Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 4 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. 4 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.93/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$118.93

99 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	455	128.39	584	41
Medium and Large 2	498	117.86	586	36
Medium and Large 3	630	103.03	650	15thin
Small 1-2	615	103.03	634	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale99 hd

118.93

—

NC average9 barns · 1,482 hd

122.42

−3.49

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	1,316	83.50	1,098	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	65.10	769	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	63.37	845	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	52.18	489	9thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.43/cwt	142.00–146.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.21/cwt	136.00–141.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	134.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	149.39/cwt	147.50–153.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	157.72/cwt	150.00–167.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.46/cwt	136.00–150.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.20/cwt	147.00–158.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	138.03/cwt	137.50–139.00	444	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.79/cwt	118.00–124.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.60/cwt	129.00–140.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.55/cwt	127.00–134.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	154.35/cwt	150.00–162.50	500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	351.31/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,125	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	619	104.80/cwt	101.00–108.00	649	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	630	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,985	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	71.29/cwt	69.00–75.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	63.94/cwt	59.00–68.00	747	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	62.02/cwt	59.00–65.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	50.77/cwt	47.00–54.00	497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,404	87.49/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,228	6
Bulls	—	—	1,050	71.54/cwt	69.00–74.00	751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,389.22/cwt	1,380.00–1,400.00	15,212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	63.37/cwt	60.00–67.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	871.65/cwt	650.00–1,030.00	9,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,430.00/cwt	1,430.00–1,430.00	16,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	808.48/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,281	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.68/cwt	112.00–115.00	705	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	102.50/cwt	99.00–107.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.13/cwt	115.00–127.50	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.38/cwt	117.50–140.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.20/cwt	117.50–137.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.08/cwt	111.00–117.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	137.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.15/cwt	123.00–137.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.95/cwt	130.00–147.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 489Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	149.00–154.00	151.15
5	—	576	142.00–146.00	144.43
7	—	366	150.00–167.00	157.72
4	—	520	147.00–158.00	152.20
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
2	—	423	152.00–152.50	152.25
2	—	233	150.00	150.00
8	—	324	150.00–162.50	154.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	320	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	117.50–140.00	127.38
2	—	473	142.50–143.00	142.76
6	—	265	120.00–137.50	130.12
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	165	130.00	130.00
3	—	570	123.00–137.00	131.15
2	—	423	130.00–147.00	138.95
2	—	300	147.50	147.50
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	132.50	132.50
4	—	365	130.00–141.00	134.08
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
3	—	322	137.50–139.00	138.03
10	—	525	118.00–124.00	119.79
4	—	623	123.00	123.00
10	—	422	129.00–140.00	132.60
6	—	474	127.00–134.00	130.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
4	—	619	101.00–108.00	104.80
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
2	—	655	102.00–105.00	103.51
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
2	—	770	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	714	99.00–107.00	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.68
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
8	—	365	115.00–127.50	123.13
6	—	526	115.00–117.00	116.34
9	—	568	111.00–117.00	115.08
3	—	483	120.00–124.00	122.65
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
4	—	419	145.00–160.00	153.72
6	—	573	136.00–141.00	138.21
8	—	472	147.50–153.00	149.39
12	—	517	136.00–150.00	142.46
4	—	624	133.00–135.00	133.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	128.00–132.00	130.00
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	136.81
2	—	693	108.00–112.00	109.99
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
2	—	528	117.50–137.00	127.20
4	—	414	130.00–145.00	137.48
1	—	370	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	101.00	101.00
1	—	405	84.00	84.00
1	—	295	89.00	89.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,106	650.00–1,030.00	871.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	700.00–880.00	808.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	765	330.00–370.00	351.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,380.00–1,400.00	1,389.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,430.00	1,430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	69.00–75.00	71.29
32	—	1,168	59.00–68.00	63.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	59.00–65.00	62.02
6	—	978	47.00–54.00	50.77
1	—	915	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	60.00–67.00	63.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	81.00–94.00	87.49
2	—	1,050	69.00–74.00	71.54

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 this sale compares

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