Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.78/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$114.78

155 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

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	406	130.19	529	33
Medium and Large 2	441	116.45	514	69
Small 1-2	543	103.27	561	29
Medium and Large 3	528	102.70	543	24

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale155 hd

114.78

—

NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd

115.34

−0.56

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	1,721	99.68	1,715	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	73.90	990	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	70.13	812	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	52.23	450	10

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	101.35/cwt	97.50–105.00	380	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	141.33/cwt	137.00–145.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.18/cwt	134.00–141.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	151.10/cwt	142.50–162.50	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.24/cwt	133.00–138.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	583	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	525	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	955.35/cwt	940.00–970.00	9,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	674	101.46/cwt	95.00–108.00	684	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	102.42/cwt	95.00–112.50	428	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	8,829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,138	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	614	109.25/cwt	105.00–112.00	671	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	723	96.49/cwt	94.00–99.00	698	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	108.38/cwt	106.00–111.00	564	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	728	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	108.23/cwt	100.00–115.00	413	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	109.44/cwt	105.00–111.00	525	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	59.60/cwt	54.00–62.00	515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	44.86/cwt	38.00–48.00	385	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	900	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	76.68/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,067	14
Bulls	—	—	1,705	96.18/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,640	12
Bulls	—	—	1,265	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.04/cwt	113.00–120.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	113.34/cwt	112.00–114.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	120.07/cwt	115.00–127.50	451	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	117.09/cwt	114.00–122.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	121.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	180	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	103.55/cwt	95.00–112.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.66/cwt	108.00–112.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.11/cwt	112.00–116.00	597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.01/cwt	122.00–133.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	105.42/cwt	100.00–112.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	999.68/cwt	990.00–1,020.00	8,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	791.08/cwt	740.00–880.00	7,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	97.87/cwt	94.00–102.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	101.61/cwt	93.00–110.00	597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	71.98/cwt	69.00–74.00	948	12
Bulls	—	—	1,829	109.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	99.50/cwt	98.00–101.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,079.89/cwt	1,040.00–1,120.00	9,427	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	77.38/cwt	74.00–83.00	991	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	927.68/cwt	900.00–960.00	10,204	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	57.17/cwt	55.00–59.00	599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	68.03/cwt	61.00–74.00	761	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.34/cwt	138.00–151.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	153	152.38/cwt	145.00–160.00	233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.48/cwt	136.00–141.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	124.20/cwt	115.00–129.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.95/cwt	128.00–145.00	508	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	171.26/cwt	145.00–182.50	378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.75/cwt	125.00–142.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.60/cwt	130.00–143.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.48/cwt	119.00–131.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.45/cwt	117.00–131.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.65/cwt	120.00–133.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.57/cwt	118.00–133.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.46/cwt	116.00–123.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.46/cwt	115.00–127.50	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.50	319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	97.50–105.00	101.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
7	—	384	137.00–145.00	141.33
6	—	526	134.00–141.00	137.18
2	—	660	133.00–134.00	133.51
4	—	276	142.50–162.50	151.10
4	—	570	133.00–138.00	135.24
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
6	—	425	138.00–151.00	144.34
2	—	153	145.00–160.00	152.38
5	—	616	134.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	703	121.00–126.00	123.51
2	—	333	136.00–141.00	138.48
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
8	—	221	145.00–182.50	171.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
2	—	525	130.00–133.00	131.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	116.00	116.00
4	—	526	122.00–133.00	128.01
3	—	583	125.00–130.00	127.63
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
3	—	278	125.00–130.00	128.29
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
3	—	477	123.00–132.00	128.70
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
6	—	373	120.00–133.00	128.65
3	—	608	115.00–119.00	116.67
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
7	—	674	95.00–108.00	101.46
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
2	—	723	94.00–99.00	96.49
3	—	520	106.00–111.00	108.38
3	—	382	100.00–115.00	108.23
5	—	480	105.00–111.00	109.44
1	—	280	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
2	—	583	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	113.00–120.00	115.04
3	—	567	112.00–114.00	113.34
11	—	376	115.00–127.50	120.07
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
3	—	613	108.00–112.00	110.66
17	—	523	112.00–116.00	114.11
6	—	423	116.00–123.00	118.46
8	—	323	115.00–127.50	120.46
7	—	269	115.00–122.50	118.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	95.00–112.00	103.55
3	—	607	106.00–108.00	107.00
6	—	527	100.00–112.00	105.42
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	94.00–102.00	97.87
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
2	—	588	93.00–110.00	101.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	157.50	157.50
3	—	552	117.00	117.00
3	—	462	115.00–129.00	124.20
12	—	374	128.00–145.00	135.95
2	—	523	117.00	117.00
6	—	413	125.00–138.00	130.61
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	130.00–143.00	136.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	390	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
5	—	418	95.00–112.50	102.42
2	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.58
4	—	614	105.00–112.00	109.25
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
2	—	665	108.00–111.00	109.48
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	112.00–115.00	113.38
9	—	671	114.00–122.00	117.09
8	—	613	115.00–125.00	121.50
11	—	524	119.00–131.00	126.48
11	—	574	117.00–131.00	124.45
2	—	758	108.00–109.00	108.50
5	—	471	120.00–132.00	124.22
10	—	425	118.00–133.00	127.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
2	—	685	104.00–109.00	106.54
1	—	515	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
2	—	773	98.00–101.00	99.50
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	628	119.00–124.00	121.43
2	—	573	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	132.00–135.00	133.62
12	—	424	125.00–142.00	135.75
7	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.26
2	—	600	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	62.50	62.50

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	—	953	940.00–970.00	955.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	990.00–1,020.00	999.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	1,040.00–1,120.00	1,079.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	740.00–880.00	791.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–960.00	927.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	54.00–62.00	59.60
5	—	859	38.00–48.00	44.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	58.00	58.00
14	—	1,391	74.00–81.00	76.68
12	—	1,317	69.00–74.00	71.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,281	74.00–83.00	77.38
2	—	1,048	55.00–59.00	57.17
67	—	1,119	61.00–74.00	68.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,705	90.00–103.00	96.18
1	—	1,265	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,829	106.00–115.00	109.46

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