Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2019-10-15

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 15
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 244 vs last sale 712▲ 468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 90▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Calves mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. Light demand with moderate buyer activity. Quality of cattle plain to average with few high quality cattle. Calves sold at 33.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.41/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$107.41
143 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519115.7060125
Medium 2454109.5049763
Small 1-2506101.2651355
One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $88 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 sale143 hd
107.41
—
NC average8 barns · 1,334 hd
103.64
+3.78
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—Low1,65178.021,28811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44155.608019thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15850.9559050
CowsLean 85-90%Average91738.6235426

Every lot

129 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2155125.00/cwt125.00–125.001941
Steers—Small 1-2190105.00/cwt105.00–105.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195152.50/cwt152.50–152.502971
Steers—Medium 2200125.00/cwt125.00–125.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed255102.50/cwt102.50–102.502611
Steers—Small 1-226899.16/cwt92.50–105.002662
Steers—Medium 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293133.76/cwt132.50–135.003922
Steers—Medium 2311127.68/cwt122.50–135.003975
Steers—Small 1-2314108.03/cwt95.00–112.503395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318157.25/cwt157.00–157.505002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323145.85/cwt140.00–155.004716
Steers—Small 1-2365112.50/cwt112.50–112.504111
Steers—Medium 2368127.57/cwt120.00–135.004696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369144.00/cwt138.00–151.0053116
Steers—Medium 2418127.54/cwt125.00–130.005332
Steers—Small 1-2420114.00/cwt114.00–114.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Steers—Medium 2468124.65/cwt122.00–127.505832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.61/cwt131.00–138.5064013
Steers—Small 1-2485108.00/cwt108.00–108.005242
Steers—Small 1-2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524132.55/cwt131.50–133.506956
Steers—Medium 2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Steers—Medium 2563128.98/cwt128.00–130.007262
Steers—Small 1-2573106.30/cwt105.00–107.506092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630118.00/cwt118.00–118.007431
Steers—Medium 2633124.01/cwt123.00–125.007852
Steers—Small 1-2635105.02/cwt104.00–106.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008521
Steers—Medium 2691121.00/cwt121.00–121.008362
Steers—Medium 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Steers—Small 1-2745102.00/cwt102.00–102.007601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2167114.05/cwt112.50–115.001903
Heifers—Small 1-218590.00/cwt90.00–90.001671
Heifers—Small 1-2220102.73/cwt97.50–107.502262
Heifers—Medium 2270108.02/cwt100.00–112.502923
Heifers—Small 1-2285102.50/cwt102.50–102.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Small 1-2320100.96/cwt95.00–105.003233
Heifers—Medium 2330113.97/cwt112.50–117.503765
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed33590.00/cwt90.00–90.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357121.99/cwt120.00–123.004363
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed36595.00/cwt95.00–95.003471
Heifers—Small 1-237295.85/cwt95.00–97.503573
Heifers—Medium 2378112.74/cwt102.50–117.504267
Heifers—Medium 2418113.65/cwt110.00–120.004758
Heifers—Small 1-2420102.46/cwt95.00–108.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.86/cwt122.50–132.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed42597.85/cwt90.00–105.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.13/cwt126.00–134.006122
Heifers—Medium 2470111.55/cwt107.50–120.0052412
Heifers—Small 1-2480101.49/cwt94.00–107.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy51897.93/cwt95.00–101.005072
Heifers—Medium 2525106.42/cwt100.00–115.0055911
Heifers—Small 1-2525103.17/cwt92.50–108.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed558104.52/cwt103.00–106.005832
Heifers—Medium 2564106.49/cwt103.00–114.006018
Heifers—Small 1-2573104.03/cwt96.00–106.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.00/cwt132.00–132.008143
Heifers—Small 1-261899.57/cwt96.00–106.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630102.00/cwt102.00–102.006431
Heifers—Medium 2635103.97/cwt101.00–107.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed66594.00/cwt94.00–94.006251
Heifers—Small 1-2666103.24/cwt98.00–108.006885
Heifers—Medium 2675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy682107.00/cwt107.00–107.007304
Heifers—Small 1-270597.50/cwt97.00–98.006872
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy71090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Heifers—Small 1-276098.00/cwt98.00–98.007451
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed76093.00/cwt93.00–93.007071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2413101.46/cwt95.00–110.004195
Bulls—Medium 2415120.16/cwt112.50–127.504997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419137.67/cwt130.00–145.005778
Bulls—Medium 2471117.79/cwt115.00–120.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478125.60/cwt122.00–129.006005
Bulls—Small 1-2495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005201
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Bulls—Small 1-252699.02/cwt90.00–104.005218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530119.00/cwt119.00–119.006311
Bulls—Medium 2534107.03/cwt105.00–110.005726
Bulls—Medium 2565108.96/cwt103.00–115.006166
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed57595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
Bulls—Small 1-2583101.45/cwt92.00–108.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607111.32/cwt108.00–115.006763
Bulls—Medium 2617103.99/cwt102.00–107.506423
Bulls—Small 1-262896.97/cwt90.00–104.006092
Bulls—Medium 2655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Bulls—Small 1-266296.31/cwt94.00–100.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-266695.92/cwt91.00–107.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed67592.06/cwt90.00–94.006212
Bulls—Small 1-271394.94/cwt89.00–101.006774
Bulls—Medium 2725104.49/cwt104.00–105.007582
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77089.00/cwt89.00–89.006851
Bulls—Small 1-278392.99/cwt91.00–95.007282
Bulls—Medium 2785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
Bulls—Medium 2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818105.50/cwt105.00–106.008632
Bulls—Medium 2865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 323545.00/cwt45.00–45.001061
Dairy Heifers—Large 337564.95/cwt64.00–66.002442
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Fleshy68547.00/cwt47.00–47.003221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331860.49/cwt60.00–61.001922
Dairy Steers—Large 337568.00/cwt68.00–68.002551
Dairy Steers—Large 348367.00/cwt67.00–67.003242
Dairy Steers—Large 357556.00/cwt56.00–56.003221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20064.00/cwt64.00–64.007681
Bulls——1,66278.69/cwt73.00–85.001,3089
Bulls——2,00586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90035.50/cwt30.00–40.0032016
Cows—Lean 85-90%94443.60/cwt37.00–47.0041210
Cows—Boner 80-85%94559.00/cwt59.00–59.005581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06841.93/cwt33.00–46.004485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17351.79/cwt47.00–58.0060744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37156.48/cwt55.00–58.007747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68046.00/cwt46.00–46.007731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69059.00/cwt59.00–59.009971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725628.52/cwt540.00–710.004,5572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2965450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,3432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770590.00/cwt590.00–590.004,5431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,9741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,3741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195648.42/cwt475.00–770.007,7492
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045554.00/cwt554.00–554.005,7891

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.