Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-10-06

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 483▼ 225 vs year ago 712 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 95▲ 10 vs year ago 90 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 3 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was still below average. 1 hog.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.34/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$108.34
125 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.25
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2398126.9050511thin
Medium and Large 2436117.7051339
Medium and Large 3490101.1149634
Small 1-2490100.4549241
One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about $13 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 sale125 hd
108.34
—
NC average8 barns · 1,216 hd
110.59
−2.25
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—Average1,64680.021,31715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15756.9365935
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29352.036737thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05146.3648733

Every lot

113 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2185105.00/cwt105.00–105.001941
Steers—Small 1-221592.50/cwt92.50–92.501991
Steers—Medium and Large 2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Steers—Medium and Large 2255122.50/cwt122.50–122.503121
Steers—Small 1-2255105.00/cwt105.00–105.002681
Steers—Medium and Large 2317126.11/cwt117.50–135.004003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328158.69/cwt150.00–167.505217
Steers—Medium and Large 334095.00/cwt95.00–95.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368147.05/cwt137.00–163.005419
Steers—Medium and Large 2378125.98/cwt117.50–135.0047610
Steers—Medium and Large 3387103.21/cwt95.00–115.003993
Steers—Small 1-2390102.50/cwt102.50–102.504001
Steers—Medium and Large 2415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420140.66/cwt135.00–145.0059110
Steers—Medium and Large 3440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Steers—Small 1-247595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482138.58/cwt134.00–141.006687
Steers—Medium and Large 2490125.17/cwt117.50–133.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Steers—Small 1-2515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 2517122.12/cwt116.00–126.006317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522139.18/cwt135.00–140.0072711
Steers—Medium and Large 3540107.50/cwt107.50–107.505811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy563120.39/cwt116.00–125.006783
Steers—Small 1-2565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2571123.11/cwt119.00–127.507036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580131.00/cwt131.00–131.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 2619124.04/cwt117.00–127.007689
Steers—Small 1-2635100.86/cwt94.00–107.506402
Steers—Medium and Large 2664122.84/cwt115.00–128.008165
Steers—Small 1-2670108.00/cwt108.00–108.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 2810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-223595.00/cwt95.00–95.002231
Heifers—Medium and Large 326590.00/cwt90.00–90.002391
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy27590.00/cwt90.00–90.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285120.00/cwt117.50–125.003423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed29090.00/cwt90.00–90.002611
Heifers—Small 1-2305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 331596.07/cwt92.50–100.003032
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy31595.00/cwt95.00–95.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318116.62/cwt115.00–120.003713
Heifers—Small 1-2358103.67/cwt100.00–107.503712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365129.00/cwt129.00–129.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381121.06/cwt112.00–127.504614
Heifers—Medium and Large 338398.51/cwt90.00–107.503773
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41590.00/cwt90.00–90.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416103.77/cwt95.00–112.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419121.52/cwt115.00–127.505099
Heifers—Small 1-2424107.48/cwt105.00–112.504565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430127.29/cwt125.00–129.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462117.12/cwt112.50–130.0054113
Heifers—Small 1-2476100.94/cwt95.00–107.504806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493104.83/cwt95.00–111.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510110.94/cwt102.50–117.505663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516103.99/cwt95.00–110.005377
Heifers—Small 1-2520100.55/cwt90.00–110.0052313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570112.48/cwt112.00–113.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 357499.10/cwt95.00–107.505694
Heifers—Small 1-258897.87/cwt90.00–107.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603111.01/cwt109.00–113.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625103.50/cwt102.00–105.006472
Heifers—Small 1-2640103.00/cwt103.00–103.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 368098.48/cwt97.00–100.006702
Heifers—Small 1-2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 377594.00/cwt94.00–94.007291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2423104.87/cwt102.50–107.504442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425103.55/cwt95.00–110.004407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441124.18/cwt120.00–130.005486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006391
Bulls—Small 1-246095.00/cwt95.00–95.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 347399.91/cwt95.00–110.004734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474123.32/cwt115.00–132.5058513
Bulls—Small 1-2518100.87/cwt90.00–112.505232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522122.64/cwt115.00–131.0064017
Bulls—Medium and Large 354097.00/cwt97.00–97.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569119.12/cwt115.00–124.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 357799.34/cwt92.00–103.005733
Bulls—Small 1-2580103.90/cwt100.00–108.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619115.98/cwt114.00–118.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 362399.86/cwt95.00–105.006222
Bulls—Small 1-263395.76/cwt90.00–110.006064
Bulls—Small 1-266398.57/cwt90.00–109.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673116.03/cwt113.00–119.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 367596.09/cwt90.00–102.006492
Bulls—Small 1-270593.00/cwt93.00–93.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 373297.48/cwt92.50–105.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 376898.63/cwt90.00–108.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
Bulls—Small 1-285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 437554.00/cwt54.00–54.002031
Dairy Steers—Large 343577.83/cwt70.00–89.003393
Dairy Steers—Large 346073.68/cwt65.00–82.003392
Dairy Steers—Large 351580.00/cwt80.00–80.004121
Dairy Steers—Large 357081.64/cwt80.00–84.004653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58371.69/cwt59.00–79.001,1358
Bulls——1,71288.76/cwt88.00–90.001,5205
Bulls——1,73591.46/cwt91.00–92.001,5872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00341.30/cwt30.00–47.0041416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07662.10/cwt61.00–63.006684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09751.12/cwt47.00–53.0056117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16356.80/cwt54.00–61.0066129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23848.55/cwt45.00–52.006012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27751.43/cwt51.00–52.006575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33353.52/cwt53.00–54.007132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780474.68/cwt450.00–500.003,7032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,2321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2865800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,9201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,290970.00/cwt970.00–970.0012,5131

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.