Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady, while bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.35/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$111.35

99 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

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	469	125.61	589	20
Medium and Large 2	461	118.74	548	26
Small 1-2	545	104.76	571	21
Medium and Large 3	460	100.76	464	32

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $125 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

111.35

—

NC average8 barns · 897 hd

114.39

−3.04

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	—	Low	1,549	90.21	1,397	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	71.70	1,009	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	68.14	821	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	925	52.16	483	15

Every lot, as filed

125 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	—	569	137.79/cwt	136.00–140.00	784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.84/cwt	142.50–143.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	131.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,626	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	801.86/cwt	720.00–870.00	6,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.08/cwt	133.00–147.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.88/cwt	114.00–124.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	117.54/cwt	114.00–121.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.11/cwt	115.00–123.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.76/cwt	131.00–137.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.28/cwt	139.00–145.00	672	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	247	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	564	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,019	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	520	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	504	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	549	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	247	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	111.36/cwt	107.50–115.00	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	537	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	334	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	110.48/cwt	107.50–113.00	591	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	726	102.72/cwt	98.00–106.00	746	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	100.48/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	92.76/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	41.79/cwt	39.00–45.00	391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	830.69/cwt	790.00–900.00	9,653	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	308	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	55.32/cwt	48.00–59.00	522	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	73.69/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,052	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	67.73/cwt	67.00–69.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.68/cwt	71.00–79.00	914	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	65.59/cwt	60.00–70.00	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,382	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	840.26/cwt	710.00–950.00	9,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	102.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	531	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.50	310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	104.27/cwt	100.00–107.50	388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,094.71/cwt	1,030.00–1,160.00	12,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	111.19/cwt	105.00–117.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	106.24/cwt	100.00–115.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	106.94/cwt	105.00–109.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	378	88.54/cwt	82.50–95.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	912	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.98/cwt	122.50–127.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	121.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	735	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	610	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.94/cwt	127.50–142.50	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	215	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	106.34/cwt	100.00–115.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	712	2

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 363Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 82Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 14

Current hog receipts 2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	136.00–140.00	137.79
3	—	435	142.50–143.00	142.84
5	—	381	145.00–150.00	146.59
14	—	513	133.00–147.00	140.08
2	—	663	127.00–132.00	129.51
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
2	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.12
7	—	472	139.00–145.00	142.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	125.00–130.00	128.27
1	—	160	122.50	122.50
5	—	327	120.00–130.00	124.94
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
5	—	364	127.50–142.50	136.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	425	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	117.50	117.50
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	105.00–117.50	111.19
1	—	440	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	95.00	95.00
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	127.00–132.00	128.98
4	—	384	130.00–134.00	131.27
4	—	579	123.00	123.00
2	—	418	125.00–131.00	128.09
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
2	—	490	114.00–121.00	117.54
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	413	122.50–127.50	124.98
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
8	—	338	115.00–125.00	121.38
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	113.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	381	121.00–125.00	123.35
3	—	622	111.00–115.00	112.98
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	260	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	105.00–110.00	107.23
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	483	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	290	110.00–120.00	115.09
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
3	—	535	107.50–113.00	110.48
4	—	726	98.00–106.00	102.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	100.00–110.00	102.49
2	—	285	105.00–112.50	108.82
3	—	372	100.00–107.50	104.27
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	329	100.00–115.00	106.24
2	—	568	105.00–109.00	106.94
1	—	200	97.50	97.50
4	—	424	100.00–115.00	106.34
2	—	688	103.00–104.00	103.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	85.00	85.00
2	—	378	82.50–95.00	88.54
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	89.00	89.00
2	—	610	93.00–94.00	93.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	138.00–143.00	140.24
2	—	605	128.00	128.00
3	—	568	133.00	133.00
4	—	536	131.00–137.00	133.76
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	112.50–115.00	113.74
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
2	—	428	107.50–115.00	111.36
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
3	—	582	120.00–121.00	120.33
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	114.00–124.00	118.88
3	—	518	115.00–123.00	120.11
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
2	—	713	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	693	118.00–120.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
2	—	912	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	95.00	95.00
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
1	—	780	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,070.00	1,070.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	720.00–870.00	801.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,030.00–1,160.00	1,094.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	790.00–900.00	830.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,189	710.00–950.00	840.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	35.00	35.00
2	—	935	39.00–45.00	41.79
12	—	943	48.00–59.00	55.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	45.00	45.00
12	—	1,240	71.00–79.00	73.68
17	—	1,193	60.00–70.00	65.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,427	70.00–77.00	73.69
3	—	1,368	67.00–69.00	67.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,968	99.00–102.00	100.48
3	—	1,430	84.00–96.00	92.76

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