Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-01-05

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 5
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 320▼ 159 vs year ago 518 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 60▼ 10 vs year ago 105 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was good; 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 $108.06/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$108.06
131 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2383129.7049722
Medium and Large 2398117.8846926
Small 1-250999.3050555
Medium and Large 344099.1243628
One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $61 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 sale131 hd
108.06
—
NC average5 barns · 368 hd
107.18
+0.88
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—Low1,50380.241,2067thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24658.5773041
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49057.3685517
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11342.4747319

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195170.00/cwt170.00–170.003321
Steers—Small 1-2225109.33/cwt102.50–117.502462
Steers—Medium and Large 2228135.38/cwt125.00–145.003096
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full23585.00/cwt85.00–85.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 2270133.92/cwt125.00–142.503628
Steers—Small 1-2272106.87/cwt100.00–110.002913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327164.81/cwt150.00–172.5053910
Steers—Medium and Large 2338136.39/cwt130.00–142.504612
Steers—Small 1-2345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed36090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368161.95/cwt150.00–176.0059612
Steers—Medium and Large 2376131.69/cwt122.50–140.004956
Steers—Small 1-2400105.00/cwt105.00–105.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423152.27/cwt140.00–162.506448
Steers—Medium and Large 2425133.11/cwt127.50–140.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459145.97/cwt140.00–153.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 2479130.80/cwt127.50–138.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 3483105.03/cwt100.00–110.005072
Steers—Small 1-2520105.14/cwt100.00–110.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523136.50/cwt136.00–137.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2524122.08/cwt112.50–133.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 3525103.69/cwt100.00–106.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2570122.23/cwt117.00–128.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.74/cwt134.00–137.507782
Steers—Small 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 2623119.09/cwt112.00–125.007424
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Steers—Small 1-281595.01/cwt94.00–96.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 384595.00/cwt95.00–95.008031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170135.00/cwt135.00–135.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Heifers—Small 1-2230105.00/cwt105.00–105.002421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Small 1-226599.91/cwt95.00–105.002652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed26585.00/cwt85.00–85.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002972
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy27580.00/cwt80.00–80.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315104.84/cwt100.00–110.003304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321119.66/cwt112.50–125.003845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325132.78/cwt130.00–135.004325
Heifers—Small 1-2328105.00/cwt105.00–105.003442
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed37094.13/cwt92.50–95.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371119.52/cwt112.50–122.504437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380132.74/cwt130.00–138.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388105.10/cwt97.50–112.504083
Heifers—Small 1-238897.52/cwt95.00–100.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41587.50/cwt87.50–87.503631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419117.70/cwt112.50–122.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433129.27/cwt127.50–130.005607
Heifers—Small 1-2438102.15/cwt100.00–105.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458131.74/cwt131.00–132.506032
Heifers—Small 1-2464108.11/cwt104.00–110.005029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480117.73/cwt112.50–122.505654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490102.50/cwt102.50–102.505021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505113.00/cwt113.00–113.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy51582.50/cwt82.50–82.504251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519103.02/cwt97.50–107.005354
Heifers—Small 1-2524102.23/cwt95.00–108.0053610
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
Heifers—Small 1-2Full54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed55095.00/cwt95.00–95.005231
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568106.82/cwt106.00–107.506073
Heifers—Small 1-2572107.41/cwt104.00–109.006145
Heifers—Small 1-2Full58584.00/cwt84.00–84.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy61085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
Heifers—Small 1-2Full61585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full61580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62091.85/cwt90.00–93.005693
Heifers—Small 1-263098.90/cwt95.00–103.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy67385.36/cwt80.00–91.005742
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67591.00/cwt91.00–91.006141
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72089.00/cwt89.00–89.006411
Heifers—Small 1-272890.50/cwt90.00–91.006592
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy75090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Small 1-282580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy40095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Bulls—Small 1-2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427148.14/cwt137.50–160.006339
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428127.61/cwt118.00–137.5054610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed44592.50/cwt92.50–92.504121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470145.00/cwt140.00–152.006824
Bulls—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy477135.64/cwt135.00–137.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478131.74/cwt125.00–139.006302
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed49092.50/cwt92.50–92.504531
Bulls—Small 1-2505112.50/cwt112.50–112.505681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514135.49/cwt135.00–137.506965
Bulls—Medium and Large 352095.67/cwt85.00–102.504973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524124.27/cwt117.00–132.506519
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed52585.00/cwt85.00–85.004461
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy53580.00/cwt80.00–80.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54087.50/cwt87.50–87.504731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560132.50/cwt132.00–133.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573120.73/cwt112.50–133.006926
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57595.00/cwt95.00–95.005461
Bulls—Small 1-2588107.47/cwt105.00–110.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Small 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60582.50/cwt82.50–82.504991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608115.66/cwt115.00–117.007033
Bulls—Small 1-2663105.79/cwt102.50–109.007012
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy66893.50/cwt93.00–94.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 371098.00/cwt98.00–98.006961
Bulls—Small 1-2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy75080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 325877.50/cwt77.50–77.502004
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 337045.00/cwt45.00–45.001671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04362.44/cwt54.00–71.006512
Bulls——1,68787.36/cwt83.00–90.001,4745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08716.01/cwt10.00–23.001743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10339.70/cwt30.00–45.004384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12350.01/cwt46.00–52.0056212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23458.42/cwt53.00–63.0072134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24252.00/cwt52.00–52.006463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34664.79/cwt64.00–66.008724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48256.88/cwt54.00–63.0084316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2685580.00/cwt580.00–580.003,9731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979612.58/cwt570.00–640.005,9974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,9031

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.