Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-06-02

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 2
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 278▲ 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 54▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

2 hogs.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.45/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$135.45
124 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.02/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 1-2540139.8575694
Medium and Large 2499127.0963523
Medium and Large 3616104.506444thin
Small 1-2495102.835093thin
One grade step is worth $37.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale124 hd
135.45
—
NC average8 barns · 743 hd
136.97
−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—Average1,812102.521,85810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43870.951,0203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32867.1389231
CowsLean 85-90%Average93151.464795thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2263128.71/cwt127.50–130.003392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30591.00/cwt91.00–91.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326149.95/cwt140.00–170.004896
Steers—Medium and Large 2379127.46/cwt120.00–137.504834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382153.32/cwt139.00–175.005869
Steers—Medium and Large 2418131.98/cwt128.00–135.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.43/cwt145.00–167.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462142.43/cwt135.00–156.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 2468131.35/cwt127.50–135.006152
Steers—Small 1-2515112.50/cwt112.50–112.505791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.22/cwt136.00–152.0074414
Steers—Medium and Large 2525125.37/cwt121.00–130.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570139.10/cwt135.00–144.0079318
Steers—Medium and Large 2578131.19/cwt129.00–134.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625132.57/cwt128.00–138.0082915
Steers—Medium and Large 2625120.15/cwt117.50–125.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 3625106.50/cwt106.00–107.006662
Steers—Small 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.98/cwt131.00–135.0089610
Steers—Medium and Large 2670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 367095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705119.84/cwt117.50–123.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758119.67/cwt118.00–121.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190142.50/cwt142.50–142.502711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275122.23/cwt115.00–130.003362
Heifers—Small 1-2305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327124.91/cwt122.50–127.504083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332132.90/cwt130.00–136.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372124.09/cwt121.00–127.504625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377132.82/cwt130.00–137.005017
Heifers—Small 1-2415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.69/cwt126.00–135.0055811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443119.68/cwt117.00–122.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464128.79/cwt125.00–136.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468121.47/cwt117.00–124.005688
Heifers—Small 1-2468105.48/cwt105.00–106.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 347098.43/cwt92.00–105.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512106.85/cwt104.00–109.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517119.25/cwt117.00–121.006177
Heifers—Small 1-2520105.13/cwt97.00–111.005474
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52094.00/cwt94.00–94.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523114.48/cwt114.00–115.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560111.02/cwt110.00–112.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563118.33/cwt117.00–120.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569114.17/cwt112.00–115.006509
Heifers—Small 1-2574110.23/cwt108.00–112.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615111.76/cwt110.00–114.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623106.46/cwt105.00–108.006632
Heifers—Small 1-263599.50/cwt93.00–106.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Small 1-269591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 371096.99/cwt94.00–101.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Heifers—Small 1-276094.99/cwt94.00–96.007222
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 281599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
Heifers—Small 1-283593.00/cwt93.00–93.007771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 340098.00/cwt98.00–98.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426143.54/cwt138.00–160.0061112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427129.57/cwt120.00–135.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475137.25/cwt135.00–140.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522137.20/cwt129.00–144.0071613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522129.40/cwt125.00–132.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560135.50/cwt135.00–136.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563125.42/cwt117.00–133.007066
Bulls—Small 1-2577105.01/cwt104.00–106.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580109.95/cwt107.00–113.006382
Bulls—Small 1-2653100.02/cwt95.00–105.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663116.33/cwt115.00–117.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695102.00/cwt102.00–102.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3763102.00/cwt102.00–102.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
Bulls—Small 1-2820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,808106.10/cwt103.00–114.001,9186
Bulls——1,81897.15/cwt94.00–101.001,7664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87344.64/cwt42.00–47.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%97056.00/cwt56.00–56.005433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32765.09/cwt59.00–68.0086423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33272.99/cwt69.00–84.009728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43870.95/cwt70.00–72.001,0203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2773492.53/cwt477.00–509.003,8072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,8091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210956.94/cwt810.00–1,090.0011,5792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0014,1361

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.