Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were 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 $115.50/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$115.50

105 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	476	122.92	586	21
Medium and Large 2	414	118.17	490	51
Small 1-2	464	106.73	495	16thin
Medium and Large 3	569	106.59	607	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale105 hd

115.50

—

NC average8 barns · 900 hd

117.46

−1.96

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	—	Low	1,416	92.70	1,312	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	76.23	1,080	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	69.46	804	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	50.21	551	7thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Medium and Large 2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.65/cwt	133.00–134.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.37/cwt	117.00–121.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	124.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.58/cwt	117.00–130.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	116.14/cwt	115.00–117.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	428.98/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,831	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.04/cwt	133.00–136.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	647	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	369	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	107.84/cwt	105.00–111.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.72/cwt	137.50–155.00	475	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	160	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	164	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	109.16/cwt	102.50–115.00	293	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	106.85/cwt	102.50–111.00	559	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	107.33/cwt	100.00–112.50	504	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	543	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	567	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	490	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	108.78/cwt	105.00–112.50	400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	47.28/cwt	44.00–50.00	500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	52.41/cwt	52.00–54.00	591	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	77.26/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,131	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	76.59/cwt	73.00–82.00	939	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	66.61/cwt	58.00–72.00	753	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	650.81/cwt	630.00–670.00	5,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,100.58/cwt	970.00–1,260.00	11,116	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	345	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.55/cwt	103.00–108.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	121.19/cwt	117.50–125.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	80.89/cwt	71.00–86.00	963	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	104.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	92.53/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.83/cwt	100.00–112.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	120.71/cwt	117.50–125.00	324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	13,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	553	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	119.99/cwt	115.00–122.50	287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.47/cwt	112.50–122.50	503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	107.59/cwt	106.00–109.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	105.74/cwt	99.00–109.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.95/cwt	119.00–132.50	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.08/cwt	118.00–130.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.01/cwt	117.50–128.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	121.15/cwt	112.00–129.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	641	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	117.37/cwt	112.50–127.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.82/cwt	113.00–130.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	139.18/cwt	136.00–147.00	507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.02/cwt	128.00–136.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	118.89/cwt	115.00–122.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	120.24/cwt	119.00–122.00	747	4

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 367Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
6	—	378	115.00–130.00	124.79
5	—	426	117.00–130.00	125.58
3	—	670	115.00–125.00	120.66
4	—	576	118.00–130.00	124.08
3	—	320	125.00–135.00	129.84
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
3	—	525	125.00–132.00	129.37
3	—	482	113.00–130.00	118.82
4	—	621	119.00–122.00	120.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	133.00–134.00	133.65
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
3	—	438	144.00	144.00
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
3	—	520	133.00–136.00	135.04
4	—	474	133.00–140.00	136.50
5	—	328	137.50–155.00	144.72
7	—	364	136.00–147.00	139.18
6	—	616	128.00–136.00	132.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.65
2	—	268	102.50–115.00	109.16
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	117.00–121.00	118.37
2	—	335	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	375	130.00–132.00	131.03
5	—	418	125.00–128.00	126.69
1	—	630	122.50	122.50
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	117.00–118.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	343	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	160	102.50	102.50
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
4	—	523	102.50–111.00	106.85
2	—	478	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	368	105.00–112.50	108.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	103.00–108.00	105.55
5	—	631	106.00–109.00	107.59
4	—	661	99.00–109.00	105.74
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	117.50–125.00	121.19
7	—	268	117.50–125.00	120.71
3	—	239	115.00–122.50	119.99
10	—	425	112.50–122.50	118.47
1	—	160	115.00	115.00
6	—	588	113.00–114.00	113.66
9	—	472	115.00–124.00	120.95
4	—	530	112.00–116.00	114.30
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
8	—	371	112.50–127.00	117.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	115.00–117.50	116.14
6	—	428	119.00–132.50	123.95
8	—	462	117.50–128.00	124.01
7	—	574	112.00–129.00	121.15
16	—	524	115.00–130.00	122.39
9	—	619	115.00–122.00	118.89
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
6	—	673	105.00–111.00	107.84
3	—	470	100.00–112.50	107.33
2	—	543	100.00–109.00	104.48
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	93.00	93.00
1	—	460	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	100.00–112.00	105.83
2	—	605	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	663	102.00–108.00	104.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
4	—	658	121.00	121.00
2	—	625	123.00–125.00	124.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	59.00	59.00
1	—	490	80.00	80.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	660	390.00–460.00	428.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	630.00–670.00	650.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,010	970.00–1,260.00	1,100.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,180.00	1,180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	44.00–50.00	47.28
4	—	1,128	52.00–54.00	52.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	69.00	69.00
7	—	1,464	73.00–83.00	77.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,226	73.00–82.00	76.59
40	—	1,131	58.00–72.00	66.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	71.00–86.00	80.89
3	—	1,648	100.00–109.00	104.98
8	—	1,413	88.00–98.00	92.53

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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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