Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2020-12-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Dec 1
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 463▼ 319 vs year ago 663 · −48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 128▼ 30 vs year ago 130 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was up slightly; market activity and buyer interest were up slightly. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was well above average. 12 hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.30/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$107.30
110 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 2
$24.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445120.6953713thin
Medium and Large 2375119.7644934
Small 1-249798.5549034
Medium and Large 347997.0146528
Small 249596.004751thin
One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about $62 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 sale110 hd
107.30
—
NC average4 barns · 460 hd
104.89
+2.42
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—Low1,46180.291,17318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16462.2872538
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41559.9584816
CowsLean 85-90%Average94744.5642216

Every lot

126 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2228130.05/cwt125.00–135.002972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238167.63/cwt155.00–180.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280168.64/cwt150.00–193.004728
Steers—Medium and Large 2285132.93/cwt120.00–145.003795
Steers—Small 1-2290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 3315103.81/cwt102.50–105.003272
Steers—Medium and Large 2323125.00/cwt125.00–125.004045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333171.36/cwt161.00–183.0057113
Steers—Small 1-2363106.28/cwt105.00–107.503862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2371131.89/cwt125.00–142.504894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381162.03/cwt155.00–168.006177
Steers—Small 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425147.69/cwt135.00–164.0062810
Steers—Medium and Large 2430127.50/cwt127.50–127.505481
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy44095.00/cwt95.00–95.004181
Steers—Small 1-2460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469146.48/cwt136.00–157.506875
Steers—Medium and Large 2500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy50090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515135.44/cwt131.00–138.006987
Steers—Small 1-2565107.50/cwt107.50–107.506071
Steers—Medium and Large 2575119.81/cwt112.00–127.506894
Steers—Small 1-2620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2675114.00/cwt113.00–115.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 2710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008021
Steers—Small 1-274095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy81091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170152.50/cwt152.50–152.502591
Heifers—Small 1-2200107.50/cwt107.50–107.502151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Small 1-2255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277120.08/cwt112.50–125.003336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed29585.00/cwt85.00–85.002511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315129.00/cwt129.00–129.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320102.50/cwt102.50–102.503281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321120.45/cwt117.50–123.003877
Heifers—Small 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355128.73/cwt127.50–130.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36091.09/cwt85.00–95.003285
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy36788.09/cwt85.00–90.003233
Heifers—Small 1-2378100.53/cwt94.00–107.503802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381122.94/cwt117.50–127.504688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy40590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.81/cwt102.50–110.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418121.67/cwt117.00–126.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42090.00/cwt90.00–90.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465102.50/cwt102.50–102.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468116.37/cwt112.00–121.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy46887.49/cwt85.00–90.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473118.00/cwt118.00–118.005584
Heifers—Small 1-2473103.52/cwt100.00–107.004902
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47890.03/cwt85.00–95.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed48092.50/cwt92.50–92.504441
Heifers—Small 249596.00/cwt96.00–96.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 350598.75/cwt95.00–102.504992
Heifers—Small 1-2518103.78/cwt100.00–111.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53089.46/cwt85.00–94.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55886.52/cwt85.00–88.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560103.38/cwt95.00–108.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2579106.73/cwt104.00–110.006185
Heifers—Small 1-2605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Heifers—Small 1-268098.00/cwt98.00–98.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Small 1-2750101.00/cwt101.00–101.007581
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82081.99/cwt81.00–83.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292094.00/cwt94.00–94.008651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Bulls—Small 1-2415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418120.07/cwt117.50–122.505022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426151.24/cwt140.00–157.0064417
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed45095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461142.70/cwt140.00–149.006584
Bulls—Small 1-246598.00/cwt98.00–98.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489124.35/cwt115.00–133.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy52095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523121.65/cwt112.00–137.0063614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555105.05/cwt100.00–110.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
Bulls—Small 1-2575102.53/cwt98.00–110.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576123.30/cwt115.00–125.5071012
Bulls—Small 1-2608102.88/cwt99.00–107.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60880.51/cwt80.00–81.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy65094.00/cwt94.00–94.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Small 1-268599.99/cwt99.00–101.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bulls—Small 1-272396.63/cwt89.00–104.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Bulls—Small 1-278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed79084.00/cwt84.00–84.006641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28665.61/cwt41.00–76.008446
Bulls——1,46594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3772
Bulls——1,56586.35/cwt79.00–92.001,35110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82938.13/cwt33.00–40.003167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03849.56/cwt46.00–53.005149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10759.36/cwt53.00–64.0065726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28868.61/cwt65.00–73.0088412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37766.95/cwt66.00–68.009223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42058.86/cwt54.00–64.0083612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47052.00/cwt52.00–52.007641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2725575.41/cwt560.00–590.004,1722
Bred Cows—Small 1-2778429.24/cwt365.00–500.003,3392
Bred Cows—Small 1-2826319.85/cwt300.00–350.002,6425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,2811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970481.13/cwt380.00–560.004,6672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2820690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2835450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,7581

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.