Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady with a few instances slightly higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 45.00 per head. Current hog receipts 6; goat receipts 6.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.56/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$115.56

99 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

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	497	124.60	619	29
Medium and Large 2	494	116.68	576	40
Small 1-2	545	105.82	577	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	105.03	560	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $60 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 sale99 hd

115.56

—

NC average8 barns · 1,059 hd

116.04

−0.49

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	1,543	95.90	1,480	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	68.59	954	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	65.47	801	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	52.81	594	10

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2Fleshy	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.94/cwt	118.00–126.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	128.45/cwt	127.00–133.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.60/cwt	134.00–137.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.39/cwt	133.00–135.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.60/cwt	142.50–152.50	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.61/cwt	131.00–135.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.71/cwt	131.00–132.50	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.07/cwt	117.50–130.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	137.74/cwt	135.00–141.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.72/cwt	150.00–162.50	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.21/cwt	136.00–144.00	718	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	102.58/cwt	95.00–110.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.10/cwt	142.50–148.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	782.23/cwt	730.00–810.00	7,611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,772	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	614	104.71/cwt	102.00–107.00	643	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	102.89/cwt	94.00–112.50	590	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,925	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	63.34/cwt	56.00–67.00	751	24
Bulls	—	—	1,558	94.01/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	101.07/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	53.34/cwt	51.00–55.00	605	9
Bulls	—	—	1,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	826	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,268	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.79/cwt	103.00–112.50	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	61.63/cwt	57.00–65.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	69.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	897	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,055.25/cwt	980.00–1,190.00	11,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	103.42/cwt	96.00–111.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,327.79/cwt	1,110.00–1,490.00	13,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	102.50/cwt	101.00–103.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.49/cwt	114.00–127.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.59/cwt	113.00–117.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	118.47/cwt	112.50–122.50	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.13/cwt	115.00–129.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.34/cwt	117.50–135.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.38/cwt	109.00–114.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.83/cwt	122.50–132.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	122.72/cwt	117.00–127.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.56/cwt	107.50–117.50	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	109.25/cwt	107.50–111.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	116.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.52/cwt	100.00–111.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	298	2

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 445Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	133.00	133.00
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	135.00–140.00	138.10
5	—	630	134.00–137.00	135.60
5	—	672	133.00–135.00	133.39
6	—	419	142.50–152.50	145.60
2	—	733	131.00	131.00
8	—	469	135.00–146.00	140.65
2	—	770	120.00–126.00	122.92
5	—	315	150.00–162.50	153.72
11	—	516	136.00–144.00	139.21
7	—	381	142.50–148.00	145.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	131.00–132.50	131.71
5	—	373	117.50–130.00	125.07
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	880	108.00	108.00
3	—	623	114.00–127.00	122.49
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
4	—	674	117.00–127.00	122.72
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	99.00	99.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	875	108.00	108.00
2	—	668	100.00–111.00	105.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	118.00–126.00	123.94
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
4	—	492	127.00–133.00	128.45
5	—	368	131.00–135.00	132.61
2	—	443	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	118.00–123.00	120.52
3	—	612	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	480	115.00–124.00	119.92
3	—	367	115.00–125.00	120.97
2	—	705	109.00–110.00	109.50
5	—	522	113.00–117.00	115.59
5	—	426	112.50–122.50	118.47
4	—	569	107.00–114.00	111.01
1	—	260	117.50	117.50
3	—	668	109.00–114.00	112.38
2	—	608	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	328	115.00–120.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.57
4	—	614	102.00–107.00	104.71
2	—	573	94.00–112.50	102.89
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.61
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
2	—	490	96.00–111.00	103.42
2	—	543	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.42
4	—	615	101.00–103.00	102.50
4	—	568	103.00–110.00	105.47
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
2	—	265	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	134.00–135.00	134.51
3	—	563	133.00	133.00
4	—	435	135.00–141.00	137.74
3	—	470	136.00–143.00	139.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	625	116.00–120.00	118.63
6	—	568	122.00–130.00	126.01
4	—	678	118.00–125.00	121.45
6	—	429	115.00–129.00	123.13
10	—	518	117.50–135.00	124.34
6	—	475	122.50–132.50	126.83
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	95.00–110.00	102.58
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	103.00–112.50	107.79
2	—	718	101.00–106.00	103.53
1	—	795	102.00	102.00
1	—	620	102.50	102.50
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
3	—	467	107.50–117.50	111.56
2	—	690	107.50–111.00	109.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	58.00	58.00
1	—	385	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	973	730.00–810.00	782.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	980.00–1,190.00	1,055.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,110.00–1,490.00	1,327.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,186	56.00–67.00	63.34
13	—	1,293	68.00–74.00	69.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	48.00	48.00
9	—	1,135	51.00–55.00	53.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	68.00–73.00	70.33
2	—	1,460	57.00–65.00	61.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	92.00–96.00	94.01
4	—	1,660	99.00–103.00	101.07
1	—	1,045	79.00	79.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle