Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 6

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.60/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$121.60

150 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$28.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

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	467	127.95	597	89
Medium and Large 2	451	119.42	538	38
Medium and Large 3	532	101.66	540	12thin
Small 1-2	606	99.50	603	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale150 hd

121.60

—

NC average8 barns · 1,077 hd

120.27

+1.34

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	1,520	95.01	1,444	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	69.97	955	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	68.41	827	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	54.44	525	54

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 3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	405	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	149.79/cwt	147.50–155.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.50	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	154.93/cwt	145.00–161.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.70/cwt	117.00–131.00	664	27
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	830	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	367	126.01/cwt	120.00–127.50	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	149.53/cwt	148.00–151.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	149.63/cwt	142.50–155.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.47/cwt	147.50–159.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	128.75/cwt	120.00–137.50	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.92/cwt	125.00–132.50	604	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	132.56/cwt	130.00–133.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.78/cwt	117.50–125.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	120.46/cwt	116.00–124.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.50	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.78/cwt	140.00–152.50	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	129.18/cwt	120.00–140.00	408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	615	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,059	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,919	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.34/cwt	134.00–149.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.86/cwt	127.00–143.00	831	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	768	89.49/cwt	85.00–94.00	687	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	559	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	152	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	369	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	768	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	848	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	725	103.41/cwt	99.00–108.00	750	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	575	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	737	33.02/cwt	31.00–36.00	243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.05/cwt	40.00–55.00	450	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	69.62/cwt	65.00–75.00	853	56
Bulls	—	—	1,881	104.44/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	95.73/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,422	15
Bulls	—	—	1,212	78.82/cwt	70.00–84.00	955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	60.91/cwt	55.00–65.00	631	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	917.92/cwt	770.00–1,040.00	8,904	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,234.75/cwt	1,160.00–1,300.00	13,187	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	986	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	484	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	69.73/cwt	65.00–75.00	957	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	62.75/cwt	56.00–65.00	714	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	101.75/cwt	97.50–105.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	521	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	643	118.98/cwt	114.00–124.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	130.66/cwt	127.00–133.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.92/cwt	120.00–142.50	506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.17/cwt	120.00–138.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.22/cwt	120.00–137.50	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	120.85/cwt	117.50–125.00	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.96/cwt	117.50–127.50	449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.77/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.49/cwt	117.00–132.50	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	11

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 Jun 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 46Year ago 0

Current hog receipts 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	230	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
2	—	675	100.00–105.00	102.43
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	369	130.00–132.50	130.88
4	—	311	129.00–132.50	130.33
27	—	524	117.00–131.00	126.70
13	—	424	125.00–130.00	128.09
2	—	663	118.00–119.00	118.50
15	—	472	125.00–132.50	127.92
6	—	283	130.00–133.00	132.56
8	—	569	117.50–125.00	122.78
4	—	614	116.00–124.00	120.46
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	79.00	79.00
2	—	768	85.00–94.00	89.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
5	—	367	120.00–127.50	126.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
1	—	535	107.50	107.50
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	96.00	96.00
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
1	—	285	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	115.00–124.00	119.55
1	—	190	125.00	125.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	117.50	117.50
3	—	332	117.50–125.00	120.85
12	—	368	117.50–127.50	121.96
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
5	—	276	120.00–127.50	122.49
11	—	675	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	70.00	70.00
1	—	405	55.00	55.00
1	—	375	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	340	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	350	107.50–110.00	108.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	147.50–155.00	149.79
8	—	329	145.00–161.00	154.93
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	148.00–151.00	149.53
7	—	416	142.50–155.00	149.63
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
3	—	463	147.50–159.00	151.47
12	—	570	134.00–149.00	144.34
6	—	621	127.00–143.00	133.86
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	85.00	85.00
1	—	190	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	120.00–140.00	129.18
8	—	381	120.00–142.50	132.92
2	—	688	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
5	—	275	130.00–145.00	136.86
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	135.00–140.00	136.51
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
1	—	655	127.50	127.50
7	—	518	135.00–142.50	138.13
11	—	429	140.00–150.00	142.90
13	—	473	140.00–152.50	143.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–137.50	128.75
4	—	521	130.00–131.00	130.26
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	643	114.00–124.00	118.98
3	—	565	127.00–133.00	130.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
2	—	605	122.00–124.00	123.00
12	—	471	120.00–138.00	131.17
10	—	424	120.00–137.50	129.22
6	—	727	110.00–115.00	112.69
8	—	515	121.00–130.00	127.77
8	—	564	117.00–132.50	127.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
2	—	520	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	845	109.00	109.00
2	—	768	109.00–112.00	110.47
2	—	725	99.00–108.00	103.41
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.96
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
3	—	722	97.50–105.00	101.75
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	770.00–1,040.00	917.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,234.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	439.00	439.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	31.00–36.00	33.02
23	—	918	40.00–55.00	49.05
1	—	800	68.00	68.00
27	—	1,036	55.00–65.00	60.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,225	65.00–75.00	69.62
12	—	1,138	56.00–65.00	62.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,280	77.00	77.00
34	—	1,373	65.00–75.00	69.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,881	103.00–106.00	104.44
15	—	1,485	90.00–101.00	95.73
3	—	1,212	70.00–84.00	78.82

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