Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 28
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 367▲ 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 56▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▲ 15 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 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.50/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$115.50
105 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$21
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476122.9258621
Medium and Large 2414118.1749051
Small 1-2464106.7349516thin
Medium and Large 3569106.5960717thin
One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale105 hd
115.50
—
NC average8 barns · 900 hd
117.46
−1.96
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—Low1,41692.701,31214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41776.231,0808thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15869.4680456
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09850.215517thin

Every lot

105 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 2220122.50/cwt122.50–122.502701
Steers—Small 1-2268109.16/cwt102.50–115.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 2270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278140.00/cwt140.00–140.003892
Steers—Medium and Large 2320129.84/cwt125.00–135.004153
Steers—Small 1-2325112.65/cwt110.00–115.003662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328144.72/cwt137.50–155.004755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364139.18/cwt136.00–147.005077
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy37595.00/cwt95.00–95.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37595.00/cwt95.00–95.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 2378124.79/cwt115.00–130.004726
Steers—Medium and Large 2426125.58/cwt117.00–130.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438144.00/cwt144.00–144.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474136.50/cwt133.00–140.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 2482118.82/cwt113.00–130.005733
Steers—Small 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520135.04/cwt133.00–136.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2525129.37/cwt125.00–132.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565133.65/cwt133.00–134.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2576124.08/cwt118.00–130.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616132.02/cwt128.00–136.008136
Steers—Medium and Large 2621120.24/cwt119.00–122.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 2670120.66/cwt115.00–125.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy80096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2160115.00/cwt115.00–115.001841
Heifers—Small 1-2160102.50/cwt102.50–102.501641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2239119.99/cwt115.00–122.502873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268120.71/cwt117.50–125.003247
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305121.19/cwt117.50–125.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335132.49/cwt132.00–133.004442
Heifers—Small 1-2343107.52/cwt105.00–110.003692
Heifers—Small 1-2368108.78/cwt105.00–112.504002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371117.37/cwt112.50–127.004358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375131.03/cwt130.00–132.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418126.69/cwt125.00–128.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425118.47/cwt112.50–122.5050310
Heifers—Small 1-2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460117.50/cwt117.50–117.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472120.95/cwt115.00–124.005719
Heifers—Small 1-2478102.54/cwt100.00–105.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520118.37/cwt117.00–121.006165
Heifers—Small 1-2523106.85/cwt102.50–111.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530114.30/cwt112.00–116.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2567111.01/cwt110.00–112.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573117.50/cwt117.00–118.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573105.55/cwt103.00–108.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588113.66/cwt113.00–114.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630122.50/cwt122.50–122.507721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3631107.59/cwt106.00–109.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Heifers—Small 1-2655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3661105.74/cwt99.00–109.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40090.00/cwt90.00–90.003601
Bulls—Small 1-2410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428123.95/cwt119.00–132.505316
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy46091.00/cwt91.00–91.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462124.01/cwt117.50–128.005738
Bulls—Small 1-2470107.33/cwt100.00–112.505043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy50593.00/cwt93.00–93.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515105.83/cwt100.00–112.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524122.39/cwt115.00–130.0064116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Small 1-2543104.48/cwt100.00–109.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy553124.50/cwt124.00–125.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574121.15/cwt112.00–129.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605107.50/cwt105.00–110.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619118.89/cwt115.00–122.007369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625124.01/cwt123.00–125.007752
Bulls—Small 1-2645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy658121.00/cwt121.00–121.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663104.99/cwt102.00–108.006962
Bulls—Small 1-2673107.84/cwt105.00–111.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676116.14/cwt115.00–117.507854
Bulls—Small 1-2755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
Dairy Steers—Large 358559.00/cwt59.00–59.003452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19080.89/cwt71.00–86.009633
Bulls——1,41392.53/cwt88.00–98.001,3078
Bulls——1,648104.98/cwt100.00–109.001,7303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05847.28/cwt44.00–50.005003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08569.00/cwt69.00–69.007491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12852.41/cwt52.00–54.005914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13166.61/cwt58.00–72.0075340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22676.59/cwt73.00–82.0093916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46477.26/cwt73.00–83.001,1317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2660428.98/cwt390.00–460.002,8312
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785490.00/cwt490.00–490.003,8471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860650.81/cwt630.00–670.005,5972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,100.58/cwt970.00–1,260.0011,1163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0013,3831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.0013,3931

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.