Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3 lower. 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. 6 hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.97/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$138.97

76 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$51.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	502	151.40	760	47
Medium and Large 2	418	133.32	557	16thin
Medium and Large 3	458	103.13	472	4thin
Small 1-2	343	100.04	343	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.36/cwt here — about $417 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 sale76 hd

138.97

—

NC average8 barns · 511 hd

142.84

−3.86

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	1,562	89.42	1,397	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	64.21	950	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	64.07	811	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	47.45	471	13

Every lot, as filed

97 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 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.77/cwt	125.00–142.50	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.70/cwt	132.00–135.50	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	173.13/cwt	160.00–188.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	177.08/cwt	150.00–194.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	146.06/cwt	142.00–152.50	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	180.39/cwt	172.50–185.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	537	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	592	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	108.20/cwt	100.00–112.50	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	110.49/cwt	107.00–112.50	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.54/cwt	45.00–57.00	647	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	76.33/cwt	75.00–78.00	952	6
Bulls	—	—	1,552	91.44/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	101.59/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,015	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	558	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	625.80/cwt	400.00–740.00	4,881	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	681.28/cwt	530.00–760.00	5,484	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	779	474.57/cwt	326.00–760.00	3,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	670.57/cwt	600.00–740.00	6,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	753.17/cwt	600.00–910.00	7,389	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	780.92/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	772.90/cwt	540.00–950.00	8,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	606.93/cwt	490.00–680.00	6,027	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	355	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	121	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	180	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	167	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	282	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.62/cwt	122.00–137.50	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.46/cwt	127.00–146.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.85/cwt	136.00–142.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.42/cwt	155.00–169.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	39.25/cwt	32.00–43.00	367	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	64.21/cwt	59.00–70.00	950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	64.42/cwt	57.00–73.00	828	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	52.57/cwt	47.00–57.00	541	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	306	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	188	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	188	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	124.93/cwt	122.50–127.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.79/cwt	130.00–142.50	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.34/cwt	132.50–145.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.10/cwt	132.50–142.50	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.45/cwt	147.50–157.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	154.59/cwt	147.50–162.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	503	118.53/cwt	113.00–124.00	596	2
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	125.00–142.50	131.77
3	—	528	133.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	573	127.00–129.00	128.02
2	—	458	142.00	142.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	132.00–135.50	134.70
7	—	754	123.00	123.00
6	—	475	150.00–157.00	154.80
6	—	371	160.00–188.00	173.13
6	—	325	150.00–194.00	177.08
4	—	531	142.00–152.50	146.06
4	—	263	172.50–185.00	180.39
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
1	—	215	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	92.50	92.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	101.00	101.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	470	100.00–112.50	108.20
3	—	560	107.00–112.50	110.49
2	—	285	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	188	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	503	113.00–124.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	94.00	94.00
1	—	365	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	115.00–125.00	119.92
4	—	510	112.00–117.00	114.48
4	—	415	120.00–126.00	122.70
3	—	317	122.50–127.50	124.99
2	—	365	122.50–127.50	124.93
2	—	288	125.00–127.50	126.24
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	130.00–142.50	134.79
5	—	472	132.50–145.00	135.34
4	—	371	132.50–142.50	138.10
3	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.75
2	—	278	147.50–157.50	152.45
2	—	228	147.50–162.50	154.59
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	461	77.00	77.00
1	—	230	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	122.00–137.50	131.62
5	—	483	127.00–146.00	133.46
4	—	566	125.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	136.00–142.00	138.85
6	—	424	155.00–169.00	161.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	45.00–57.00	53.54
6	—	1,247	75.00–78.00	76.33
31	—	1,285	57.00–73.00	64.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	32.00–43.00	39.25
8	—	1,029	47.00–57.00	52.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	59.00–70.00	64.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	87.00–95.00	91.44
2	—	1,860	99.00–104.00	101.59
1	—	1,015	55.00	55.00

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)	4	—	780	400.00–740.00	625.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	805	530.00–760.00	681.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	779	326.00–760.00	474.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	600.00–740.00	670.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	981	600.00–910.00	753.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	700.00–860.00	780.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	540.00–950.00	772.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	490.00–680.00	606.93

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle