Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1 head of hog

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.55/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$116.55

108 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	480	125.30	601	31
Medium and Large 2	454	118.30	537	47
Small 1-2	504	106.11	535	12thin
Medium and Large 3	577	103.88	599	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $1 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 sale108 hd

116.55

—

NC average8 barns · 933 hd

113.09

+3.46

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	1,726	91.76	1,584	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	59.97	782	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	59.74	855	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	45.92	426	13

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	623	99.57/cwt	94.00–105.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	157.08/cwt	152.50–162.50	283	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	119.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	99.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	625	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.05/cwt	147.50–152.50	413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	148.34/cwt	138.00–157.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	139.03/cwt	129.00–149.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.16/cwt	138.00–155.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	145.87/cwt	132.00–149.50	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.45/cwt	118.00–129.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.96/cwt	124.00–132.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	134.33/cwt	132.50–136.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	122.10/cwt	113.00–125.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.50/cwt	122.50–135.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.08/cwt	114.00–128.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	118.74/cwt	113.00–124.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.91/cwt	113.00–122.50	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.19/cwt	112.00–118.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	571	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	114.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.25/cwt	123.00–135.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	117.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.21/cwt	117.00–126.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	131.18/cwt	125.00–137.50	293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	106.88/cwt	101.00–111.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	720.99/cwt	700.00–740.00	8,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	88.15/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,695	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	109.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	636	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	105.95/cwt	100.00–112.50	390	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	68.97/cwt	68.00–72.00	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	57.08/cwt	54.00–62.00	797	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	39.50/cwt	35.00–43.00	412	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	49.93/cwt	46.00–53.00	427	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	59.74/cwt	55.00–63.00	855	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	98.05/cwt	95.00–101.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	697	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	489	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	99.41/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,015	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	771	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

1 head of hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	94.00–105.00	99.57
3	—	583	105.00–112.00	109.01
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	129.00–134.00	131.49
5	—	457	129.00–149.00	139.03
4	—	421	140.00–142.00	141.25
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	124.00–132.00	126.96
5	—	628	117.00–120.00	118.59
8	—	529	114.00–128.00	121.08
5	—	475	128.00–135.00	131.67
5	—	566	113.00–124.00	118.74
5	—	663	112.00–118.00	115.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	104.00–107.00	105.51
2	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.19
2	—	593	112.00–117.00	114.49
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
1	—	825	97.50	97.50
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
2	—	180	152.50–162.50	157.08
4	—	275	147.50–152.50	150.05
4	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.00
5	—	576	135.00–144.00	138.50
1	—	210	147.50	147.50
5	—	417	138.00–157.00	148.34
5	—	476	138.00–155.00	147.16
16	—	504	132.00–149.50	145.87
5	—	325	140.00–151.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
3	—	552	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
6	—	637	113.00–125.00	122.10
3	—	477	122.50–135.00	128.50
6	—	378	130.00–138.00	134.27
4	—	571	113.00–122.50	117.91
2	—	520	115.00–124.00	119.54
7	—	427	123.00–135.00	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	104.00	104.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.50	102.50
2	—	625	95.00–105.00	99.96
5	—	521	107.00–110.00	108.59
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
2	—	368	100.00–112.50	105.95
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00–123.00	119.14
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	113.00	113.00
4	—	424	130.00–132.00	131.25
10	—	517	118.00–129.00	125.45
8	—	463	125.00–130.00	128.59
2	—	268	132.50–136.00	134.33
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
15	—	477	115.00–124.00	119.68
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
9	—	521	112.00–118.00	114.49
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
7	—	384	114.00–120.00	117.31
8	—	425	117.00–126.00	121.21
2	—	223	125.00–137.50	131.18
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
11	—	576	101.00–111.00	106.88
3	—	622	95.00–101.00	98.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	62.50	62.50
1	—	815	60.00	60.00
1	—	570	51.00	51.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	50.00	50.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	700.00–740.00	720.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	83.00–95.00	88.15
3	—	1,832	99.00–100.00	99.41
1	—	1,015	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	68.00–72.00	68.97
9	—	1,396	54.00–62.00	57.08
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	35.00–43.00	39.50
8	—	856	46.00–53.00	49.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,432	55.00–63.00	59.74

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