Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.98/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$116.98

126 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$27.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

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	407	129.63	528	53
Medium and Large 2	492	119.06	586	24
Small 1-2	627	102.29	642	24
Medium and Large 3	555	102.28	568	25

One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale126 hd

116.98

—

NC average9 barns · 1,206 hd

119.68

−2.70

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	—	High	1,685	97.73	1,647	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	70.82	1,039	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	66.01	796	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	49.70	530	14

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1-2Fleshy	—	732	90.67/cwt	90.00–91.00	664	3
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	686	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	107.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	555	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	102.41/cwt	97.00–108.00	781	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	820	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	791	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	108.52/cwt	104.00–112.00	624	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	638	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	673	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	109.82/cwt	107.50–112.00	527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	63.79/cwt	58.00–68.00	755	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	101.24/cwt	90.00–108.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	140.46/cwt	138.00–142.50	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	110.74/cwt	110.00–111.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.00/cwt	135.00–149.00	606	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	790	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,006.67/cwt	610.00–1,280.00	12,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	135.06/cwt	132.50–140.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	882	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	148.62/cwt	142.50–157.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	855	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,794	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	683	105.04/cwt	101.00–109.00	717	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	104.50/cwt	99.00–110.00	721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	53.93/cwt	51.00–57.00	586	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	44.06/cwt	36.00–47.00	458	6
Bulls	—	—	2,063	105.46/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	97.98/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,608	9
Bulls	—	—	1,330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,064	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	70.72/cwt	69.00–74.00	877	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	67.11/cwt	64.00–68.00	985	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	72.53/cwt	69.00–82.00	1,064	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	675.27/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,212	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	13,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	10,628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	104.11/cwt	102.50–110.00	334	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	104.35/cwt	101.00–110.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	910.84/cwt	660.00–1,120.00	11,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	101.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	95.67/cwt	91.00–99.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	273	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.55/cwt	112.00–122.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	662	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	118.24/cwt	114.00–123.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.87/cwt	135.00–141.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	134.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.25/cwt	139.00–175.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	115.99/cwt	113.00–120.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.91/cwt	136.00–149.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.01/cwt	126.00–142.50	548	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	90.00–91.00	90.67
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	105.00–108.00	107.02
2	—	820	96.00–97.00	96.50
4	—	575	104.00–112.00	108.52
1	—	445	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
2	—	638	103.00–108.00	105.53
2	—	480	107.50–112.00	109.82
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
2	—	690	99.00–110.00	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	518	111.00–115.00	113.70
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	433	119.00–125.00	122.92
8	—	467	118.00–125.00	121.40
4	—	569	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	90.00–108.00	101.24
9	—	564	101.00–110.00	104.35
4	—	481	100.00–102.00	101.50
3	—	732	91.00–99.00	95.67
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	117.00–124.00	119.61
3	—	268	132.50–140.00	135.06
2	—	308	142.50–145.00	143.76
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
12	—	367	130.00–140.00	134.61
2	—	453	125.00–127.50	126.24
21	—	415	126.00–142.50	132.01
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
6	—	483	113.00–120.00	115.99
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	793	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	376	120.00–135.00	129.02
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	138.00–142.50	140.46
5	—	421	135.00–149.00	144.00
3	—	612	127.00–131.00	129.02
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
5	—	711	120.00–128.00	124.00
10	—	482	142.50–157.00	148.62
4	—	568	135.00–139.00	137.00
2	—	655	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
8	—	376	139.00–175.00	146.25
7	—	523	136.00–149.00	141.91
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
2	—	623	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	390	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	102.50–110.00	104.11
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
1	—	245	102.50	102.50
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
1	—	890	93.00	93.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	108.00–113.00	110.33
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	460	110.00–111.00	110.74
2	—	683	101.00–109.00	105.04
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	97.00–108.00	102.41
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	122.50–130.00	126.27
4	—	575	125.00–131.00	128.71
3	—	475	120.00–132.50	127.22
4	—	670	112.00–122.00	116.55
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
7	—	634	114.00–123.00	118.24
3	—	433	120.00–129.00	124.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
15	—	480	134.00–140.00	137.95
6	—	418	135.00–141.00	138.87
2	—	570	132.00–132.50	132.25
6	—	514	132.00–136.00	134.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	70.00	70.00
1	—	365	82.00	82.00
1	—	285	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,183	58.00–68.00	63.79
12	—	1,240	69.00–74.00	70.72
1	—	1,260	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,086	51.00–57.00	53.93
6	—	1,040	36.00–47.00	44.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	64.00–68.00	67.11
13	—	1,467	69.00–82.00	72.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	105.00–106.00	105.46
9	—	1,641	89.00–104.00	97.98
1	—	1,330	80.00	80.00

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	2	—	1,195	610.00–1,280.00	1,006.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–700.00	675.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	660.00–1,120.00	910.84

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle