Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-07-21

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 21
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 303▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 58▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 10▲ 24 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 heifers were mostly steady, steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 3 hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.91/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$112.91
119 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489122.5960024
Medium and Large 2469117.7555254
Small 1-2508103.5852621
Medium and Large 352498.0451420
One grade step is worth $24.54/cwt here — about $86 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 sale119 hd
112.91
—
NC average8 barns · 838 hd
114.19
−1.28
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—Average1,47886.431,27814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37664.128825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15062.8072228
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01644.434519thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2160135.00/cwt135.00–135.002161
Steers—Medium and Large 2240127.50/cwt127.50–127.503061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273163.78/cwt162.50–165.004472
Steers—Small 1-2275110.54/cwt110.00–111.003042
Steers—Medium and Large 2278122.39/cwt120.00–125.003402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320154.36/cwt135.00–165.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 2323122.36/cwt115.00–125.003954
Steers—Medium and Large 3324106.30/cwt97.50–110.003446
Steers—Small 1-233595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 336090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
Steers—Small 1-2368100.46/cwt93.00–112.503703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374142.78/cwt137.00–152.005346
Steers—Medium and Large 2378122.34/cwt115.00–134.0046211
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39090.00/cwt90.00–90.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 2422124.98/cwt115.00–132.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433145.19/cwt136.00–155.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 2478123.59/cwt117.50–130.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 3480101.12/cwt95.00–107.504852
Steers—Small 1-2505107.50/cwt107.50–107.505431
Steers—Medium and Large 2520124.19/cwt119.00–129.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538138.48/cwt135.00–142.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 354595.00/cwt95.00–95.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567134.18/cwt133.00–135.007616
Steers—Medium and Large 2567122.20/cwt112.00–132.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 3570101.61/cwt95.00–110.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624130.11/cwt127.00–135.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.51/cwt130.00–133.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713127.98/cwt127.00–129.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 2720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009921
Steers—Small 1-2865106.00/cwt106.00–106.009171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27890.52/cwt90.00–91.002522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295122.50/cwt122.50–122.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32090.00/cwt90.00–90.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330134.92/cwt132.50–137.504453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332123.00/cwt123.00–123.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 335897.55/cwt95.00–100.003492
Heifers—Small 1-2363106.47/cwt95.00–111.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365128.00/cwt128.00–128.004671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379124.42/cwt120.00–129.004727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395132.50/cwt132.50–132.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41092.50/cwt92.50–92.503791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415126.67/cwt126.00–127.005263
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42095.00/cwt95.00–95.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422118.43/cwt113.00–124.0050014
Heifers—Small 1-2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Small 1-2473100.06/cwt95.00–107.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477117.53/cwt113.00–124.0056113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483103.49/cwt95.00–108.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514119.31/cwt117.00–123.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522114.39/cwt112.00–117.005975
Heifers—Small 1-2528108.76/cwt108.00–110.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 354099.00/cwt98.00–100.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy553116.99/cwt116.00–119.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567118.83/cwt118.00–121.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576113.42/cwt112.00–116.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578106.73/cwt98.00–110.006174
Heifers—Small 1-2578100.72/cwt91.00–110.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 364590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Heifers—Small 1-2657105.32/cwt103.00–107.006923
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66091.00/cwt91.00–91.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670111.50/cwt111.00–112.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 372092.50/cwt92.00–93.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 377895.92/cwt91.00–101.007462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410133.00/cwt133.00–133.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423136.02/cwt134.00–138.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Bulls—Small 1-2430102.02/cwt100.00–104.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431120.82/cwt115.00–131.005217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450126.00/cwt126.00–126.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Bulls—Small 1-2468102.08/cwt97.00–110.004785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472122.96/cwt114.00–133.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507134.21/cwt134.00–135.006805
Bulls—Small 1-2521109.36/cwt107.50–111.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524123.38/cwt118.00–129.0064710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565128.47/cwt125.00–132.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573123.69/cwt115.00–133.0070912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590109.00/cwt109.00–109.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620117.88/cwt113.00–121.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655103.44/cwt95.00–112.006782
Bulls—Small 1-2675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676114.11/cwt108.00–116.007718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760100.07/cwt95.00–105.007612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351885.00/cwt85.00–85.004403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37776.62/cwt65.00–82.001,0557
Bulls——1,47389.93/cwt86.00–94.001,3253
Bulls——1,659100.96/cwt98.00–103.001,6754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98934.10/cwt30.00–39.003374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03752.69/cwt46.00–55.005465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11361.50/cwt57.00–67.0068423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21567.00/cwt67.00–67.008141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32268.78/cwt67.00–73.009095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41663.40/cwt61.00–65.008984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2660497.58/cwt460.00–540.003,2842
Bred Cows—Small 1-2697432.51/cwt350.00–580.003,0153
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,0711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032705.74/cwt570.00–780.007,2833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2745690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,1411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,0681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,068880.77/cwt610.00–1,080.009,4072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,116.40/cwt1,050.00–1,190.0013,2633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0016,0651

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.