Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-07-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 467▼ 151 vs year ago 454 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 133▼ 22 vs year ago 80 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 31 vs year ago 41 · −75.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.56/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$111.56
87 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2442126.135589thin
Medium and Large 2399119.9147829
Medium 1-2510114.005811thin
Small 1-2543104.9357032
Medium and Large 3522101.3452916thin
One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $29 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 sale87 hd
111.56
—
NC average9 barns · 1,610 hd
116.98
−5.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,47882.521,21913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35460.898244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16558.5368219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05946.0448822

Every lot

103 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 2230124.31/cwt119.00–130.002864
Steers—Medium and Large 2260123.70/cwt122.50–125.003222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273139.33/cwt135.00–143.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320140.58/cwt136.00–153.004509
Steers—Medium and Large 2330128.03/cwt115.00–135.004224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365137.91/cwt135.00–143.005035
Steers—Medium and Large 2369126.53/cwt122.00–133.004675
Steers—Small 1-2380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 338099.93/cwt95.00–105.003802
Steers—Small 1-2Full39092.50/cwt92.50–92.503611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434136.94/cwt134.00–140.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 2439129.27/cwt125.00–132.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486137.25/cwt133.00–140.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 2510126.66/cwt125.00–128.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 2568124.45/cwt117.50–130.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2628120.32/cwt117.00–124.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Steers—Small 1-2678101.97/cwt101.00–103.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Steers—Small 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265127.50/cwt127.50–127.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266118.70/cwt115.00–122.503164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327125.82/cwt125.00–128.004116
Heifers—Medium and Large 334397.52/cwt95.00–100.003342
Heifers—Small 1-2345101.00/cwt101.00–101.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350130.50/cwt129.00–132.004572
Heifers—Small 1-2375108.48/cwt107.00–110.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383118.25/cwt115.00–125.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418130.34/cwt125.00–136.005452
Heifers—Small 1-2418102.63/cwt95.00–110.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425102.15/cwt95.00–110.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427121.07/cwt113.00–124.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 346095.00/cwt95.00–95.004371
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy46892.57/cwt90.00–95.004332
Heifers—Small 1-2473109.23/cwt108.00–111.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474118.28/cwt113.00–122.005614
Heifers—Medium 1-2510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518113.33/cwt112.00–115.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532103.60/cwt94.00–111.005515
Heifers—Small 1-2533107.48/cwt105.00–110.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Heifers—Small 1-2571104.08/cwt101.00–109.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed58595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Heifers—Small 1-2624106.57/cwt101.00–110.006659
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy64592.00/cwt92.00–92.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658105.01/cwt104.00–106.006912
Heifers—Small 1-2675100.98/cwt100.00–102.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415123.78/cwt117.00–128.005145
Bulls—Small 1-2417102.35/cwt95.00–112.504273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420133.00/cwt133.00–133.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43595.00/cwt95.00–95.004131
Bulls—Small 1-2450101.25/cwt95.00–107.504562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463137.51/cwt137.00–138.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463122.52/cwt117.50–130.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475107.50/cwt107.50–107.505111
Bulls—Small 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503134.51/cwt133.00–136.006772
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy50595.00/cwt95.00–95.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509126.25/cwt121.00–129.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531102.20/cwt91.00–112.505434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570123.10/cwt115.00–131.0070213
Bulls—Small 1-2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Bulls—Small 1-2606106.61/cwt99.00–111.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620117.91/cwt114.00–125.007316
Bulls—Small 2640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Bulls—Small 1-2655108.47/cwt105.00–112.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663114.50/cwt114.00–115.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Bulls—Small 1-2735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Bulls—Small 1-2760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349060.00/cwt60.00–60.002941
Dairy Steers—Large 359363.00/cwt62.00–64.003742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37572.19/cwt65.00–81.009935
Bulls——1,54288.98/cwt82.00–96.001,3728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98239.26/cwt30.00–45.003869
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03068.00/cwt68.00–68.007001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11350.73/cwt48.00–55.0056513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15559.33/cwt57.00–65.0068515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26051.40/cwt45.00–55.006483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35460.89/cwt58.00–66.008244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2675420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025720.24/cwt650.00–800.007,3822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265703.44/cwt390.00–910.008,8992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,308822.47/cwt700.00–910.0010,7582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,7131

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.