Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2019-10-22

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 22
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 468▲ 403 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 162▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 11▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Calves mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1 higher. Bulls mostly steady. 4 hogs Demand was moderate with cattle being at a regular rate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.74/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$107.74
121 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.21
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2426119.3850813thin
Medium and Large 2545114.006211thin
Medium 2465113.1152636
Medium and Large 3530105.0555723
Small 1-2490101.7149848
One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $10 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 sale121 hd
107.74
—
NC average7 barns · 853 hd
102.53
+5.21
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—Low1,54975.641,17214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46954.0379412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18651.8761533
CowsLean 85-90%Average99438.983889thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Steers—Medium 2265122.50/cwt122.50–122.503251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275159.00/cwt159.00–159.004371
Steers—Small 1-2275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332138.73/cwt132.50–151.004613
Steers—Medium 2340119.19/cwt115.00–122.504053
Steers—Medium 2355120.07/cwt115.00–125.004262
Steers—Small 1-2370108.69/cwt105.00–112.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373138.00/cwt128.00–149.0051510
Steers—Medium and Large 3390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004101
Steers—Small 1-2405105.00/cwt102.50–107.504252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium 2420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421138.51/cwt127.50–146.005839
Steers—Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004522
Steers—Small 1-2463105.00/cwt105.00–105.004862
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy46590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466136.30/cwt132.00–142.0063510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full477125.00/cwt125.00–125.005963
Steers—Medium 2479120.96/cwt116.00–125.005794
Steers—Medium 2517116.37/cwt112.50–119.006023
Steers—Small 1-2523104.35/cwt100.00–109.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528132.17/cwt128.00–136.006988
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53597.48/cwt95.00–100.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564130.99/cwt129.00–133.007395
Steers—Medium 2568111.97/cwt111.00–113.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 3575104.00/cwt104.00–104.005981
Steers—Small 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Steers—Small 1-2Full62095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628125.99/cwt124.00–128.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673124.59/cwt121.00–132.008383
Steers—Medium 2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180100.00/cwt100.00–100.001801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium 2290112.50/cwt112.50–112.503261
Heifers—Small 1-2Full310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Small 1-2325104.23/cwt102.50–105.003393
Heifers—Medium 2338115.00/cwt114.00–116.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Heifers—Medium 2368115.00/cwt115.00–115.004234
Heifers—Small 1-2375104.16/cwt100.00–110.003913
Heifers—Small 1-2Full37593.00/cwt90.00–96.003492
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy38396.29/cwt95.00–97.503692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full390116.00/cwt116.00–116.004521
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41092.00/cwt92.00–92.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419121.74/cwt116.00–132.005104
Heifers—Medium 2421112.75/cwt110.00–115.004758
Heifers—Small 1-2423105.92/cwt102.50–108.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429108.00/cwt105.00–110.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458107.03/cwt105.00–109.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462117.66/cwt117.00–119.005443
Heifers—Medium 2472112.60/cwt110.00–115.005319
Heifers—Small 1-2474105.80/cwt101.00–111.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515107.00/cwt107.00–107.005511
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed52596.00/cwt96.00–96.005041
Heifers—Small 1-2530106.17/cwt102.00–111.005636
Heifers—Medium 2531112.99/cwt110.00–114.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535113.50/cwt113.00–114.006072
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53696.37/cwt95.00–98.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545114.00/cwt114.00–114.006211
Heifers—Small 1-2567107.32/cwt105.00–109.006093
Heifers—Medium 2569113.25/cwt111.00–115.006444
Heifers—Small 1-2Full57094.00/cwt94.00–94.005361
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57394.67/cwt94.00–95.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575108.50/cwt106.00–111.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57895.49/cwt95.00–96.005522
Heifers—Small 1-2610107.00/cwt106.00–108.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624106.26/cwt100.00–110.006634
Heifers—Medium 2652111.33/cwt111.00–112.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full66096.00/cwt96.00–96.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70892.48/cwt91.00–94.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full79094.00/cwt94.00–94.007431
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy79093.00/cwt93.00–93.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419137.14/cwt129.00–147.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420105.12/cwt102.50–107.504422
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Bulls—Medium 2427122.56/cwt117.50–125.005235
Bulls—Small 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Bulls—Small 1-2473105.13/cwt100.00–108.004973
Bulls—Medium 2475122.55/cwt115.00–126.0058212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478129.34/cwt126.00–132.006186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505107.50/cwt107.50–107.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518128.45/cwt127.00–130.006652
Bulls—Medium 2524120.03/cwt117.00–125.0062913
Bulls—Small 1-2525105.22/cwt100.00–110.005526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540113.00/cwt113.00–113.006101
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy54597.50/cwt97.50–97.505311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560103.00/cwt100.00–106.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Bulls—Medium 2574116.47/cwt111.00–123.006698
Bulls—Small 1-2576109.25/cwt108.00–110.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed610112.50/cwt112.50–112.506861
Bulls—Medium 2621116.50/cwt114.00–118.007234
Bulls—Small 1-2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Small 1-2Full64095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Bulls—Small 1-2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Bulls—Medium 2671113.24/cwt112.00–114.007604
Bulls—Small 1-2710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Bulls—Small 1-2765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy77094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
Bulls—Medium 2Full89594.00/cwt94.00–94.008411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 332055.00/cwt55.00–55.001761
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 335249.75/cwt48.00–50.001758
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20168.03/cwt67.00–69.008174
Bulls——1,64377.87/cwt70.00–84.001,2799
Bulls——2,09586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,8021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96234.90/cwt31.00–41.003365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03544.08/cwt43.00–46.004564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15341.84/cwt34.00–46.004823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18652.52/cwt47.00–59.0062329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27063.00/cwt63.00–63.008001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46954.03/cwt50.00–57.0079412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,7581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,7851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,6241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985880.00/cwt880.00–880.008,6681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,8871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015523.94/cwt440.00–600.005,3182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097708.97/cwt590.00–820.007,7777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144708.89/cwt620.00–800.008,1104
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820443.00/cwt443.00–443.003,6331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110722.00/cwt722.00–722.008,0141

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.