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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 274▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 55▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.21/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$114.21

114 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

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	462	122.96	567	14thin
Medium and Large 2	428	119.01	509	54
Small 1-2	476	106.41	507	26
Medium and Large 3	534	105.25	562	20

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $6 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 sale114 hd

114.21

—

NC average7 barns · 524 hd

114.83

−0.62

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	1,385	89.33	1,238	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	67.88	938	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	65.16	799	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	53.00	694	2thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	151.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	131.21/cwt	127.50–135.00	474	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	144.60/cwt	137.50–153.00	547	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.16/cwt	117.50–133.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	150.58/cwt	139.00–157.00	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.76/cwt	135.00–153.00	681	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	138.66/cwt	132.50–148.00	740	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	122.74/cwt	118.00–127.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	141.21/cwt	130.00–147.00	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	120.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	133.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	829	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	824	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	231	122.36/cwt	115.00–127.50	283	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	121.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	399	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	364	109.88/cwt	100.00–113.00	400	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	408	109.19/cwt	106.00–112.50	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	120.41/cwt	115.00–126.00	495	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	103.63/cwt	90.00–112.50	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	120.00/cwt	113.00–132.50	563	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	470	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	474	108.37/cwt	105.00–112.00	514	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	105.66/cwt	100.00–111.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	524	109.51/cwt	105.00–112.00	574	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	114.85/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	112.31/cwt	111.00–115.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	105.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	723	95.95/cwt	90.00–101.00	694	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	143.56/cwt	134.00–158.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	124.05/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.15/cwt	132.00–146.00	649	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	128.29/cwt	117.50–131.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	127.96/cwt	120.00–132.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	124.28/cwt	117.50–127.50	650	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	131.87/cwt	129.00–136.00	691	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.82/cwt	123.00–126.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	302	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	595	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,436	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	63.25/cwt	56.00–68.00	765	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	71.83/cwt	69.00–76.00	908	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	694	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	69.52/cwt	69.00–70.00	942	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	748	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	66.24/cwt	64.00–68.00	933	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,578	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,859	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	727.41/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	843.03/cwt	652.00–1,000.00	10,015	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	918.54/cwt	830.00–1,020.00	11,482	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	17,802	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	665	107.50	107.50
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	705	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	117.00–125.00	120.92
5	—	570	123.00–126.00	124.82
2	—	425	123.00–125.00	124.05
6	—	523	117.50–127.50	124.28
5	—	483	117.50–131.00	128.29
1	—	665	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
10	—	470	132.00–146.00	138.15
8	—	524	129.00–136.00	131.87
6	—	418	134.00–158.00	143.56
5	—	563	128.00–138.00	132.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
3	—	485	120.00–132.00	127.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	100.00–109.00	105.98
2	—	373	110.00–112.50	111.24
3	—	723	90.00–101.00	95.95
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
5	—	523	100.00–111.00	105.66
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.54
3	—	425	90.00–112.50	103.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	105.00–112.00	108.37
6	—	524	105.00–112.00	109.51
7	—	364	100.00–113.00	109.88
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
2	—	408	106.00–112.50	109.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	90.00–95.00	92.58
1	—	680	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
3	—	515	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	422	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	225	132.50	132.50
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
2	—	480	126.00–128.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	115.00–126.00	120.41
3	—	622	111.00–115.00	112.31
4	—	231	115.00–127.50	122.36
3	—	283	117.50–122.50	120.01
12	—	469	113.00–132.50	120.00
2	—	583	116.00	116.00
9	—	531	113.00–120.00	114.85
6	—	329	117.50–125.00	121.31
7	—	375	115.00–126.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	129.00–136.00	133.52
6	—	534	132.50–148.00	138.66
4	—	378	137.50–153.00	144.60
8	—	474	135.00–153.00	143.76
2	—	690	128.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	323	140.00–160.00	151.75
12	—	573	130.00–147.00	141.21
6	—	430	139.00–157.00	150.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	114.00–117.00	115.52
2	—	420	117.50–133.00	125.16
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
2	—	313	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
6	—	361	127.50–135.00	131.21
3	—	567	118.00–127.00	122.74
2	—	605	115.00–127.00	120.95
2	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	77.50	77.50
1	—	595	82.00	82.00

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)	2	—	985	500.00–900.00	727.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,188	652.00–1,000.00	843.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	450.00	450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,380.00	1,380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	830.00–1,020.00	918.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	69.00–70.00	69.52
2	—	1,408	64.00–68.00	66.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	55.00	55.00
33	—	1,209	56.00–68.00	63.25
11	—	1,264	69.00–76.00	71.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00

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.