Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 16
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
← earliestJul 16Aug 9 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 0▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 0▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend comparisons available due to no sale coverage last week. Moderate offerings, demand, and buyer activity. Quality of cattle is plain. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.40/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$111.40
123 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.81
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441118.1152136
Medium 2480111.7253663
Small 1-2554100.9856016thin
Medium and Large 353199.505288thin
One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale123 hd
111.40
—
NC average3 barns · 726 hd
127.21
−15.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52188.771,3517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50060.9991511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24860.1975133
CowsLean 85-90%Low99851.9251817

Every lot

110 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 3250102.50/cwt102.50–102.502561
Steers—Medium 2270124.26/cwt120.00–130.003364
Steers—Medium 2319124.02/cwt121.00–127.503966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330131.24/cwt130.00–133.004334
Steers—Medium and Large 3334105.00/cwt105.00–105.003514
Steers—Medium 2368124.71/cwt122.50–127.004597
Steers—Small 1-2368110.15/cwt105.00–115.004055
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372132.62/cwt130.00–137.504933
Steers—Medium and Large 3373105.00/cwt105.00–105.003922
Steers—Medium 2413122.59/cwt120.00–128.005066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414137.35/cwt131.00–142.005696
Steers—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Steers—Small 1-2445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Steers—Medium 2465120.94/cwt115.00–124.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480131.96/cwt129.00–138.006339
Steers—Medium 2500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523133.53/cwt129.00–136.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563131.25/cwt131.00–132.007394
Steers—Medium 2573117.69/cwt111.00–121.006743
Steers—Medium 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Steers—Small 1-2625106.00/cwt106.00–106.006631
Steers—Medium 2680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Steers—Medium 2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Steers—Medium 2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265105.00/cwt105.00–105.002781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Heifers—Medium 2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium 2305117.00/cwt117.00–117.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306122.50/cwt122.50–122.503754
Heifers—Medium 2374115.32/cwt110.00–118.004319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377121.73/cwt119.00–126.004595
Heifers—Small 1-2385107.00/cwt107.00–107.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413120.90/cwt119.00–127.0049912
Heifers—Medium 2420115.28/cwt112.00–118.0048410
Heifers—Small 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 344098.00/cwt98.00–98.004311
Heifers—Medium 2474112.40/cwt110.00–116.0053318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480115.47/cwt114.00–117.005542
Heifers—Small 1-2485105.32/cwt103.00–107.005113
Heifers—Small 1-2515101.42/cwt98.00–104.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520113.80/cwt113.00–116.005925
Heifers—Medium 2533109.06/cwt107.00–112.0058114
Heifers—Small 1-255094.00/cwt94.00–94.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567111.43/cwt111.00–112.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 357799.00/cwt97.00–101.005715
Heifers—Medium 2578108.99/cwt108.00–110.006305
Heifers—Small 1-261899.01/cwt97.00–101.006122
Heifers—Medium 2620105.60/cwt103.00–108.006553
Heifers—Medium 2655102.00/cwt102.00–102.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 365598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Heifers—Small 1-266598.68/cwt98.00–100.006563
Heifers—Small 1-276094.00/cwt94.00–94.007141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410104.51/cwt104.00–105.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416131.52/cwt127.50–137.005478
Bulls—Small 1-2422108.72/cwt105.00–112.504595
Bulls—Medium 2445122.00/cwt120.00–126.005433
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy445112.50/cwt112.50–112.505011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470128.12/cwt126.00–130.006024
Bulls—Medium 2475119.65/cwt114.00–123.005689
Bulls—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy490119.00/cwt119.00–119.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Bulls—Small 1-2503108.49/cwt106.00–111.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518125.75/cwt124.00–127.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Bulls—Medium 2522118.31/cwt114.00–121.006189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555124.14/cwt119.00–127.006896
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575102.00/cwt102.00–102.005871
Bulls—Medium 2581110.19/cwt108.00–118.006408
Bulls—Small 1-2583105.47/cwt104.00–107.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 361592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
Bulls—Medium 2619107.86/cwt106.00–110.006688
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Bulls—Small 1-2648103.00/cwt103.00–103.006673
Bulls—Medium 2650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Bulls—Small 1-265596.49/cwt95.00–98.006322
Bulls—Medium 2727101.96/cwt100.00–104.007413
Bulls—Small 1-275791.82/cwt90.00–99.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351575.00/cwt75.00–75.003861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 344045.00/cwt45.00–45.001981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42293.23/cwt92.00–94.001,3263
Bulls——1,59685.43/cwt83.00–89.001,3634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98153.43/cwt50.00–56.0052412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03559.00/cwt59.00–59.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03845.63/cwt41.00–49.004744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22560.90/cwt57.00–65.0074623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29654.80/cwt52.00–56.007107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30867.34/cwt66.00–69.008813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49461.38/cwt59.00–63.009177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49565.11/cwt64.00–66.009732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52555.52/cwt55.00–56.008472
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2680500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4001
Stock Cows—Small 1-2734352.38/cwt250.00–465.002,5866
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,1881
Stock Cows—Medium 2863526.96/cwt450.00–600.004,5482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003694.33/cwt620.00–782.006,9642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785470.00/cwt470.00–470.003,6901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980710.87/cwt670.00–760.006,9672
Bred Cows—Medium 21,030620.00/cwt620.00–620.006,3861
Bred Cows—Medium 21,040630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,5521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,1031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,5801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2955800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,027904.90/cwt830.00–950.009,2933

This sale against other markets

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.