Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	402	138.65	557	105
Medium and Large 2	379	125.55	476	41
Small 1-2	441	106.23	468	20
Medium and Large 3	470	105.28	494	18thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,698	87.13	1,480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	68.39	968	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	67.56	830	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	46.30	458	16

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	99.03/cwt	95.00–103.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	314	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	530	93.97/cwt	91.00–97.00	498	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	107	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	114	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	2,042	100.00/cwt	96.00–104.00	2,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	87.86/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	109.72/cwt	105.00–112.00	697	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	662	104.04/cwt	99.00–107.00	689	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	128.12/cwt	124.00–132.50	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	118.97/cwt	113.00–125.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	325	132.39/cwt	127.50–137.50	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.54/cwt	143.00–162.50	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	156.62/cwt	147.50–161.00	290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.09/cwt	135.00–157.50	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	125.32/cwt	117.50–137.50	350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	128.25/cwt	117.50–142.50	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	108.63/cwt	102.00–115.00	565	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	681	103.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.57/cwt	127.50–147.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.31/cwt	116.00–124.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.41/cwt	123.00–128.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.17/cwt	147.50–175.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.73/cwt	134.00–143.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	467	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	134.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	885.87/cwt	870.00–900.00	8,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.56/cwt	150.00–181.00	598	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	168.55/cwt	152.50–195.00	549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.68/cwt	150.00–174.00	743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.71/cwt	138.00–160.00	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	169.81/cwt	150.00–192.50	470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	176.79/cwt	155.00–199.00	398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	127.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.53/cwt	117.50–137.50	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	551	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	107.27/cwt	100.00–115.00	349	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	247	2
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	133.32/cwt	117.50–148.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	134.97/cwt	122.50–150.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	127.33/cwt	123.00–131.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.45/cwt	126.00–136.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	144.96/cwt	135.00–167.50	477	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	140.20/cwt	132.00–150.00	590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	142.53/cwt	135.00–148.00	529	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	139.43/cwt	134.00–145.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	52.38/cwt	48.00–55.00	631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	81.23/cwt	80.00–83.00	868	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	67.71/cwt	59.00–77.00	844	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	68.39/cwt	61.00–74.00	968	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	34.41/cwt	30.00–42.00	335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.44/cwt	49.00–58.00	533	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	261	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	107.46/cwt	100.00–115.00	503	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	713	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	107.27/cwt	103.00–114.00	561	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	107.60/cwt	105.00–112.50	348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	818	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	335	139.49/cwt	117.50–150.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	168.16/cwt	162.00–176.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	135.21/cwt	128.00–140.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	134.89/cwt	125.00–150.00	372	5

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	293	105.00–115.00	109.96
2	—	480	105.00–111.00	108.00
2	—	580	99.00–100.00	99.49
2	—	705	95.00–103.00	99.03
4	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
1	—	420	91.00	91.00
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	91.00–97.00	93.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	107	107.00	107.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
2	—	235	110.00–112.50	111.25
2	—	468	100.00–115.00	107.46
2	—	660	106.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	523	103.00–114.00	107.27
4	—	323	105.00–112.50	107.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	525	117.50	117.50
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
2	—	285	132.50	132.50
2	—	475	124.00–132.50	128.12
3	—	590	113.00–125.00	118.97
4	—	325	127.50–137.50	132.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	143.00–162.50	152.54
3	—	185	147.50–161.00	156.62
3	—	275	135.00–157.50	147.09
3	—	553	123.00–131.00	127.33
9	—	522	126.00–136.00	132.45
12	—	467	130.00–140.00	134.82
17	—	329	135.00–167.50	144.96
18	—	421	132.00–150.00	140.20
22	—	371	135.00–148.00	142.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	279	117.50–137.50	125.32
7	—	422	120.00–135.00	128.63
7	—	369	117.50–142.50	128.25
6	—	473	120.00–128.00	125.01
5	—	525	115.00–125.00	118.79
5	—	320	117.50–137.50	125.53
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	105.00–112.00	109.72
3	—	662	99.00–107.00	104.04
2	—	520	102.00–115.00	108.63
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	101.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	107.50	107.50
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	127.50–147.00	141.57
5	—	518	124.00–130.00	127.83
4	—	420	130.00–145.00	138.12
3	—	618	116.00–124.00	119.31
2	—	570	123.00–128.00	125.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	150.00–165.00	154.21
14	—	422	147.50–175.00	157.17
8	—	528	134.00–143.00	138.73
5	—	568	130.00–137.00	132.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–140.00	136.68
2	—	525	129.00–140.00	134.45
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
7	—	369	117.50–148.00	133.32
6	—	313	122.50–150.00	134.97
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
2	—	410	134.00–145.00	139.43
2	—	518	120.00–130.00	125.07
5	—	276	125.00–150.00	134.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	150.00–181.00	159.56
17	—	326	152.50–195.00	168.55
15	—	465	150.00–174.00	159.68
13	—	522	138.00–160.00	151.71
11	—	277	150.00–192.50	169.81
10	—	225	155.00–199.00	176.79
8	—	689	127.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	175	180.00	180.00
4	—	416	162.00–176.00	168.16
5	—	572	146.00–154.00	149.35
5	—	611	128.00–140.00	135.21
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	100.00–115.00	107.27
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	95.00	95.00
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
1	—	865	109.00	109.00
2	—	375	149.00–150.00	149.48
2	—	818	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	335	117.50–150.00	139.49
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	66.00	66.00
3	—	2,042	96.00–104.00	100.00
5	—	1,549	82.00–94.00	87.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	48.00–55.00	52.38
4	—	1,068	80.00–83.00	81.23
41	—	1,246	59.00–77.00	67.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,416	61.00–74.00	68.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	30.00–42.00	34.41
10	—	998	49.00–58.00	53.44

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)	1	—	800	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	230.00	230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	870.00–900.00	885.87

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