Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$110.16

169 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

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	423	126.74	536	16thin
Medium and Large 2	416	119.44	497	69
Medium and Large 3	532	100.11	532	48
Small 1-2	520	98.40	511	36

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $24 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 sale169 hd

110.16

—

NC average8 barns · 856 hd

107.30

+2.86

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	—	High	1,664	84.10	1,400	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	61.89	845	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	61.09	794	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	45.32	433	37

Every lot, as filed

133 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 3	—	571	104.44/cwt	100.00–107.50	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	739	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	602.44/cwt	580.00–640.00	5,259	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	943.08/cwt	820.00–1,040.00	10,119	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	682	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	103.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	639	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	700	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	825	99.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	817	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	217	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	605	85.55/cwt	80.00–91.00	518	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	366	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	101.25/cwt	95.00–106.00	528	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	445	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	389	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	615	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	573	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	516	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	453	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	494	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.21/cwt	127.50–130.00	485	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	105.36/cwt	103.00–107.00	655	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	678	105.33/cwt	103.00–108.00	714	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	670	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,948	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	513	90.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.92/cwt	132.00–144.00	703	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.00/cwt	135.00–160.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	126.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	124.15/cwt	122.50–125.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.58/cwt	115.00–127.50	462	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	90.01/cwt	87.50–92.50	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.18/cwt	115.00–132.50	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.89/cwt	112.50–115.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.87/cwt	111.00–125.00	556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	114.77/cwt	111.00–117.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	121.08/cwt	112.50–127.50	402	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.80/cwt	117.50–145.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.94/cwt	111.00–124.00	514	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.06/cwt	114.00–127.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.76/cwt	140.00–168.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	118.19/cwt	95.00–127.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.14/cwt	130.00–133.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.69/cwt	135.00–155.00	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.96/cwt	120.00–127.50	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	174.41/cwt	165.00–187.50	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.41/cwt	126.00–127.50	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.79/cwt	138.00–177.50	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	182	167.34/cwt	150.00–190.00	305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	167.15/cwt	155.00–182.50	550	15
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	830	84.50/cwt	80.00–89.00	701	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	680	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	629	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	37.96/cwt	30.00–45.00	363	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	66.81/cwt	65.00–77.00	945	10
Bulls	—	—	2,122	95.97/cwt	94.00–98.00	2,036	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	67.11/cwt	66.00–69.00	978	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	59.65/cwt	57.00–63.00	791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.01/cwt	53.00–64.00	765	40
Bulls	—	—	1,612	85.80/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	97.51/cwt	91.00–105.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	683	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	67.13/cwt	57.00–72.00	915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	611.91/cwt	520.00–700.00	6,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	478	93.72/cwt	87.50–100.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	49.80/cwt	47.00–56.00	477	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	681	102.66/cwt	96.00–109.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	99.35/cwt	96.00–103.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	120.89/cwt	117.50–125.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	104.25/cwt	99.00–110.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	103.91/cwt	99.00–109.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	105.83/cwt	102.50–110.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	103.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	102.82/cwt	95.00–107.00	624	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	734.93/cwt	730.00–740.00	8,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	494	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 484Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 112Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 40

Current hog receipts 5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	100.00–107.50	104.44
1	—	220	95.00	95.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
3	—	707	96.00–103.00	99.35
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
4	—	478	99.00–109.00	103.91
2	—	668	103.00	103.00
3	—	408	102.50–110.00	105.83
5	—	515	100.00–110.00	103.79
5	—	607	95.00–107.00	102.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	83.00	83.00
4	—	505	87.50–92.50	90.01
1	—	375	82.00	82.00
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
2	—	478	87.50–100.00	93.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
2	—	613	118.00–123.00	120.51
14	—	380	115.00–127.50	121.58
16	—	468	111.00–125.00	118.87
13	—	332	112.50–127.50	121.08
13	—	432	111.00–124.00	118.94
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
4	—	515	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	272	117.50–125.00	120.89
2	—	240	120.00–122.50	121.22
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
2	—	710	95.00–97.00	96.01
4	—	615	100.00–107.00	103.96
2	—	673	100.00–108.00	104.04
2	—	340	105.00–110.00	107.50
5	—	521	95.00–106.00	101.25
1	—	235	105.00	105.00
2	—	578	105.00–108.00	106.45
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.06
2	—	453	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
2	—	605	80.00–91.00	85.55
2	—	573	90.00	90.00
2	—	513	85.00–95.00	90.02
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	85.00	85.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	127.50–130.00	129.21
6	—	409	125.00–132.50	126.73
4	—	481	95.00–127.00	118.19
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	88.00	88.00
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
1	—	720	63.00	63.00
1	—	775	61.00	61.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
2	—	825	97.00–101.00	99.02
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	135.00–160.00	152.00
4	—	565	130.00–133.00	132.14
5	—	279	165.00–187.50	174.41
4	—	483	140.00–153.00	145.71
12	—	369	138.00–177.50	163.79
3	—	182	150.00–190.00	167.34
6	—	521	130.00–145.00	136.77
15	—	329	155.00–182.50	167.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	122.50–125.00	124.15
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	631	111.00–117.00	114.77
2	—	678	112.00–114.00	113.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
5	—	378	117.50–145.00	132.80
6	—	570	126.00–127.50	126.41
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	107.50	107.50
2	—	810	96.00–100.00	97.98
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	82.50	82.50
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
3	—	622	103.00–107.00	105.36
3	—	678	103.00–108.00	105.33
2	—	465	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
1	—	675	82.00	82.00
1	—	545	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	132.00–144.00	135.92
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
12	—	420	140.00–168.00	154.76
15	—	474	135.00–155.00	142.69
3	—	552	128.00–130.00	128.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
4	—	718	91.00–105.00	97.51
7	—	681	96.00–109.00	102.66
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
4	—	613	99.00–110.00	104.25
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	100.00–102.50	101.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	115.00–132.50	127.18
4	—	628	112.50–115.00	113.89
3	—	415	115.00–117.00	116.34
2	—	653	110.00–111.00	110.50
9	—	575	114.00–127.00	122.06
5	—	525	120.00–127.50	122.96
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	80.00–89.00	84.50
1	—	680	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	85.00–88.00	86.51
1	—	595	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	873	580.00–640.00	602.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	520.00–700.00	611.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	730.00–740.00	734.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	585	330.00	330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	820.00–1,040.00	943.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	440.00	440.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	955	30.00–45.00	37.96
23	—	957	47.00–56.00	49.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,415	65.00–77.00	66.81
1	—	1,160	47.00	47.00
40	—	1,274	53.00–64.00	60.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	66.00–69.00	67.11
7	—	1,326	57.00–63.00	59.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,122	94.00–98.00	95.97
9	—	1,612	78.00–93.00	85.80
3	—	1,363	57.00–72.00	67.13

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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