Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-06-08

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 8
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 312▼ 13 vs year ago 352 · −3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 77▲ 1 vs year ago 95 · +1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 10

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 5.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 14.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 9.00 higher while heifers were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.26/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$117.26
132 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$26.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441126.3655745
Medium and Large 2424119.6650852
Medium and Large 3509104.3953115thin
Small 1-2579100.2358120
One grade step is worth $26.13/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 sale132 hd
117.26
—
NC average8 barns · 1,008 hd
116.23
+1.04
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—High1,67499.931,67315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34875.591,01925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12572.9882143
CowsLean 85-90%Low98053.765279thin

Every lot

129 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 1-2170155.00/cwt155.00–155.002641
Steers—Medium and Large 2185130.00/cwt130.00–130.002411
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed23095.00/cwt95.00–95.002191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233148.76/cwt147.50–150.003472
Steers—Medium and Large 2273131.18/cwt125.00–135.003584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275147.50/cwt147.50–147.504061
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed28090.00/cwt90.00–90.002521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321155.25/cwt150.00–160.0049810
Steers—Medium and Large 2321132.45/cwt130.00–135.004254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed34595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy363116.29/cwt115.00–117.504222
Steers—Medium and Large 2368133.60/cwt124.00–142.504926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.56/cwt145.00–160.005728
Steers—Medium and Large 2400137.50/cwt137.50–137.505501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419149.10/cwt143.00–156.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44585.00/cwt85.00–85.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 2465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479146.92/cwt141.00–153.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2513125.61/cwt117.00–130.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.21/cwt136.00–145.0074017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.28/cwt134.00–146.0080410
Steers—Medium and Large 2585123.51/cwt123.00–124.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62089.00/cwt89.00–89.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647136.00/cwt136.00–136.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.33/cwt129.00–133.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235124.40/cwt117.50–130.002923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273126.96/cwt126.00–127.503473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308106.66/cwt100.00–113.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318122.55/cwt115.00–127.503907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333132.50/cwt132.50–132.504412
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy33592.50/cwt92.50–92.503101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350102.50/cwt102.50–102.503591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368132.02/cwt130.00–134.004866
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374123.25/cwt117.50–128.004618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410117.50/cwt117.50–117.504821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425127.86/cwt125.00–131.0054315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431119.66/cwt117.50–123.005167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463122.03/cwt121.00–123.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475126.80/cwt124.00–129.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475119.29/cwt115.00–123.0056714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full475117.50/cwt117.50–117.505581
Heifers—Small 1-2488111.51/cwt110.00–113.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Heifers—Small 1-2515107.50/cwt107.50–107.505541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518120.51/cwt118.00–124.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518109.25/cwt109.00–110.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522115.64/cwt115.00–117.006043
Heifers—Small 1-2Full53089.34/cwt83.00–95.004744
Heifers—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573115.22/cwt113.00–117.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed58085.00/cwt85.00–85.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy60586.00/cwt86.00–86.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613112.00/cwt112.00–112.006872
Heifers—Small 1-2622103.04/cwt98.00–107.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006731
Heifers—Small 1-2678106.49/cwt105.00–108.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed82082.00/cwt82.00–82.006721
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy88083.00/cwt83.00–83.007301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416146.04/cwt140.00–152.506087
Bulls—Small 1-2425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430122.50/cwt122.50–122.505271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435117.50/cwt117.50–117.505111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439130.32/cwt122.00–137.505728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455134.18/cwt130.00–137.506113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457142.51/cwt140.00–145.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483136.22/cwt135.00–137.506582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520126.04/cwt120.00–130.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523135.24/cwt133.00–137.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560134.49/cwt134.00–135.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578121.86/cwt117.50–124.007043
Bulls—Small 1-2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy60087.50/cwt87.50–87.505251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612119.59/cwt115.00–125.007326
Bulls—Small 1-2620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Small 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665110.51/cwt110.00–111.007352
Bulls—Small 1-2700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711114.75/cwt112.00–118.008164
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy74593.00/cwt93.00–93.006931
Bulls—Small 1-2790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Bulls—Small 1-281098.49/cwt97.00–100.007982
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy88589.00/cwt89.00–89.007881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327587.50/cwt87.50–87.502411
Dairy Steers—Large 347057.50/cwt57.50–57.502701
Dairy Steers—Large 363085.00/cwt85.00–85.005361
Dairy Steers—Large 387574.00/cwt74.00–74.006481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61697.48/cwt92.00–102.001,57511
Bulls——1,833106.66/cwt103.00–113.001,9554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87544.00/cwt44.00–44.003851
Cows—Boner 80-85%96059.00/cwt59.00–59.005661
Cows—Lean 85-90%99354.98/cwt47.00–60.005468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04467.16/cwt60.00–73.0070121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21479.47/cwt74.00–87.0096521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31869.28/cwt64.00–73.009136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35777.58/cwt74.00–82.001,05319
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,073988.27/cwt835.00–1,217.0010,6043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2535365.70/cwt340.00–390.001,9562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed870660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,7421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed900590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed905570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,1591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,6951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,8521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997640.54/cwt600.00–680.006,3863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094853.61/cwt680.00–916.009,3384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2560665.00/cwt665.00–665.003,7241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2625640.00/cwt640.00–640.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,230.00/cwt1,230.00–1,230.0012,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,9351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401

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.