Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 1 goat 3 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.78/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$111.78

165 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.71

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	406	129.14	524	10thin
Medium and Large 2	469	116.89	548	80
Medium and Large 3	500	104.29	522	45
Small 1-2	542	103.58	561	30

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale165 hd

111.78

—

NC average9 barns · 1,679 hd

122.49

−10.71

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	1,570	81.13	1,273	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	66.91	964	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	64.42	736	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	45.84	466	11

Every lot, as filed

121 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 3	—	712	106.22/cwt	101.00–110.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	763	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	162.48/cwt	140.00–168.00	518	12
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	157.47/cwt	145.00–165.00	439	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.70/cwt	136.00–145.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	120.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.04/cwt	132.00–151.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	154.03/cwt	142.50–164.00	564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	143.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.51/cwt	116.00–128.00	691	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	528	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	730	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	441	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,308	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	386	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	582	108.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	632	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	108.19/cwt	104.00–113.00	508	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	768	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	733	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	108.49/cwt	102.50–110.00	516	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	99.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	385	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	104.49/cwt	102.00–106.00	646	4
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	105.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	598	5
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	104.06/cwt	97.00–109.00	549	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	727	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	72.95/cwt	57.00–84.00	1,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	71.51/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,000	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	65.18/cwt	62.00–68.00	950	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	74.92/cwt	69.00–83.00	943	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	62.26/cwt	57.00–68.00	697	34
Bulls	—	—	1,815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,068	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	36.47/cwt	34.00–40.00	334	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	53.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	591	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.65/cwt	103.00–112.50	522	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	12,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	105.98/cwt	97.50–112.50	395	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	104.18/cwt	95.00–109.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	106.53/cwt	103.00–110.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	106.92/cwt	90.00–115.00	278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	101.03/cwt	94.00–108.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	107.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	102.90/cwt	95.00–110.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	105.68/cwt	95.00–113.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.15/cwt	118.00–126.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	110.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.59/cwt	115.00–132.50	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.50	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.84/cwt	110.00–125.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.86/cwt	107.50–130.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	121.53/cwt	112.50–127.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.77/cwt	110.00–114.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.69/cwt	114.00–128.00	708	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.75/cwt	116.00–130.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.91/cwt	112.00–123.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.11/cwt	109.00–117.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	115.76/cwt	111.00–121.00	543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	101.00–110.00	106.22
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
2	—	485	103.00–112.50	107.65
1	—	535	112.50	112.50
2	—	280	95.00–110.00	102.90
2	—	670	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	133.00–138.00	135.47
12	—	319	140.00–168.00	162.48
4	—	279	145.00–165.00	157.47
2	—	678	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	515	136.00–140.00	138.00
8	—	479	135.00–145.00	138.80
3	—	720	123.00–130.00	125.97
8	—	428	135.00–147.00	144.21
10	—	630	128.00–134.00	131.29
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
8	—	366	142.50–164.00	154.03
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	125.00–135.00	129.98
2	—	470	130.00–133.00	131.55
7	—	433	115.00–132.50	122.59
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
9	—	518	116.00–129.00	121.99
3	—	717	112.00–117.00	114.69
10	—	622	115.00–127.00	120.03
3	—	262	135.00–137.50	136.61
3	—	865	110.00–114.00	112.00
16	—	568	114.00–128.00	124.69
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	102.00–105.00	103.51
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
2	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	295	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
7	—	465	136.00–145.00	140.70
5	—	534	132.00–151.00	144.04
12	—	412	135.00–150.00	143.93
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	113.00–120.00	115.98
10	—	569	116.00–128.00	121.51
3	—	425	125.00	125.00
2	—	703	108.00–114.00	110.99
8	—	476	107.50–130.00	119.86
10	—	523	116.00–130.00	122.75
11	—	615	112.00–123.00	118.91
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.50
3	—	582	106.00–110.00	108.64
3	—	470	104.00–113.00	108.19
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
2	—	710	100.00–105.00	102.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	685	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	135.00–138.00	136.36
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
2	—	525	118.00–126.00	122.15
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	115.00–125.00	120.95
15	—	530	110.00–125.00	113.84
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
3	—	270	120.00–130.00	124.94
3	—	325	112.50–127.00	121.53
4	—	628	110.00–114.00	111.77
9	—	580	109.00–117.00	112.11
12	—	373	115.00–125.00	121.17
18	—	469	111.00–121.00	115.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	90.00–95.00	92.43
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
2	—	768	94.00–97.00	95.50
5	—	476	102.50–110.00	108.49
2	—	385	95.00–105.00	99.94
4	—	618	102.00–106.00	104.49
5	—	567	100.00–109.00	105.53
9	—	528	97.00–109.00	104.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	97.50–112.50	105.98
10	—	573	95.00–109.00	104.18
2	—	328	103.00–110.00	106.53
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
2	—	765	95.00–96.00	95.50
4	—	260	90.00–115.00	106.92
2	—	663	94.00–108.00	101.03
7	—	524	104.00–110.00	107.32
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
5	—	474	95.00–113.00	105.68
3	—	632	105.00–109.00	107.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	79.00	79.00
1	—	770	79.00	79.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	490.00	490.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	57.00–84.00	72.95
1	—	1,815	97.00	97.00
1	—	2,110	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	69.00–73.00	71.51
8	—	1,457	62.00–68.00	65.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	69.00–83.00	74.92
34	—	1,119	57.00–68.00	62.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	34.00–40.00	36.47
6	—	1,101	50.00–55.00	53.65

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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How this sale compares

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