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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 19

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 292▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 10 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 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 1 goat.

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 $134.88/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$134.88

96 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

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	467	140.11	654	64
Medium and Large 2	426	129.79	553	24
Medium and Large 3	720	111.25	801	2thin
Small 1-2	576	107.34	618	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $36 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 sale96 hd

134.88

—

NC average9 barns · 1,188 hd

132.46

+2.42

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	1,629	89.25	1,453	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	72.27	936	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	68.34	786	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	52.54	490	2thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	141.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	440	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	130.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	431	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	131.20/cwt	122.50–137.00	485	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	145.26/cwt	137.50–159.00	543	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	145.00/cwt	134.00–155.00	618	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	141.65/cwt	138.00–144.00	657	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	620	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.94/cwt	129.00–143.00	714	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.14/cwt	128.00–142.00	783	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	131.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	762	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	800	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	127.71/cwt	117.50–137.50	307	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	133.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	436	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	127.88/cwt	124.00–133.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	120.59/cwt	115.00–127.50	504	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	109.38/cwt	107.00–113.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	127.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	117.95/cwt	114.00–121.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	118.14/cwt	117.00–120.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	103.60/cwt	98.00–112.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	574	108.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	109.27/cwt	106.00–113.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	613	102.48/cwt	99.00–107.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	107.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	101.03/cwt	97.00–103.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	141.60/cwt	133.00–152.50	588	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	131.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	428	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.70/cwt	134.00–150.00	644	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	124.69/cwt	113.00–130.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	131.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	118.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	626	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	718	104.68/cwt	99.00–109.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	773	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	777	103.28/cwt	100.00–106.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	64.53/cwt	55.00–77.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	103.82/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,090	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	52.54/cwt	51.00–54.00	490	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	63.03/cwt	55.00–68.00	669	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	637	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	74.19/cwt	68.00–81.00	915	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	73.08/cwt	69.00–79.00	934	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,504	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	945.33/cwt	860.00–1,020.00	9,926	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,413	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	755	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,073	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	860.00–1,020.00	945.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	138.00–144.00	141.65
4	—	620	127.00–133.00	131.02
9	—	525	129.00–143.00	135.94
11	—	426	134.00–155.00	145.00
13	—	374	137.50–159.00	145.26
11	—	575	128.00–142.00	136.14
5	—	311	137.50–145.00	141.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
3	—	762	100.00–110.00	105.01
1	—	530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.07
1	—	230	127.50	127.50
4	—	428	132.00–135.00	134.01
5	—	470	130.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
2	—	513	125.00	125.00
4	—	331	121.00–135.00	130.25
4	—	370	122.50–137.00	131.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	99.00–107.00	102.48
4	—	574	105.00–110.00	108.26
2	—	340	100.00–105.00	102.54
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
4	—	430	107.00–113.00	109.38
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	117.00–120.00	118.14
7	—	327	128.00–138.00	133.42
2	—	240	117.50–137.50	127.71
3	—	473	124.00–131.00	127.27
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
4	—	365	130.00–136.00	133.21
5	—	416	124.00–133.00	127.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
2	—	608	115.00–122.00	118.49
3	—	567	114.00–117.00	115.33
6	—	476	114.00–121.00	117.95
4	—	518	114.00–120.00	116.05
6	—	418	115.00–127.50	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	97.00–103.00	101.03
1	—	440	97.50	97.50
4	—	586	106.00–113.00	109.27
4	—	521	98.00–112.00	103.60
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
2	—	715	107.00	107.00
4	—	615	104.00–110.00	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	105.00–115.00	110.00
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
3	—	428	100.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	773	96.00–99.00	97.52
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
2	—	625	110.00–113.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	115.00–123.00	118.97
2	—	415	127.50–135.00	131.25
2	—	658	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	570	116.00–124.00	121.08
4	—	476	113.00–130.00	124.69
4	—	613	120.00–125.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	133.00–152.50	141.60
7	—	526	128.00–136.00	131.45
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
2	—	565	133.00–134.00	133.51
10	—	468	134.00–150.00	137.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
3	—	718	99.00–109.00	104.68
3	—	777	100.00–106.00	103.28
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	51.00–54.00	52.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,278	69.00–79.00	73.08
1	—	1,455	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	54.00	54.00
17	—	1,233	68.00–81.00	74.19
16	—	1,061	55.00–68.00	63.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,627	99.00–106.00	103.82
2	—	1,345	55.00–77.00	64.53

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.