Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were average. Cattle quality was average,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.16/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$135.16

123 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

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	429	142.03	609	76
Medium and Large 2	468	129.64	606	37
Small 1-2	415	107.00	444	3thin
Medium and Large 3	580	101.81	591	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about $18 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 sale123 hd

135.16

—

NC average8 barns · 549 hd

132.79

+2.37

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	1,864	92.23	1,719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	58.61	714	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,327	56.55	750	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	41.33	464	7thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Small 1-2	—	375	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.50	410	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	106.29/cwt	102.50–110.00	280	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	153.18/cwt	147.50–159.00	418	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	625	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	717	91.31/cwt	90.00–94.00	655	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	330	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	305	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	108.33/cwt	100.00–115.00	469	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	108.70/cwt	105.00–112.00	566	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	633	98.51/cwt	95.00–102.00	624	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	107.25/cwt	107.00–107.50	716	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	104.76/cwt	104.00–107.00	592	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	106.14/cwt	92.50–112.50	359	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	47.47/cwt	45.00–49.00	527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	59.83/cwt	59.00–61.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	57.97/cwt	53.00–65.00	712	27
Bulls	—	—	1,864	92.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	289	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	368	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.52/cwt	128.00–147.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.33/cwt	131.00–132.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.41/cwt	117.50–129.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	147.68/cwt	140.00–159.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	141.11/cwt	139.00–145.00	511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.76/cwt	135.00–156.00	625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	442	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	131.36/cwt	126.00–137.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.62/cwt	118.00–126.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.13/cwt	140.00–155.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	118.63/cwt	114.00–124.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.98/cwt	112.50–123.00	549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	123.37/cwt	116.00–128.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.80/cwt	116.00–127.50	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	134.88/cwt	132.50–137.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.82/cwt	112.50–125.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.49/cwt	115.00–127.00	392	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	134.03/cwt	126.00–138.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.02/cwt	117.50–134.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	62.99/cwt	60.00–66.00	320	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	738	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	443	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	33.15/cwt	30.00–41.00	378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	771.06/cwt	720.00–820.00	8,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	624.00/cwt	624.00–624.00	5,990	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	465	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	381	132.07/cwt	125.00–137.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	630	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	105.40/cwt	103.00–107.50	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	314	2

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	105.00–112.50	109.28
2	—	263	102.50–110.00	106.29
2	—	488	100.00–105.00	102.49
7	—	521	105.00–112.00	108.70
2	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	415	103.00	103.00
4	—	565	104.00–107.00	104.76
6	—	338	92.50–112.50	106.14
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	90.00–94.00	91.31
2	—	633	95.00–102.00	98.51
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	92.50	92.50
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–137.00	132.99
2	—	525	117.50–129.00	123.41
2	—	333	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	112.50–123.00	116.98
14	—	424	112.50–125.00	118.82
4	—	515	112.00–118.00	113.59
11	—	328	115.00–127.00	119.49
9	—	372	115.00–125.00	118.64
2	—	273	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	200	105.00	105.00
2	—	568	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	668	98.00–100.00	98.99
5	—	521	104.00–110.00	106.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	94.00	94.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	95.00	95.00
1	—	250	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	147.50–159.00	153.18
1	—	175	165.00	165.00
6	—	517	128.00–147.00	140.52
3	—	624	131.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	584	130.00–137.00	133.20
5	—	319	140.00–159.00	147.68
12	—	362	139.00–145.00	141.11
17	—	429	135.00–156.00	145.76
13	—	469	140.00–155.00	146.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	126.00–127.00	126.52
4	—	381	125.00–137.50	132.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	126.00–137.50	131.36
5	—	534	116.00–128.00	123.37
8	—	571	116.00–127.50	122.80
3	—	415	134.00–135.00	134.68
3	—	318	132.50–137.00	134.88
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
7	—	384	126.00–138.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.59
1	—	600	77.50	77.50
1	—	340	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	773	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
2	—	568	109.00–111.00	110.03
3	—	433	100.00–115.00	108.33
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
2	—	668	107.00–107.50	107.25
2	—	473	108.00–110.00	109.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	119.00–125.00	122.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
5	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
6	—	523	127.00–134.00	129.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	118.00–126.00	122.62
12	—	629	114.00–124.00	118.63
2	—	565	116.00–118.00	117.02
2	—	478	120.00–133.00	126.60
6	—	424	117.50–134.00	128.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	113.00–115.00	113.98
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
5	—	631	103.00–107.50	105.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	60.00–66.00	62.99
1	—	475	64.00	64.00
1	—	645	62.00	62.00
1	—	425	60.00	60.00
1	—	380	62.00	62.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	60.00	60.00
1	—	575	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	45.00–49.00	47.47
3	—	1,140	30.00–41.00	33.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,358	59.00–61.00	59.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	76.00	76.00
27	—	1,229	53.00–65.00	57.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	90.00–95.00	92.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	720.00–820.00	771.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	870.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	624.00	624.00

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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