Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was below average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.60/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$112.60

85 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	505	120.48	608	23
Medium and Large 2	481	117.09	563	31
Medium and Large 3	532	103.14	548	19thin
Small 1-2	571	100.86	576	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $32 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 sale85 hd

112.60

—

NC average8 barns · 895 hd

114.95

−2.35

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	1,509	91.61	1,382	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	67.12	944	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	63.92	755	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	49.40	528	32

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.85/cwt	115.00–127.50	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	546	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	147.08/cwt	137.50–156.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	8,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	140.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	971.44/cwt	860.00–1,050.00	11,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.53/cwt	137.50–145.00	524	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	952.08/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	9,759	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	7,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.33/cwt	141.00–143.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	120.27/cwt	118.00–122.50	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	905.54/cwt	740.00–1,110.00	10,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	930.55/cwt	860.00–990.00	9,817	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	566	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	5,655	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	571.77/cwt	460.00–710.00	4,191	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	109.15/cwt	107.50–111.00	511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	922.70/cwt	850.00–980.00	9,901	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	444	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	98.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	668	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	39.39/cwt	30.00–45.00	373	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	53.32/cwt	49.00–57.00	596	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	920.51/cwt	870.00–990.00	11,212	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	63.24/cwt	58.00–69.00	755	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	73.10/cwt	70.00–77.00	826	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	55.70/cwt	54.00–57.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,048	68.17/cwt	60.00–76.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.64/cwt	92.50–109.00	571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	800.44/cwt	780.00–820.00	7,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	1,042.92/cwt	980.00–1,120.00	9,876	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	9,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	831.73/cwt	750.00–960.00	9,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	114.72/cwt	113.00–116.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.39/cwt	92.00–110.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	97.10/cwt	90.00–105.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.32/cwt	122.50–125.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.21/cwt	117.50–123.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.66/cwt	116.00–122.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.60/cwt	112.50–122.50	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	117.60/cwt	117.00–119.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.50	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.63/cwt	115.00–132.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.86/cwt	114.00–125.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	71.23/cwt	70.00–73.00	989	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	65.23/cwt	61.00–69.00	923	13
Bulls	—	—	1,690	104.60/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	94.59/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,503	7

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 289Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	115.00–127.50	120.85
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	285	126.00	126.00
7	—	567	113.00–116.00	114.72
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	165	117.50	117.50
2	—	320	117.50–123.00	120.21
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
3	—	482	113.00–117.00	115.01
6	—	518	112.00–117.50	114.68
2	—	375	125.00–127.50	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
4	—	574	118.00–124.00	119.52
1	—	155	137.50	137.50
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
5	—	510	117.00–119.00	117.60
2	—	383	130.00–137.50	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	546	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
3	—	472	119.00–121.00	120.02
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
2	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
3	—	675	95.00–105.00	98.94
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	420	107.50	107.50
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	92.50–109.00	99.64
4	—	429	100.00–105.00	103.75
3	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.64
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
2	—	538	100.00–110.00	104.93
2	—	720	95.00–96.00	95.49
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
2	—	488	138.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	513	130.00–133.00	131.34
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	118.00–122.50	120.27
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	100.00–105.00	102.50
3	—	468	107.50–111.00	109.15
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–110.00	105.18
2	—	523	92.00–110.00	101.39
2	—	423	90.00–105.00	97.10
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	475	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	108.00–109.00	108.51
3	—	618	116.00–122.00	118.66
3	—	465	112.50–122.50	116.60
2	—	565	117.00–123.00	119.97
3	—	672	114.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	418	114.00–125.00	117.86
4	—	519	115.00–125.00	119.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
4	—	259	137.50–156.00	147.08
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
3	—	403	135.00–146.00	140.33
2	—	490	144.00–146.00	145.00
2	—	563	134.00–138.00	135.99
7	—	370	137.50–145.00	141.53
3	—	535	141.00–143.00	142.33
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	112.50	112.50
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	112.50	112.50
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
3	—	518	122.50–125.00	123.32
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	365	115.00–132.50	123.63
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	97.50	97.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	70.00	70.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	900.00–1,020.00	952.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,073	850.00–980.00	922.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	980.00–1,120.00	1,042.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	860.00–1,050.00	971.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	740.00–1,110.00	905.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	860.00–990.00	930.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	870.00–990.00	920.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	780.00–820.00	800.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	750.00–960.00	831.73
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	733	460.00–710.00	571.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	947	30.00–45.00	39.39
23	—	1,117	49.00–57.00	53.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,194	58.00–69.00	63.24
6	—	1,130	70.00–77.00	73.10
2	—	995	54.00–57.00	55.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	70.00–73.00	71.23
13	—	1,415	61.00–69.00	65.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	60.00–76.00	68.17
2	—	1,690	103.00–106.00	104.60
7	—	1,589	90.00–97.00	94.59

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