Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a fairly light test. Demand was mostly moderate, good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves ranged 105.00 to 350.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.07/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$130.07

62 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$46.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	455	141.93	645	38
Medium 2	535	125.50	672	10thin
Medium and Large 3	516	102.16	527	12thin
Small 1-2	340	95.00	323	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.93/cwt here — about $322 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 sale62 hd

130.07

—

NC average8 barns · 665 hd

130.67

−0.60

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	1,982	104.77	2,077	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	80.82	976	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	77.63	1,113	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	918	58.02	533	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	573	155.24/cwt	154.00–156.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.77/cwt	142.00–147.00	683	13
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	340	95.00/cwt	91.00–99.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	110.98/cwt	106.00–116.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	123.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	204.65/cwt	200.00–208.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	524	151.51/cwt	150.00–154.00	794	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.41/cwt	132.00–142.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	170.00/cwt	162.00–178.00	833	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	750	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	158.04/cwt	154.00–162.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	173.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	658	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	127.95/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	123.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	560	146.37/cwt	142.00–149.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium 2Fancy	—	605	140.45/cwt	135.00–146.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	184.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	174.48/cwt	171.00–178.00	721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	78.21/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,128	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	42.32/cwt	40.00–45.00	357	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	58.41/cwt	56.00–60.00	540	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	80.63/cwt	77.00–84.00	818	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	80.46/cwt	78.00–83.00	974	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	59.65/cwt	56.00–62.00	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	64.39/cwt	61.00–68.00	958	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	83.39/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,162	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	74.08/cwt	70.00–76.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	89.74/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,086	8
Bulls	—	—	1,898	101.69/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,930	3
Bulls	—	—	2,235	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,205	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,245	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,251	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	899.43/cwt	830.00–950.00	7,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,083	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	606	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.64/cwt	156.00–168.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	161.97/cwt	154.00–168.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.89/cwt	138.00–149.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.01/cwt	150.00–163.00	757	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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 379Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 103Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 30

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 1.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	154.00–156.00	155.24
2	—	363	166.00–168.00	166.98
2	—	343	164.00–166.00	164.99
6	—	418	156.00–168.00	161.64
6	—	532	154.00–168.00	161.97
5	—	482	150.00–163.00	157.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	127.00–130.00	127.95
3	—	460	120.00–130.00	123.93
4	—	583	120.00–130.00	126.03
2	—	433	132.00–133.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	142.00–149.00	146.37
2	—	605	135.00–146.00	140.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	182.00–186.00	184.02
2	—	413	171.00–178.00	174.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	98.00–102.00	99.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	124.00	124.00
3	—	667	122.00–126.00	123.66
3	—	332	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	625	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.65
13	—	472	142.00–147.00	144.77
3	—	332	140.00–146.00	142.62
4	—	568	132.00–142.00	135.41
6	—	373	136.00–146.00	140.11
6	—	416	138.00–149.00	142.89
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	91.00–99.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	51.00	51.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	106.00–116.00	110.98
2	—	680	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	317	110.00–114.00	111.26
3	—	568	110.00–118.00	115.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	200.00–208.00	204.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	150.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	430	150.00–156.00	152.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	162.00–178.00	170.00
2	—	565	154.00–162.00	158.04
2	—	313	168.00–178.00	173.04
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00–138.00	133.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	59.00	59.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	76.00	76.00
1	—	750	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,442	75.00–81.00	78.21
4	—	1,488	61.00–68.00	64.39
8	—	1,393	82.00–86.00	83.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	844	40.00–45.00	42.32
6	—	924	56.00–60.00	58.41
4	—	1,015	77.00–84.00	80.63
4	—	999	70.00–76.00	74.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,211	78.00–83.00	80.46
3	—	1,173	56.00–62.00	59.65
8	—	1,210	87.00–94.00	89.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	99.00–107.00	101.69
1	—	2,235	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	830.00–950.00	899.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	495	500.00	500.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle