Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 12.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.17/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$126.17

90 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$23.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

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	433	129.44	561	68
Medium and Large 2	487	118.19	575	18thin
Medium and Large 3	517	106.38	549	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $11 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 sale90 hd

126.17

—

NC average8 barns · 939 hd

121.42

+4.75

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	1,600	98.90	1,582	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	76.05	958	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,015	73.43	745	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	59.51	469	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	128.05/cwt	121.00–133.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.09/cwt	126.00–137.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.38/cwt	143.00–156.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	141.29/cwt	137.50–145.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	158.42/cwt	155.00–170.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	167.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	134.01/cwt	128.00–135.00	930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.37/cwt	143.00–149.50	678	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	104.17/cwt	102.50–105.00	488	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.71/cwt	152.50–162.50	588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	884	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	4,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	153.70/cwt	147.00–157.00	664	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	424	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	103.98/cwt	99.00–109.00	759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	77.65/cwt	75.00–81.00	864	10
Bulls	—	—	1,288	80.99/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	108.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,959	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	77.51/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,028	13
Bulls	—	—	1,378	93.93/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.39/cwt	146.00–148.00	763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,087	72.24/cwt	67.00–74.00	785	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	70.18/cwt	66.00–73.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	120.42/cwt	116.00–126.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	828	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.34/cwt	118.00–125.50	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	111.34/cwt	108.00–112.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	123.91/cwt	117.50–128.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	133.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.72/cwt	127.50–137.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	134.16/cwt	132.50–137.50	365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.78/cwt	126.00–133.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5

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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 485Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 128Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 26Year ago 40

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 1.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	121.00–133.00	128.05
5	—	631	116.00–126.00	120.42
2	—	688	118.00–125.00	121.49
2	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	473	127.50–137.00	132.72
4	—	516	126.00–133.00	127.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	143.00–149.50	147.37
3	—	635	129.00–131.00	129.99
4	—	565	135.00–144.00	138.00
7	—	414	145.00–155.00	150.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	102.50–105.00	104.17
4	—	730	99.00–109.00	103.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	100.00–104.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	126.00–137.00	131.09
4	—	228	137.50–145.00	141.29
3	—	570	118.00–125.00	122.00
10	—	327	130.00–135.00	131.48
10	—	600	125.00	125.00
13	—	515	118.00–125.50	124.34
9	—	387	130.00–138.00	133.56
6	—	272	132.50–137.50	134.16
5	—	476	125.00–130.00	126.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	115.00–122.00	119.38
6	—	622	108.00–112.00	111.34
5	—	388	117.50–128.00	123.91
2	—	480	121.00–122.00	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–107.50	103.75
2	—	473	108.00–110.00	109.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	143.00–156.00	149.38
5	—	275	155.00–170.00	158.42
7	—	323	160.00–170.00	167.15
7	—	694	128.00–135.00	134.01
13	—	375	152.50–162.50	156.71
9	—	573	148.00–155.00	154.21
2	—	608	129.00–135.00	132.04
7	—	432	147.00–157.00	153.70
5	—	521	146.00–148.00	146.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	610	152.25	152.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	107.50–110.00	108.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	383	125.00–130.00	128.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	75.00–81.00	77.65
13	—	940	66.00–73.00	70.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	59.00–60.00	59.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,326	75.00–81.00	77.51
5	—	1,087	67.00–74.00	72.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	78.00–84.00	80.99
5	—	1,813	105.00–110.00	108.05
2	—	1,378	93.00–95.00	93.93

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle