Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-03-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 31
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 157▲ 394 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 100▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Some what lower Feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Plain to Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.59/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$118.59
174 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$41.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443126.4956193
Medium and Large 2443120.0753235
Medium 2483107.7252026
Small and Medium 259098.005781thin
Medium 349995.2547515thin
Small and Medium 343785.003714thin
One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $190 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 sale174 hd
118.59
—
NC average7 barns · 681 hd
117.07
+1.52
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—Average1,71079.291,35611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37550.5569533
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10346.2150963
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low77336.202807thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,64554.008881thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 3235117.50/cwt117.50–117.502761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245137.50/cwt137.50–137.503371
Steers—Small 3273112.39/cwt110.00–115.003072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288156.87/cwt155.00–157.504524
Steers—Medium 3310128.00/cwt128.00–128.003971
Steers—Medium 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Small and Medium 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333166.62/cwt162.50–170.005555
Steers—Medium and Large 2340157.50/cwt157.50–157.505361
Steers—Small 2340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Steers—Small 3Full350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2373159.69/cwt155.00–163.005969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374167.84/cwt165.00–174.006286
Steers—Medium 2378146.21/cwt140.00–150.005536
Steers—Medium 3383132.50/cwt130.00–135.005073
Steers—Small and Medium 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2414152.96/cwt147.00–157.5063310
Steers—Medium 2415130.98/cwt130.00–132.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421166.07/cwt160.00–170.006998
Steers—Medium 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Steers—Medium 3455124.04/cwt120.00–128.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461159.41/cwt157.00–167.007358
Steers—Small and Medium 3470112.50/cwt112.50–112.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 2475154.50/cwt154.00–155.007342
Steers—Medium 2479140.64/cwt137.50–145.006744
Steers—Medium 2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Steers—Small and Medium 3510107.50/cwt107.50–107.505481
Steers—Medium 3520121.02/cwt119.00–123.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529148.53/cwt144.00–154.007868
Steers—Medium and Large 2529134.45/cwt130.00–140.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568148.43/cwt143.00–154.008432
Steers—Medium 2570125.66/cwt122.00–130.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 2573134.55/cwt131.00–138.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 2605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007621
Steers—Medium 2618118.50/cwt118.00–119.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620135.37/cwt134.00–138.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.91/cwt132.00–140.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 2705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717119.03/cwt112.00–123.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 324595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
Heifers—Medium 2253106.29/cwt102.50–110.002692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267120.89/cwt120.00–122.503233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283134.51/cwt133.00–135.003814
Heifers—Medium 2325107.46/cwt105.00–110.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326122.02/cwt117.50–125.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336131.04/cwt127.50–137.004409
Heifers—Medium 2358113.78/cwt110.00–117.504072
Heifers—Medium 3362104.79/cwt102.50–106.003793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366122.47/cwt120.00–125.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379132.06/cwt127.00–137.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417128.04/cwt124.00–134.0053435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418119.15/cwt116.00–122.504982
Heifers—Medium 3Full42575.00/cwt75.00–75.003191
Heifers—Small and Medium 345382.49/cwt80.00–85.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468128.96/cwt125.00–135.0060425
Heifers—Medium 2472111.83/cwt105.00–115.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.81/cwt117.00–124.005779
Heifers—Medium 3482102.02/cwt101.00–104.004923
Heifers—Medium 351297.44/cwt95.00–102.504993
Heifers—Medium 2519112.14/cwt110.00–115.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523119.47/cwt117.00–126.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527132.21/cwt129.00–137.506973
Heifers—Medium 3Full53080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553124.77/cwt119.00–129.006904
Heifers—Medium 355897.01/cwt94.00–100.005412
Heifers—Medium 2567107.58/cwt103.00–113.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568115.51/cwt115.00–116.006562
Heifers—Small and Medium 259098.00/cwt98.00–98.005781
Heifers—Small and Medium 359580.00/cwt80.00–80.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622100.62/cwt98.00–106.006263
Heifers—Medium 262991.77/cwt85.00–97.005774
Heifers—Medium 367083.49/cwt82.00–85.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267890.13/cwt85.00–95.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271087.00/cwt87.00–87.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277584.00/cwt84.00–84.006511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 3Full41575.00/cwt75.00–75.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420157.10/cwt154.00–165.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421148.82/cwt142.50–153.006276
Bulls—Medium 2425133.22/cwt130.00–138.005665
Bulls—Small 3428104.85/cwt100.00–110.004492
Bulls—Small and Medium 3433112.95/cwt110.00–116.004892
Bulls—Medium 3435122.53/cwt120.00–125.005332
Bulls—Small and Medium 345097.50/cwt97.50–97.504391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472138.01/cwt132.50–143.0065113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479149.69/cwt145.00–155.007174
Bulls—Medium 2480128.33/cwt128.00–129.006163
Bulls—Medium 3485119.01/cwt115.00–126.005773
Bulls—Medium 2508122.99/cwt122.00–124.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516140.23/cwt138.00–146.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521128.49/cwt127.00–130.006694
Bulls—Medium 3522113.01/cwt111.00–115.005903
Bulls—Small 3540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561136.30/cwt132.00–140.007658
Bulls—Medium 2563121.00/cwt120.00–122.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585125.49/cwt124.00–128.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626123.79/cwt122.00–128.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680112.01/cwt110.00–114.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708111.33/cwt109.00–115.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 272596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
Bulls—Medium 294570.00/cwt70.00–70.006621
Bulls—Medium 295566.00/cwt66.00–66.006301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-221570.00/cwt70.00–70.001511
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-227082.87/cwt77.50–87.502242
Dairy Steers—Medium 347061.00/cwt61.00–61.002871
Dairy Steers—Medium 353560.00/cwt60.00–60.003211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03584.00/cwt84.00–84.008691
Bulls——1,38877.54/cwt77.00–78.001,0762
Bulls——1,62274.68/cwt70.00–77.001,2113
Bulls——2,02681.81/cwt80.00–87.001,6575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66355.28/cwt51.00–60.003672
Cows—Lean 85-90%78718.94/cwt14.00–24.001493
Cows—Lean 85-90%86343.00/cwt43.00–43.003712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03734.57/cwt32.00–37.0035811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04752.87/cwt49.00–58.0055418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05066.16/cwt61.00–70.006954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16743.82/cwt39.00–49.0051130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21073.21/cwt62.00–85.008862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34953.64/cwt50.00–58.0072417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43043.55/cwt40.00–47.0062314
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,64554.00/cwt54.00–54.008881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510660.00/cwt660.00–660.009,9661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2865640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,5362

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.