Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hogs receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle had too few comparable head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average at best.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.03/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$109.03

146 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$34.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

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	303	132.81	403	15thin
Medium and Large 2	445	115.31	513	60
Small 1-2	482	98.96	477	35
Medium and Large 3	490	98.46	482	36

One grade step is worth $34.35/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale146 hd

109.03

—

NC average8 barns · 1,252 hd

108.68

+0.35

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	1,656	81.20	1,344	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	55.76	711	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,307	51.14	669	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	37.77	415	13

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	479	89.14/cwt	85.00–95.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.23/cwt	102.50–110.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	603	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	100.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	117.03/cwt	112.50–122.50	389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	102.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.56/cwt	125.00–142.50	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	650	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	134.89/cwt	120.00–145.00	298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	131.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	528	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.58/cwt	145.00–158.00	566	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	502	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	106.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	500	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	106.83/cwt	102.50–110.00	518	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	495	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	507	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	594	99.56/cwt	98.00–106.00	591	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	182	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	102.59/cwt	97.50–107.50	434	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	557	83.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	464	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	104.47/cwt	100.00–107.50	391	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	341	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	104.62/cwt	95.00–115.00	343	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	512	100.81/cwt	96.00–108.00	516	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	265	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	278	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	98.05/cwt	96.00–100.00	613	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	48.29/cwt	45.00–50.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	55.89/cwt	54.00–60.00	751	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	56.01/cwt	52.00–63.00	714	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	36.80/cwt	30.00–42.00	369	7
Bulls	—	—	2,145	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.00/cwt	115.00–127.50	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.59/cwt	122.50–132.50	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	575	89.91/cwt	85.00–95.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	109.90/cwt	108.00–113.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	112.20/cwt	111.50–114.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.42/cwt	109.00–113.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	117.97/cwt	110.00–126.00	444	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	120.40/cwt	115.00–127.50	335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.50/cwt	117.50–127.50	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.96/cwt	112.50–125.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	139.32/cwt	136.00–142.50	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	138.59/cwt	137.00–141.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	131.67/cwt	130.00–132.50	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.26/cwt	137.00–150.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	106.39/cwt	102.50–110.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	163.68/cwt	155.00–172.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.43/cwt	96.00–107.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.93/cwt	95.00–112.50	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	417	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,040	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	676.76/cwt	540.00–810.00	6,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	47.61/cwt	46.00–50.00	638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	21.48/cwt	20.00–23.00	204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	85.69/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,488	9
Bulls	—	—	1,452	72.17/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,048	6
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	85.04/cwt	82.50–87.50	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	403	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	188.72/cwt	187.50–190.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	168.96/cwt	155.00–180.00	453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.68/cwt	115.00–135.00	611	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1

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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 509Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 25

Current hogs receipts 2.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	540.00–810.00	676.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	960.00	960.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	513	100.00–104.00	102.05
2	—	463	102.50–110.00	106.23
2	—	635	100.00–110.00	105.04
3	—	562	100.00–107.00	102.39
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	80.00–95.00	87.47
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	81.00	81.00
1	—	530	92.50	92.50
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	98.00	98.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
3	—	485	102.50–110.00	106.83
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	390	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	122.50–132.50	127.59
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
7	—	521	112.50–125.00	118.96
2	—	583	115.00–117.50	116.23
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
10	—	482	115.00–135.00	126.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	137.00–141.00	138.59
2	—	513	133.00–143.00	138.02
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	403	122.00–130.00	125.98
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
1	—	720	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	85.00–95.00	89.14
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	535	96.00	96.00
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
2	—	528	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	575	85.00–95.00	89.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	110.00	110.00
4	—	478	99.00–105.00	100.94
2	—	333	102.50–110.00	106.39
3	—	565	96.00–107.00	103.43
10	—	520	95.00–112.50	100.93
2	—	388	105.00–110.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	112.50–122.50	117.03
9	—	428	115.00–127.50	120.00
5	—	634	108.00–113.00	109.90
8	—	561	111.50–114.00	112.20
12	—	518	109.00–113.00	112.42
12	—	376	110.00–126.00	117.97
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
6	—	278	115.00–127.50	120.40
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	97.50	97.50
1	—	340	95.00	95.00
1	—	495	102.50	102.50
3	—	557	80.00–90.00	83.32
2	—	670	82.50–87.50	85.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	103.00–110.00	106.01
5	—	594	98.00–106.00	99.56
1	—	165	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	97.50–107.50	102.59
5	—	374	100.00–107.50	104.47
2	—	328	95.00–115.00	104.62
6	—	512	96.00–108.00	100.81
2	—	625	96.00–100.00	98.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	136.00–142.50	139.32
3	—	337	130.00–132.50	131.67
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
5	—	261	130.00–137.50	132.49
1	—	195	155.00	155.00
2	—	368	128.00–130.00	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	125.00–142.50	135.56
3	—	272	120.00–125.00	123.28
5	—	221	120.00–145.00	134.89
4	—	324	125.00–135.00	131.43
2	—	545	117.50–127.50	122.50
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	558	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	145.00–158.00	152.58
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
4	—	416	137.00–150.00	144.26
2	—	303	155.00–172.50	163.68
2	—	230	187.50–190.00	188.72
6	—	268	155.00–180.00	168.96
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
2	—	333	100.00–105.00	102.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
1	—	560	84.00	84.00
1	—	530	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	45.00–50.00	48.29
3	—	1,343	54.00–60.00	55.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,274	52.00–63.00	56.01
1	—	1,280	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	30.00–42.00	36.80
4	—	1,340	46.00–50.00	47.61
2	—	950	20.00–23.00	21.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	95.00	95.00
9	—	1,737	77.00–89.00	85.69
6	—	1,452	67.00–75.00	72.17

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle