143.00–162.503512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2185156.62/cwt147.50–161.002903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275147.09/cwt135.00–157.504043
HeifersMedium and Large 3520107.50/cwt107.50–107.505591
HeifersMedium and Large 342091.00/cwt91.00–91.003821
HeifersMedium and Large 3300112.50/cwt112.50–112.503381
HeifersMedium and Large 2279125.32/cwt117.50–137.503509
HeifersMedium and Large 2422128.63/cwt120.00–135.005437
HeifersMedium and Large 2369128.25/cwt117.50–142.504737
HeifersMedium and Large 2473125.01/cwt120.00–128.005916
HeifersMedium and Large 2525118.79/cwt115.00–125.006245
BullsSmall 1-2520108.63/cwt102.00–115.005652
BullsSmall 1-2455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy505117.50/cwt117.50–117.505931
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
BullsMedium and Large 3681103.99/cwt101.00–105.007084
BullsMedium and Large 3725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007321
BullsMedium and Large 3640109.00/cwt109.00–109.006981
BullsMedium and Large 3500107.50/cwt107.50–107.505381
BullsMedium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
BullsMedium and Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
BullsMedium and Large 2470141.57/cwt127.50–147.006656
BullsMedium and Large 2518127.83/cwt124.00–130.006625
BullsMedium and Large 2420138.12/cwt130.00–145.005804
BullsMedium and Large 2618119.31/cwt116.00–124.007373
BullsMedium and Large 2570125.41/cwt123.00–128.007152
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468154.21/cwt150.00–165.0072214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422157.17/cwt147.50–175.0066314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528138.73/cwt134.00–143.007328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568132.80/cwt130.00–137.007545
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy467136.68/cwt130.00–140.006383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy525134.45/cwt129.00–140.007062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy405147.00/cwt147.00–147.005951
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,4801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2790340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6861
Bred CowsSmall 1-2605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,9441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,4171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2988885.87/cwt870.00–900.008,7522
SteersMedium and Large 2455122.50/cwt122.50–122.505571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375159.56/cwt150.00–181.0059818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2326168.55/cwt152.50–195.0054917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465159.68/cwt150.00–174.0074315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522151.71/cwt138.00–160.0079213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2277169.81/cwt150.00–192.5047011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225176.79/cwt155.00–199.0039810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2689127.48/cwt127.00–130.008788
HeifersMedium and Large 2320125.53/cwt117.50–137.504025
HeifersMedium and Large 2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2195130.00/cwt130.00–130.002541
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 376572.00/cwt72.00–72.005511
SteersSmall 1-2325107.27/cwt100.00–115.003492
SteersSmall 1-2700103.00/cwt103.00–103.007211
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy26095.00/cwt95.00–95.002472
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy83595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy38095.00/cwt95.00–95.003611
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39595.00/cwt95.00–95.003751
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28590.00/cwt90.00–90.002571
SteersMedium and Large 3303105.00/cwt105.00–105.003182
SteersMedium and Large 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
SteersMedium and Large 3285112.50/cwt112.50–112.503211
SteersMedium and Large 2369133.32/cwt117.50–148.004927
SteersMedium and Large 2313134.97/cwt122.50–150.004226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2553127.33/cwt123.00–131.007043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522132.45/cwt126.00–136.006919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467134.82/cwt130.00–140.0063012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329144.96/cwt135.00–167.5047717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421140.20/cwt132.00–150.0059018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371142.53/cwt135.00–148.0052922
SteersMedium and Large 2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2410139.43/cwt134.00–145.005722
SteersMedium and Large 2518125.07/cwt120.00–130.006482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20452.38/cwt48.00–55.006314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06881.23/cwt80.00–83.008684
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24667.71/cwt59.00–77.0084441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41668.39/cwt61.00–74.0096810
CowsLean 85-90%97534.41/cwt30.00–42.003356
CowsLean 85-90%99853.44/cwt49.00–58.0053310
HeifersSmall 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
HeifersSmall 1-2235111.25/cwt110.00–112.502612
HeifersSmall 1-2468107.46/cwt100.00–115.005032
HeifersSmall 1-2660107.98/cwt106.00–110.007132
HeifersSmall 1-2523107.27/cwt103.00–114.005613
HeifersSmall 1-2323107.60/cwt105.00–112.503484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy865109.00/cwt109.00–109.009431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy375149.48/cwt149.00–150.005612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy818115.49/cwt115.00–116.009452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy335139.49/cwt117.50–150.004674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2175180.00/cwt180.00–180.003151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416168.16/cwt162.00–176.007004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572149.35/cwt146.00–154.008545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611135.21/cwt128.00–140.008265
SteersMedium and Large 2276134.89/cwt125.00–150.003725

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.