Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-06-02

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 2
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 278▲ 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 54▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

2 hogs.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.45/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$135.45
124 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.02/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 1-2540139.8575694
Medium and Large 2499127.0963523
Medium and Large 3616104.506444thin
Small 1-2495102.835093thin
One grade step is worth $37.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale124 hd
135.45
—
NC average8 barns · 743 hd
136.97
−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—Average1,812102.521,85810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43870.951,0203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32867.1389231
CowsLean 85-90%Average93151.464795thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—517119.25/cwt117.00–121.006177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—464128.79/cwt125.00–136.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—563118.33/cwt117.00–120.006663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—377132.82/cwt130.00–137.005017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—332132.90/cwt130.00–136.004415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—430129.69/cwt126.00–135.0055811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—190142.50/cwt142.50–142.502711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—326149.95/cwt140.00–170.004896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625132.57/cwt128.00–138.0082915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—669133.98/cwt131.00–135.0089610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—758119.67/cwt118.00–121.009073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—570139.10/cwt135.00–144.0079318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—382153.32/cwt139.00–175.005869
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—462142.43/cwt135.00–156.006588
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—523142.22/cwt136.00–152.0074414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—428153.43/cwt145.00–167.006576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—705119.84/cwt117.50–123.008453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—426143.54/cwt138.00–160.0061112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—522137.20/cwt129.00–144.0071613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—475137.25/cwt135.00–140.0065212
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—30591.00/cwt91.00–91.002781
SteersSmall 1-2—665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
SteersSmall 1-2—515112.50/cwt112.50–112.505791
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—77094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—52094.00/cwt94.00–94.004891
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—773492.53/cwt477.00–509.003,8072
HeifersSmall 1-2—69591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
BullsSmall 1-2—577105.01/cwt104.00–106.006063
BullsSmall 1-2—820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008452
BullsSmall 1-2—653100.02/cwt95.00–105.006532
HeifersSmall 1-2—83593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
HeifersSmall 1-2—520105.13/cwt97.00–111.005474
HeifersSmall 1-2—63599.50/cwt93.00–106.006322
HeifersSmall 1-2—415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
HeifersSmall 1-2—305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
HeifersSmall 1-2—574110.23/cwt108.00–112.006334
HeifersSmall 1-2—76094.99/cwt94.00–96.007222
HeifersSmall 1-2—468105.48/cwt105.00–106.004942
CowsLean 85-90%—97056.00/cwt56.00–56.005433
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43870.95/cwt70.00–72.001,0203
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33272.99/cwt69.00–84.009728
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32765.09/cwt59.00–68.0086423
Bulls——1,81897.15/cwt94.00–101.001,7664
Bulls——1,808106.10/cwt103.00–114.001,9186
HeifersMedium and Large 2—81599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275122.23/cwt115.00–130.003362
BullsMedium and Large 3—580109.95/cwt107.00–113.006382
BullsMedium and Large 3—695102.00/cwt102.00–102.007091
BullsMedium and Large 3—763102.00/cwt102.00–102.007782
BullsMedium and Large 3—480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
BullsMedium and Large 3—40098.00/cwt98.00–98.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623106.46/cwt105.00–108.006632
SteersMedium and Large 3—625106.50/cwt106.00–107.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 3—512106.85/cwt104.00–109.005473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—560135.50/cwt135.00–136.007592
HeifersMedium and Large 3—47098.43/cwt92.00–105.004632
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560111.02/cwt110.00–112.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 3—71096.99/cwt94.00–101.006893
SteersMedium and Large 3—545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
SteersMedium and Large 3—67095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
CowsLean 85-90%—87344.64/cwt42.00–47.003902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0014,1361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,115790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,8091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—850610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—965800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,210956.94/cwt810.00–1,090.0011,5792
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468121.47/cwt117.00–124.005688
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615111.76/cwt110.00–114.006874
BullsMedium and Large 2—563125.42/cwt117.00–133.007066
SteersMedium and Large 2—578131.19/cwt129.00–134.007585
HeifersMedium and Large 2—740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569114.17/cwt112.00–115.006509
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372124.09/cwt121.00–127.504625
HeifersMedium and Large 2—443119.68/cwt117.00–122.005303
HeifersMedium and Large 2—327124.91/cwt122.50–127.504083
SteersMedium and Large 2—770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
SteersMedium and Large 2—670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
SteersMedium and Large 2—418131.98/cwt128.00–135.005523
SteersMedium and Large 2—525125.37/cwt121.00–130.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523114.48/cwt114.00–115.005992
SteersMedium and Large 2—625120.15/cwt117.50–125.007513
SteersMedium and Large 2—263128.71/cwt127.50–130.003392
SteersMedium and Large 2—468131.35/cwt127.50–135.006152
SteersMedium and Large 2—379127.46/cwt120.00–137.504834
BullsMedium and Large 2—522129.40/cwt125.00–132.006755
BullsMedium and Large 2—427129.57/cwt120.00–135.005533
BullsMedium and Large 2—663116.33/cwt115.00–117.007713
BullsMedium and Large 2—780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
BullsMedium and Large 2—705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
BullsMedium and Large 2—490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881

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.