Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-07-27

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 27
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 461▲ 117 vs year ago 289 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 110▲ 57 vs year ago 85 · +67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 38▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 higher, while bulls were 12.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate to 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 $119.81/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$119.81
146 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.73
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461128.0659197
Medium and Large 2481117.7756615thin
Small 1-262897.7061322
Medium and Large 358096.1755812thin
One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $32 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 sale146 hd
119.81
—
NC average8 barns · 1,035 hd
120.53
−0.73
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—Average1,723102.131,76018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34172.5697333
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10470.2277571
CowsLean 85-90%Average92150.8146817

Every lot

133 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2150100.00/cwt100.00–100.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 2170130.00/cwt130.00–130.002212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy185145.00/cwt145.00–145.002681
Steers—Medium and Large 2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003082
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed22087.50/cwt87.50–87.501931
Steers—Medium and Large 2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278158.17/cwt150.00–165.004406
Steers—Small 1-2320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 3328108.80/cwt102.50–115.003572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330159.29/cwt150.00–176.0052611
Steers—Medium and Large 2330139.87/cwt130.00–145.004624
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355117.50/cwt117.50–117.504171
Steers—Medium and Large 2366135.38/cwt132.50–139.004954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375155.34/cwt150.00–165.0058318
Steers—Small 1-2375106.05/cwt102.50–110.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427150.92/cwt147.00–156.006446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490151.70/cwt143.00–155.0074311
Steers—Medium and Large 2525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.14/cwt140.00–151.0076915
Steers—Medium and Large 3535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570133.22/cwt132.50–134.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.78/cwt136.00–150.5083221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2575129.15/cwt127.50–130.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621136.75/cwt134.00–139.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655131.53/cwt128.00–135.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778126.43/cwt122.00–131.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2815118.00/cwt118.00–118.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Small 1-2265107.50/cwt107.50–107.502851
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30587.50/cwt87.50–87.502671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329135.27/cwt130.00–141.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377134.50/cwt130.00–142.5050721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40597.50/cwt97.50–97.503951
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418118.00/cwt118.00–118.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426130.27/cwt124.00–140.0055526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430107.53/cwt100.00–112.504623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Small 1-2465102.50/cwt102.50–102.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472119.32/cwt117.00–123.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478128.85/cwt126.00–134.0061610
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48595.00/cwt95.00–95.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49580.00/cwt80.00–80.003961
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed50095.00/cwt95.00–95.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503115.00/cwt115.00–115.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed50585.00/cwt85.00–85.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521125.27/cwt119.00–130.0065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561121.63/cwt119.00–124.0068211
Heifers—Small 1-2580102.50/cwt102.50–102.505951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Heifers—Small 1-2610109.17/cwt107.50–110.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full61580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620115.33/cwt114.00–116.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623119.02/cwt118.00–120.007412
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Heifers—Small 1-2670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 369598.00/cwt98.00–98.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy71580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Heifers—Small 1-2718105.67/cwt102.00–108.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed76595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
Heifers—Small 1-2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77088.31/cwt80.00–94.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy84590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy85080.00/cwt80.00–80.006801
Heifers—Small 1-287599.00/cwt99.00–99.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 389096.00/cwt96.00–96.008541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full410122.50/cwt122.50–122.505021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414147.45/cwt140.00–153.0061020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471145.65/cwt139.00–154.0068615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473133.31/cwt127.50–138.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
Bulls—Small 1-2495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy51095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519129.12/cwt125.00–133.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.89/cwt132.00–145.0073212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550107.50/cwt105.00–110.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566135.82/cwt135.00–138.007696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569129.07/cwt123.00–133.007347
Bulls—Small 1-2570108.00/cwt108.00–108.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Small 1-2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 362098.00/cwt98.00–98.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633130.52/cwt129.00–132.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Small 1-2668102.64/cwt100.00–105.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681122.22/cwt117.50–127.008327
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685104.00/cwt104.00–104.007121
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy70580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Bulls—Small 1-2735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Bulls—Small 1-2Full80590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Bulls—Small 1-2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 369050.00/cwt50.00–50.003451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 318380.00/cwt80.00–80.001463
Dairy Steers—Large 363085.00/cwt85.00–85.005361
Dairy Steers—Large 372580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
Dairy Steers—Large 380089.00/cwt89.00–89.007121
Dairy Steers—Large 398084.00/cwt84.00–84.008231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18070.00/cwt70.00–70.008261
Bulls——1,69299.54/cwt90.00–103.001,6849
Bulls——1,826109.07/cwt106.00–112.001,9928
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84643.57/cwt37.00–49.003696
Cows—Lean 85-90%96254.76/cwt51.00–57.0052711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09169.14/cwt61.00–73.0075458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16076.44/cwt74.00–83.0088712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17058.00/cwt58.00–58.006791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30869.44/cwt66.00–73.0090816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37275.50/cwt74.00–78.001,03617
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,110945.00/cwt945.00–945.0010,4901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2715550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9331
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,4651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890554.83/cwt550.00–560.004,9382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,067.80/cwt1,060.00–1,075.0014,7892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,0591

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.