Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly 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 $117.02/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$117.02

133 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

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	381	131.23	501	45
Medium and Large 2	460	117.62	541	37
Small 1-2	496	104.54	519	32
Medium and Large 3	424	103.21	438	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $63 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 sale133 hd

117.02

—

NC average8 barns · 1,023 hd

111.97

+5.05

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	1,629	84.65	1,379	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	59.09	692	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	50.50	659	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	46.51	511	15

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	—	675	111.17/cwt	109.00–112.50	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.17/cwt	112.50–115.00	602	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.12/cwt	112.50–122.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.24/cwt	112.00–114.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	470	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	98.96/cwt	96.00–102.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.02/cwt	111.00–116.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	140.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	109.50/cwt	105.00–112.50	464	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	728	106.04/cwt	103.00–107.00	772	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	106.27/cwt	102.50–110.00	600	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	281	100.26/cwt	100.00–101.00	282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	157.61/cwt	152.50–165.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.58/cwt	126.00–134.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.70/cwt	117.00–123.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.55/cwt	138.00–141.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	357	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	513	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	223	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	781	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	140.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	192	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	160.07/cwt	152.50–167.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	171.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.62/cwt	139.00–146.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.35/cwt	137.50–147.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	443	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	521	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	788	88.74/cwt	88.00–91.00	699	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	720	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	39.85/cwt	36.00–42.00	418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	50.95/cwt	49.00–53.00	577	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	37.52/cwt	37.00–38.00	446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.48/cwt	55.00–61.00	688	16
Bulls	—	—	1,690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	85.20/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,438	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	56.99/cwt	56.00–59.00	777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	72.47/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,071	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	8,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,526	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	9,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	4,074	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,013	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	617	106.50/cwt	102.50–110.00	657	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	107.57/cwt	102.50–112.50	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.56/cwt	121.00–132.50	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.37/cwt	122.50–131.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	278	85.76/cwt	85.00–87.50	238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	107.51/cwt	102.50–112.50	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	106.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.43/cwt	127.50–137.50	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	125.33/cwt	122.00–127.50	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	116.64/cwt	115.00–117.50	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	106.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	109.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	524	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	131.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 582Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 140Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 35Year ago 20

Current hog receipts 2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	109.00–112.50	111.17
3	—	527	112.50–115.00	114.17
5	—	418	112.50–122.00	117.12
4	—	608	112.00–114.00	113.24
4	—	372	125.00–128.00	126.25
3	—	563	111.00–116.00	114.02
7	—	474	115.00–120.00	116.25
5	—	314	122.00–127.50	125.33
3	—	270	115.00–117.50	116.64
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	105.00–107.50	106.30
2	—	675	96.00–102.00	98.96
5	—	424	105.00–112.50	109.50
4	—	728	103.00–107.00	106.04
4	—	565	102.50–110.00	106.27
4	—	281	100.00–101.00	100.26
7	—	478	107.00–110.00	109.58
2	—	370	100.00–110.00	104.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	130.00–140.00	133.42
4	—	214	135.00–145.00	140.77
7	—	436	126.00–134.00	130.58
2	—	195	145.00–160.00	152.50
6	—	473	124.00–130.00	125.63
4	—	519	117.00–123.00	118.70
8	—	324	130.00–136.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	85.00–87.50	85.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	105.00–110.00	106.27
2	—	610	101.00–110.00	105.50
3	—	315	105.00–110.00	106.59
2	—	460	100.00–107.50	103.75
5	—	524	105.00–110.00	108.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	130.00–137.50	133.99
2	—	480	138.00–141.00	139.55
6	—	369	135.00–145.00	140.51
2	—	192	140.00	140.00
2	—	253	127.50–129.00	128.24
3	—	332	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	152.50–165.00	157.61
2	—	558	137.50–139.00	138.26
2	—	183	190.00–200.00	194.93
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
4	—	535	142.00–150.00	145.94
4	—	329	152.50–167.00	160.07
2	—	452	145.00	145.00
2	—	630	133.00	133.00
6	—	283	170.00–175.00	171.27
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	105.00–106.00	105.51
2	—	370	107.50–110.00	108.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	80.00–85.00	82.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	144.00–150.00	146.64
5	—	515	139.00–146.00	143.62
5	—	572	137.50–147.00	141.35
9	—	419	145.00–153.00	148.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	88.00–91.00	88.74
2	—	720	85.00–90.00	87.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	102.50–110.00	106.50
3	—	562	102.50–112.50	107.57
2	—	460	105.00–108.00	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	121.00–132.50	126.56
7	—	565	122.50–131.00	127.37
2	—	715	112.50–115.00	113.75
7	—	473	127.50–137.50	131.43
5	—	425	132.00–140.00	136.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	458	100.00–107.50	103.81
4	—	529	102.50–112.50	107.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	36.00–42.00	39.85
9	—	1,133	49.00–53.00	50.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	37.00–38.00	37.52
4	—	1,363	56.00–59.00	56.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,176	55.00–61.00	58.48
2	—	1,138	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,688	83.00–87.00	85.20
2	—	1,478	72.00–73.00	72.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	420.00	420.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle