Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 2
● Final180 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 469▲ 196 vs year ago 347 · +56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 104▲ 63 vs year ago 45 · +140.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 2

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 40.00 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 $112.34/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$112.34
170 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2417128.1453453
Medium and Large 2451117.6553040
Small 1-250998.7050354
Medium and Large 352598.7051823
One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about $16 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 sale170 hd
112.34
—
NC average8 barns · 1,243 hd
110.41
+1.93
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—High1,57185.441,3429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40362.0687113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22161.5775265
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05344.3246717

Every lot

180 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002631
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy22585.00/cwt85.00–85.001911
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503491
Steers—Small 1-2245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 2265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy28085.00/cwt85.00–85.002381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288163.27/cwt155.00–177.504706
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32095.00/cwt95.00–95.003041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322164.57/cwt157.50–172.5053015
Steers—Medium and Large 2328135.51/cwt130.00–140.004444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369155.83/cwt149.00–163.0057521
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed37089.93/cwt85.00–95.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 3375112.50/cwt112.50–112.504221
Steers—Small 1-2378105.10/cwt100.00–110.003972
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy38095.00/cwt95.00–95.003611
Steers—Medium and Large 2383134.38/cwt125.00–145.005159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413150.98/cwt147.00–155.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2421132.44/cwt130.00–137.505584
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42580.00/cwt80.00–80.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450148.75/cwt147.50–150.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2470127.69/cwt125.00–130.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Steers—Small 1-2497110.00/cwt110.00–110.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514142.47/cwt134.00–148.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2528127.99/cwt125.00–131.006762
Steers—Small 1-2532104.08/cwt97.50–110.005543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564142.78/cwt133.00–147.008057
Steers—Medium and Large 2570127.55/cwt122.50–132.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 3575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.74/cwt135.00–143.008738
Steers—Small 1-2625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy635112.50/cwt112.50–112.507141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655133.00/cwt133.00–133.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738134.00/cwt134.00–134.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2168143.69/cwt142.50–145.002412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Heifers—Small 1-2228106.21/cwt105.00–107.502422
Heifers—Small 1-2250107.50/cwt107.50–107.502691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273140.73/cwt135.00–147.503842
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed27885.00/cwt85.00–85.002363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323133.28/cwt130.00–137.504304
Heifers—Small 1-2323107.60/cwt105.00–110.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335122.43/cwt115.00–127.504103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360113.00/cwt113.00–113.004071
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy36595.00/cwt95.00–95.003471
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed37087.50/cwt87.50–87.503241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37586.32/cwt85.00–87.503242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376122.62/cwt117.50–127.5046113
Heifers—Small 1-2376103.80/cwt100.00–110.003904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383131.00/cwt128.00–135.0050214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388109.50/cwt109.00–110.004252
Heifers—Small 1-2Full39585.00/cwt85.00–85.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417115.87/cwt112.50–120.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41887.31/cwt85.00–90.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420122.50/cwt122.50–122.505151
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42085.00/cwt85.00–85.003572
Heifers—Small 1-2426103.21/cwt97.50–107.504404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427126.56/cwt125.00–128.005409
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45590.00/cwt90.00–90.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470114.89/cwt112.50–119.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478124.84/cwt123.00–128.0059710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47893.70/cwt92.50–95.004482
Heifers—Small 1-2483106.13/cwt102.50–110.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512119.74/cwt117.50–126.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Small 1-2525107.03/cwt105.00–110.005625
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52585.00/cwt85.00–85.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528105.06/cwt100.00–110.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535114.01/cwt112.00–116.006104
Heifers—Small 1-2Full53585.00/cwt85.00–85.004551
Heifers—Small 1-2Full56590.00/cwt90.00–90.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57087.50/cwt87.50–87.504991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.67/cwt121.00–124.007033
Heifers—Small 1-2585103.24/cwt100.00–105.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588108.48/cwt107.00–110.006382
Heifers—Small 1-2605101.33/cwt98.00–103.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618103.57/cwt99.00–107.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63386.37/cwt80.00–92.505472
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy65891.02/cwt85.00–97.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675111.99/cwt111.00–113.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Small 1-2690107.50/cwt107.50–107.507421
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Heifers—Small 1-2717104.97/cwt102.00–108.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Heifers—Small 1-2780100.01/cwt99.00–101.007802
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy78582.00/cwt82.00–82.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82380.00/cwt80.00–80.006582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls53 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405126.00/cwt126.00–126.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408146.24/cwt145.00–147.505974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417107.29/cwt100.00–112.504473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42392.40/cwt85.00–95.003914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005231
Bulls—Small 1-2425110.54/cwt105.00–115.004705
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426133.99/cwt125.00–140.005718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435121.24/cwt120.00–122.505272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy461118.32/cwt115.00–121.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463146.67/cwt145.00–147.506793
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy46587.50/cwt87.50–87.504071
Bulls—Small 1-2470107.39/cwt105.00–110.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed471119.87/cwt117.50–122.505654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475107.50/cwt107.50–107.505111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476128.70/cwt124.00–137.5061316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49585.00/cwt85.00–85.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510127.11/cwt120.00–130.0064811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520126.60/cwt123.00–130.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520117.43/cwt115.00–120.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525117.52/cwt115.00–120.006172
Bulls—Small 1-2525106.20/cwt100.00–110.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535107.50/cwt105.00–110.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed54595.00/cwt95.00–95.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy558116.27/cwt115.00–117.506492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569124.42/cwt120.00–130.007087
Bulls—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57080.00/cwt80.00–80.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572123.34/cwt123.00–124.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 357597.50/cwt97.50–97.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed578121.75/cwt117.50–125.007043
Bulls—Small 1-2Full61592.50/cwt92.50–92.505691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626121.42/cwt113.00–125.007604
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy63592.00/cwt92.00–92.005841
Bulls—Small 1-2638106.49/cwt105.00–108.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Bulls—Small 1-2678102.49/cwt100.00–105.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68580.00/cwt80.00–80.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700117.50/cwt117.50–117.508231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy70592.50/cwt92.50–92.506521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy71095.00/cwt95.00–95.006751
Bulls—Small 1-2715107.52/cwt106.00–109.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34787.08/cwt83.00–89.001,1733
Bulls——1,62078.68/cwt76.00–82.001,2754
Bulls——1,81096.51/cwt96.00–97.001,7472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78325.00/cwt25.00–25.001963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01353.00/cwt53.00–53.005372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05839.43/cwt38.00–41.004173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12650.92/cwt46.00–54.0057311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22066.40/cwt64.00–70.0081019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23159.87/cwt55.00–64.0073744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34361.22/cwt58.00–63.008228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44865.75/cwt65.00–67.009524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70054.00/cwt54.00–54.009181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2913960.93/cwt940.00–980.008,7732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2713458.67/cwt350.00–540.003,2702
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810780.00/cwt780.00–780.006,3181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820599.00/cwt599.00–599.004,9121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860634.01/cwt550.00–720.005,4522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,0711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083727.83/cwt570.00–870.007,8825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116697.12/cwt500.00–850.007,7804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2735570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,1901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,3001

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.