Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower; four-weight feeder heifers were steady to 1.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 12.00 to 13.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.41/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$136.41

204 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

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	458	141.83	650	138
Medium and Large 2	378	130.58	494	49
Small 1-2	384	109.82	422	8thin
Medium and Large 3	427	108.66	464	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $185 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 sale204 hd

136.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,159 hd

133.28

+3.13

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	1,812	105.88	1,919	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	72.17	895	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	71.85	913	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	58.13	600	23

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	136.10/cwt	132.00–140.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	271	166.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.38/cwt	145.00–157.50	568	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	199.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	372	91.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	153.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.33/cwt	129.00–137.50	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	150.99/cwt	145.00–157.50	485	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.18/cwt	145.00–157.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	129.07/cwt	123.00–135.00	409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	144.49/cwt	140.00–149.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.00/cwt	123.00–131.00	790	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	268	108.95/cwt	108.00–110.00	292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	380	156.48/cwt	152.50–159.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.85/cwt	132.50–137.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	135.57/cwt	133.00–137.50	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.52/cwt	122.50–125.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	328	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	123.60/cwt	121.00–125.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	240	132.75/cwt	127.50–138.00	319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	366	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	473	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.62/cwt	146.00–150.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	183.13/cwt	176.00–190.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.86/cwt	147.00–160.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.31/cwt	167.50–173.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	152.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.00	781	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	111.35/cwt	108.00–116.00	308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	163.77/cwt	160.00–166.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	154.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.72/cwt	165.00–181.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	185.29/cwt	177.50–190.00	611	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	163.24/cwt	157.00–171.00	689	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.64/cwt	135.75–144.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	121.82/cwt	121.00–122.50	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	460	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	175.76/cwt	174.00–177.50	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	61.08/cwt	57.00–64.00	651	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	71.85/cwt	69.00–75.00	913	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	72.35/cwt	68.00–75.00	870	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.87/cwt	50.00–52.00	635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	47.53/cwt	46.00–49.00	431	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	78.98/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,054	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	62.35/cwt	58.00–65.00	754	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	96.80/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,924	110.42/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,124	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	949.85/cwt	870.00–990.00	12,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	726.84/cwt	723.00–730.00	7,377	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	654.34/cwt	630.00–680.00	6,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	992.52/cwt	800.00–1,180.00	11,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	833	931.41/cwt	875.00–1,040.00	7,759	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,015	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,928	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,020.37/cwt	920.00–1,150.00	10,234	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	945.84/cwt	850.00–1,040.00	8,068	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,251	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	710	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	418	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	631	120.37/cwt	119.00–122.50	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.55/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	530	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	638	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	135.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	519	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	423	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	357	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	290	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.19/cwt	128.00–133.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.50	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	109.20/cwt	105.00–112.50	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	162.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	608	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	111.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.00/cwt	155.00–168.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	130.40/cwt	126.00–133.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	123.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	142.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.29/cwt	143.00–151.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.08/cwt	147.50–157.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.60/cwt	136.00–145.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.80/cwt	130.00–142.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	109.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.70/cwt	127.00–137.00	935	4

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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 714Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 110Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 20

Current hog receipts 3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	132.00–140.00	136.10
5	—	264	176.00–190.00	183.13
11	—	521	147.00–160.00	153.86
2	—	435	167.50–173.00	170.31
7	—	460	160.00–166.00	163.77
6	—	557	147.00–157.00	154.09
2	—	625	134.00–137.00	135.48
13	—	374	165.00–181.00	172.72
12	—	330	177.50–190.00	185.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	165.00–170.00	166.00
2	—	438	155.00–158.00	156.53
4	—	370	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	260	195.00–205.00	199.02
3	—	373	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	105.00–115.00	110.04
2	—	293	105.00–110.00	107.52
3	—	515	102.00–110.00	105.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	90.00–95.00	91.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	152.50–159.00	156.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	127.50–138.00	132.75
4	—	366	125.00–135.00	129.24
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	108.00–116.00	111.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	146.00–150.00	148.62
7	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.47
6	—	270	140.00–155.00	147.44
4	—	326	145.00–159.00	152.19
2	—	220	155.00	155.00
5	—	575	135.00–136.00	135.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	145.00–157.50	152.38
5	—	768	119.00–124.00	122.20
6	—	268	150.00–160.00	153.76
10	—	522	129.00–137.50	132.33
19	—	321	145.00–157.50	150.99
12	—	421	145.00–157.00	151.18
2	—	680	125.00–126.00	125.50
12	—	466	140.00–149.00	144.49
12	—	622	123.00–131.00	127.00
9	—	574	129.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	240	145.00–150.00	147.50
5	—	721	120.00–126.00	123.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	317	123.00–135.00	129.07
6	—	427	135.00–137.50	136.18
3	—	363	132.50–137.00	134.85
3	—	272	133.00–137.50	135.57
7	—	482	125.00–135.00	130.05
3	—	630	122.50–125.00	123.52
6	—	234	135.00–140.00	135.75
2	—	560	124.00–126.00	125.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	108.00–110.00	108.95
4	—	315	110.00–115.00	112.16
2	—	638	102.00–110.00	106.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–142.50	141.28
6	—	519	120.00–130.00	124.73
2	—	423	135.00–142.50	138.59
3	—	357	140.00–142.50	140.85
2	—	608	118.00–121.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	121.00–125.00	123.60
3	—	290	125.00–126.00	125.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	300	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	375	105.00–112.50	109.20
2	—	568	100.00–110.00	105.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.74
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	157.00–171.00	163.24
2	—	660	140.00–146.00	142.95
6	—	615	135.75–144.00	139.64
15	—	469	155.00–168.00	161.00
6	—	573	143.00–151.00	146.29
9	—	519	147.50–157.00	152.08
4	—	710	127.00–137.00	131.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	121.00–122.50	121.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	153.00–154.00	153.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	174.00–177.50	175.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	117.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	615	128.00–133.00	131.19
3	—	515	136.00–137.50	136.50
4	—	668	126.00–133.00	130.40
5	—	413	140.00–146.00	142.34
5	—	474	136.00–145.00	139.60
9	—	578	130.00–142.00	135.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	150.00–152.50	151.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	119.00–122.50	120.37
3	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	122.00–127.50	124.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	108.00–115.00	111.55
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	521	110.00–114.00	111.65
4	—	728	105.00–115.00	109.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,066	57.00–64.00	61.08
5	—	907	46.00–49.00	47.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	69.00–75.00	71.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,203	68.00–75.00	72.35
2	—	1,248	50.00–52.00	50.87
10	—	1,335	77.00–81.00	78.98
3	—	1,210	58.00–65.00	62.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	96.00–98.00	96.80
4	—	1,924	108.00–114.00	110.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	870.00–990.00	949.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	723.00–730.00	726.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	630.00–680.00	654.34
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00–1,180.00	992.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	920.00–1,150.00	1,020.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	875.00–1,040.00	931.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	850.00–1,040.00	945.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	480.00	480.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	740.00	740.00

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