Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.56/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$111.56

87 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

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	442	126.13	558	9thin
Medium and Large 2	399	119.91	478	29
Medium 1-2	510	114.00	581	1thin
Small 1-2	543	104.93	570	32
Medium and Large 3	522	101.34	529	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $29 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 sale87 hd

111.56

—

NC average9 barns · 1,610 hd

116.98

−5.42

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	1,478	82.52	1,219	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	60.89	824	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	58.53	682	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	46.04	488	22

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	655	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	710	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	606	106.61/cwt	99.00–111.00	646	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	407	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.45/cwt	117.50–130.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	137.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	139.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.58/cwt	136.00–153.00	450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	390	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	545	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,713	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	468	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	678	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	691	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	101.25/cwt	95.00–107.50	456	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	102.63/cwt	95.00–110.00	429	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	571	104.08/cwt	101.00–109.00	594	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	624	106.57/cwt	101.00–110.00	665	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	109.23/cwt	108.00–111.00	517	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	102.35/cwt	95.00–112.50	427	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	88.98/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	72.19/cwt	65.00–81.00	993	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	60.89/cwt	58.00–66.00	824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	59.33/cwt	57.00–65.00	685	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	51.40/cwt	45.00–55.00	648	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	39.26/cwt	30.00–45.00	386	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	50.73/cwt	48.00–55.00	565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	703.44/cwt	390.00–910.00	8,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	720.24/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	822.47/cwt	700.00–910.00	10,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.15/cwt	95.00–110.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	103.60/cwt	94.00–111.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	99.93/cwt	95.00–105.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.07/cwt	113.00–124.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	125.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.28/cwt	113.00–122.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.53/cwt	122.00–133.00	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	102.20/cwt	91.00–112.50	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.03/cwt	115.00–135.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	126.25/cwt	121.00–129.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.78/cwt	117.00–128.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	124.31/cwt	119.00–130.00	286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.52/cwt	117.50–130.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.10/cwt	115.00–131.00	702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.91/cwt	114.00–125.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.32/cwt	117.00–124.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 467Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 133Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	105.00–112.00	108.47
5	—	606	99.00–111.00	106.61
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	95.00–107.50	101.25
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
3	—	417	95.00–112.50	102.35
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
2	—	463	137.00–138.00	137.51
2	—	503	133.00–136.00	134.51
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	107.50	107.50
4	—	531	91.00–112.50	102.20
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	121.00–129.00	126.25
5	—	415	117.00–128.00	123.78
3	—	463	117.50–130.00	122.52
13	—	570	115.00–131.00	123.10
6	—	620	114.00–125.00	117.91
2	—	663	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	107.00–110.00	108.48
3	—	675	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	418	95.00–110.00	102.63
5	—	571	101.00–109.00	104.08
1	—	345	101.00	101.00
9	—	624	101.00–110.00	106.57
4	—	473	108.00–111.00	109.23
4	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	127.50	127.50
2	—	350	129.00–132.00	130.50
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
2	—	418	125.00–136.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
2	—	343	95.00–100.00	97.52
2	—	658	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	425	95.00–110.00	102.15
5	—	532	94.00–111.00	103.60
2	—	575	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	113.00–124.00	121.07
6	—	327	125.00–128.00	125.82
4	—	474	113.00–122.00	118.28
3	—	518	112.00–115.00	113.33
4	—	266	115.00–122.50	118.70
4	—	383	115.00–125.00	118.25
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	117.50–130.00	124.45
5	—	369	122.00–133.00	126.53
4	—	439	125.00–132.00	129.27
4	—	330	115.00–135.00	128.03
3	—	510	125.00–128.00	126.66
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
4	—	230	119.00–130.00	124.31
2	—	260	122.50–125.00	123.70
3	—	628	117.00–124.00	120.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	133.00–140.00	137.25
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	365	135.00–143.00	137.91
2	—	273	135.00–143.00	139.33
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
9	—	320	136.00–153.00	140.58
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
4	—	434	134.00–140.00	136.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00	100.00
2	—	678	101.00–103.00	101.97
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	380	95.00–105.00	99.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	60.00	60.00
2	—	593	62.00–64.00	63.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	390.00–910.00	703.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–800.00	720.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	700.00–910.00	822.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,542	82.00–96.00	88.98
5	—	1,375	65.00–81.00	72.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	58.00–66.00	60.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
15	—	1,155	57.00–65.00	59.33
3	—	1,260	45.00–55.00	51.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	30.00–45.00	39.26
13	—	1,113	48.00–55.00	50.73

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle