Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves were 3.00 to 72.50 per head. Current hog receipts 2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.18/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$125.18

92 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

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	614	132.14	812	46
Medium and Large 2	495	123.63	612	34
Small 1-2	514	103.03	529	6thin
Medium and Large 3	509	102.75	523	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $288 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 sale92 hd

125.18

—

NC average8 barns · 777 hd

132.66

−7.48

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	1,742	90.15	1,570	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	66.65	945	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	62.71	744	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	49.67	528	17

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	949.64/cwt	880.00–1,020.00	9,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,740	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.00	279	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	258	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	98.73/cwt	95.00–104.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	69.66/cwt	68.00–73.00	982	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	40.23/cwt	35.00–46.00	384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	122.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.92/cwt	115.00–132.50	528	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.68/cwt	117.50–124.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.82/cwt	122.00–126.00	910	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	836	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	593	101.53/cwt	95.00–108.00	602	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	813	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	741.21/cwt	660.00–820.00	8,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,193	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	416	103.88/cwt	92.50–110.00	432	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	101.85/cwt	98.00–106.00	487	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,405	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	461	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	108.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	617	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	102.55/cwt	95.00–110.00	403	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	108.15/cwt	107.00–110.00	565	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	103.71/cwt	102.50–105.00	342	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	65.15/cwt	61.00–68.00	926	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	70.04/cwt	69.00–72.00	919	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	61.42/cwt	56.00–68.00	715	34
Bulls	—	—	1,623	69.26/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	100.90/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	95.22/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	53.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.93/cwt	108.00–112.50	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	103.95/cwt	102.00–106.00	694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	12,017	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	97.78/cwt	92.50–101.00	210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	99.89/cwt	92.00–107.50	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	109.39/cwt	102.50–112.50	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	103.55/cwt	98.00–108.00	643	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	885.26/cwt	880.00–890.00	11,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.15/cwt	100.00–107.50	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	119.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	121.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	121.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	123.52/cwt	122.50–125.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	100.98/cwt	94.00–112.50	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.10/cwt	114.00–130.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.50/cwt	117.00–130.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	126.30/cwt	115.00–136.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.33/cwt	113.00–122.00	549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.07/cwt	102.50–116.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.67/cwt	120.00–132.50	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.92/cwt	115.00–130.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	880.00–1,020.00	949.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,220.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	660.00–820.00	741.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	880.00–890.00	885.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	81.00–83.00	82.01
2	—	285	90.00–91.00	90.51
1	—	365	83.00	83.00
3	—	215	92.50–101.00	97.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	95.00–104.00	98.73
2	—	563	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	383	110.00	110.00
3	—	520	108.00–112.50	110.93
2	—	668	102.00–106.00	103.95
1	—	415	104.00	104.00
6	—	488	102.50–112.50	109.39
5	—	621	98.00–108.00	103.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	508	118.00–120.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
2	—	540	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	416	92.50–110.00	103.88
2	—	478	98.00–106.00	101.85
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
3	—	568	108.00–110.00	108.65
2	—	330	102.50–105.00	103.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	115.00–123.00	119.04
4	—	360	117.50–125.00	121.30
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
3	—	285	122.50–125.00	123.52
2	—	218	120.00–125.00	122.59
3	—	577	113.00	113.00
13	—	468	113.00–122.00	117.33
10	—	524	102.50–116.00	113.07
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	134.00–139.00	137.33
5	—	426	140.00–150.00	145.65
22	—	723	122.00–126.00	125.82
2	—	508	137.00	137.00
3	—	363	139.00–145.00	142.71
2	—	633	130.00–134.00	132.04
4	—	466	138.00–148.00	142.97
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	95.00–108.00	101.53
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	393	95.00–110.00	102.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
2	—	703	115.00	115.00
7	—	531	114.00–130.00	119.10
4	—	573	117.00–130.00	122.50
4	—	386	115.00–136.00	126.30
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	132.50	132.50
8	—	471	120.00–132.50	125.67
2	—	333	125.00–135.00	130.11
2	—	615	119.00–125.00	121.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	115.00–130.00	122.65
15	—	423	115.00–132.50	124.92
2	—	578	117.50–124.00	120.68
4	—	619	116.00–125.00	121.03
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
10	—	525	115.00–130.00	121.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
3	—	635	105.00–110.00	106.69
1	—	490	107.50	107.50
2	—	413	110.00–113.00	111.55
3	—	522	107.00–110.00	108.15
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	92.00–107.50	99.89
1	—	475	102.50	102.50
2	—	760	100.00–104.00	102.03
3	—	618	100.00–107.50	104.15
2	—	680	104.00	104.00
5	—	562	94.00–112.50	100.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	68.00–73.00	69.66
10	—	1,422	61.00–68.00	65.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	35.00–46.00	40.23
12	—	1,108	50.00–55.00	53.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	69.00–72.00	70.04
34	—	1,164	56.00–68.00	61.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	62.00–78.00	69.26
3	—	1,828	100.00–103.00	100.90
6	—	1,758	89.00–98.00	95.22

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