Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-11-17

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 17
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 484▼ 31 vs year ago 494 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 112▼ 26 vs year ago 154 · −16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.16/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$110.16
169 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$520
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423126.7453616thin
Medium and Large 2416119.4449769
Medium and Large 3532100.1153248
Small 1-252098.4051136
One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $24 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 sale169 hd
110.16
—
NC average8 barns · 856 hd
107.30
+2.86
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—High1,66484.101,40015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36561.8984510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29961.0979451
CowsLean 85-90%Low95645.3243337

Every lot

133 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 1-2182167.34/cwt150.00–190.003053
Steers—Medium and Large 2235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279174.41/cwt165.00–187.504875
Steers—Medium and Large 2288124.15/cwt122.50–125.003583
Steers—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329167.15/cwt155.00–182.5055015
Steers—Medium and Large 3335107.50/cwt107.50–107.503601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369163.79/cwt138.00–177.5060412
Steers—Medium and Large 2378132.80/cwt117.50–145.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426152.00/cwt135.00–160.006489
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48082.50/cwt82.50–82.503961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483145.71/cwt140.00–153.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521136.77/cwt130.00–145.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565132.14/cwt130.00–133.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 2570126.41/cwt126.00–127.507216
Steers—Small 1-2615106.00/cwt106.00–106.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2631114.77/cwt111.00–117.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 2678113.00/cwt112.00–114.007662
Steers—Small 1-2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed76081.00/cwt81.00–81.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 3795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 381097.98/cwt96.00–100.007942
Steers—Small 1-282599.02/cwt97.00–101.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy89090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 322095.00/cwt95.00–95.002091
Heifers—Small 1-2235105.00/cwt105.00–105.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240121.22/cwt120.00–122.502912
Heifers—Small 1-2250105.00/cwt105.00–105.002631
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed25585.00/cwt85.00–85.002171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272120.89/cwt117.50–125.003293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332121.08/cwt112.50–127.5040213
Heifers—Small 1-2340107.50/cwt105.00–110.003662
Heifers—Small 1-2350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.21/cwt127.50–130.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37582.00/cwt82.00–82.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380121.58/cwt115.00–127.5046214
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed39085.00/cwt85.00–85.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408105.83/cwt102.50–110.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409126.73/cwt125.00–132.505186
Heifers—Small 1-2425105.06/cwt100.00–110.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432118.94/cwt111.00–124.0051413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43583.00/cwt83.00–83.003611
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45085.00/cwt85.00–85.003831
Heifers—Small 1-2453108.99/cwt108.00–110.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468118.87/cwt111.00–125.0055616
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478103.91/cwt99.00–109.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47893.72/cwt87.50–100.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481118.19/cwt95.00–127.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50590.01/cwt87.50–92.504554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51390.02/cwt85.00–95.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515113.98/cwt113.00–115.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515103.79/cwt100.00–110.005355
Heifers—Small 1-2521101.25/cwt95.00–106.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55090.00/cwt90.00–90.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571104.44/cwt100.00–107.5059613
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57390.00/cwt90.00–90.005162
Heifers—Small 1-2578106.45/cwt105.00–108.006152
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy60585.55/cwt80.00–91.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3607102.82/cwt95.00–107.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613120.51/cwt118.00–123.007392
Heifers—Small 1-2615103.96/cwt100.00–107.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668103.00/cwt103.00–103.006882
Heifers—Small 1-2673104.04/cwt100.00–108.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68580.00/cwt80.00–80.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 370799.35/cwt96.00–103.007023
Heifers—Small 1-271096.01/cwt95.00–97.006822
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy74587.00/cwt87.00–87.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy75586.00/cwt86.00–86.006491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415116.34/cwt115.00–117.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420154.76/cwt140.00–168.0065012
Bulls—Small 1-2Full44587.50/cwt87.50–87.503891
Bulls—Small 1-2465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470127.18/cwt115.00–132.505986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474142.69/cwt135.00–155.0067615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488101.24/cwt100.00–102.504942
Bulls—Small 1-2505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517135.92/cwt132.00–144.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.96/cwt120.00–127.506465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed54589.00/cwt89.00–89.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552128.66/cwt128.00–130.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575122.06/cwt114.00–127.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585108.00/cwt108.00–108.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613104.25/cwt99.00–110.006394
Bulls—Small 1-2622105.36/cwt103.00–107.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628113.89/cwt112.50–115.007154
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed64580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653110.50/cwt110.00–111.007222
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed67582.00/cwt82.00–82.005541
Bulls—Small 1-2678105.33/cwt103.00–108.007143
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68092.50/cwt92.50–92.506291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3681102.66/cwt96.00–109.006997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68386.51/cwt85.00–88.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 371897.51/cwt91.00–105.007004
Bulls—Small 1-273596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 376095.00/cwt95.00–95.007221
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy83084.50/cwt80.00–89.007012
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341580.00/cwt80.00–80.003321
Dairy Steers—Large 350088.00/cwt88.00–88.004401
Dairy Steers—Large 372063.00/cwt63.00–63.004541
Dairy Steers—Large 377561.00/cwt61.00–61.004731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36367.13/cwt57.00–72.009153
Bulls——1,61285.80/cwt78.00–93.001,3839
Bulls——2,12295.97/cwt94.00–98.002,0363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95537.96/cwt30.00–45.0036314
Cows—Lean 85-90%95749.80/cwt47.00–56.0047723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16047.00/cwt47.00–47.005451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27460.01/cwt53.00–64.0076540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32659.65/cwt57.00–63.007917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41566.81/cwt65.00–77.0094510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45767.11/cwt66.00–69.009783
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873602.44/cwt580.00–640.005,2593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,1431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063611.91/cwt520.00–700.006,5052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095734.93/cwt730.00–740.008,0472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2670440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,9481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,073943.08/cwt820.00–1,040.0010,1192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,2031

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.