Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter and replacement cattle not available due to technical difficulties. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.07/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$108.07

159 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

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	330	128.30	423	14thin
Medium and Large 2	414	116.17	481	55
Medium and Large 3	444	101.20	449	50
Small 1-2	505	98.46	497	40

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale159 hd

108.07

—

NC average8 barns · 1,296 hd

108.13

−0.06

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	64.00	714	1thin

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	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	107.69/cwt	100.00–112.50	463	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	571	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	557	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	180	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	185	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	535	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	503	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	200	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	133.34/cwt	130.00–137.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	128.91/cwt	127.50–131.00	422	9
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	513	91.06/cwt	85.00–95.00	467	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	678	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.28/cwt	115.00–130.00	577	18
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	106.62/cwt	102.50–112.50	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.67/cwt	135.00–165.00	539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	119.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	152.86/cwt	135.00–162.50	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	714	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	102.75/cwt	98.00–107.00	541	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	101.46/cwt	95.00–108.00	579	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	107.23/cwt	100.00–115.00	513	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	106.43/cwt	95.00–113.00	555	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	106.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	608	86.68/cwt	85.00–89.00	527	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	440	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	407	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	590	88.65/cwt	85.00–91.00	523	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	535	91.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	380	131.67/cwt	130.00–132.50	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	398	66.67/cwt	65.00–67.00	265	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	88.76/cwt	87.50–90.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	89.98/cwt	85.00–92.50	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	86.72/cwt	86.00–87.50	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	153.61/cwt	147.50–160.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	104.89/cwt	97.50–112.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	103.21/cwt	95.00–107.50	388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	659	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.02/cwt	98.00–104.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	101.25/cwt	97.50–105.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	102.64/cwt	97.50–107.50	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	613	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.16/cwt	100.00–115.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	103.30/cwt	95.00–110.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	565	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.74/cwt	113.00–123.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.68/cwt	115.00–130.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	121.08/cwt	112.50–125.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	127.48/cwt	120.00–132.50	300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.75/cwt	116.00–132.50	579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	473	92.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	111.47/cwt	109.00–114.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.98/cwt	117.50–132.50	537	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	116.00/cwt	112.50–125.00	492	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.43/cwt	117.00–150.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.90/cwt	112.00–116.00	545	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.64/cwt	112.00–128.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	106.64/cwt	97.50–110.00	441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	633	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	278	93.81/cwt	92.50–95.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.55/cwt	112.50–125.00	435	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	103.00/cwt	95.00–111.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	107.59/cwt	100.00–112.50	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	126.61/cwt	117.50–132.50	527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.04/cwt	97.50–110.00	388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	727	2

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 252Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 66Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	180	102.50	102.50
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
4	—	379	105.00–110.00	106.29
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
3	—	380	130.00–132.50	131.67
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	365	135.00–165.00	147.67
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
6	—	331	135.00–162.50	152.86
5	—	283	147.50–160.00	153.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
2	—	658	117.00–122.00	119.53
4	—	576	113.00–123.00	117.74
5	—	235	120.00–132.50	127.48
10	—	468	116.00–132.50	123.75
2	—	775	109.00–114.00	111.47
4	—	516	115.00–122.50	118.54
2	—	328	120.00–135.00	127.44
6	—	370	117.00–150.00	128.43
9	—	416	117.50–132.50	126.61
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	103.00–110.00	106.52
3	—	425	100.00–115.00	109.16
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
5	—	380	97.50–110.00	102.04
2	—	673	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	85.00	85.00
2	—	633	90.00–92.50	91.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	100.00–112.50	107.69
4	—	571	95.00–100.00	97.53
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	190	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	109.00	109.00
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
7	—	527	98.00–107.00	102.75
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
3	—	608	85.00–89.00	86.68
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	92.50	92.50
3	—	590	85.00–91.00	88.65
4	—	535	90.00–95.00	91.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–137.50	133.34
9	—	327	127.50–131.00	128.91
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	87.50–90.00	88.76
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
3	—	535	85.00–92.50	89.98
2	—	613	85.00–88.00	86.47
2	—	278	92.50–95.00	93.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	95.00–107.50	103.21
2	—	630	98.00–104.00	101.02
2	—	315	97.50–105.00	101.25
2	—	273	97.50–107.50	102.64
7	—	471	105.00–110.00	107.84
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	93.00	93.00
7	—	414	97.50–110.00	106.64
9	—	526	95.00–111.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	112.50–125.00	121.08
4	—	505	110.00–115.00	112.37
19	—	424	112.50–125.00	116.00
10	—	474	112.00–116.00	114.90
17	—	373	112.50–125.00	116.55
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
3	—	620	102.50–112.50	106.62
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
2	—	430	100.00–110.00	105.12
6	—	571	95.00–108.00	101.46
2	—	478	100.00–115.00	107.23
12	—	521	95.00–113.00	106.43
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	91.00	91.00
4	—	513	85.00–95.00	91.06
2	—	678	89.00–90.00	89.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
18	—	468	115.00–130.00	123.28
9	—	520	115.00–130.00	119.68
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
13	—	426	117.50–132.50	125.98
8	—	576	112.00–128.00	117.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	135.00–142.50	138.61
2	—	693	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	86.00–87.50	86.72
2	—	425	92.50	92.50
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	92.50	92.50
2	—	473	90.00–95.00	92.38
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	95.00–105.00	100.85
4	—	574	97.50–112.00	104.89
4	—	659	105.00	105.00
3	—	622	95.00–110.00	103.30
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
3	—	523	100.00–112.50	107.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	65.00–67.00	66.67
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
1	—	330	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	64.00	64.00

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