Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-04-21

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 21
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 251▲ 353 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 19▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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 $116.54/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$116.54
145 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444128.2857041
Medium and Large 2486118.1857560
Small 1-2589107.5063413thin
Medium and Large 3623101.6363331
One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale145 hd
116.54
—
NC average8 barns · 992 hd
116.89
−0.35
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—Average1,59885.001,3582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11566.1173754
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44859.698653thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02848.3649711

Every lot

97 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 2225132.50/cwt132.50–132.502981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230152.50/cwt152.50–152.503511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Small 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326149.71/cwt140.00–162.004888
Steers—Medium and Large 2335127.50/cwt127.50–127.504271
Steers—Medium and Large 2372131.38/cwt127.50–135.004895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377144.14/cwt137.50–152.505437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405147.00/cwt147.00–147.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2415136.72/cwt136.00–137.505672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480142.06/cwt137.00–151.006826
Steers—Medium and Large 2483129.33/cwt117.50–137.006255
Steers—Small 1-2500109.00/cwt109.00–109.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 2519128.48/cwt119.00–134.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525137.63/cwt134.00–149.0072311
Steers—Medium and Large 2573124.99/cwt115.00–133.007166
Steers—Small 1-2575113.00/cwt113.00–113.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580139.35/cwt130.00–144.0080811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy584129.67/cwt129.00–130.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614136.17/cwt128.00–139.508365
Steers—Medium and Large 3625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2626117.88/cwt112.00–124.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 2667117.73/cwt110.00–124.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703122.67/cwt120.00–124.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 2755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Steers—Small 1-276099.00/cwt99.00–99.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2805112.50/cwt112.50–112.509062
Steers—Medium and Large 380595.00/cwt95.00–95.007651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222141.54/cwt135.00–145.003143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315143.38/cwt139.00–147.504522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335117.50/cwt117.50–117.503941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363139.31/cwt134.00–145.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382121.84/cwt115.00–127.504658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419122.53/cwt118.00–127.5051315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421130.34/cwt127.00–140.0054911
Heifers—Small 1-2430112.50/cwt112.50–112.504841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455103.82/cwt97.50–110.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469119.99/cwt116.00–124.0056312
Heifers—Small 1-2470108.00/cwt108.00–108.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485132.00/cwt132.00–132.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510121.67/cwt120.00–123.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521105.64/cwt103.00–109.005507
Heifers—Small 1-2525110.99/cwt110.00–112.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526114.85/cwt113.00–117.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559118.26/cwt117.50–121.0066114
Heifers—Small 1-2565107.49/cwt107.00–108.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565106.31/cwt100.00–110.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568114.56/cwt111.00–117.006517
Heifers—Small 1-2618108.52/cwt107.00–110.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619108.99/cwt108.00–110.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 363498.48/cwt91.00–104.006244
Heifers—Small 1-2669104.60/cwt101.00–109.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3669101.70/cwt98.00–110.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2716109.49/cwt105.00–111.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 372596.51/cwt96.00–97.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3779102.77/cwt90.00–107.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 381887.75/cwt85.00–93.007183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416139.69/cwt136.00–146.005816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424129.77/cwt123.00–136.005509
Bulls—Small 1-2440102.50/cwt102.50–102.504511
Bulls—Small 1-2450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461140.85/cwt137.00–147.506494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481124.82/cwt115.00–135.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518134.58/cwt132.00–138.006975
Bulls—Small 1-2520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522129.01/cwt127.00–130.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530107.50/cwt107.50–107.505701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580122.49/cwt117.00–130.0071011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614119.84/cwt114.00–126.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Bulls—Small 1-2645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660116.69/cwt114.00–118.007703
Bulls—Small 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Bulls—Small 1-2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 381094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348669.00/cwt69.00–69.003354
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0541
Bulls——1,79095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91840.54/cwt39.00–42.003722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05250.10/cwt45.00–55.005279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09762.59/cwt57.00–67.0068730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13571.26/cwt68.00–76.0080923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19053.00/cwt53.00–53.006311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37564.54/cwt64.00–65.008872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59550.00/cwt50.00–50.007981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29681,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0010,9382

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.