Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-08-17

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 485▼ 105 vs year ago 445 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 128▼ 40 vs year ago 112 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 26▼ 35 vs year ago 40 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 12.50 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 $126.17/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$126.17
90 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2433129.4456168
Medium and Large 2487118.1957518thin
Medium and Large 3517106.385494thin
One grade step is worth $23.05/cwt here — about $11 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 sale90 hd
126.17
—
NC average8 barns · 939 hd
121.42
+4.75
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—Low1,60098.901,5829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26076.0595818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,01573.4374523
CowsLean 85-90%Average78859.514692thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275158.42/cwt155.00–170.004365
Steers—Medium and Large 2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323167.15/cwt160.00–170.005407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.71/cwt152.50–162.5058813
Steers—Medium and Large 2383128.18/cwt125.00–130.004914
Steers—Small 1-2390108.75/cwt107.50–110.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432153.70/cwt147.00–157.006647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477149.38/cwt143.00–156.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.39/cwt146.00–148.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573154.21/cwt148.00–155.008849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608132.04/cwt129.00–135.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610152.25/cwt152.25–152.2592915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694134.01/cwt128.00–135.009307
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228141.29/cwt137.50–145.003224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272134.16/cwt132.50–137.503656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327131.48/cwt130.00–135.0043010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387133.56/cwt130.00–138.005179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388123.91/cwt117.50–128.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423131.09/cwt126.00–137.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425119.38/cwt115.00–122.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473109.02/cwt108.00–110.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476126.76/cwt125.00–130.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480121.48/cwt121.00–122.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515124.34/cwt118.00–125.5064013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560103.75/cwt100.00–107.505812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570122.00/cwt118.00–125.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622111.34/cwt108.00–112.006936
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414150.51/cwt145.00–155.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435122.53/cwt120.00–125.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460147.37/cwt143.00–149.506787
Bulls—Small 1-2468104.17/cwt102.50–105.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473132.72/cwt127.50–137.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516127.78/cwt126.00–133.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565138.00/cwt135.00–144.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587128.05/cwt121.00–133.007528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631120.42/cwt116.00–126.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635129.99/cwt129.00–131.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688121.49/cwt118.00–125.008362
Bulls—Small 1-2730103.98/cwt99.00–109.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3828101.99/cwt100.00–104.008442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28880.99/cwt78.00–84.001,0432
Bulls——1,37893.93/cwt93.00–95.001,2942
Bulls——1,813108.05/cwt105.00–110.001,9595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78859.51/cwt59.00–60.004692
Cows—Boner 80-85%94070.18/cwt66.00–73.0066013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08772.24/cwt67.00–74.007855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11377.65/cwt75.00–81.0086410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32677.51/cwt75.00–81.001,02813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,6261
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2660670.00/cwt670.00–670.004,4221

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.