Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-01-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 14
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
352 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 518▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 105▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle weremoderate. Cattle quality was average or better.Baby calves were 1 to 25. 3 hogs 4 sheep

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.28/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$117.28
119 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2395127.8050564
Medium 2320115.003681thin
Medium and Large 2412114.9047312thin
Medium and Large 3477102.784917thin
Small 1-2489101.8449835
One grade step is worth $25.95/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 sale119 hd
117.28
—
NC average8 barns · 1,101 hd
116.05
+1.24
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—Average1,63078.871,28616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08557.8962819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33155.3173614
CowsLean 85-90%Low90037.5933810

Every lot

119 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 1-2Full18592.50/cwt92.50–92.501711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2187167.63/cwt160.00–172.503133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2226178.41/cwt167.50–192.504037
Steers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 2271135.01/cwt130.00–137.503664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281181.56/cwt160.00–197.005109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323173.67/cwt150.00–186.0056116
Steers—Medium and Large 2329129.64/cwt115.00–140.004275
Steers—Small 1-2345117.50/cwt117.50–117.504051
Steers—Small 1-2373104.93/cwt102.50–107.503913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375159.50/cwt145.00–177.5059816
Steers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Steers—Small 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430159.01/cwt152.00–165.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt125.00–135.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 2465126.68/cwt125.00–130.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472151.82/cwt142.00–165.007178
Steers—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 2508118.55/cwt115.00–122.006022
Steers—Small 1-2515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520137.51/cwt130.00–145.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578136.04/cwt134.00–138.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2178156.51/cwt150.00–162.502792
Heifers—Small 1-221597.50/cwt97.50–97.502101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230127.41/cwt120.00–132.502933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255128.40/cwt125.00–135.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003051
Heifers—Small 1-2288104.97/cwt102.50–110.003023
Heifers—Small 1-2Full29092.50/cwt92.50–92.502681
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30095.00/cwt95.00–95.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy31095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Heifers—Medium 2320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320113.71/cwt112.50–115.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323128.97/cwt120.00–133.004178
Heifers—Small 1-2330106.69/cwt105.00–110.003523
Heifers—Small 1-235898.74/cwt97.50–100.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36095.00/cwt95.00–95.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370115.81/cwt115.00–117.504283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375127.20/cwt120.00–136.0047714
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424128.75/cwt125.00–133.0054618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Heifers—Small 1-2430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Small 1-2455107.47/cwt105.00–110.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463115.00/cwt112.50–117.505323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471124.52/cwt120.00–131.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Heifers—Small 1-2Full51095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Heifers—Small 1-2534107.51/cwt103.00–109.005744
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537122.61/cwt121.00–126.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545113.00/cwt113.00–113.006161
Heifers—Small 1-2555108.00/cwt108.00–108.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558121.49/cwt119.00–124.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563103.72/cwt102.50–105.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Heifers—Small 1-2615105.34/cwt102.50–108.006484
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62599.00/cwt99.00–99.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Heifers—Small 1-2718105.58/cwt101.00–110.007583
Heifers—Small 1-275096.00/cwt96.00–96.007201
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy76593.01/cwt91.00–95.007122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42595.00/cwt95.00–95.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427155.69/cwt145.00–166.0066511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428128.46/cwt120.00–135.005503
Bulls—Small 1-2440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy44595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed45095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Small 1-2460107.45/cwt105.00–110.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468150.88/cwt140.00–158.007069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511139.29/cwt128.00–148.007129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532122.06/cwt115.00–125.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570122.46/cwt117.50–125.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.02/cwt132.00–134.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
Bulls—Small 1-2575112.50/cwt112.50–112.506471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618123.94/cwt122.00–126.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Bulls—Small 1-2630105.12/cwt100.00–110.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Bulls—Small 1-2665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688108.48/cwt107.00–110.007462
Bulls—Small 1-2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed73596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3815101.00/cwt101.00–101.008231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33862.86/cwt51.00–68.008414
Bulls——1,68481.98/cwt74.00–87.001,3819
Bulls——1,85890.86/cwt88.00–94.001,6883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88533.01/cwt28.00–37.002926
Cows—Lean 85-90%92344.46/cwt43.00–46.004104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06553.57/cwt48.00–56.0057110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10762.68/cwt58.00–73.006949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21859.78/cwt58.00–61.007286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41152.67/cwt49.00–57.007437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45547.00/cwt47.00–47.006841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2715580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,1471
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2650510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,3151
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,8621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022690.70/cwt670.00–700.007,0593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063726.07/cwt690.00–760.007,7182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,2821
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2690438.75/cwt403.00–472.003,0272

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.