Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.96/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$105.96

86 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

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

$28.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

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	308	126.25	388	2thin
Medium and Large 2	413	117.16	484	28
Medium and Large 3	478	101.35	485	30
Small 1-2	552	97.65	539	26

One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale86 hd

105.96

—

NC average6 barns · 770 hd

104.92

+1.04

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	1,605	84.28	1,353	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,304	61.86	806	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	59.64	729	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	43.13	465	6thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Small 1-2	—	380	96.69/cwt	90.00–105.00	367	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	610	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	561	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	640	657.42/cwt	390.00–810.00	4,207	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,619	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	512	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.81/cwt	135.00–167.50	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	713	100.47/cwt	98.00–103.00	716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	153.38/cwt	145.00–175.00	442	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.67/cwt	112.50–120.00	496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.13/cwt	112.50–118.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	491	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	101.82/cwt	100.00–103.00	537	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	582	101.02/cwt	99.00–103.00	588	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	103.69/cwt	100.00–107.50	316	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	683	103.67/cwt	99.00–109.00	708	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	646	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	620	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	577	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	89.97/cwt	85.00–95.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	683	90.48/cwt	89.00–92.00	618	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	723.25/cwt	440.00–900.00	7,876	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	799.34/cwt	700.00–880.00	8,833	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	39.96/cwt	30.00–45.00	474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,378	70.46/cwt	60.00–77.00	971	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	66.07/cwt	65.00–68.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	58.15/cwt	54.00–63.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.35/cwt	53.00–62.00	697	15
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.67/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,394	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	49.47/cwt	49.00–50.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	101.98/cwt	94.00–107.50	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.10/cwt	95.00–110.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	385	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.71/cwt	98.00–105.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.14/cwt	117.00–142.50	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	105.67/cwt	103.00–110.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.97/cwt	97.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	99.26/cwt	96.00–102.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.55/cwt	117.50–131.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.28/cwt	113.00–120.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.68/cwt	112.50–119.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.41/cwt	115.00–127.50	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.12/cwt	97.50–105.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.67/cwt	117.50–133.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	100.98/cwt	97.00–103.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.21/cwt	114.00–126.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	103.42/cwt	95.00–110.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	118.04/cwt	112.50–122.50	388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	132.10/cwt	120.00–142.50	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	99.77/cwt	95.00–105.00	267	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 319Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 65Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 40

Current hog receipts 7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	90.00–105.00	96.69
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
3	—	527	100.00–103.00	101.82
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
5	—	582	99.00–103.00	101.02
2	—	305	100.00–107.50	103.69
2	—	673	95.00–97.00	95.97
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	83.00	83.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	137.50	137.50
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	112.50–120.00	115.67
4	—	380	117.00–142.50	124.14
4	—	458	113.00–120.00	118.28
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
2	—	500	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
3	—	275	115.00–120.00	117.42
5	—	329	112.50–122.50	118.04
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	94.00–107.50	101.98
4	—	425	95.00–110.00	105.10
4	—	481	105.00–110.00	107.62
2	—	640	97.00–105.00	100.97
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
4	—	558	96.00–102.00	99.26
3	—	385	95.00–110.00	103.42
2	—	268	95.00–105.00	99.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	85.00	85.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	713	98.00–103.00	100.47
3	—	683	99.00–109.00	103.67
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	135.00–167.50	148.81
8	—	324	150.00–170.00	159.57
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
5	—	288	145.00–175.00	153.38
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.50	122.50
7	—	376	115.00–135.00	129.29
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
2	—	613	112.50–119.00	115.68
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
6	—	571	114.00–126.00	119.21
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
4	—	314	120.00–142.50	132.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	105.00	105.00
3	—	692	103.00–110.00	105.67
1	—	280	112.50	112.50
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	92.50	92.50
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	99.00	99.00
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
2	—	473	102.50–105.00	103.76
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
1	—	885	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.32
5	—	566	112.50–118.00	116.13
5	—	532	115.00–127.50	123.41
8	—	471	117.50–133.00	128.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	135.00–145.00	139.39
5	—	467	130.00–138.00	134.18
3	—	515	117.50–131.00	125.55
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
2	—	755	85.00–95.00	89.97
2	—	683	89.00–92.00	90.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	107.00–109.00	108.00
2	—	675	95.00–96.00	95.51
3	—	720	98.00–105.00	100.71
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	97.50–105.00	101.12
4	—	621	97.00–103.00	100.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	65.00	65.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	640	390.00–810.00	657.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	405	320.00	320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	620	260.00	260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	440.00–900.00	723.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,105	700.00–880.00	799.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	30.00–45.00	39.96
2	—	860	49.00–50.00	49.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,223	54.00–63.00	58.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	65.00–68.00	66.07
15	—	1,194	53.00–62.00	58.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	60.00–77.00	70.46
1	—	2,135	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,590	84.00–91.00	87.67

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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