Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-03-10

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 405▲ 442 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 85▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 32 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 were moderate, Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.03/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$123.03
156 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.97
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2372133.0549575
Medium and Large 2428119.7451339
Medium and Large 3505108.7655017thin
Small 1-2474107.7751125
One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale156 hd
123.03
—
NC average8 barns · 1,213 hd
118.06
+4.97
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—High1,59493.061,4837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39070.8298418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15163.9173645
CowsLean 85-90%Average99543.7843625

Every lot

106 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—Medium and Large 1-2180160.00/cwt160.00–160.002881
Steers—Small 1-2190115.00/cwt115.00–115.002191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Steers—Small 1-2250115.00/cwt115.00–115.002881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275154.63/cwt147.50–167.504256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Steers—Small 1-2325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326160.07/cwt147.50–168.0052220
Steers—Medium and Large 2331143.98/cwt137.50–147.504775
Steers—Medium and Large 2368136.70/cwt125.00–145.005037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy368136.45/cwt125.00–145.005023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374158.53/cwt147.50–174.0059326
Steers—Small 1-2377106.68/cwt105.00–110.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420161.51/cwt147.50–171.0067811
Steers—Medium and Large 2426139.91/cwt135.00–145.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459152.82/cwt147.00–160.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463141.00/cwt141.00–141.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 347095.00/cwt95.00–95.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 2488136.27/cwt135.00–137.506652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531147.41/cwt146.00–150.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560140.68/cwt139.00–143.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614137.53/cwt131.00–146.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787116.50/cwt116.50–116.509173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185155.00/cwt155.00–155.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185125.00/cwt125.00–125.002311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245122.50/cwt122.50–122.503001
Heifers—Small 1-2270102.41/cwt100.00–105.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274123.86/cwt120.00–125.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281131.24/cwt127.50–135.003698
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Small 1-2325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327135.81/cwt130.00–165.0044411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy328127.47/cwt125.00–130.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338123.30/cwt120.00–125.004173
Heifers—Small 1-2350107.50/cwt107.50–107.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368133.39/cwt130.00–140.0049123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387126.66/cwt125.00–127.504903
Heifers—Small 1-2405107.50/cwt107.50–107.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413120.99/cwt120.00–122.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418134.47/cwt128.00–140.5056223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426118.96/cwt115.00–125.005077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428127.00/cwt127.00–127.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468107.48/cwt100.00–116.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472117.73/cwt114.00–124.0055614
Heifers—Small 1-2472108.56/cwt104.00–113.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513118.00/cwt118.00–118.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524116.24/cwt112.00–125.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527107.73/cwt103.00–113.005687
Heifers—Small 1-2528108.89/cwt99.00–112.0057510
Heifers—Small 1-2575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
Heifers—Small 1-2605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627104.30/cwt94.00–110.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385132.50/cwt132.50–132.505101
Bulls—Small 1-2400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.35/cwt124.00–166.0063610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423131.49/cwt115.00–147.0055618
Bulls—Small 1-2450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471151.78/cwt146.00–158.007159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475137.10/cwt120.00–146.0065121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy486132.11/cwt124.00–141.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506142.99/cwt137.00–147.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514126.56/cwt115.00–136.006518
Bulls—Small 1-252097.74/cwt97.50–98.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558127.97/cwt120.00–137.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564138.50/cwt138.00–139.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620119.67/cwt118.00–123.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625128.01/cwt127.00–129.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662116.99/cwt115.00–120.007743
Bulls—Small 1-2679102.61/cwt99.00–108.006975
Bulls—Small 1-2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 371296.03/cwt93.00–98.006843
Bulls—Small 1-277098.57/cwt95.00–106.007593
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Small 1-2Fleshy46095.00/cwt95.00–95.004371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 363564.00/cwt64.00–64.004061
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 365374.00/cwt73.00–75.004832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16072.00/cwt72.00–72.008351
Bulls——1,45287.70/cwt80.00–94.001,2733
Bulls——1,880105.44/cwt99.00–110.001,9823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92537.56/cwt29.00–45.0034712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06049.53/cwt45.00–52.0052513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09560.83/cwt54.00–67.0066634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24565.27/cwt64.00–67.008133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32673.42/cwt69.00–81.0097411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41971.93/cwt68.00–76.001,02115
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2645770.00/cwt770.00–770.004,9671
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2733506.01/cwt490.00–525.003,7092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,4631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,3121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065679.72/cwt670.00–690.007,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077732.94/cwt710.00–760.007,8943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240908.66/cwt800.00–1,010.0011,2674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,272838.56/cwt590.00–1,010.0010,66611

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.