Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 10
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
137 vs last sale 347 484 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
67 vs last sale 45 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
0 vs last sale 25 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.92/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$112.92
162 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2351132.0746427
Medium and Large 2374120.0244962
Small 1-2529102.1254036
Medium and Large 347397.5946137
One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $3 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 sale162 hd
112.92
NC average7 barns · 1,076 hd
108.23
+4.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,54980.251,24316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34962.008369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19359.5971143
CowsLean 85-90%Low93944.8342119

Every lot, as filed

136 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed31580.00/cwt80.00–80.002521
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33585.00/cwt85.00–85.002852
BullsMedium and Large 3682101.03/cwt94.00–105.006893
SteersMedium and Large 3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
HeifersMedium and Large 3190110.00/cwt110.00–110.002091
HeifersMedium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 2420116.27/cwt112.00–122.5048814
HeifersMedium and Large 2470116.99/cwt115.00–120.0055010
HeifersMedium and Large 2327123.18/cwt120.00–130.004039
BullsMedium and Large 3Full71581.00/cwt81.00–81.005791
SteersMedium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
SteersMedium and Large 2481131.62/cwt120.00–140.006334
SteersMedium and Large 2368132.80/cwt112.50–140.004894
SteersMedium and Large 2523121.72/cwt115.00–125.006373
SteersMedium and Large 2725111.69/cwt110.00–114.008103
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy52291.03/cwt85.00–95.004753
SteersMedium and Large 2613121.45/cwt119.00–124.007442
SteersMedium and Large 2220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
SteersMedium and Large 2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
SteersMedium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2422130.71/cwt125.00–135.005523
HeifersMedium and Large 2273121.54/cwt115.00–125.003328
SteersMedium and Large 2668113.99/cwt110.00–118.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 2374121.91/cwt117.50–125.0045617
BullsMedium and Large 2516124.83/cwt120.00–128.006445
BullsMedium and Large 2575121.96/cwt115.00–127.5070112
HeifersMedium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 2188122.50/cwt122.50–122.502302
BullsMedium and Large 2621115.67/cwt111.00–120.007187
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220135.83/cwt130.00–145.002996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461126.88/cwt125.00–132.005855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425147.97/cwt140.00–160.0062912
SteersMedium and Large 2305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
SteersMedium and Large 2168136.95/cwt122.00–145.002303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387134.47/cwt127.50–162.005205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432128.28/cwt125.00–135.005545
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52393.55/cwt92.00–95.004892
HeifersMedium and Large 3288107.43/cwt105.00–110.003092
HeifersMedium and Large 3378102.25/cwt95.00–110.003872
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full79090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy72090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
SteersMedium and Large 333595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
HeifersMedium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
BullsMedium and Large 346898.80/cwt97.50–100.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 3571102.51/cwt95.00–106.005854
SteersMedium and Large 3683100.04/cwt90.00–110.006832
SteersMedium and Large 3385107.50/cwt107.50–107.504141
HeifersMedium and Large 3332104.20/cwt100.00–107.503463
HeifersMedium and Large 346897.47/cwt95.00–102.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41384.85/cwt80.00–90.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28585.00/cwt85.00–85.002421
HeifersMedium and Large 3633103.17/cwt102.50–104.006533
SteersMedium and Large 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
BullsMedium and Large 372495.68/cwt92.00–102.006934
BullsMedium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
BullsMedium and Large 377891.06/cwt87.00–95.007083
BullsMedium and Large 359097.49/cwt90.00–110.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
HeifersMedium and Large 3519100.97/cwt96.00–105.005244
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45886.69/cwt80.00–90.003973
Bulls1,67686.91/cwt79.00–92.001,4577
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36960.25/cwt59.00–62.008257
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27868.14/cwt66.00–70.008712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23566.45/cwt65.00–69.008215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980718.78/cwt700.00–740.007,0442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2913618.81/cwt590.00–630.005,6505
Bulls1,88394.92/cwt94.00–96.001,7872
CowsLean 85-90%93638.78/cwt29.00–45.003639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,52551.00/cwt51.00–51.007781
Bulls1,32769.40/cwt60.00–76.009217
CowsLean 85-90%94250.28/cwt47.00–53.0047410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17858.89/cwt54.00–64.0069437
Dairy SteersLarge 364067.00/cwt67.00–67.004291
Dairy SteersLarge 378571.00/cwt71.00–71.005571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,1301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850565.00/cwt565.00–565.004,8031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,035986.09/cwt960.00–1,010.0010,2062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275580.00/cwt580.00–580.007,3951
BullsSmall 1-2Full70592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
BullsSmall 1-2Full75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy70594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy30095.00/cwt95.00–95.002851
BullsSmall 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007042
BullsSmall 1-271997.23/cwt90.00–104.006994
BullsSmall 1-2664105.99/cwt100.00–111.007046
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy74076.00/cwt76.00–76.005621
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy68592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
SteersSmall 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
SteersSmall 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
HeifersSmall 1-270599.00/cwt99.00–99.006981
HeifersSmall 1-2482108.60/cwt105.00–110.005235
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy47595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy58585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
HeifersSmall 1-2424102.45/cwt100.00–105.004344
HeifersSmall 1-2609103.00/cwt100.00–105.006275
HeifersSmall 1-2567103.18/cwt97.00–106.005858
HeifersSmall 1-2524106.28/cwt100.00–110.005575
BullsSmall 1-2Full56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
SteersSmall 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy77586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
HeifersSmall 1-228097.50/cwt97.50–97.502731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525129.50/cwt128.00–132.5068011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2477136.60/cwt135.00–140.006527
BullsMedium and Large 2483122.31/cwt115.00–130.005914
BullsMedium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423147.90/cwt135.00–157.506268
SteersMedium and Large 1-2274175.97/cwt160.00–187.504828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323132.55/cwt127.50–137.504283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635125.96/cwt125.00–129.0080013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561130.51/cwt130.00–132.007324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2225179.01/cwt170.00–187.504034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267135.03/cwt130.00–140.003613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517136.95/cwt130.00–142.5070812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328165.27/cwt150.00–177.5054214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471142.91/cwt135.00–157.5067313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2180147.50/cwt147.50–147.502661
Bred CowsSmall 1-2768421.47/cwt390.00–450.003,2372
Bred CowsSmall 1-2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2710830.00/cwt830.00–830.005,8931
Bred CowsSmall 1-2740359.53/cwt350.00–370.002,6612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373158.45/cwt145.00–170.0059120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
HeifersSmall 1-2650102.00/cwt102.00–102.006631
HeifersSmall 1-2315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
BullsSmall 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501

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.