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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 363▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 96▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 2 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 4 to 6 higher. Feeder cattle were 4 to 8 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest. Offerings of cattle were lower. Cattle quality was average. 4 hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.56/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.56

63 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$55.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	444	155.70	691	37
Medium and Large 2	373	128.32	479	16thin
Small 1-2	505	107.81	545	5thin
Medium and Large 3	754	100.50	758	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.20/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale63 hd

140.56

—

NC average9 barns · 895 hd

133.12

+7.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,418	86.20	1,222	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	76.82	1,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	73.75	910	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	56.42	575	24

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	190	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	238	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	130.22/cwt	124.00–137.50	290	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	125.88/cwt	115.00–135.00	395	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	162.56/cwt	147.50–174.00	533	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	358	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	134.64/cwt	117.50–145.00	502	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	160.76/cwt	157.50–162.50	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	161.03/cwt	155.00–167.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	160.82/cwt	150.00–169.00	749	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	138.50/cwt	132.00–145.00	651	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	154.78/cwt	140.00–163.00	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	153.84/cwt	147.50–158.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	882	95.00/cwt	91.00–98.00	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	140.78/cwt	137.50–144.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.50	391	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	135.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	135.95/cwt	131.00–143.00	560	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	115.99/cwt	110.00–122.50	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	130.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	507	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	118.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	151.30/cwt	149.00–155.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	135.00/cwt	125.00–146.00	575	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	161.40/cwt	156.00–168.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.44/cwt	123.00–127.50	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	127.99/cwt	124.00–133.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	650	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	713	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	82.97/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,116	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	73.15/cwt	70.00–78.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	105.69/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	46.81/cwt	36.00–53.00	447	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	61.23/cwt	55.00–66.00	644	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	72.88/cwt	61.00–82.00	883	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	65.53/cwt	65.00–66.00	867	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	75.89/cwt	69.00–83.00	1,031	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	86.30/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,218	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	87.46/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,281	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	973	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,029	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,045	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Tue Mar 24, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 363Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	106.00–108.00	107.02
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	99.00	99.00
1	—	540	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	125.00–146.00	135.00
4	—	581	124.00–133.00	127.99
3	—	530	123.00–127.50	125.44
2	—	468	130.00–140.00	134.92
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	156.00–168.00	161.40
3	—	422	149.00–155.00	151.30
1	—	520	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	155.00–167.00	161.03
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
8	—	466	150.00–169.00	160.82
8	—	328	147.50–174.00	162.56
7	—	517	140.00–163.00	154.78
3	—	552	147.50–158.00	153.84
3	—	378	157.50–162.50	160.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	132.00–145.00	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	100.00–110.00	105.03
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	91.00–98.00	95.00
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
1	—	770	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	117.50–145.00	134.64
4	—	314	115.00–135.00	125.88
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.68
2	—	223	124.00–137.50	130.22
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
1	—	190	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	122.50	122.50
1	—	315	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–122.50	115.99
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
1	—	270	112.50	112.50
1	—	210	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	114.00–121.00	118.20
3	—	510	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	312	124.00–127.50	125.47
2	—	488	120.00–126.00	122.95
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	131.00–143.00	135.95
4	—	359	130.00–140.00	135.59
3	—	463	127.00–135.00	130.60
2	—	293	137.50–144.00	140.78
1	—	300	137.00	137.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	72.00–89.00	82.97
3	—	1,638	103.00–107.00	105.69
3	—	1,345	70.00–78.00	73.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,052	55.00–66.00	61.23
8	—	954	36.00–53.00	46.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	69.00–83.00	75.89
2	—	1,465	84.00–91.00	87.46
1	—	1,545	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,211	61.00–82.00	72.88
4	—	1,411	84.00–89.00	86.30
2	—	1,323	65.00–66.00	65.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,060.00	1,060.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.