Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. 2 goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.97/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$113.97

99 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	391	125.82	492	25
Medium and Large 2	494	118.79	586	34
Medium and Large 3	509	105.34	537	11thin
Small 1-2	533	101.37	540	29

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale99 hd

113.97

—

NC average7 barns · 498 hd

113.87

+0.10

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	65.55	1,046	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	63.51	783	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	47.77	443	6thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.51/cwt	54.00–66.00	783	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	65.55/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,046	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.58/cwt	34.00–43.00	375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	52.36/cwt	49.00–56.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.36/cwt	123.00–132.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	118.82/cwt	117.50–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.27/cwt	112.50–122.50	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.89/cwt	112.00–191.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.59/cwt	99.00–113.00	547	8
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	325	92.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	300	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	575	93.27/cwt	92.50–94.00	536	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	105.02/cwt	101.00–109.00	591	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	103.24/cwt	97.00–110.00	495	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	514	104.82/cwt	102.00–107.00	539	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	101.63/cwt	99.00–102.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.93/cwt	136.00–148.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.04/cwt	136.00–138.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.98/cwt	131.00–142.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.34/cwt	140.00–152.50	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.44/cwt	145.00–158.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	134.08/cwt	128.00–140.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.42/cwt	128.00–140.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.58/cwt	130.00–156.00	610	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.74/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	119.15/cwt	114.00–127.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	104.95/cwt	101.00–109.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	103.22/cwt	94.00–115.00	662	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	236	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	125.61/cwt	115.00–132.50	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	123.80/cwt	119.00–127.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.47/cwt	122.00–129.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	128.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.16/cwt	120.00–135.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	121.69/cwt	113.00–125.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	628	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	685	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	413	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	540	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	445	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
1	—	536	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
9	—	420	123.00–132.00	126.36
10	—	364	125.00–128.00	126.58
1	—	150	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	117.50–120.00	118.82
2	—	675	112.00–116.00	114.03
6	—	423	112.50–122.50	118.27
6	—	572	112.00–116.00	114.32
7	—	520	115.00–119.00	116.97
10	—	478	112.00–191.00	123.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
8	—	523	99.00–113.00	104.59
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	93.00	93.00
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
2	—	325	90.00–95.00	92.38
2	—	575	92.50–94.00	93.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	105.00	105.00
2	—	563	101.00–109.00	105.02
5	—	479	97.00–110.00	103.24
5	—	514	102.00–107.00	104.82
8	—	645	99.00–102.00	101.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
2	—	440	136.00–148.00	141.93
2	—	475	136.00–138.00	137.04
5	—	528	131.00–142.00	137.98
6	—	335	140.00–152.50	144.34
9	—	375	145.00–158.00	150.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
1	—	620	97.00	97.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	112.50	112.50
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	628	108.00–110.00	109.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	132.50	132.50
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
2	—	593	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	628	118.00	118.00
2	—	713	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	322	115.00–132.50	125.61
3	—	408	119.00–127.50	123.80
4	—	508	122.00–129.00	126.47
5	—	464	125.00–135.00	128.13
7	—	378	120.00–135.00	127.16
7	—	679	113.00–125.00	121.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
2	—	465	141.00–145.00	142.98
2	—	558	128.00–140.00	134.08
9	—	518	128.00–140.00	133.42
20	—	425	130.00–156.00	143.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
2	—	488	123.00–128.00	125.54
4	—	518	122.00–128.00	124.74
6	—	577	114.00–127.00	119.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
2	—	475	105.00–107.50	106.30
2	—	583	101.00–109.00	104.95
2	—	713	90.00–92.00	90.99
4	—	641	94.00–115.00	103.22
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	70.00	70.00
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
5	—	760	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	54.00–66.00	63.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	64.00–67.00	65.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	34.00–43.00	38.58
4	—	904	49.00–56.00	52.36

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle