Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts Last Reported (10/19/2021): 460.

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.87/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$123.87

121 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

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	502	125.87	632	102
Medium and Large 2	566	115.34	653	13thin
Small 1-2	328	108.35	356	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $276 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 sale121 hd

123.87

—

NC average7 barns · 952 hd

114.55

+9.32

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	—	Average	1,827	92.46	1,689	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	62.98	720	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	60.89	833	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	41.87	426	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	626	123.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	771	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.14/cwt	117.50–126.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	134.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	362	146.62/cwt	145.00–148.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	345	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	609	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.01/cwt	117.50–127.00	637	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.25/cwt	135.00–144.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	163.83/cwt	162.50–165.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.02/cwt	146.00–156.00	727	8
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	350	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.29/cwt	138.00–147.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.01/cwt	167.00–179.00	571	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.57/cwt	152.00–162.50	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.06/cwt	132.50–145.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.12/cwt	150.00–161.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.57/cwt	135.00–142.50	884	13
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	308	91.16/cwt	87.50–95.00	281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	819	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	68.05/cwt	66.00–71.00	773	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	48.07/cwt	46.00–50.00	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	61.50/cwt	58.00–64.00	704	24
Bulls	—	—	1,739	88.98/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	22.49/cwt	20.00–25.00	208	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	40.49/cwt	39.00–42.00	417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	51.18/cwt	48.00–54.00	539	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	939	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	63.09/cwt	60.00–65.00	816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,877	94.45/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,773	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,135	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	723.13/cwt	534.00–880.00	6,978	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	16,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.33/cwt	125.00–132.50	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	659	111.02/cwt	107.50–115.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	114.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.53/cwt	135.00–147.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.36/cwt	132.50–141.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.03/cwt	145.00–158.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	133.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.03/cwt	116.00–124.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	120.16/cwt	118.00–122.50	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	644	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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 423Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 90Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 20

Receipts Last Reported (10/19/2021): 460.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	120.00–127.00	123.23
6	—	427	130.00–140.00	134.13
7	—	519	125.00–132.50	129.33
4	—	568	120.00–129.00	125.44
10	—	477	132.50–141.00	138.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	124.00	124.00
2	—	635	128.00–130.00	128.98
7	—	564	134.00–141.00	136.56
19	—	473	143.00–153.00	147.91
15	—	521	135.00–147.00	141.53
12	—	415	145.00–158.00	151.03
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	102.00–110.00	105.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	129.00–133.00	130.98
2	—	540	130.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	625	125.00–127.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	107.50–115.00	111.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	290	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	310	105.00–110.00	107.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	117.50–126.00	122.14
5	—	332	130.00–141.00	134.30
2	—	718	116.00–117.00	116.51
20	—	478	124.00–133.00	127.46
30	—	518	117.50–127.00	123.01
6	—	380	135.00–144.00	141.25
11	—	427	130.00–139.00	133.23
4	—	615	116.00–124.00	119.03
2	—	285	130.00–135.00	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	615	111.00–114.00	112.48
3	—	540	116.00	116.00
3	—	457	118.00–122.50	120.16
3	—	565	112.00–116.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	114.00	114.00
4	—	605	113.00–115.00	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	145.00–148.00	146.62
2	—	345	147.50–148.00	147.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	273	162.50–165.00	163.83
5	—	725	135.00	135.00
8	—	478	146.00–156.00	152.02
7	—	579	138.00–147.00	142.29
7	—	520	138.00–149.00	143.02
7	—	328	167.00–179.00	174.01
11	—	375	152.00–162.50	156.57
4	—	419	150.00–161.00	154.12
13	—	629	135.00–142.50	140.57
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	308	87.50–95.00	91.16
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	100.00–110.00	104.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	132.50–145.00	139.06
2	—	320	132.50–142.50	137.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,136	66.00–71.00	68.05
24	—	1,145	58.00–64.00	61.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	46.00–50.00	48.07
2	—	1,423	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,294	60.00–65.00	63.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	20.00–25.00	22.49
4	—	1,029	39.00–42.00	40.49
11	—	1,054	48.00–54.00	51.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	85.00–91.00	88.98
7	—	1,877	93.00–97.00	94.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	534.00–880.00	723.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,380.00	1,380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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