Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-01-26

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 542▼ 211 vs year ago 426 · −49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 118▼ 25 vs year ago 55 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 36▼ 60 vs year ago 89 · −67.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder heifers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison; steers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $105.11/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$105.11
70 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.39
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523112.0058511thin
Medium and Large 2503107.6354137
Medium and Large 349697.4348422
One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $102 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 sale70 hd
105.11
—
NC average7 barns · 770 hd
110.50
−5.39
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—Low1,30863.858352thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,52047.007141thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Steers—Medium and Large 2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328163.71/cwt160.00–166.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365156.67/cwt152.50–160.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 3390107.50/cwt107.50–107.504191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400150.25/cwt147.50–153.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 2430132.50/cwt127.50–135.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478134.05/cwt130.00–137.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 351595.00/cwt95.00–95.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 2523122.75/cwt122.50–123.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 2573111.51/cwt110.00–113.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577123.65/cwt122.00–127.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621127.49/cwt127.00–128.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 371090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 281594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325133.00/cwt133.00–133.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327107.50/cwt105.00–110.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333118.70/cwt117.50–120.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365115.50/cwt115.00–116.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380107.50/cwt107.50–107.504091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413127.09/cwt124.00–130.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414101.86/cwt95.00–110.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429113.84/cwt112.00–116.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466114.28/cwt109.00–120.0053310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483105.62/cwt101.00–110.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 352693.72/cwt91.00–95.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532107.41/cwt99.00–115.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572100.28/cwt97.00–105.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 257396.97/cwt94.00–101.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 358592.00/cwt92.00–92.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608101.00/cwt101.00–101.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 261097.47/cwt94.00–101.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 362085.34/cwt85.00–86.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 267393.06/cwt90.00–96.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270587.00/cwt87.00–87.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 370885.66/cwt84.00–88.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 271096.00/cwt96.00–96.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 276087.47/cwt85.00–90.006652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223137.67/cwt132.50–142.503072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280144.00/cwt144.00–144.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330117.50/cwt117.50–117.503881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362156.05/cwt152.50–159.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407145.04/cwt140.00–150.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427133.66/cwt130.00–136.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455122.58/cwt115.00–130.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475137.36/cwt130.00–142.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510116.79/cwt112.00–121.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515111.47/cwt110.00–113.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517126.57/cwt123.00–133.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568120.50/cwt115.00–124.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582102.14/cwt94.00–117.505943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615118.24/cwt117.50–119.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 268095.97/cwt94.00–98.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,30863.85/cwt58.00–69.008352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,52047.00/cwt47.00–47.007141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2680550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,7401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2655310.69/cwt280.00–340.002,0352
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Bred Cows—Small 1-2748316.25/cwt300.00–330.002,3662
Bred Cows—Small 1-2777380.81/cwt330.00–450.002,9595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958443.29/cwt420.00–460.004,2473

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.