Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-08-24

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 24
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 340▲ 126 vs year ago 273 · +46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 72▲ 54 vs year ago 71 · +76.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while bulls were mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly moderate 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 $125.91/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$125.91
171 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476133.42636119
Medium and Large 2533116.4862126
Small 1-2605102.0561711thin
Medium and Large 3577100.1457815thin
One grade step is worth $33.28/cwt here — about $58 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 sale171 hd
125.91
—
NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd
123.19
+2.72
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—Low1,85096.781,79113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28972.0592928
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16171.4182959
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96451.5849723

Every lot

137 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195180.00/cwt180.00–180.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 3230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240155.00/cwt155.00–155.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278165.16/cwt162.50–167.504592
Steers—Medium and Large 2290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330166.43/cwt160.00–179.005498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy330137.50/cwt137.50–137.504541
Steers—Medium and Large 2360135.68/cwt130.00–145.004883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372159.30/cwt150.00–170.0059315
Steers—Small 1-2375112.50/cwt112.50–112.504221
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383120.00/cwt120.00–120.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.74/cwt152.50–163.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 2430128.78/cwt127.50–130.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.55/cwt145.00–160.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512155.94/cwt145.00–163.0079815
Steers—Small 1-2520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2565122.50/cwt122.50–122.506921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569147.80/cwt140.00–157.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573135.50/cwt135.00–136.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611155.00/cwt155.00–155.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669146.74/cwt139.00–149.009827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008711
Steers—Small 1-2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716138.76/cwt134.00–140.009948
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789142.52/cwt140.00–143.501,1247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240137.50/cwt137.50–137.503301
Heifers—Small 1-2265107.50/cwt107.50–107.502851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283144.09/cwt138.00–147.504085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308139.00/cwt130.00–145.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368138.12/cwt130.00–147.0050813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370122.43/cwt120.00–125.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405122.50/cwt122.50–122.504961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410152.00/cwt152.00–152.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419136.42/cwt125.00–145.0057221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420106.21/cwt100.00–110.004464
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy44095.00/cwt95.00–95.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy46090.00/cwt90.00–90.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473116.71/cwt115.00–120.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480134.94/cwt125.00–146.0064827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480103.79/cwt100.00–107.504982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523148.00/cwt148.00–148.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525127.46/cwt123.00–143.0066910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.86/cwt115.00–118.006087
Heifers—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567126.00/cwt122.00–137.0071415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57080.00/cwt80.00–80.004561
Heifers—Small 1-2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy59588.00/cwt88.00–88.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605114.17/cwt112.50–115.006913
Heifers—Small 1-2620112.50/cwt112.50–112.506981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620102.50/cwt100.00–105.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626124.32/cwt118.00–130.007787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668111.32/cwt108.00–116.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675106.33/cwt102.50–110.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683126.22/cwt118.00–129.508628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717111.67/cwt110.00–115.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Heifers—Small 1-273597.50/cwt97.50–97.507171
Heifers—Small 1-2765101.53/cwt100.00–103.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy80590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy88087.00/cwt87.00–87.007661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423136.84/cwt130.00–145.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425155.10/cwt147.50–160.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Bulls—Small 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440117.50/cwt117.50–117.505171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Bulls—Small 1-2458107.49/cwt105.00–110.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462153.87/cwt142.50–159.007117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467135.57/cwt125.00–143.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519146.24/cwt139.00–155.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523111.00/cwt110.00–112.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524128.71/cwt120.00–135.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557138.00/cwt138.00–138.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560116.27/cwt115.00–117.506512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562124.26/cwt120.00–126.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565129.11/cwt127.50–133.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573108.84/cwt107.50–111.006243
Bulls—Small 1-2582107.35/cwt104.00–110.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed602117.50/cwt117.50–117.507072
Bulls—Small 1-2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612132.62/cwt129.00–136.008123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631122.49/cwt117.50–125.007734
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed64090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674124.25/cwt120.00–128.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy679123.27/cwt120.00–127.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Bulls—Small 1-2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75587.00/cwt87.00–87.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 379097.50/cwt97.50–97.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008942
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 326878.66/cwt75.00–85.002113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20575.00/cwt75.00–75.009041
Bulls——1,89097.43/cwt95.00–101.001,84110
Bulls——1,975104.44/cwt104.00–105.002,0632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85534.56/cwt34.00–35.002952
Cows—Lean 85-90%89843.94/cwt39.00–48.003956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00556.90/cwt50.00–63.0057215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12369.09/cwt64.00–73.0077636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20060.93/cwt60.00–62.007313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21461.22/cwt59.00–62.007434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22277.96/cwt74.00–84.0095319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30077.18/cwt74.00–80.001,00312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30069.89/cwt67.00–73.0090913
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,040.00/cwt1,040.00–1,040.0012,5841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2685510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,4941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,4441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2680600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,0801

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.