Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-01-05

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 5
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
39 vs last sale 320 159 vs year ago 518 · 30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
35 vs last sale 60 10 vs year ago 105 · 9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
4 vs last sale 10 14 vs year ago 20 · 70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was good; 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 $108.06/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$108.06
131 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2383129.7049722
Medium and Large 2398117.8846926
Small 1-250999.3050555
Medium and Large 344099.1243628
One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $61 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 sale131 hd
108.06
NC average5 barns · 368 hd
107.18
+0.88
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
BullsLow1,50380.241,2067thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24658.5773041
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49057.3685517
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11342.4747319

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
BullsSmall 1-2588107.47/cwt105.00–110.006322
HeifersSmall 1-2Full61585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy72089.00/cwt89.00–89.006411
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy57595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
BullsSmall 1-2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy75080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy75090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
BullsSmall 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed37094.13/cwt92.50–95.003483
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy66893.50/cwt93.00–94.006252
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy53580.00/cwt80.00–80.004281
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy62091.85/cwt90.00–93.005693
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy67591.00/cwt91.00–91.006141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368161.95/cwt150.00–176.0059612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
HeifersSmall 1-2Full58584.00/cwt84.00–84.004911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423152.27/cwt140.00–162.506448
Bred CowsSmall 1-2685580.00/cwt580.00–580.003,9731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy27580.00/cwt80.00–80.002201
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy53595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325132.78/cwt130.00–135.004325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2195170.00/cwt170.00–170.003321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470145.00/cwt140.00–152.006824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2170135.00/cwt135.00–135.002301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573135.74/cwt134.00–137.507782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327164.81/cwt150.00–172.5053910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514135.49/cwt135.00–137.506965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy477135.64/cwt135.00–137.006473
HeifersSmall 1-226599.91/cwt95.00–105.002652
HeifersSmall 1-2464108.11/cwt104.00–110.005029
BullsSmall 1-2505112.50/cwt112.50–112.505681
HeifersSmall 1-2Full54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
HeifersSmall 1-2572107.41/cwt104.00–109.006145
HeifersSmall 1-2438102.15/cwt100.00–105.004474
BullsSmall 1-2663105.79/cwt102.50–109.007012
HeifersSmall 1-238897.52/cwt95.00–100.003782
BullsSmall 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
BullsSmall 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
HeifersSmall 1-272890.50/cwt90.00–91.006592
HeifersSmall 1-2328105.00/cwt105.00–105.003442
HeifersSmall 1-2230105.00/cwt105.00–105.002421
SteersSmall 1-2225109.33/cwt102.50–117.502462
HeifersSmall 1-282580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
HeifersSmall 1-2524102.23/cwt95.00–108.0053610
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed44592.50/cwt92.50–92.504121
SteersSmall 1-2272106.87/cwt100.00–110.002913
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed52585.00/cwt85.00–85.004461
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed49092.50/cwt92.50–92.504531
SteersSmall 1-2520105.14/cwt100.00–110.005472
SteersSmall 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed36090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy40095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
SteersSmall 1-281595.01/cwt94.00–96.007742
HeifersSmall 1-263098.90/cwt95.00–103.006232
SteersSmall 1-2400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004201
SteersSmall 1-2345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24252.00/cwt52.00–52.006463
CowsLean 85-90%1,08716.01/cwt10.00–23.001743
Bulls1,04362.44/cwt54.00–71.006512
Bulls1,68787.36/cwt83.00–90.001,4745
CowsLean 85-90%1,10339.70/cwt30.00–45.004384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34664.79/cwt64.00–66.008724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523136.50/cwt136.00–137.007142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,9031
Dairy SteersLarge 325877.50/cwt77.50–77.502004
Dairy HeifersLarge 337045.00/cwt45.00–45.001671
CowsLean 85-90%1,12350.01/cwt46.00–52.0056212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48256.88/cwt54.00–63.0084316
BullsMedium and Large 352095.67/cwt85.00–102.504973
BullsMedium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23458.42/cwt53.00–63.0072134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2459145.97/cwt140.00–153.006706
HeifersMedium and Large 3420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
SteersMedium and Large 384595.00/cwt95.00–95.008031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2979612.58/cwt570.00–640.005,9974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41587.50/cwt87.50–87.503631
HeifersMedium and Large 3225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
SteersMedium and Large 3525103.69/cwt100.00–106.005443
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
BullsMedium and Large 371098.00/cwt98.00–98.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 3315104.84/cwt100.00–110.003304
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60582.50/cwt82.50–82.504991
HeifersMedium and Large 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002972
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001621
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3519103.02/cwt97.50–107.005354
HeifersMedium and Large 3388105.10/cwt97.50–112.504083
BullsMedium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 3568106.82/cwt106.00–107.506073
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy67385.36/cwt80.00–91.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy51582.50/cwt82.50–82.504251
SteersMedium and Large 3483105.03/cwt100.00–110.005072
SteersMedium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 2419117.70/cwt112.50–122.004937
HeifersMedium and Large 3490102.50/cwt102.50–102.505021
HeifersMedium and Large 2480117.73/cwt112.50–122.505654
HeifersMedium and Large 2371119.52/cwt112.50–122.504437
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full61580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed26585.00/cwt85.00–85.002251
SteersMedium and Large 2228135.38/cwt125.00–145.003096
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy61085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
SteersMedium and Large 2570122.23/cwt117.00–128.006975
SteersMedium and Large 2479130.80/cwt127.50–138.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54087.50/cwt87.50–87.504731
SteersMedium and Large 2270133.92/cwt125.00–142.503628
HeifersMedium and Large 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 2321119.66/cwt112.50–125.003845
BullsMedium and Large 2428127.61/cwt118.00–137.5054610
SteersMedium and Large 2338136.39/cwt130.00–142.504612
SteersMedium and Large 3Full23585.00/cwt85.00–85.002001
BullsMedium and Large 2478131.74/cwt125.00–139.006302
SteersMedium and Large 2425133.11/cwt127.50–140.005663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy505113.00/cwt113.00–113.005711
SteersMedium and Large 2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2524122.08/cwt112.50–133.006406
HeifersMedium and Large 2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
BullsMedium and Large 2573120.73/cwt112.50–133.006926
SteersMedium and Large 2376131.69/cwt122.50–140.004956
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560132.50/cwt132.00–133.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427148.14/cwt137.50–160.006339
BullsMedium and Large 2524124.27/cwt117.00–132.506519
SteersMedium and Large 2623119.09/cwt112.00–125.007424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433129.27/cwt127.50–130.005607
BullsMedium and Large 2608115.66/cwt115.00–117.007033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380132.74/cwt130.00–138.005043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2458131.74/cwt131.00–132.506032

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.