Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was still below average. 1 hog.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.34/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$108.34

125 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

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	398	126.90	505	11thin
Medium and Large 2	436	117.70	513	39
Medium and Large 3	490	101.11	496	34
Small 1-2	490	100.45	492	41

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $13 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 sale125 hd

108.34

—

NC average8 barns · 1,216 hd

110.59

−2.25

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	1,646	80.02	1,317	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	56.93	659	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	52.03	673	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	46.36	487	33

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Small 1-2	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	98.57/cwt	90.00–109.00	654	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	474.68/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,703	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	670	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	104.87/cwt	102.50–107.50	444	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	100.87/cwt	90.00–112.50	523	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	103.77/cwt	95.00–112.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	104.83/cwt	95.00–111.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.09/cwt	90.00–102.00	649	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	103.90/cwt	100.00–108.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	97.48/cwt	92.50–105.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	103.21/cwt	95.00–115.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	99.91/cwt	95.00–110.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	103.99/cwt	95.00–110.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	117.50–125.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.06/cwt	112.00–127.50	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.52/cwt	115.00–127.50	509	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	95.76/cwt	90.00–110.00	606	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	100.86/cwt	94.00–107.50	640	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	400	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	97.87/cwt	90.00–107.00	575	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	107.48/cwt	105.00–112.50	456	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	100.55/cwt	90.00–110.00	523	13
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	299	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	62.10/cwt	61.00–63.00	668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.76/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	51.12/cwt	47.00–53.00	561	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	56.80/cwt	54.00–61.00	661	29
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	48.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	51.43/cwt	51.00–52.00	657	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	71.69/cwt	59.00–79.00	1,135	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	41.30/cwt	30.00–47.00	414	16
Bulls	—	—	1,735	91.46/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,587	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	223	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	103.67/cwt	100.00–107.50	371	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	100.94/cwt	95.00–107.50	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	98.51/cwt	90.00–107.50	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.55/cwt	95.00–110.00	440	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	81.64/cwt	80.00–84.00	465	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	73.68/cwt	65.00–82.00	339	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	77.83/cwt	70.00–89.00	339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	98.63/cwt	90.00–108.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	99.10/cwt	95.00–107.50	569	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	375	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	547	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	120.39/cwt	116.00–125.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.69/cwt	150.00–167.50	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	96.07/cwt	92.50–100.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.05/cwt	137.00–163.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.64/cwt	115.00–131.00	640	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.32/cwt	115.00–132.50	585	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	124.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.03/cwt	113.00–119.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.11/cwt	119.00–127.50	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.98/cwt	117.50–135.00	476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	122.84/cwt	115.00–128.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.17/cwt	117.50–133.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	117.12/cwt	112.50–130.00	541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.12/cwt	116.00–126.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	99.34/cwt	92.00–103.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.94/cwt	102.50–117.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	124.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	126.11/cwt	117.50–135.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 483Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 95Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
1	—	185	105.00	105.00
1	—	215	92.50	92.50
2	—	635	94.00–107.50	100.86
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	390	102.50	102.50
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	107.50	107.50
3	—	387	95.00–115.00	103.21
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	563	116.00–125.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	150.00–167.50	158.69
7	—	482	134.00–141.00	138.58
2	—	580	131.00	131.00
9	—	368	137.00–163.00	147.05
11	—	522	135.00–140.00	139.18
10	—	420	135.00–145.00	140.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
6	—	571	119.00–127.50	123.11
10	—	378	117.50–135.00	125.98
5	—	664	115.00–128.00	122.84
2	—	490	117.50–133.00	125.17
7	—	517	116.00–126.00	122.12
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
9	—	619	117.00–127.00	124.04
3	—	317	117.50–135.00	126.11
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	90.00	90.00
2	—	680	97.00–100.00	98.48
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
5	—	416	95.00–112.00	103.77
6	—	493	95.00–111.00	104.83
7	—	516	95.00–110.00	103.99
3	—	383	90.00–107.50	98.51
4	—	574	95.00–107.50	99.10
2	—	315	92.50–100.00	96.07
2	—	625	102.00–105.00	103.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	117.50–125.00	120.00
4	—	381	112.00–127.50	121.06
9	—	419	115.00–127.50	121.52
2	—	603	109.00–113.00	111.01
2	—	570	112.00–113.00	112.48
13	—	462	112.50–130.00	117.12
3	—	510	102.50–117.50	110.94
3	—	318	115.00–120.00	116.62
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	90.00–107.00	97.87
5	—	424	105.00–112.50	107.48
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
13	—	520	90.00–110.00	100.55
1	—	235	95.00	95.00
2	—	358	100.00–107.50	103.67
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
6	—	476	95.00–107.50	100.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	125.00–129.00	127.29
3	—	365	129.00	129.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	127.50	127.50
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	90.00–109.00	98.57
2	—	423	102.50–107.50	104.87
2	—	705	93.00	93.00
2	—	518	90.00–112.50	100.87
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
2	—	580	100.00–108.00	103.90
4	—	633	90.00–110.00	95.76
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–102.00	96.09
3	—	732	92.50–105.00	97.48
4	—	473	95.00–110.00	99.91
7	—	425	95.00–110.00	103.55
5	—	768	90.00–108.00	98.63
2	—	623	95.00–105.00	99.86
3	—	577	92.00–103.00	99.34
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
1	—	540	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	114.00–118.00	115.98
17	—	522	115.00–131.00	122.64
13	—	474	115.00–132.50	123.32
6	—	441	120.00–130.00	124.18
4	—	673	113.00–119.00	116.03
7	—	569	115.00–124.00	119.12
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	80.00–84.00	81.64
2	—	460	65.00–82.00	73.68
3	—	435	70.00–89.00	77.83
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	450.00–500.00	474.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	460.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	61.00–63.00	62.10
29	—	1,163	54.00–61.00	56.80
2	—	1,238	45.00–52.00	48.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,097	47.00–53.00	51.12
16	—	1,003	30.00–47.00	41.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	53.00–54.00	53.52
5	—	1,277	51.00–52.00	51.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	88.00–90.00	88.76
8	—	1,583	59.00–79.00	71.69
2	—	1,735	91.00–92.00	91.46

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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