Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 3
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 319▼ 270 vs year ago 617 · −43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 65▼ 25 vs year ago 70 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $105.96/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$105.96
86 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2308126.253882thin
Medium and Large 2413117.1648428
Medium and Large 3478101.3548530
Small 1-255297.6553926
One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale86 hd
105.96
—
NC average6 barns · 770 hd
104.92
+1.04
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—Low1,60584.281,3538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30461.868064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22259.6472918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07743.134656thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 2245122.50/cwt122.50–122.503001
Steers—Medium and Large 3280112.50/cwt112.50–112.503151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288153.38/cwt145.00–175.004425
Steers—Small 1-2295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 2314132.10/cwt120.00–142.504154
Steers—Medium and Large 3320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324159.57/cwt150.00–170.005178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372148.81/cwt135.00–167.505548
Steers—Medium and Large 2376129.29/cwt115.00–135.004867
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38592.50/cwt92.50–92.503561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506201
Steers—Medium and Large 2460127.50/cwt127.50–127.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506431
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54085.00/cwt85.00–85.004591
Steers—Small 1-2560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2571119.21/cwt114.00–126.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 2613115.68/cwt112.50–119.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 3633110.00/cwt110.00–110.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Steers—Small 1-2683103.67/cwt99.00–109.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 3692105.67/cwt103.00–110.007313
Steers—Small 1-2713100.47/cwt98.00–103.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 3740101.00/cwt101.00–101.007471
Steers—Small 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2160137.50/cwt137.50–137.502201
Heifers—Medium and Large 326899.77/cwt95.00–105.002672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275117.42/cwt115.00–120.003233
Heifers—Small 1-2305103.69/cwt100.00–107.503162
Heifers—Medium and Large 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329118.04/cwt112.50–122.503885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380124.14/cwt117.00–142.504724
Heifers—Small 1-238096.69/cwt90.00–105.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38085.00/cwt85.00–85.003231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385103.42/cwt95.00–110.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425105.10/cwt95.00–110.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429115.67/cwt112.50–120.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458118.28/cwt113.00–120.005424
Heifers—Small 1-2470107.47/cwt105.00–110.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481107.62/cwt105.00–110.005184
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy49595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500109.50/cwt109.00–110.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514101.98/cwt94.00–107.505248
Heifers—Small 1-2527101.82/cwt100.00–103.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 355899.26/cwt96.00–102.005544
Heifers—Small 1-2582101.02/cwt99.00–103.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595112.00/cwt112.00–112.006661
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61092.02/cwt90.00–94.005612
Heifers—Small 1-2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Small 1-2Full62093.00/cwt93.00–93.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640100.97/cwt97.00–105.006462
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66592.00/cwt92.00–92.006121
Heifers—Small 1-267395.97/cwt95.00–97.006462
Heifers—Small 1-270097.00/cwt97.00–97.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full71585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy79083.00/cwt83.00–83.006561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419139.39/cwt135.00–145.005844
Bulls—Small 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425126.32/cwt120.00–130.0053711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467134.18/cwt130.00–138.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471128.67/cwt117.50–133.006068
Bulls—Small 1-2473103.76/cwt102.50–105.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy51088.00/cwt88.00–88.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515125.55/cwt117.50–131.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523101.12/cwt97.50–105.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532123.41/cwt115.00–127.506575
Bulls—Small 1-2540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566116.13/cwt112.50–118.006575
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed58587.50/cwt87.50–87.505121
Bulls—Small 1-2590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593108.00/cwt107.00–109.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3621100.98/cwt97.00–103.006274
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy63593.00/cwt93.00–93.005911
Bulls—Small 1-264599.00/cwt99.00–99.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 367595.51/cwt95.00–96.006452
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68390.48/cwt89.00–92.006182
Bulls—Small 1-269598.00/cwt98.00–98.006811
Bulls—Small 1-271589.00/cwt89.00–89.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720100.71/cwt98.00–105.007253
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy75589.97/cwt85.00–95.006792
Bulls—Small 1-288599.00/cwt99.00–99.008761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 369565.00/cwt65.00–65.004521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37870.46/cwt60.00–77.009712
Bulls——1,59087.67/cwt84.00–91.001,3945
Bulls——2,13595.00/cwt95.00–95.002,0281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86049.47/cwt49.00–50.004252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18639.96/cwt30.00–45.004744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19458.35/cwt53.00–62.0069715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22358.15/cwt54.00–63.007113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36266.07/cwt65.00–68.009003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2640657.42/cwt390.00–810.004,2072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,7651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,6191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,6151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,089723.25/cwt440.00–900.007,8765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105799.34/cwt700.00–880.008,8335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,2881

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.