Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 10
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 347▲ 484 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 45▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 25 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 steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.92/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$112.92
162 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2351132.0746427
Medium and Large 2374120.0244962
Small 1-2529102.1254036
Medium and Large 347397.5946137
One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $3 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 sale162 hd
112.92
—
NC average7 barns · 1,076 hd
108.23
+4.69
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—Average1,54980.251,24316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34962.008369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19359.5971143
CowsLean 85-90%Low93944.8342119

Every lot

136 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2168136.95/cwt122.00–145.002303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2180147.50/cwt147.50–147.502661
Steers—Medium and Large 2220135.00/cwt135.00–135.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225179.01/cwt170.00–187.504034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274175.97/cwt160.00–187.504828
Steers—Medium and Large 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed31580.00/cwt80.00–80.002521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328165.27/cwt150.00–177.5054214
Steers—Medium and Large 333595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 2368132.80/cwt112.50–140.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373158.45/cwt145.00–170.0059120
Steers—Medium and Large 3385107.50/cwt107.50–107.504141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.90/cwt135.00–157.506268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471142.91/cwt135.00–157.5067313
Steers—Medium and Large 2481131.62/cwt120.00–140.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517136.95/cwt130.00–142.5070812
Steers—Medium and Large 2523121.72/cwt115.00–125.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52393.55/cwt92.00–95.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Steers—Small 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2613121.45/cwt119.00–124.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635125.96/cwt125.00–129.0080013
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2668113.99/cwt110.00–118.007612
Steers—Medium and Large 3683100.04/cwt90.00–110.006832
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy70594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 2725111.69/cwt110.00–114.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Steers—Small 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Steers—Small 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2188122.50/cwt122.50–122.502302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3190110.00/cwt110.00–110.002091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220135.83/cwt130.00–145.002996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267135.03/cwt130.00–140.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273121.54/cwt115.00–125.003328
Heifers—Small 1-228097.50/cwt97.50–97.502731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28585.00/cwt85.00–85.002421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288107.43/cwt105.00–110.003092
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy30095.00/cwt95.00–95.002851
Heifers—Small 1-2315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323132.55/cwt127.50–137.504283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327123.18/cwt120.00–130.004039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332104.20/cwt100.00–107.503463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33585.00/cwt85.00–85.002852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374121.91/cwt117.50–125.0045617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378102.25/cwt95.00–110.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387134.47/cwt127.50–162.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41384.85/cwt80.00–90.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420116.27/cwt112.00–122.5048814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Small 1-2424102.45/cwt100.00–105.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432128.28/cwt125.00–135.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45886.69/cwt80.00–90.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461126.88/cwt125.00–132.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 346897.47/cwt95.00–102.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470116.99/cwt115.00–120.0055010
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Heifers—Small 1-2482108.60/cwt105.00–110.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519100.97/cwt96.00–105.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy52291.03/cwt85.00–95.004753
Heifers—Small 1-2524106.28/cwt100.00–110.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Small 1-2567103.18/cwt97.00–106.005858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571102.51/cwt95.00–106.005854
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy58585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
Heifers—Small 1-2609103.00/cwt100.00–105.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633103.17/cwt102.50–104.006533
Heifers—Small 1-2650102.00/cwt102.00–102.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
Heifers—Small 1-270599.00/cwt99.00–99.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy72090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy74076.00/cwt76.00–76.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full79090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422130.71/cwt125.00–135.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425147.97/cwt140.00–160.0062912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Bulls—Medium and Large 346898.80/cwt97.50–100.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477136.60/cwt135.00–140.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483122.31/cwt115.00–130.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516124.83/cwt120.00–128.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525129.50/cwt128.00–132.5068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Bulls—Small 1-2Full56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561130.51/cwt130.00–132.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575121.96/cwt115.00–127.5070112
Bulls—Medium and Large 359097.49/cwt90.00–110.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621115.67/cwt111.00–120.007187
Bulls—Small 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007042
Bulls—Small 1-2664105.99/cwt100.00–111.007046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3682101.03/cwt94.00–105.006893
Bulls—Small 1-2Full70592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full71581.00/cwt81.00–81.005791
Bulls—Small 1-271997.23/cwt90.00–104.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 372495.68/cwt92.00–102.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
Bulls—Small 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Small 1-2Full75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 377891.06/cwt87.00–95.007083
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364067.00/cwt67.00–67.004291
Dairy Steers—Large 378571.00/cwt71.00–71.005571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32769.40/cwt60.00–76.009217
Bulls——1,67686.91/cwt79.00–92.001,4577
Bulls——1,88394.92/cwt94.00–96.001,7872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93638.78/cwt29.00–45.003639
Cows—Lean 85-90%94250.28/cwt47.00–53.0047410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17858.89/cwt54.00–64.0069437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23566.45/cwt65.00–69.008215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27868.14/cwt66.00–70.008712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36960.25/cwt59.00–62.008257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52551.00/cwt51.00–51.007781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740359.53/cwt350.00–370.002,6612
Bred Cows—Small 1-2768421.47/cwt390.00–450.003,2372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850565.00/cwt565.00–565.004,8031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913618.81/cwt590.00–630.005,6505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980718.78/cwt700.00–740.007,0442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2710830.00/cwt830.00–830.005,8931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035986.09/cwt960.00–1,010.0010,2062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,275580.00/cwt580.00–580.007,3951

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.