Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.71/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$117.71

127 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

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	493	123.86	610	45
Medium and Large 2	446	120.08	536	53
Medium and Large 3	492	104.19	513	13thin
Small 1-2	505	103.58	523	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $87 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 sale127 hd

117.71

—

NC average9 barns · 1,389 hd

118.59

−0.88

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	1,649	84.28	1,390	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	62.48	805	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	60.92	681	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	47.54	447	8thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2	—	619	132.03/cwt	129.00–136.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.95/cwt	145.00–180.00	528	11
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	99.50/cwt	93.00–106.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.06/cwt	135.00–153.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.56/cwt	135.00–143.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.12/cwt	137.50–175.00	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.07/cwt	137.50–150.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	119.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.99/cwt	123.00–135.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	126.53/cwt	121.00–132.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	131.13/cwt	126.00–147.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	137.58/cwt	132.00–143.00	731	7
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	727	98.29/cwt	94.00–104.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	360	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	108.87/cwt	102.50–115.00	422	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	100.99/cwt	94.00–110.00	624	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,093	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	773	97.03/cwt	94.00–101.00	750	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	677	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	715	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	669	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	103.52/cwt	95.00–110.00	652	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	106.52/cwt	100.00–115.00	298	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	393	98.81/cwt	90.00–107.50	388	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	106.00/cwt	92.50–112.50	558	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	105.79/cwt	100.00–112.00	608	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	60.92/cwt	57.00–66.00	681	32
Bulls	—	—	1,352	75.88/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.06/cwt	39.00–47.00	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	53.35/cwt	53.00–54.00	503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	89.67/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	277	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	79.62/cwt	75.00–84.00	295	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	350	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	951	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	61.54/cwt	58.00–65.00	786	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	16,577	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	17,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.67/cwt	114.00–127.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	108.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.01/cwt	95.00–104.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	96.67/cwt	92.00–99.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.24/cwt	101.00–112.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.00/cwt	115.00–130.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.38/cwt	115.00–135.00	480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.80/cwt	109.00–112.50	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	117.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	123.04/cwt	115.00–127.50	458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.99/cwt	113.00–131.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	118.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.95/cwt	112.00–125.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.50/cwt	109.00–114.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	126.52/cwt	122.50–135.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	122.48/cwt	118.00–127.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	119.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.95/cwt	115.00–134.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	128.86/cwt	115.00–135.00	341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.84/cwt	117.50–126.00	523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.81/cwt	135.00–139.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.70/cwt	115.00–130.00	641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.71/cwt	115.00–132.00	595	16

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	129.00–136.00	132.03
11	—	328	145.00–180.00	160.95
5	—	428	135.00–153.00	143.06
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	220	162.50	162.50
11	—	380	137.50–175.00	146.12
7	—	477	137.50–150.00	143.07
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
2	—	255	147.50–150.00	148.73
11	—	565	132.00–140.00	135.96
7	—	531	132.00–143.00	137.58
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–131.00	125.17
10	—	380	115.00–135.00	126.38
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
3	—	322	122.50–135.00	126.52
2	—	693	118.00–127.00	122.48
5	—	416	115.00–134.00	124.95
4	—	265	115.00–135.00	128.86
2	—	460	131.00–133.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	121.00	121.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	102.50–115.00	108.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	93.00–106.00	99.50
1	—	320	112.50	112.50
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	112.50	112.50
4	—	630	95.00–110.00	103.52
3	—	280	100.00–115.00	106.52
2	—	393	90.00–107.50	98.81
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	130.00–132.50	131.28
6	—	569	118.00–122.00	119.64
4	—	469	123.00–135.00	126.99
3	—	612	115.00–116.00	115.33
14	—	514	119.00–126.00	121.98
2	—	393	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
8	—	414	126.00–147.00	131.13
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	118.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	568	116.00–117.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	113.00–117.00	115.17
9	—	472	116.00–124.00	119.85
3	—	523	117.00–125.00	119.62
3	—	227	125.00–130.00	127.35
9	—	372	115.00–127.50	123.04
3	—	320	115.00–120.00	118.41
6	—	623	112.00–125.00	114.95
2	—	660	109.00–114.00	111.50
9	—	426	117.50–126.00	122.84
4	—	274	120.00–125.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
2	—	718	99.00	99.00
3	—	373	100.00–110.00	103.96
1	—	440	107.50	107.50
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	108.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	135.00–143.00	138.56
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
5	—	468	135.00–139.00	136.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	121.00–132.00	126.53
2	—	678	115.00–119.00	116.95
2	—	610	116.00–124.00	119.93
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	94.00–104.00	98.29
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
5	—	618	94.00–110.00	100.99
3	—	773	94.00–101.00	97.03
3	—	677	100.00–110.00	105.64
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
4	—	526	92.50–112.50	106.00
3	—	575	100.00–112.00	105.79
2	—	408	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	105.00–114.00	109.44
3	—	725	95.00–104.00	100.01
2	—	473	105.00–112.50	108.61
3	—	795	92.00–99.00	96.67
4	—	630	101.00–112.00	107.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	114.00–127.00	118.67
10	—	430	115.00–130.00	123.00
3	—	720	109.00–112.50	110.80
3	—	672	115.00–119.00	117.69
11	—	565	113.00–131.00	120.99
18	—	518	115.00–130.00	123.70
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
16	—	477	115.00–132.00	124.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	84.00	84.00
1	—	330	84.00	84.00
2	—	370	75.00–84.00	79.62
1	—	575	68.00	68.00
2	—	430	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	535.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,370.00	1,370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,340.00	1,340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,118	57.00–66.00	60.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	39.00–47.00	44.06
3	—	942	53.00–54.00	53.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	69.00–70.00	69.50
15	—	1,278	58.00–65.00	61.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	65.00–81.00	75.88
1	—	1,930	97.00	97.00
7	—	1,864	87.00–94.00	89.67

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How this sale compares

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