Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-03-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 31
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 157▲ 394 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 100▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Some what lower Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Plain to Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.59/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$118.59
174 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$41.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443126.4956193
Medium and Large 2443120.0753235
Medium 2483107.7252026
Small and Medium 259098.005781thin
Medium 349995.2547515thin
Small and Medium 343785.003714thin
One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $190 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 sale174 hd
118.59
—
NC average7 barns · 681 hd
117.07
+1.52
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
Bulls—Average1,71079.291,35611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37550.5569533
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10346.2150963
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low77336.202807thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,64554.008881thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—45382.49/cwt80.00–85.003742
SteersMedium 2—330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
SteersMedium 2—505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
SteersMedium 2—415130.98/cwt130.00–132.005442
SteersMedium 2—618118.50/cwt118.00–119.007322
SteersMedium 2—570125.66/cwt122.00–130.007163
SteersMedium 2—479140.64/cwt137.50–145.006744
SteersMedium 2—378146.21/cwt140.00–150.005536
SteersMedium 3—310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003971
SteersMedium 3—440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
SteersMedium 3—455124.04/cwt120.00–128.005642
SteersMedium 3—520121.02/cwt119.00–123.006292
SteersMedium 3—383132.50/cwt130.00–135.005073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—245137.50/cwt137.50–137.503371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—568148.43/cwt143.00–154.008432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665135.91/cwt132.00–140.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—620135.37/cwt134.00–138.008393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—717119.03/cwt112.00–123.008533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—288156.87/cwt155.00–157.504524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—333166.62/cwt162.50–170.005555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—374167.84/cwt165.00–174.006286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—421166.07/cwt160.00–170.006998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—461159.41/cwt157.00–167.007358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—529148.53/cwt144.00–154.007868
SteersMedium and Large 2—414152.96/cwt147.00–157.5063310
SteersMedium and Large 2—373159.69/cwt155.00–163.005969
SteersMedium and Large 2—529134.45/cwt130.00–140.007117
SteersMedium and Large 2—573134.55/cwt131.00–138.007712
SteersMedium and Large 2—475154.50/cwt154.00–155.007342
HeifersMedium 2—253106.29/cwt102.50–110.002692
BullsSmall and Medium 3—433112.95/cwt110.00–116.004892
BullsSmall and Medium 3—45097.50/cwt97.50–97.504391
CowsLean 85-90%—78718.94/cwt14.00–24.001493
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,64554.00/cwt54.00–54.008881
HeifersSmall and Medium 2—59098.00/cwt98.00–98.005781
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—24595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—59580.00/cwt80.00–80.004761
BullsSmall 3—428104.85/cwt100.00–110.004492
BullsSmall 3—540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
BullsSmall 3Full—41575.00/cwt75.00–75.003111
BullsMedium and Large 2—472138.01/cwt132.50–143.0065113
BullsMedium and Large 2—421148.82/cwt142.50–153.006276
BullsMedium and Large 2—585125.49/cwt124.00–128.007344
BullsMedium and Large 2—521128.49/cwt127.00–130.006694
BullsMedium and Large 2—72596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2—640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—561136.30/cwt132.00–140.007658
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—626123.79/cwt122.00–128.007755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—420157.10/cwt154.00–165.006605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—680112.01/cwt110.00–114.007624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—516140.23/cwt138.00–146.007244
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—479149.69/cwt145.00–155.007174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—708111.33/cwt109.00–115.007883
BullsMedium 3—522113.01/cwt111.00–115.005903
BullsMedium 3—485119.01/cwt115.00–126.005773
BullsMedium 3—435122.53/cwt120.00–125.005332
BullsMedium 2—425133.22/cwt130.00–138.005665
BullsMedium 2—480128.33/cwt128.00–129.006163
BullsMedium 2—563121.00/cwt120.00–122.006812
BullsMedium 2—508122.99/cwt122.00–124.006252
BullsMedium 2—95566.00/cwt66.00–66.006301
BullsMedium 2—94570.00/cwt70.00–70.006621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,510660.00/cwt660.00–660.009,9661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,015500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—865640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,5362
CowsLean 85-90%—86343.00/cwt43.00–43.003712
CowsLean 85-90%—66355.28/cwt51.00–60.003672
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34953.64/cwt50.00–58.0072417
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523119.47/cwt117.00–126.006259
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478120.81/cwt117.00–124.005779
HeifersMedium and Large 2—326122.02/cwt117.50–125.003985
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366122.47/cwt120.00–125.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 2—267120.89/cwt120.00–122.503233
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568115.51/cwt115.00–116.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418119.15/cwt116.00–122.504982
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—417128.04/cwt124.00–134.0053435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468128.96/cwt125.00–135.0060425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—336131.04/cwt127.50–137.004409
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—379132.06/cwt127.00–137.005016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—553124.77/cwt119.00–129.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—283134.51/cwt133.00–135.003814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622100.62/cwt98.00–106.006263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—527132.21/cwt129.00–137.506973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—67890.13/cwt85.00–95.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—77584.00/cwt84.00–84.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—71087.00/cwt87.00–87.006181
HeifersMedium 3—51297.44/cwt95.00–102.504993
HeifersMedium 3—482102.02/cwt101.00–104.004923
HeifersMedium 3—362104.79/cwt102.50–106.003793
HeifersMedium 3—67083.49/cwt82.00–85.005592
HeifersMedium 3—55897.01/cwt94.00–100.005412
HeifersMedium 3Full—53080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
HeifersMedium 3Full—42575.00/cwt75.00–75.003191
SteersSmall 2—340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
SteersSmall 3Full—350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
SteersSmall 3—273112.39/cwt110.00–115.003072
SteersSmall and Medium 3—235117.50/cwt117.50–117.502761
SteersSmall and Medium 3—330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
SteersSmall and Medium 3—390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
SteersSmall and Medium 3—470112.50/cwt112.50–112.505291
SteersSmall and Medium 3—510107.50/cwt107.50–107.505481
Dairy SteersMedium 3—47061.00/cwt61.00–61.002871
Dairy SteersMedium 3—53560.00/cwt60.00–60.003211
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2—21570.00/cwt70.00–70.001511
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2—27082.87/cwt77.50–87.502242
Bulls——1,03584.00/cwt84.00–84.008691
Bulls——1,38877.54/cwt77.00–78.001,0762
Bulls——1,62274.68/cwt70.00–77.001,2113
Bulls——2,02681.81/cwt80.00–87.001,6575
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05066.16/cwt61.00–70.006954
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03734.57/cwt32.00–37.0035811
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04752.87/cwt49.00–58.0055418
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16743.82/cwt39.00–49.0051130
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,21073.21/cwt62.00–85.008862
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43043.55/cwt40.00–47.0062314
HeifersMedium 2—325107.46/cwt105.00–110.003492
HeifersMedium 2—358113.78/cwt110.00–117.504072
HeifersMedium 2—567107.58/cwt103.00–113.006103
HeifersMedium 2—62991.77/cwt85.00–97.005774
HeifersMedium 2—472111.83/cwt105.00–115.005286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006283
SteersMedium and Large 2—340157.50/cwt157.50–157.505361
SteersMedium and Large 2—605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007621
SteersMedium and Large 2—705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
HeifersMedium 2—519112.14/cwt110.00–115.005827

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.