Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-11-16

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 582▼ 11 vs year ago 463 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 140▼ 58 vs year ago 128 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 20 · −45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.02/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$117.02
133 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2381131.2350145
Medium and Large 2460117.6254137
Small 1-2496104.5451932
Medium and Large 3424103.2143819thin
One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $63 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 sale133 hd
117.02
—
NC average8 barns · 1,023 hd
111.97
+5.05
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—High1,62984.651,3797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17259.0969218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30550.506596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09946.5151115

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2183194.93/cwt190.00–200.003572
Steers—Medium and Large 2192140.00/cwt140.00–140.002692
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed22382.75/cwt80.00–85.001852
Steers—Medium and Large 2253128.24/cwt127.50–129.003242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283171.27/cwt170.00–175.004856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329160.07/cwt152.50–167.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2332135.00/cwt135.00–135.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 2369140.51/cwt135.00–145.005186
Steers—Small 1-2370108.77/cwt107.50–110.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372157.61/cwt152.50–165.0058610
Steers—Medium and Large 2428133.99/cwt130.00–137.505736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452145.00/cwt145.00–145.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2480139.55/cwt138.00–141.006702
Steers—Small 1-2513105.51/cwt105.00–106.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535145.94/cwt142.00–150.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558138.26/cwt137.50–139.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630133.00/cwt133.00–133.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195152.50/cwt145.00–160.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2214140.77/cwt135.00–145.003014
Heifers—Small 1-2230106.30/cwt105.00–107.502442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270116.64/cwt115.00–117.503153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27885.76/cwt85.00–87.502383
Heifers—Small 1-2281100.26/cwt100.00–101.002824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314125.33/cwt122.00–127.503945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315106.59/cwt105.00–110.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324131.09/cwt130.00–136.004258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370133.42/cwt130.00–140.0049412
Heifers—Small 1-2370104.93/cwt100.00–110.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372126.25/cwt125.00–128.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380106.27/cwt105.00–110.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418117.12/cwt112.50–122.004905
Heifers—Small 1-2424109.50/cwt105.00–112.504645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436130.58/cwt126.00–134.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460122.50/cwt122.50–122.505642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460103.75/cwt100.00–107.504772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473125.63/cwt124.00–130.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474116.25/cwt115.00–120.005517
Heifers—Small 1-2478109.58/cwt107.00–110.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519118.70/cwt117.00–123.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524108.09/cwt105.00–110.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527114.17/cwt112.50–115.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563114.02/cwt111.00–116.006423
Heifers—Small 1-2565106.27/cwt102.50–110.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608113.24/cwt112.00–114.006884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610105.50/cwt101.00–110.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675111.17/cwt109.00–112.507503
Heifers—Small 1-267598.96/cwt96.00–102.006682
Heifers—Small 1-2728106.04/cwt103.00–107.007724
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy78080.00/cwt80.00–80.006242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418105.00/cwt100.00–110.004393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419148.59/cwt145.00–153.006239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425136.91/cwt132.00–140.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy443117.50/cwt117.50–117.505212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458103.81/cwt100.00–107.504752
Bulls—Small 1-2460106.50/cwt105.00–108.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473131.43/cwt127.50–137.506227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478146.64/cwt144.00–150.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515143.62/cwt139.00–146.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524126.56/cwt121.00–132.506638
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529107.51/cwt102.50–112.505694
Bulls—Small 1-2562107.57/cwt102.50–112.506053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565127.37/cwt122.50–131.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572141.35/cwt137.50–147.008095
Bulls—Small 1-2617106.50/cwt102.50–110.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715113.75/cwt112.50–115.008132
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy72087.55/cwt85.00–90.006302
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy78888.74/cwt88.00–91.006994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47872.47/cwt72.00–73.001,0712
Bulls——1,68885.20/cwt83.00–87.001,4383
Bulls——1,69096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04839.85/cwt36.00–42.004186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13350.95/cwt49.00–53.005779
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13864.00/cwt64.00–64.007282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17658.48/cwt55.00–61.0068816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18837.52/cwt37.00–38.004462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36356.99/cwt56.00–59.007774
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,5261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870980.00/cwt980.00–980.008,5261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2935750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0013,7161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970420.00/cwt420.00–420.004,0741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455640.00/cwt640.00–640.009,3121

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.