Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 6 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were lighter due to wetness. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.97/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$111.97

73 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	451	121.70	549	5thin
Medium and Large 2	482	116.34	560	39
Small 1-2	458	106.72	489	17thin
Medium and Large 3	489	101.14	495	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $54 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 sale73 hd

111.97

—

NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd

110.87

+1.10

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	1,374	73.77	1,014	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	54.36	616	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,266	48.44	613	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	44.46	450	31

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.70/cwt	112.50–133.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.64/cwt	134.00–145.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.42/cwt	112.50–122.50	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.75/cwt	142.50–152.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	146.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	395	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	108.70/cwt	107.50–110.00	520	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	356	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	101.07/cwt	90.00–110.00	627	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	107.02/cwt	104.00–110.00	669	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	102.47/cwt	98.00–107.00	676	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	110.05/cwt	107.50–112.50	407	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	633	102.47/cwt	95.00–110.00	649	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	712	100.01/cwt	96.00–104.00	712	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	106.95/cwt	101.00–110.00	558	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	103.21/cwt	95.00–107.00	490	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	64.30/cwt	55.00–77.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	629	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	44.50/cwt	39.00–51.00	538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	39.32/cwt	34.00–44.00	382	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.71/cwt	45.00–51.00	495	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	54.14/cwt	52.00–56.00	600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,328	83.23/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	108.20/cwt	102.50–112.50	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.28/cwt	143.00–147.50	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.97/cwt	99.00–105.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	103.01/cwt	98.00–110.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	123.27/cwt	115.00–127.50	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	125.08/cwt	117.50–135.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	119.94/cwt	112.50–127.50	437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.50/cwt	99.00–110.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.37/cwt	117.50–130.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.29/cwt	113.00–124.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	112.67/cwt	109.00–117.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.95/cwt	113.00–122.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	735	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 487Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 100Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	113.00	113.00
2	—	333	118.00–125.00	121.37
7	—	472	112.50–122.50	117.42
9	—	364	112.50–127.50	119.94
4	—	423	113.00–124.00	118.29
3	—	520	113.00–115.00	114.03
9	—	582	109.00–117.00	112.67
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	107.50–110.00	108.70
2	—	625	104.00–110.00	107.02
3	—	370	107.50–112.50	110.05
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
5	—	417	100.00–110.00	103.96
3	—	522	101.00–110.00	106.95
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
3	—	530	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
4	—	371	102.50–112.50	108.20
2	—	580	90.00–102.00	95.95
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	99.00–105.00	101.97
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	112.50–133.00	124.70
2	—	685	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	565	116.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	528	113.00–122.00	116.95
3	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	134.00–145.00	138.64
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
6	—	620	90.00–110.00	101.07
2	—	660	98.00–107.00	102.47
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
3	—	712	96.00–104.00	100.01
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
5	—	475	95.00–107.00	103.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	98.00–110.00	103.01
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
2	—	590	99.00–110.00	104.50
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
2	—	705	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
2	—	565	114.00–122.00	117.89
2	—	323	135.00	135.00
2	—	225	125.00–127.50	126.22
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
3	—	438	115.00–127.50	123.27
3	—	377	117.50–135.00	125.08
7	—	525	115.00–126.00	121.45
6	—	477	117.50–130.00	126.37
3	—	637	114.00–116.00	115.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	142.50–152.00	147.75
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	270	142.50–150.00	146.39
2	—	325	143.00–147.50	145.28
3	—	400	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	97.50	97.50
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
2	—	633	95.00–110.00	102.47
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	568	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	62.50	62.50
1	—	315	82.50	82.50

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)	1	—	670	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	55.00–77.00	64.30
2	—	1,328	80.00–87.00	83.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,105	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,108	52.00–56.00	54.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	39.00–51.00	44.50
2	—	1,350	52.00–56.00	54.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	971	34.00–44.00	39.32
19	—	1,038	45.00–51.00	47.71

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle