Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-05-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 18
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
100 vs last sale 463 89 vs year ago 274 · +32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
9 vs last sale 73 27 vs year ago 55 · +49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
16 vs last sale 35 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.53/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$119.53
134 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449126.5756871
Medium and Large 2428119.0850938
Small 1-2541102.185538thin
Medium and Large 345699.2945317thin
One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $115 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 sale134 hd
119.53
NC average8 barns · 899 hd
117.67
+1.86
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
BullsLow1,45089.421,29613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42269.8699411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18768.6981537
CowsLean 85-90%Average90747.1242715

Every lot, as filed

130 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy280144.00/cwt144.00–144.004031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563136.50/cwt135.00–140.007686
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363131.62/cwt130.00–133.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225132.44/cwt130.00–137.502984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476128.02/cwt124.00–134.006098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412148.50/cwt142.50–152.506125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608128.33/cwt128.00–129.007803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630120.03/cwt116.00–124.007563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy615124.02/cwt123.00–125.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328134.73/cwt130.00–140.004425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605135.74/cwt133.00–140.008214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329155.82/cwt147.50–165.005137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419127.85/cwt124.00–135.0053621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422146.40/cwt141.00–152.5061811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534137.01/cwt135.00–141.0073210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560132.49/cwt132.00–133.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520123.90/cwt118.00–129.0064412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569122.00/cwt119.00–126.006947
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465143.51/cwt140.00–148.006678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy420122.50/cwt122.50–122.505151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
BullsMedium and Large 2627119.46/cwt115.00–125.007496
BullsMedium and Large 2484132.24/cwt123.00–136.006408
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full415137.50/cwt137.50–137.505711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575135.74/cwt134.00–137.007814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy426137.10/cwt132.50–141.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2283132.52/cwt130.00–135.003752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2369153.44/cwt150.00–160.0056615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2286162.53/cwt150.00–170.004654
Bred CowsSmall 1-2815600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8901
Stock CowsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed682395.81/cwt385.00–419.002,6993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467147.75/cwt142.50–154.006908
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521140.03/cwt136.00–146.007307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy73388.98/cwt84.00–94.006522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2990740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,3261
SteersSmall 1-285598.00/cwt98.00–98.008381
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2718758.08/cwt650.00–870.005,4432
SteersSmall 1-2445112.50/cwt112.50–112.505011
BullsSmall 1-2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2650620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,0301
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed645600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,8701
HeifersSmall 1-2613105.67/cwt105.00–106.006483
HeifersSmall 1-2495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
SteersSmall 1-2Full84594.00/cwt94.00–94.007941
BullsSmall 1-2623108.01/cwt105.00–111.006732
HeifersSmall 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
HeifersSmall 1-2205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
CowsLean 85-90%99053.15/cwt47.00–57.005267
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44072.20/cwt70.00–76.001,0407
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32568.37/cwt67.00–69.009063
Bulls1,30274.01/cwt72.00–79.009643
Bulls1,618103.71/cwt102.00–105.001,6783
Bulls1,44189.90/cwt85.00–93.001,2957
Dairy SteersLarge 336090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
Dairy SteersLarge 363585.00/cwt85.00–85.005401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59058.00/cwt58.00–58.009221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29173.81/cwt69.00–77.0095316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10765.28/cwt60.00–69.0072320
CowsLean 85-90%77842.97/cwt40.00–45.003344
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29881,055.24/cwt960.00–1,140.0010,4262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,7881
CowsLean 85-90%1,03559.98/cwt58.00–63.006212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
Dairy SteersLarge 347576.00/cwt76.00–76.003611
Dairy SteersLarge 342082.00/cwt82.00–82.003441
HeifersMedium and Large 3477107.65/cwt105.00–110.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Dairy SteersLarge 330585.00/cwt85.00–85.002591
CowsLean 85-90%74521.43/cwt19.00–24.001602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,7881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,4661
HeifersMedium and Large 3635101.00/cwt101.00–101.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 3370115.00/cwt115.00–115.004261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,7891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,6011
HeifersMedium and Large 3280109.00/cwt109.00–109.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 3225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
HeifersMedium and Large 2240125.63/cwt125.00–127.503024
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37592.00/cwt90.00–94.003452
SteersMedium and Large 3850103.00/cwt103.00–103.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51084.00/cwt84.00–84.004281
HeifersMedium and Large 3315102.50/cwt102.50–102.503231
HeifersMedium and Large 3595101.00/cwt101.00–101.006011
SteersMedium and Large 2573131.97/cwt131.00–133.007562
BullsMedium and Large 3555107.50/cwt107.50–107.505971
HeifersMedium and Large 2477120.32/cwt117.00–122.005746
SteersMedium and Large 2415117.47/cwt115.00–120.004882
SteersMedium and Large 2165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy320129.00/cwt129.00–129.004131
BullsMedium and Large 2666121.42/cwt118.00–124.008097
BullsMedium and Large 2577127.80/cwt125.00–133.007376
HeifersMedium and Large 2185125.00/cwt125.00–125.002312
HeifersMedium and Large 2413122.75/cwt122.50–123.005072
HeifersMedium and Large 2615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2535112.80/cwt110.00–117.006035
SteersMedium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
SteersMedium and Large 2510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006531
BullsMedium and Large 2721115.97/cwt115.00–118.008363
BullsMedium and Large 2517129.18/cwt124.00–133.006686
HeifersMedium and Large 2277120.84/cwt115.00–127.503353
SteersMedium and Large 2220142.50/cwt142.50–142.503142
BullsMedium and Large 2425132.62/cwt127.50–137.505642
SteersMedium and Large 2357121.64/cwt120.00–125.004343
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
BullsMedium and Large 3782101.00/cwt101.00–101.007902
BullsMedium and Large 3425107.38/cwt105.00–110.004562
HeifersMedium and Large 2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 2386120.94/cwt115.00–127.504676
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49585.00/cwt85.00–85.004212
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35591.25/cwt90.00–92.503242
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64080.00/cwt80.00–80.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 2343126.24/cwt125.00–127.504332
SteersMedium and Large 2322120.87/cwt120.00–122.503893
HeifersMedium and Large 2564113.09/cwt111.00–115.006385
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41088.96/cwt80.00–97.503652
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71592.00/cwt92.00–92.006581
SteersMedium and Large 3370105.00/cwt105.00–105.003892

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.