Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 29.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed, 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.07/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$134.07

142 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$53.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

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	442	144.60	640	89
Medium 2	405	127.81	518	32
Medium and Large 3	401	112.17	449	8thin
Small 1-2	453	90.86	412	13thin

One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $228 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 sale142 hd

134.07

—

NC average9 barns · 1,509 hd

130.56

+3.51

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	1,564	109.72	1,716	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	94.00	1,341	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	84.01	1,028	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	66.82	603	18

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Fancy	—	318	174.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	2
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	417	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	173.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	29
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	139.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	188	129.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	162.76/cwt	157.50–170.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	3
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	265	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.66/cwt	140.00–152.50	547	16
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	370	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	6
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	3
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	312	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	659	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	165.05/cwt	157.50–170.00	703	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	369	153.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	331	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	513	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	162.98/cwt	162.00–164.00	867	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	124.16/cwt	122.50–125.00	453	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	272	133.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	169.12/cwt	165.00–172.50	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	159.84/cwt	154.00–167.00	585	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	165	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	153	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	810	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	478	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	264	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	207	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	164.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	776	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	532	144.61/cwt	140.00–147.50	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	178.32/cwt	172.50–184.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	863	857.96/cwt	840.00–875.00	7,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	99.67/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,020	10
Bulls	—	—	1,685	80.05/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	64.49/cwt	61.00–67.00	531	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	81.24/cwt	79.00–85.00	981	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	6,486	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,182	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,296	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	778	749.07/cwt	680.00–800.00	5,828	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	948	704.72/cwt	670.00–740.00	6,681	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,880.00/cwt	1,880.00–1,880.00	22,842	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	10,410	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	691.58/cwt	650.00–740.00	5,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	815	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,091	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,280	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	407	124.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	505	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	104.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	587	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	861	3
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	424	147.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	457	143.50/cwt	142.50–145.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	476	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	114.85/cwt	112.00–117.50	721	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	331	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	632	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.77/cwt	157.00–167.50	836	8
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	483	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	665	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	280	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	507	92.53/cwt	87.50–95.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.50	368	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	373	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	326	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	347	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	428	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	125.45/cwt	122.50–130.00	410	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	86.90/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,249	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	77.33/cwt	74.00–81.00	762	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	579	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	92.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,191	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	111.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,623	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	75.30/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	48.49/cwt	47.00–50.00	444	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 Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 332Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 132Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 10

Current hog receipts 29.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	172.00–175.00	174.53
8	—	365	170.00–180.00	173.13
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	143.40
6	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.49
3	—	270	140.00	140.00
3	—	312	140.00–145.00	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	157.50–170.00	162.76
4	—	426	157.50–170.00	165.05
8	—	469	155.00–170.00	162.18
3	—	532	162.00–164.00	162.98
3	—	273	165.00–172.50	169.12
12	—	366	154.00–167.00	159.84
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00–153.00	151.50
6	—	369	150.00–158.00	153.32
4	—	331	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	125.00–130.00	127.54
2	—	210	130.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	365	122.50–125.00	124.16
3	—	272	129.00–135.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	260	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	633	120.00–125.00	121.27
2	—	188	125.00–135.00	129.80
5	—	481	125.00–135.00	130.48
3	—	278	120.00–130.00	124.91
2	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	327	122.50–130.00	125.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	464	140.00–150.00	144.56
8	—	562	133.00–143.00	139.74
9	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.44
22	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.83
3	—	327	140.00–150.00	145.10
16	—	373	140.00–152.50	146.66
2	—	270	142.50–145.00	143.70
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	135.00	135.00
2	—	483	137.50–138.00	137.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	785	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	85.00	85.00
3	—	507	87.50–95.00	92.53
2	—	373	85.00–90.00	87.35
2	—	428	80.00–82.00	80.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00	110.00
3	—	318	115.00–117.50	115.79
2	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
1	—	165	93.00	93.00
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	59.00	59.00
1	—	440	60.00	60.00
1	—	680	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	130.00–140.00	133.65
3	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.03
3	—	632	138.00–139.00	138.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	160.00–170.00	164.48
2	—	623	150.00–155.00	152.45
8	—	428	160.00–168.00	163.35
7	—	569	150.00–159.00	155.36
8	—	520	157.00–167.50	160.77
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–147.50	144.61
3	—	587	145.00–147.50	146.66
6	—	424	144.00–149.00	147.18
3	—	457	142.50–145.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	172.50–184.00	178.32
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	120.00–130.00	124.03
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00–109.00	104.62
2	—	415	95.00–100.00	97.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
4	—	476	152.00–155.00	154.01
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	112.00–117.50	114.85
1	—	715	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	840.00–875.00	857.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,880.00	1,880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	778	680.00–800.00	749.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	650.00–740.00	691.58
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	670.00–740.00	704.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	580.00	580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	94.00–102.00	99.67
10	—	1,688	115.00–124.00	119.68
2	—	1,685	73.00–85.00	80.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	824	61.00–67.00	64.49
7	—	985	74.00–81.00	77.33
3	—	915	47.00–50.00	48.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,208	79.00–85.00	81.24
7	—	1,037	54.00–58.00	55.80
26	—	1,281	90.00–97.00	92.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,437	83.00–89.00	86.90
9	—	1,452	107.00–115.00	111.78
4	—	1,339	72.00–79.00	75.30

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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How this sale compares

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