Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-10-13

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 487▼ 216 vs year ago 468 · −46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 100▼ 96 vs year ago 162 · −59.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 6 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were lighter due to wetness. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.97/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$111.97
73 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451121.705495thin
Medium and Large 2482116.3456039
Small 1-2458106.7248917thin
Medium and Large 3489101.1449512thin
One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $54 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 sale73 hd
111.97
—
NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd
110.87
+1.10
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—Low1,37473.771,0144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13354.366168thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26648.446135thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01244.4645031

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225126.22/cwt125.00–127.502842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270146.39/cwt142.50–150.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 2323135.00/cwt135.00–135.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325145.28/cwt143.00–147.504722
Steers—Small 1-236597.50/cwt97.50–97.503561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375147.75/cwt142.50–152.005548
Steers—Medium and Large 2377125.08/cwt117.50–135.004723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400142.00/cwt142.00–142.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 2438123.27/cwt115.00–127.505403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
Steers—Medium and Large 2477126.37/cwt117.50–130.006036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2525121.45/cwt115.00–126.006387
Steers—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2565117.89/cwt114.00–122.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 3568110.00/cwt110.00–110.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 3600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
Steers—Small 1-2633102.47/cwt95.00–110.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 2637115.34/cwt114.00–116.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Steers—Small 1-2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
Steers—Small 1-279599.00/cwt99.00–99.007871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy275127.50/cwt127.50–127.503511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333121.37/cwt118.00–125.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364119.94/cwt112.50–127.504379
Heifers—Small 1-2370110.05/cwt107.50–112.504073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371108.20/cwt102.50–112.504014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Heifers—Small 1-2417103.96/cwt100.00–110.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.29/cwt113.00–124.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472117.42/cwt112.50–122.505547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475101.97/cwt99.00–105.004842
Heifers—Small 1-2478108.70/cwt107.50–110.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520114.03/cwt113.00–115.005933
Heifers—Small 1-2522106.95/cwt101.00–110.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 354595.00/cwt95.00–95.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 358095.95/cwt90.00–102.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582112.67/cwt109.00–117.006569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006784
Heifers—Small 1-2625107.02/cwt104.00–110.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 368095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425138.64/cwt134.00–145.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425119.86/cwt115.00–125.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460124.70/cwt112.50–133.005743
Bulls—Small 1-2475103.21/cwt95.00–107.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 348090.00/cwt90.00–90.004321
Bulls—Small 1-2525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528116.95/cwt113.00–122.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565118.02/cwt116.00–120.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590104.50/cwt99.00–110.006172
Bulls—Small 1-2620101.07/cwt90.00–110.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 3621103.01/cwt98.00–110.006404
Bulls—Small 1-2660102.47/cwt98.00–107.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 366097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685114.48/cwt113.00–116.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 370594.00/cwt94.00–94.006632
Bulls—Small 1-2712100.01/cwt96.00–104.007123
Bulls—Small 1-275096.00/cwt96.00–96.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 376593.00/cwt93.00–93.007111
Bulls—Small 1-284091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331582.50/cwt82.50–82.502601
Dairy Steers—Large 355062.50/cwt62.50–62.503441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32883.23/cwt80.00–87.001,1052
Bulls——1,42064.30/cwt55.00–77.009132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97139.32/cwt34.00–44.0038212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03847.71/cwt45.00–51.0049519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10562.00/cwt62.00–62.006851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10854.14/cwt52.00–56.006006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21044.50/cwt39.00–51.005383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31048.00/cwt48.00–48.006291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35054.35/cwt52.00–56.007342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,2181

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.