Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-04-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 14
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 359▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 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 3 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. 2 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.97/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$113.97
99 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2391125.8249225
Medium and Large 2494118.7958634
Medium and Large 3509105.3453711thin
Small 1-2533101.3754029
One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale99 hd
113.97
—
NC average7 barns · 498 hd
113.87
+0.10
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59565.551,0464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23363.517835thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92747.774436thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2210112.50/cwt112.50–112.502361
Steers—Medium and Large 2215132.50/cwt132.50–132.502851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 2280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503851
Steers—Medium and Large 2322125.61/cwt115.00–132.504043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335144.34/cwt140.00–152.504846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375150.44/cwt145.00–158.005649
Steers—Medium and Large 2378127.16/cwt120.00–135.004817
Steers—Medium and Large 2408123.80/cwt119.00–127.505053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440141.93/cwt136.00–148.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2464128.13/cwt125.00–135.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475137.04/cwt136.00–138.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 2508126.47/cwt122.00–129.006424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528137.98/cwt131.00–142.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2593125.51/cwt124.00–127.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 362097.00/cwt97.00–97.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2628118.00/cwt118.00–118.007412
Steers—Small 1-2628109.03/cwt108.00–110.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2679121.69/cwt113.00–125.008267
Steers—Small 1-2680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2713115.51/cwt115.00–116.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 372591.00/cwt91.00–91.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2150130.00/cwt130.00–130.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260132.50/cwt132.50–132.503451
Heifers—Small 1-2280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy32592.38/cwt90.00–95.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328118.82/cwt117.50–120.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364126.58/cwt125.00–128.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415107.00/cwt107.00–107.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420126.36/cwt123.00–132.005319
Heifers—Small 1-2420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.27/cwt112.50–122.505006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478123.89/cwt112.00–191.0059210
Heifers—Small 1-2479103.24/cwt97.00–110.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
Heifers—Small 1-2514104.82/cwt102.00–107.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.97/cwt115.00–119.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523104.59/cwt99.00–113.005478
Heifers—Small 1-2563105.02/cwt101.00–109.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572114.32/cwt112.00–116.006546
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57593.27/cwt92.50–94.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy64093.00/cwt93.00–93.005951
Heifers—Small 1-2645101.63/cwt99.00–102.006568
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy65092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675114.03/cwt112.00–116.007702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405107.50/cwt107.50–107.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425143.58/cwt130.00–156.0061020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy42595.00/cwt95.00–95.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465142.98/cwt141.00–145.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475106.30/cwt105.00–107.505052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488125.54/cwt123.00–128.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518133.42/cwt128.00–140.006919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518124.74/cwt122.00–128.006464
Bulls—Small 1-2540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558134.08/cwt128.00–140.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577119.15/cwt114.00–127.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583104.95/cwt101.00–109.006122
Bulls—Small 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3641103.22/cwt94.00–115.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655107.50/cwt107.50–107.507041
Bulls—Medium and Large 371390.99/cwt90.00–92.006492
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 353683.00/cwt83.00–83.004451
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 358565.00/cwt65.00–65.003801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 359070.00/cwt70.00–70.004131
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 364070.00/cwt70.00–70.004481
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 376071.00/cwt71.00–71.005405
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 389084.00/cwt84.00–84.007481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90452.36/cwt49.00–56.004734
Cows—Lean 85-90%97338.58/cwt34.00–43.003752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23363.51/cwt54.00–66.007835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59565.55/cwt64.00–67.001,0464
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2760660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,0161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,0441

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.