Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.99/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$120.99

50 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$38.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	384	133.53	512	20
Medium and Large 2	428	118.34	506	22
Small 1-2	548	98.28	538	4thin
Medium and Large 3	683	95.50	652	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.03/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale50 hd

120.99

—

NC average8 barns · 644 hd

116.73

+4.25

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	—	Average	1,996	85.57	1,708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	64.94	777	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	62.29	892	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	53.86	560	15

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	395	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	564	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	17,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	771.11/cwt	670.00–860.00	8,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.91/cwt	145.00–161.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	173.57/cwt	165.00–180.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.61/cwt	141.00–148.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.40/cwt	149.00–156.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.96/cwt	133.00–144.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.51/cwt	129.00–139.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	162.84/cwt	155.00–173.00	601	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	793.23/cwt	770.00–820.00	6,544	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	8,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	161.58/cwt	157.00–175.00	456	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	938.12/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	9,878	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	409	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	493.19/cwt	440.00–540.00	3,477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	484	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	633	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	649	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	54.49/cwt	48.00–58.00	571	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	63.00/cwt	61.00–68.00	893	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.04/cwt	59.00–71.00	756	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	73.95/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,007	3
Bulls	—	—	1,996	85.57/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,708	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,405.98/cwt	1,250.00–1,530.00	17,856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	807.48/cwt	670.00–1,040.00	9,601	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	850.95/cwt	690.00–1,030.00	10,041	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	513	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,303	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,097.24/cwt	980.00–1,370.00	11,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	1,147.64/cwt	1,090.00–1,210.00	11,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	763	101.49/cwt	98.00–105.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.50	286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	120.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.55/cwt	146.00–156.00	709	3

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 100Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 73Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	149.00	149.00
6	—	310	165.00–180.00	173.57
4	—	529	141.00–148.00	144.61
2	—	428	149.00–156.00	152.40
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
6	—	369	155.00–173.00	162.84
4	—	282	157.00–175.00	161.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	107.50	107.50
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
1	—	295	102.50	102.50
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
2	—	640	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	138.00	138.00
5	—	421	130.00–139.00	133.89
3	—	465	130.00–133.00	132.01
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
5	—	381	129.00–139.00	134.51
2	—	218	130.00–132.50	131.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	465	123.00–125.00	124.03
2	—	528	113.00–116.00	114.49
6	—	563	109.00–116.00	111.98
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
4	—	334	115.00–125.00	121.31
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
3	—	220	115.00–125.00	120.80
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
2	—	633	100.00–105.00	102.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	145.00–161.00	153.91
3	—	525	133.00–144.00	138.96
2	—	373	167.50	167.50
3	—	468	146.00–156.00	151.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	112.00–117.00	114.50
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
2	—	580	126.00–128.00	127.01
2	—	508	125.00–132.00	128.48
3	—	705	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
2	—	763	98.00–105.00	101.49
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	95.00	95.00
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
1	—	590	87.00	87.00
1	—	405	92.00	92.00

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)	1	—	1,310	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	670.00–860.00	771.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,189	670.00–1,040.00	807.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,180	690.00–1,030.00	850.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	705	440.00–540.00	493.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	770.00–820.00	793.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,053	700.00–1,100.00	938.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,250.00–1,530.00	1,405.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,051	980.00–1,370.00	1,097.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	974	1,090.00–1,210.00	1,147.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,047	48.00–58.00	54.49
1	—	925	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,418	61.00–68.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,180	59.00–71.00	64.04
3	—	1,362	73.00–75.00	73.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,996	83.00–87.00	85.57

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle