Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Current goat receipts 1.

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to

attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.80/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$133.80

51 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.89

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	463	135.42	626	46
Medium and Large 2	475	123.35	586	2thin
Small 1-2	438	116.00	508	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $118 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 sale51 hd

133.80

—

NC average4 barns · 244 hd

118.91

+14.89

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	1,598	96.08	1,536	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	67.05	817	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	66.32	941	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	50.45	424	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	190.11/cwt	187.50–192.50	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	162.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.79/cwt	142.00–147.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.67/cwt	137.50–147.50	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	730	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	5,772	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,872	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,124	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	167.58/cwt	160.00–173.00	786	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	185.21/cwt	182.50–191.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	189.51/cwt	187.50–192.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.76/cwt	170.00–171.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.11/cwt	172.50–185.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	161.13/cwt	157.50–164.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	432	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.72/cwt	124.00–132.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	132.92/cwt	128.00–137.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.79/cwt	166.00–174.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.80/cwt	142.50–145.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.00/cwt	132.00–141.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	171.95/cwt	165.00–176.00	647	7
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,014	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	88.49/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	101.14/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	63.42/cwt	61.00–66.00	914	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	69.95/cwt	69.00–71.00	973	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	50.45/cwt	50.00–51.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	64.57/cwt	61.00–67.00	760	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	70.77/cwt	68.00–74.00	906	10

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 352Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 87Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 6

Current hog receipts 7.

Current goat receipts 1.

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to

attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	135.00–140.00	137.50
5	—	517	120.00–129.00	125.34
3	—	335	140.00–147.50	144.19
7	—	422	142.00–147.00	144.79
8	—	370	137.50–147.50	143.67
2	—	633	118.00–122.00	120.04
8	—	576	124.00–132.00	128.72
11	—	483	128.00–137.00	132.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–127.00	123.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	187.50–192.50	190.11
3	—	277	182.50–191.00	185.21
3	—	328	187.50–192.00	189.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	160.00–173.00	167.58
4	—	429	170.00–171.00	170.76
7	—	330	172.50–185.00	181.11
4	—	516	157.50–164.00	161.13
2	—	270	155.00–165.00	160.09
7	—	376	165.00–176.00	171.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	155.00–166.00	162.36
2	—	603	126.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	530	140.00–143.00	141.82
5	—	415	166.00–174.00	170.79
4	—	564	132.00–141.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	119.00–121.00	119.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.50–145.00	143.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	460.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	440.00	440.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	86.00–90.00	88.49
3	—	1,702	99.00–102.00	101.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	61.00–66.00	63.42
4	—	1,391	69.00–71.00	69.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	50.00–51.00	50.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,177	61.00–67.00	64.57
10	—	1,280	68.00–74.00	70.77

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