Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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 $116.54/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$116.54

145 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

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	444	128.28	570	41
Medium and Large 2	486	118.18	575	60
Small 1-2	589	107.50	634	13thin
Medium and Large 3	623	101.63	633	31

One grade step is worth $26.65/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 sale145 hd

116.54

—

NC average8 barns · 992 hd

116.89

−0.35

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	1,598	85.00	1,358	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	66.11	737	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	59.69	865	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	48.36	497	11

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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	585	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.49/cwt	117.00–130.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.77/cwt	123.00–136.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	124.82/cwt	115.00–135.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	119.84/cwt	114.00–126.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.69/cwt	114.00–118.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.85/cwt	137.00–147.50	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,701	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	887	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	486	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	50.10/cwt	45.00–55.00	527	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	40.54/cwt	39.00–42.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	103.82/cwt	97.50–110.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	122.53/cwt	118.00–127.50	513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	121.84/cwt	115.00–127.50	465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.56/cwt	111.00–117.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.85/cwt	113.00–117.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	109.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	118.26/cwt	117.50–121.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.34/cwt	127.00–140.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.31/cwt	134.00–145.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	141.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	143.38/cwt	139.00–147.50	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	149.71/cwt	140.00–162.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.14/cwt	137.50–152.50	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.06/cwt	137.00–151.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.17/cwt	128.00–139.50	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	757	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	669	104.60/cwt	101.00–109.00	700	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	607	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	105.64/cwt	103.00–109.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	779	102.77/cwt	90.00–107.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	101.70/cwt	98.00–110.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	98.48/cwt	91.00–104.00	624	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	818	87.75/cwt	85.00–93.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	10,938	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	62.59/cwt	57.00–67.00	687	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	71.26/cwt	68.00–76.00	809	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,054	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	117.73/cwt	110.00–124.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.88/cwt	112.00–124.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.48/cwt	119.00–134.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.99/cwt	115.00–133.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.33/cwt	117.50–137.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.38/cwt	127.50–135.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.72/cwt	136.00–137.50	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.63/cwt	134.00–149.00	723	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	112.50	112.50
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
1	—	530	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	117.00–130.00	122.49
9	—	424	123.00–136.00	129.77
8	—	481	115.00–135.00	124.82
6	—	614	114.00–126.00	119.84
5	—	522	127.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	660	114.00–118.00	116.69
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	136.00–146.00	139.69
5	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.58
4	—	461	137.00–147.50	140.85
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	97.50–110.00	103.82
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
7	—	521	103.00–109.00	105.64
4	—	779	90.00–107.00	102.77
4	—	669	98.00–110.00	101.70
4	—	634	91.00–104.00	98.48
4	—	565	100.00–110.00	106.31
3	—	818	85.00–93.00	87.75
2	—	725	96.00–97.00	96.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	118.00–127.50	122.53
12	—	469	116.00–124.00	119.99
8	—	382	115.00–127.50	121.84
7	—	568	111.00–117.00	114.56
7	—	526	113.00–117.00	114.85
4	—	716	105.00–111.00	109.49
4	—	619	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	117.50–121.00	118.26
11	—	421	127.00–140.00	130.34
5	—	363	134.00–145.00	139.31
3	—	510	120.00–123.00	121.67
3	—	222	135.00–145.00	141.54
2	—	315	139.00–147.50	143.38
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	101.00–109.00	104.60
2	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.52
2	—	565	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	430	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	140.00–162.00	149.71
7	—	377	137.50–152.50	144.14
6	—	703	120.00–124.00	122.67
6	—	480	137.00–151.00	142.06
5	—	614	128.00–139.50	136.17
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
11	—	580	130.00–144.00	139.35
11	—	525	134.00–149.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	584	129.00–130.00	129.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	110.00–124.00	117.73
8	—	626	112.00–124.00	117.88
7	—	519	119.00–134.00	128.48
6	—	573	115.00–133.00	124.99
5	—	483	117.50–137.00	129.33
5	—	372	127.50–135.00	131.38
2	—	805	112.50	112.50
2	—	415	136.00–137.50	136.72
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	225	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,405	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	64.00–65.00	64.54
1	—	1,595	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	45.00–55.00	50.10
2	—	918	39.00–42.00	40.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,097	57.00–67.00	62.59
23	—	1,135	68.00–76.00	71.26
1	—	1,190	53.00	53.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,130.00	1,130.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle