Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.01/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$119.01

147 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	420	127.93	538	76
Medium and Large 2	452	117.82	533	36
Small 1-2	549	102.52	563	17thin
Medium and Large 3	582	99.33	578	18thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale147 hd

119.01

—

NC average8 barns · 1,231 hd

119.09

−0.08

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	1,757	99.20	1,743	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	65.78	728	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	65.18	902	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	819	53.94	442	5thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 1-2	—	330	133.48/cwt	131.00–142.50	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	553	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	162.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	157.55/cwt	147.50–165.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	680	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.43/cwt	133.00–137.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	128.84/cwt	123.00–135.00	609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	13,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	122.85/cwt	119.00–126.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	8,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	156.21/cwt	150.00–167.50	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	513	126.94/cwt	123.00–131.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	135.02/cwt	130.00–137.50	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	130.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	495	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	127.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.14/cwt	150.00–162.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	133.25/cwt	132.50–134.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	133.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	635	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.03/cwt	142.50–151.00	623	7
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	808	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	687	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	326	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	550	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	3,520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	680	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	619	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	407	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	711	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	668	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	586	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	627	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	534	106.99/cwt	101.00–111.00	571	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	106.09/cwt	102.50–110.00	499	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	624	104.51/cwt	101.00–108.00	652	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	384	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	273	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	63.73/cwt	56.00–68.00	689	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	53.94/cwt	50.00–56.00	442	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	69.51/cwt	69.00–70.00	833	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	64.39/cwt	61.00–68.00	912	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	71.30/cwt	69.00–77.00	840	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	101.64/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,896	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	106.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	683.74/cwt	640.00–730.00	6,974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	645.12/cwt	630.00–660.00	5,858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,068.87/cwt	900.00–1,210.00	10,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	110.99/cwt	109.00–114.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	663	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	550	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	339	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.34/cwt	101.00–106.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.83/cwt	126.00–127.50	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.57/cwt	115.00–130.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	139.26/cwt	135.00–147.00	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	122.60/cwt	119.00–126.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	373	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.39/cwt	126.00–132.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	128.74/cwt	120.00–136.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.36/cwt	109.00–117.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	126.13/cwt	125.00–127.50	346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.90/cwt	125.00–138.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	137.23/cwt	132.50–142.50	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.29/cwt	118.00–138.00	624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.30/cwt	114.00–123.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	125.52/cwt	122.00–132.50	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.70/cwt	115.00–128.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	570	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 440Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 83Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	131.00–142.50	133.48
17	—	429	125.00–133.00	129.01
7	—	508	119.00–126.00	122.85
3	—	277	130.00–137.50	135.02
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
14	—	379	129.00–134.00	130.65
2	—	220	132.50–134.00	133.25
19	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.59
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	82.50	82.50
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
1	—	680	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
2	—	415	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	450	124.00	124.00
2	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	100.00–110.00	105.08
4	—	534	101.00–111.00	106.99
2	—	470	102.50–110.00	106.09
4	—	624	101.00–108.00	104.51
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	104.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
3	—	460	100.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	525	101.00–106.00	103.34
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	650	99.00	99.00
1	—	645	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	109.00–114.00	110.99
1	—	170	125.00	125.00
3	—	323	126.00–127.50	126.83
7	—	526	112.00–117.00	113.57
5	—	569	109.00–117.00	112.36
4	—	274	125.00–127.50	126.13
6	—	483	114.00–123.00	118.30
1	—	225	117.50	117.50
3	—	383	115.00–125.00	120.15
2	—	413	121.00–122.00	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	663	83.00	83.00
2	—	605	85.00–90.00	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	160.00–166.00	162.90
7	—	326	147.50–165.00	157.55
10	—	477	139.00–150.00	142.66
2	—	663	128.00–132.00	130.01
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
8	—	573	134.00–140.00	137.11
7	—	369	150.00–167.50	156.21
2	—	280	150.00–162.50	156.14
7	—	517	134.00–140.00	136.98
7	—	421	142.50–151.00	148.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
2	—	473	123.00–135.00	128.84
2	—	513	123.00–131.00	126.94
2	—	563	120.00–126.00	122.93
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
2	—	373	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	174.00	174.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
3	—	378	100.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	245	110.00–112.50	111.25
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	140.00–146.00	143.28
5	—	324	140.00–145.00	141.97
6	—	575	115.00–130.00	121.57
4	—	263	135.00–147.00	139.26
3	—	617	119.00–126.00	122.60
4	—	483	125.00–138.00	131.90
2	—	233	132.50–142.50	137.23
4	—	536	122.00–132.50	125.52
2	—	728	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	430	125.00–138.00	132.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	133.00–137.00	134.43
2	—	580	133.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	462	139.00	139.00
5	—	416	140.00–147.50	141.73
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	125.00–132.50	127.39
4	—	475	125.00–138.00	133.67
3	—	552	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
2	—	680	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	633	104.00–107.00	105.47
5	—	586	105.00–110.00	106.99
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	808	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	100.00–109.00	104.63
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	112.00–114.00	113.00
5	—	525	126.00–132.00	128.39
5	—	434	120.00–136.00	128.74
22	—	475	118.00–138.00	131.29
10	—	568	115.00–128.00	122.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	89.00	89.00
2	—	578	89.00–91.00	89.98
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	900.00–1,210.00	1,068.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	640.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	640.00–730.00	683.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	630.00–660.00	645.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	690.00	690.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,081	56.00–68.00	63.73
13	—	1,178	69.00–77.00	71.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	50.00–56.00	53.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	69.00–70.00	69.51
11	—	1,417	61.00–68.00	64.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,865	99.00–105.00	101.64
1	—	1,215	87.00	87.00

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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