Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-09-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 1
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 273▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 71▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves were 3.00 to 72.50 per head. Current hog receipts 2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.18/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$125.18
92 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.48
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614132.1481246
Medium and Large 2495123.6361234
Small 1-2514103.035296thin
Medium and Large 3509102.755236thin
One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $288 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 sale92 hd
125.18
—
NC average8 barns · 777 hd
132.66
−7.48
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—Low1,74290.151,57012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41866.6594515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18662.7174440
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06349.6752817

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230127.50/cwt127.50–127.502931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2265132.50/cwt132.50–132.503511
Steers—Medium and Large 3315107.50/cwt107.50–107.503391
Steers—Medium and Large 2333130.11/cwt125.00–135.004332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363142.71/cwt139.00–145.005183
Steers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 2386126.30/cwt115.00–136.004884
Steers—Small 1-2393102.55/cwt95.00–110.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 2410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426145.65/cwt140.00–150.006205
Steers—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466142.97/cwt138.00–148.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 2471125.67/cwt120.00–132.505928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508137.00/cwt137.00–137.006962
Steers—Small 1-2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2531119.10/cwt114.00–130.006327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.33/cwt134.00–139.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 2573122.50/cwt117.00–130.007024
Steers—Small 1-2593101.53/cwt95.00–108.006022
Steers—Small 1-2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2615121.98/cwt119.00–125.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633132.04/cwt130.00–134.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 2703115.00/cwt115.00–115.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723125.82/cwt122.00–126.0091022
Steers—Medium and Large 374099.00/cwt99.00–99.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy813116.00/cwt116.00–116.009432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218122.59/cwt120.00–125.002672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285133.00/cwt133.00–133.003791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285123.52/cwt122.50–125.003523
Heifers—Small 1-2330103.71/cwt102.50–105.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360121.30/cwt117.50–125.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383110.00/cwt110.00–110.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415104.00/cwt104.00–104.004321
Heifers—Small 1-2416103.88/cwt92.50–110.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424119.04/cwt115.00–123.005059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468117.33/cwt113.00–122.0054913
Heifers—Small 1-2478101.85/cwt98.00–106.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488109.39/cwt102.50–112.505346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508119.00/cwt118.00–120.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520110.93/cwt108.00–112.505773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524113.07/cwt102.50–116.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006162
Heifers—Small 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563105.99/cwt105.00–107.005972
Heifers—Small 1-2568108.65/cwt108.00–110.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577113.00/cwt113.00–113.006523
Heifers—Small 1-2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3621103.55/cwt98.00–108.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668103.95/cwt102.00–106.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 372798.73/cwt95.00–104.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 340899.89/cwt92.00–107.504082
Bulls—Small 1-2413111.55/cwt110.00–113.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423124.92/cwt115.00–132.5052815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460136.00/cwt136.00–136.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467122.65/cwt115.00–130.005738
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475102.50/cwt102.50–102.504871
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Bulls—Small 1-2490107.50/cwt107.50–107.505271
Bulls—Small 1-2522108.15/cwt107.00–110.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525121.92/cwt115.00–130.0064010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562100.98/cwt94.00–112.505685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578120.68/cwt117.50–124.006982
Bulls—Small 1-2580107.00/cwt107.00–107.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618104.15/cwt100.00–107.506443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619121.03/cwt116.00–125.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Bulls—Small 1-2635106.69/cwt105.00–110.006773
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy65591.00/cwt91.00–91.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Bulls—Small 1-274094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Bulls—Small 1-275593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760102.03/cwt100.00–104.007752
Bulls—Small 1-284593.00/cwt93.00–93.007861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321597.78/cwt92.50–101.002103
Dairy Steers—Large 328590.51/cwt90.00–91.002582
Dairy Steers—Large 334082.01/cwt81.00–83.002792
Dairy Steers—Large 336583.00/cwt83.00–83.003031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62369.26/cwt62.00–78.001,1243
Bulls——1,75895.22/cwt89.00–98.001,6746
Bulls——1,828100.90/cwt100.00–103.001,8443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95540.23/cwt35.00–46.003845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10853.60/cwt50.00–55.0059412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16461.42/cwt56.00–68.0071534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31270.04/cwt69.00–72.009196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41069.66/cwt68.00–73.009825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42265.15/cwt61.00–68.0092610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,4051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,7401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,1781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0012,0171
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985949.64/cwt880.00–1,020.009,3542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0011,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153741.21/cwt660.00–820.008,5462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,1931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245885.26/cwt880.00–890.0011,0212

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.