Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-07-13

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 13
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 391▲ 358 vs year ago 303 · +118.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 185▲ 112 vs year ago 58 · +193.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 6.

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were very heavy. 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 $121.51/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$121.51
190 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.99
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480126.95609121
Medium and Large 2492116.3057346
Small 1-2458106.304878thin
Medium and Large 3488101.7549715thin
One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $112 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 sale190 hd
121.51
—
NC average6 barns · 769 hd
119.52
+1.99
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—Average1,45898.031,42914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38078.001,07715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13271.5681051
CowsLean 85-90%Average85048.6541331

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2173141.38/cwt140.00–142.502452
Steers—Medium and Large 2268141.36/cwt137.50–145.003792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281156.12/cwt155.00–158.004395
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy282121.60/cwt120.00–125.003433
Steers—Small 1-2290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319159.64/cwt156.00–162.505097
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy323125.00/cwt125.00–125.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 2342138.37/cwt135.00–145.004733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363151.25/cwt147.50–157.505494
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy378142.58/cwt140.00–145.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 2383141.55/cwt135.00–145.005428
Steers—Medium and Large 3390111.25/cwt107.50–115.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430147.91/cwt140.00–155.0063618
Steers—Medium and Large 2433129.05/cwt125.00–135.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 2460133.50/cwt125.00–137.506145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468143.75/cwt140.00–150.006738
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485120.51/cwt120.00–121.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524149.32/cwt142.00–155.0078225
Steers—Medium and Large 2538131.23/cwt130.00–132.507062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560142.93/cwt138.00–147.0080012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635143.25/cwt135.00–145.0091014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663134.34/cwt130.00–138.008914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2230109.89/cwt107.50–112.502532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272119.04/cwt115.00–125.003245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319107.59/cwt105.00–110.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334124.47/cwt117.50–128.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340135.70/cwt130.00–139.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370133.37/cwt130.00–137.504939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379121.04/cwt115.00–125.004597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38582.44/cwt80.00–85.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420132.84/cwt127.50–136.0055820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428117.54/cwt115.00–120.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467128.12/cwt124.00–135.0059822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474116.36/cwt114.00–123.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514125.70/cwt122.00–133.0064626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519112.96/cwt110.00–117.505867
Heifers—Small 1-2523107.66/cwt105.00–112.505634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530115.01/cwt114.00–116.006102
Heifers—Small 1-2555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565116.01/cwt115.00–117.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567122.41/cwt120.00–124.0069416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy574115.70/cwt115.50–116.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580100.74/cwt97.00–105.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608120.49/cwt119.00–122.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615113.26/cwt113.00–114.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653113.00/cwt113.00–113.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665102.44/cwt100.00–105.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy692113.00/cwt113.00–113.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721110.57/cwt108.50–112.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725101.99/cwt100.00–104.007392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422141.79/cwt139.00–147.0059816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422126.58/cwt122.50–130.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425107.42/cwt105.00–112.004573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464136.23/cwt135.00–138.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473118.82/cwt117.50–120.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478139.96/cwt139.00–144.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy479132.59/cwt125.00–138.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515125.67/cwt124.00–132.506475
Bulls—Small 1-2516106.97/cwt100.00–110.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy518115.98/cwt115.00–117.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522124.69/cwt120.00–130.0065112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523102.07/cwt100.00–104.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538138.88/cwt137.00–139.5074740
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560128.16/cwt123.00–131.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564138.17/cwt134.00–140.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568128.78/cwt128.00–133.0073110
Bulls—Small 1-2575108.44/cwt105.00–112.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613130.35/cwt130.00–131.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623124.01/cwt123.00–125.007732
Bulls—Small 1-2636111.22/cwt110.00–112.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673128.99/cwt128.00–130.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677122.01/cwt120.00–124.008265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708123.01/cwt122.00–124.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715115.81/cwt112.00–118.008283
Bulls—Small 1-2720110.31/cwt108.00–112.507942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768113.50/cwt112.00–115.008722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 326297.00/cwt97.00–97.002546
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45898.03/cwt95.00–101.001,42914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%63133.02/cwt30.00–37.002085
Cows—Lean 85-90%77864.77/cwt64.00–66.005044
Cows—Lean 85-90%86644.82/cwt41.00–48.0038814
Cows—Lean 85-90%99357.05/cwt54.00–59.005678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07568.56/cwt65.00–72.0073735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25878.11/cwt77.00–82.0098316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36575.36/cwt74.00–76.001,0295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38879.32/cwt77.00–84.001,10110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed460530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed580546.90/cwt380.00–700.003,1722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed590380.68/cwt360.00–400.002,2462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed720552.92/cwt480.00–620.003,9812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2745816.11/cwt610.00–980.006,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2745800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2753660.43/cwt610.00–720.004,9732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed723318.67/cwt295.00–340.002,3042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed820580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,7561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,5851

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.