Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-04-20

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 20
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 651▲ 195 vs year ago 353 · +55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 80▲ 6 vs year ago 79 · +7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 26 vs year ago 4 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1 to 8 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was below average. Current goat receipts were 1. Current hog receipts were 2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.93/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$119.93
203 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437131.58575102
Medium and Large 2422119.5750547
Small 1-252398.4651531
Medium and Large 353597.9652423
One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $51 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 sale203 hd
119.93
—
NC average7 barns · 1,414 hd
126.03
−6.09
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—Low1,33879.121,0589thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41061.9687410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10361.4167735
CowsLean 85-90%Low92041.4938218

Every lot

149 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2239128.67/cwt115.00–145.003086
Steers—Medium and Large 2270136.07/cwt125.00–145.003678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280160.52/cwt155.00–167.504496
Steers—Small 1-2315102.50/cwt102.50–102.503231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320157.15/cwt150.00–166.0050310
Steers—Medium and Large 2324139.54/cwt117.50–147.504528
Steers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353171.24/cwt170.00–172.506042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370156.13/cwt149.00–168.0057821
Steers—Medium and Large 2376136.64/cwt120.00–147.5051414
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed38383.76/cwt82.50–85.003212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385143.68/cwt140.00–147.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 3385107.47/cwt105.00–110.004142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403165.50/cwt165.00–166.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419151.06/cwt146.00–155.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 2421139.87/cwt136.00–145.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 2468132.45/cwt125.00–138.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472150.89/cwt145.00–160.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485166.00/cwt166.00–166.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502145.31/cwt137.00–150.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 2523123.78/cwt115.00–133.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563136.50/cwt136.00–137.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63596.00/cwt96.00–96.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2670119.00/cwt118.00–120.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 3695101.00/cwt101.00–101.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725128.49/cwt128.00–129.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750122.50/cwt122.50–122.509191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185152.50/cwt152.50–152.502821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218120.00/cwt120.00–120.002622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220111.00/cwt111.00–111.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225138.50/cwt135.00–142.503122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265121.90/cwt117.50–128.003233
Heifers—Small 1-2273110.00/cwt110.00–110.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28095.00/cwt95.00–95.002661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295141.00/cwt140.00–142.004162
Heifers—Small 1-2310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323124.67/cwt114.00–129.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328136.76/cwt130.00–141.0044910
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy33090.00/cwt90.00–90.002971
Heifers—Small 1-2363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.93/cwt112.50–129.0046114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376135.00/cwt130.00–141.0050811
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy40095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Heifers—Small 1-2405102.47/cwt100.00–105.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.61/cwt125.00–140.0056132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420103.25/cwt99.00–107.504342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42093.59/cwt91.00–96.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426119.38/cwt115.00–125.005096
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed45090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45580.00/cwt80.00–80.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.03/cwt125.00–138.0062820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473118.02/cwt115.00–121.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480117.50/cwt117.50–117.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48395.00/cwt95.00–95.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Heifers—Small 1-2485106.63/cwt100.00–110.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514123.78/cwt118.00–132.5063613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525112.80/cwt112.00–114.005923
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53095.00/cwt95.00–95.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555117.50/cwt117.50–117.506521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563115.04/cwt113.00–117.006484
Heifers—Small 1-2568110.00/cwt110.00–110.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569105.75/cwt98.00–110.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580120.50/cwt118.00–123.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed58090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy58087.43/cwt81.00–94.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610102.02/cwt100.00–104.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.00/cwt119.00–121.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.99/cwt112.00–115.007013
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy63587.50/cwt87.50–87.505561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63580.00/cwt80.00–80.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 365898.00/cwt98.00–98.006452
Heifers—Small 1-2668101.38/cwt95.00–108.006772
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67592.96/cwt91.00–95.006272
Heifers—Small 1-2705102.50/cwt102.00–103.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72083.57/cwt80.00–87.006022
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed73087.50/cwt87.50–87.506391
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy73589.00/cwt89.00–89.006541
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421138.66/cwt131.00–147.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422132.37/cwt120.00–144.0055915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.35/cwt145.00–160.0063612
Bulls—Small 1-2425106.32/cwt100.00–112.504522
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44085.00/cwt85.00–85.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45590.00/cwt90.00–90.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464150.92/cwt145.00–157.507009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465132.23/cwt120.00–139.006157
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed47095.00/cwt95.00–95.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473106.69/cwt100.00–110.005053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.01/cwt120.00–144.0063718
Bulls—Small 1-2503105.00/cwt105.00–105.005282
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy51080.00/cwt80.00–80.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.39/cwt135.00–145.0072013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520124.98/cwt115.00–130.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524124.78/cwt115.00–130.0065411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543106.28/cwt100.00–112.505772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy566128.71/cwt124.00–132.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569137.75/cwt134.00–145.0078411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574127.13/cwt120.00–133.0073016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610125.27/cwt118.00–129.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617133.48/cwt131.00–136.008248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623119.42/cwt113.00–126.007442
Bulls—Small 1-262597.50/cwt97.50–97.506091
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy64082.00/cwt82.00–82.005251
Bulls—Small 1-2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy65084.00/cwt84.00–84.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655117.00/cwt114.00–120.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed67883.49/cwt82.00–85.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68580.00/cwt80.00–80.005481
Bulls—Small 1-2720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732116.33/cwt114.00–118.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed87591.00/cwt91.00–91.007961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30481.65/cwt79.00–84.001,0657
Bulls——1,45570.28/cwt65.00–77.001,0232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78923.69/cwt10.00–34.001875
Cows—Lean 85-90%90542.63/cwt40.00–45.003864
Cows—Lean 85-90%99950.87/cwt47.00–54.005089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09761.13/cwt56.00–68.0067134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29571.00/cwt71.00–71.009191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38662.85/cwt59.00–67.008719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63054.00/cwt54.00–54.008801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2620510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,1621
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26701,115.82/cwt510.00–1,500.007,4762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2770870.00/cwt870.00–870.006,6991
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,241.11/cwt1,200.00–1,280.0012,2622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,003920.95/cwt900.00–940.009,2372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,327.13/cwt1,270.00–1,380.0014,5722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7191
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830531.00/cwt531.00–531.004,4071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,3681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095866.67/cwt700.00–970.009,4903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,2771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201812.29/cwt670.00–950.009,7564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217799.53/cwt740.00–900.009,7303

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.