Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-06-22

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 22
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 494▼ 113 vs year ago 450 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 114▲ 21 vs year ago 154 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 19▲ 26 vs year ago 20 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 35.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.89/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$117.89
125 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.42
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478125.0259767
Medium and Large 2420120.0550426
Medium and Large 3451102.3746212thin
Small 1-2603100.5460620
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale125 hd
117.89
—
NC average9 barns · 1,326 hd
123.31
−5.42
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—High1,596101.741,62427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39176.961,07129
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11674.9283686
CowsLean 85-90%Low91157.7652628

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225133.69/cwt125.00–142.503013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245157.50/cwt157.50–157.503861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.26/cwt147.50–165.004325
Steers—Medium and Large 2275139.64/cwt135.00–145.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 3310102.50/cwt102.50–102.503181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324153.54/cwt147.50–162.5049715
Steers—Medium and Large 2325130.31/cwt125.00–135.004242
Steers—Small 1-2340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 2363139.04/cwt125.00–145.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy373121.24/cwt120.00–122.504522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376152.72/cwt147.50–161.005748
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy39087.50/cwt87.50–87.503411
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417152.31/cwt146.00–159.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486147.67/cwt141.00–153.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518139.96/cwt137.00–143.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 2583129.50/cwt129.00–130.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585136.00/cwt136.00–136.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617146.50/cwt146.50–146.509045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66584.00/cwt84.00–84.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678134.99/cwt132.00–138.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778125.65/cwt124.00–128.009783
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2253121.71/cwt120.00–125.003083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
Heifers—Small 1-2302108.34/cwt105.00–110.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320131.84/cwt130.00–137.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330123.05/cwt115.00–128.004067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed34595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358133.01/cwt131.00–135.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358120.81/cwt115.00–127.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383104.97/cwt100.00–110.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38585.00/cwt85.00–85.003271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413122.25/cwt122.00–122.505052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422128.42/cwt124.00–131.0054210
Heifers—Small 1-2430102.50/cwt102.50–102.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466126.63/cwt124.00–129.0059017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475107.50/cwt100.00–115.005112
Heifers—Small 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485121.99/cwt120.00–123.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512115.12/cwt113.00–117.505893
Heifers—Small 1-2525106.40/cwt99.00–110.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530121.50/cwt118.00–126.0064413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55087.50/cwt87.50–87.504811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Small 1-2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568120.69/cwt118.00–123.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582116.00/cwt116.00–116.006752
Heifers—Small 1-2600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604119.61/cwt117.00–120.507224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635112.50/cwt112.50–112.507141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed67583.00/cwt83.00–83.005601
Heifers—Small 1-2678108.00/cwt108.00–108.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007111
Heifers—Small 1-2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
Heifers—Small 1-2Full75580.00/cwt80.00–80.006041
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed79088.00/cwt88.00–88.006951
Heifers—Small 1-2835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy83582.00/cwt82.00–82.006851
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy86586.00/cwt86.00–86.007441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421144.04/cwt140.00–150.0060610
Bulls—Small 1-2422105.14/cwt100.00–110.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426136.64/cwt135.00–138.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468130.97/cwt125.00–135.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469144.28/cwt140.00–150.0067712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513138.95/cwt135.00–143.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
Bulls—Small 1-2520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538128.83/cwt127.50–131.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553136.00/cwt135.00–137.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563110.03/cwt107.50–112.506192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572129.81/cwt127.00–132.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57897.25/cwt97.00–97.505622
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620117.50/cwt117.50–117.507291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623121.51/cwt116.00–126.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678121.30/cwt117.00–127.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70592.50/cwt92.50–92.506521
Bulls—Small 1-2715107.50/cwt107.50–107.507691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 376096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
Bulls—Small 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy83080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed85586.00/cwt86.00–86.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 387596.00/cwt96.00–96.008401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377070.00/cwt70.00–70.005391
Dairy Steers—Large 390874.51/cwt70.00–79.006772
Dairy Steers—Large 493557.00/cwt57.00–57.005331
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04572.00/cwt72.00–72.007521
Dairy Steers—Large 31,07075.00/cwt75.00–75.008031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05783.30/cwt79.00–86.008803
Bulls——1,557101.14/cwt92.00–105.001,57515
Bulls——1,841108.89/cwt106.00–114.002,0059
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87649.82/cwt43.00–55.0043611
Cows—Lean 85-90%93462.90/cwt58.00–66.0058717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09273.12/cwt66.00–78.0079865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14064.00/cwt64.00–64.007301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19381.32/cwt79.00–86.0097020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35482.65/cwt80.00–86.001,1195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39975.78/cwt69.00–78.001,06024
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,076.02/cwt985.00–1,160.0011,3842
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bred Cows—Small 1-2680370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5161
Bred Cows—Small 1-2755450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3981
Bred Cows—Small 1-2775621.03/cwt530.00–700.004,8132
Bred Cows—Small 1-2798705.05/cwt630.00–770.005,6262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941727.50/cwt590.00–830.006,8465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943725.33/cwt700.00–750.006,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975805.44/cwt760.00–850.007,8536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035810.54/cwt750.00–850.008,38912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056861.82/cwt770.00–1,010.009,1018

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.