Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1 to 5 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain. 1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.92/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$112.92

142 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

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	414	133.06	551	12thin
Medium and Large 2	442	117.47	520	72
Small 1-2	547	103.52	566	27
Medium and Large 3	523	102.76	537	31

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $14 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 sale142 hd

112.92

—

NC average8 barns · 1,067 hd

114.65

−1.73

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	1,560	84.34	1,315	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	62.78	882	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	62.17	770	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	49.29	531	22

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	158.36/cwt	147.50–165.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.78/cwt	131.00–133.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	148.12/cwt	142.50–157.50	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	162.07/cwt	155.00–167.50	517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	124.42/cwt	115.00–132.50	284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	129.95/cwt	122.50–135.00	425	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,174.32/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	16,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	992.18/cwt	520.00–1,260.00	11,360	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,290	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	898	776.67/cwt	760.00–810.00	6,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	905	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	105.69/cwt	97.50–112.00	557	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	221	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	68.50/cwt	67.00–70.00	387	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	107.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.80/cwt	112.00–124.00	500	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.24/cwt	114.00–125.00	446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	113.83/cwt	107.50–117.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	125.03/cwt	115.00–132.00	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	124.35/cwt	122.50–125.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	111.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	145.21/cwt	137.50–164.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.93/cwt	129.00–150.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	572	98.96/cwt	90.00–109.00	566	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.17/cwt	114.00–129.00	693	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	104.44/cwt	99.00–110.00	491	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	53.11/cwt	49.00–57.00	588	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	39.09/cwt	31.00–43.00	388	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	63.07/cwt	61.00–65.00	894	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	61.21/cwt	56.00–67.00	762	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	70.96/cwt	68.00–78.00	847	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	54.43/cwt	54.00–55.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.98/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,497	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	68.83/cwt	64.00–75.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	125.07/cwt	112.50–135.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.51/cwt	115.00–126.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.23/cwt	112.50–133.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	113.32/cwt	111.00–117.00	588	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	732	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	761	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	617	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	482	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	527	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	104.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	440	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	658	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	688	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	655	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	470	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	143.19/cwt	136.00–149.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	113.74/cwt	113.00–114.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	114.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.94/cwt	113.00–122.50	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.94/cwt	113.00–125.00	503	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.96/cwt	110.00–129.00	621	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.40/cwt	114.00–150.00	591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	103.21/cwt	95.00–110.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	105.57/cwt	95.00–110.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	711	103.53/cwt	95.00–110.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	104.52/cwt	92.50–112.50	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	102.14/cwt	94.00–107.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	100.98/cwt	99.00–103.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	100.94/cwt	92.50–115.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	99.82/cwt	97.50–104.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	103.24/cwt	95.00–110.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	102.19/cwt	95.00–108.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	105.23/cwt	92.50–111.00	551	6

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 476Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 80Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
2	—	228	140.00–148.00	143.96
2	—	478	137.00–138.00	137.51
3	—	272	147.50–165.00	158.36
3	—	505	137.00–139.00	138.34
3	—	700	126.00	126.00
5	—	622	131.00–133.00	131.78
7	—	371	142.50–157.50	148.12
11	—	319	155.00–167.50	162.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	116.00	116.00
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
2	—	228	115.00–132.50	124.42
2	—	465	120.00–128.00	124.00
2	—	668	120.00–122.00	121.03
3	—	327	122.50–135.00	129.95
7	—	577	114.00–129.00	120.17
10	—	372	112.50–135.00	125.07
6	—	523	115.00–126.00	121.51
4	—	425	112.50–133.00	120.23
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	96.00	96.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
2	—	228	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	105.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	132.50	132.50
6	—	409	136.00–149.00	143.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	90.00–109.00	98.96
2	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
2	—	470	99.00–110.00	104.44
2	—	613	108.00–110.00	109.01
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
4	—	671	113.00–114.00	113.74
4	—	713	112.00–117.00	114.27
5	—	571	113.00–122.50	119.94
7	—	625	115.00–119.00	117.29
8	—	423	113.00–125.00	118.94
11	—	522	110.00–129.00	118.96
13	—	475	114.00–150.00	124.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
1	—	835	97.00	97.00
3	—	532	95.00–110.00	103.21
4	—	488	95.00–110.00	105.57
4	—	711	95.00–110.00	103.53
5	—	667	92.50–112.50	104.52
7	—	619	94.00–107.00	102.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	97.50–112.00	105.69
3	—	732	103.00–105.00	103.98
3	—	563	108.00–111.00	109.68
3	—	482	108.00–110.00	109.34
3	—	420	100.00–109.00	104.68
2	—	658	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	630	103.00–105.00	103.98
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	112.00–124.00	118.80
12	—	365	114.00–125.00	122.24
8	—	469	107.50–117.00	113.83
8	—	332	115.00–132.00	125.03
4	—	578	112.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	283	122.50–125.00	124.35
3	—	612	108.00–115.00	111.96
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
17	—	519	111.00–117.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	137.50–164.00	145.21
2	—	500	118.00	118.00
2	—	370	129.00–150.00	138.93
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	107.50	107.50
1	—	245	92.50	92.50
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
2	—	665	100.00–104.00	102.05
2	—	758	99.00–103.00	100.98
3	—	358	105.00–110.00	106.67
3	—	427	92.50–115.00	100.94
3	—	610	97.50–104.00	99.82
4	—	471	95.00–110.00	103.24
5	—	579	95.00–108.00	102.19
6	—	524	92.50–111.00	105.23
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	67.00–70.00	68.50
1	—	640	75.00	75.00
1	—	525	50.00	50.00
1	—	335	80.00	80.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,383	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,174.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	520.00–1,260.00	992.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	898	760.00–810.00	776.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,108	49.00–57.00	53.11
6	—	992	31.00–43.00	39.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,417	61.00–65.00	63.07
1	—	1,385	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,315	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,245	56.00–67.00	61.21
9	—	1,193	68.00–78.00	70.96
2	—	1,238	54.00–55.00	54.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	86.00–96.00	90.98
3	—	1,360	64.00–75.00	68.83

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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