Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2019-10-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 1
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 482▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 138▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was very light; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves brought 2.00 to 16.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.93/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$104.93
152 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$2
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.11
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2385117.134514thin
Medium 2423115.4948822
Medium and Large 2466113.265285thin
Small 1-2490102.7950494
Medium and Large 3451100.4245327
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale152 hd
104.93
—
NC average8 barns · 1,170 hd
103.83
+1.11
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—Average1,66576.381,2727thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31154.0070818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18551.7761351
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03540.1641643

Every lot

161 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Steers—Medium 2257119.19/cwt115.00–122.503063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003502
Steers—Small 1-2280102.50/cwt102.50–102.502871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290128.30/cwt127.50–130.003723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320130.18/cwt127.50–132.5041711
Steers—Medium 2320119.88/cwt115.00–125.003844
Steers—Small 1-2325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367126.71/cwt110.00–133.0046513
Steers—Medium and Large 2375123.00/cwt123.00–123.004611
Steers—Medium 2382122.55/cwt114.00–125.0046811
Steers—Small 1-2Full40595.00/cwt95.00–95.003851
Steers—Medium 2418120.92/cwt117.50–125.005053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424128.18/cwt126.00–132.505434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 3458105.00/cwt105.00–105.004812
Steers—Medium 2475121.31/cwt116.00–123.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479129.85/cwt128.00–132.006227
Steers—Medium and Large 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513129.95/cwt128.00–132.006672
Steers—Small 1-2520106.49/cwt105.00–108.005542
Steers—Medium 2523118.66/cwt115.00–121.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560119.00/cwt119.00–119.006661
Steers—Medium 2568120.25/cwt117.50–123.006836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Steers—Medium 2613120.18/cwt117.50–123.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615122.56/cwt122.50–123.007548
Steers—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Steers—Medium 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
Steers—Medium 2820113.00/cwt113.00–113.009271
Steers—Medium 2875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0061
Steers—Small 1-2895106.00/cwt106.00–106.009491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy225117.50/cwt117.50–117.502641
Heifers—Small 1-2230105.00/cwt105.00–105.002421
Heifers—Medium 2235117.50/cwt117.50–117.502761
Heifers—Medium 2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27890.00/cwt90.00–90.002502
Heifers—Small 1-2287105.90/cwt100.00–110.003043
Heifers—Medium 2315114.00/cwt114.00–114.003591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318101.01/cwt100.00–102.003212
Heifers—Small 1-2329106.30/cwt102.50–110.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed360100.00/cwt100.00–100.003601
Heifers—Small 1-2376106.32/cwt100.00–127.5040013
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37896.14/cwt90.00–100.003634
Heifers—Medium 2385113.00/cwt113.00–113.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385103.75/cwt100.00–107.503993
Heifers—Small 1-2Full40595.00/cwt95.00–95.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41697.85/cwt97.00–100.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418102.53/cwt95.00–108.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420112.10/cwt108.00–114.004713
Heifers—Medium 2426113.38/cwt112.00–115.004835
Heifers—Small 1-2427105.19/cwt100.00–109.0044913
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy44591.00/cwt91.00–91.004051
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed46594.00/cwt94.00–94.004371
Heifers—Medium 2466116.36/cwt112.00–125.0054212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473105.31/cwt102.00–107.004984
Heifers—Small 1-2Full47397.41/cwt95.00–100.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Heifers—Small 1-2478106.25/cwt105.00–109.005084
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49095.00/cwt95.00–95.004661
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed50599.00/cwt99.00–99.005001
Heifers—Small 1-2523105.48/cwt104.00–110.005528
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528102.73/cwt100.00–106.005424
Heifers—Small 1-2Full53098.00/cwt98.00–98.005191
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005133
Heifers—Small 1-2572103.78/cwt100.00–107.0059419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Small 1-2Full60097.00/cwt97.00–97.005821
Heifers—Small 1-2615106.66/cwt105.00–108.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615106.00/cwt106.00–106.006521
Heifers—Small 1-2Full66597.00/cwt97.00–97.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66591.00/cwt91.00–91.006051
Heifers—Small 1-2670104.51/cwt104.00–105.007002
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67099.00/cwt99.00–99.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
Heifers—Small 1-2713103.48/cwt102.00–105.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy76888.00/cwt88.00–88.006762
Heifers—Small 1-2Full81593.00/cwt93.00–93.007581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310105.00/cwt105.00–105.003261
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy39590.00/cwt90.00–90.003561
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419106.47/cwt100.00–107.0044613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421129.30/cwt126.00–135.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Bulls—Medium 2428119.88/cwt113.00–125.005136
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42896.01/cwt95.00–97.004112
Bulls—Small 1-2Full46097.50/cwt97.50–97.504491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468129.78/cwt127.00–134.006079
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46895.00/cwt95.00–95.004453
Bulls—Small 1-2470106.47/cwt102.50–111.005005
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47097.50/cwt95.00–100.004582
Bulls—Medium 2474117.30/cwt113.00–123.005567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490104.97/cwt100.00–107.505143
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy52298.49/cwt97.50–99.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 353099.74/cwt94.00–105.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy53096.00/cwt96.00–96.005091
Bulls—Small 1-2533105.30/cwt99.00–110.005617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53395.51/cwt95.00–96.005092
Bulls—Medium 2538116.49/cwt115.00–118.006272
Bulls—Small 1-2Full54095.00/cwt95.00–95.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Bulls—Small 1-2Full55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3557104.67/cwt100.00–107.005833
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed55895.00/cwt95.00–95.005302
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy56895.36/cwt91.00–98.005428
Bulls—Small 1-2581103.54/cwt100.00–107.006024
Bulls—Medium 2583118.13/cwt112.00–124.006892
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62993.70/cwt89.00–99.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 364098.00/cwt98.00–98.006271
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy67295.33/cwt91.00–99.006413
Bulls—Small 1-269099.99/cwt99.00–101.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy69595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71093.00/cwt93.00–93.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy71591.00/cwt91.00–91.006511
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed73089.00/cwt89.00–89.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full73599.00/cwt99.00–99.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341868.00/cwt68.00–68.0028412
Dairy Steers—Large 360055.00/cwt55.00–55.003301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37365.59/cwt55.00–72.009012
Bulls——1,78280.69/cwt75.00–85.001,4385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01536.99/cwt29.00–43.0037523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05943.80/cwt30.00–47.0046420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06642.45/cwt33.00–46.004536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10559.00/cwt59.00–59.006521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20352.88/cwt46.00–58.0063644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30754.53/cwt51.00–58.0071317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37545.00/cwt45.00–45.006191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2795920.00/cwt920.00–920.007,3141
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,5181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,9951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,4351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,7421
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,220790.00/cwt790.00–790.009,6381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760411.56/cwt390.00–428.003,1283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,8981
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825413.00/cwt413.00–413.003,4071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,7061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,3131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035415.00/cwt415.00–415.004,2951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035415.00/cwt415.00–415.004,2951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085633.71/cwt600.00–670.006,8762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,6141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2724453.45/cwt273.00–600.003,2834
Stock Cows—Small 1-2760399.32/cwt260.00–493.003,0353
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,3131

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.