Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2021-10-26

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 26
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 423▲ 150 vs year ago 319 · +47.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 90▲ 39 vs year ago 65 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts Last Reported (10/19/2021): 460.

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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 $123.87/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$123.87
121 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502125.87632102
Medium and Large 2566115.3465313thin
Small 1-2328108.353566thin
One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $276 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 sale121 hd
123.87
—
NC average7 barns · 952 hd
114.55
+9.32
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—Average1,82792.461,68911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14362.9872031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36960.8983311
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01741.8742620

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273163.83/cwt162.50–165.004472
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30891.16/cwt87.50–95.002812
Steers—Medium and Large 2320137.73/cwt132.50–142.504412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328174.01/cwt167.00–179.005717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy345147.75/cwt147.50–148.005102
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed35092.50/cwt90.00–95.003242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy362146.62/cwt145.00–148.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 2374139.06/cwt132.50–145.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.57/cwt152.00–162.5058711
Steers—Small 1-2418104.97/cwt100.00–110.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419154.12/cwt150.00–161.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478152.02/cwt146.00–156.007278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.02/cwt138.00–149.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579142.29/cwt138.00–147.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629140.57/cwt135.00–142.5088413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657135.99/cwt135.00–137.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009795
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285132.41/cwt130.00–135.003772
Heifers—Small 1-2290107.46/cwt105.00–110.003122
Heifers—Small 1-2310107.58/cwt105.00–110.003332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332134.30/cwt130.00–141.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380141.25/cwt135.00–144.005376
Heifers—Small 1-2385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427133.23/cwt130.00–139.0056911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457120.16/cwt118.00–122.505493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478127.46/cwt124.00–133.0060920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518123.01/cwt117.50–127.0063730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540116.00/cwt116.00–116.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565114.02/cwt112.00–116.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568122.14/cwt117.50–126.0069416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605114.50/cwt113.00–115.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615119.03/cwt116.00–124.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615112.48/cwt111.00–114.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718116.51/cwt116.00–117.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720111.97/cwt110.00–114.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415151.03/cwt145.00–158.0062712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427134.13/cwt130.00–140.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473147.91/cwt143.00–153.0070019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477138.36/cwt132.50–141.0066010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519129.33/cwt125.00–132.506717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521141.53/cwt135.00–147.0073715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540131.49/cwt130.00–133.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564136.56/cwt134.00–141.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568125.44/cwt120.00–129.007124
Bulls—Small 1-2568105.91/cwt102.00–110.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590130.98/cwt129.00–133.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625125.99/cwt125.00–127.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626123.23/cwt120.00–127.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635128.98/cwt128.00–130.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3659111.02/cwt107.50–115.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73988.98/cwt85.00–91.001,5474
Bulls——1,87794.45/cwt93.00–97.001,7737
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92422.49/cwt20.00–25.002085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02940.49/cwt39.00–42.004174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05451.18/cwt48.00–54.0053911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13668.05/cwt66.00–71.007737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14561.50/cwt58.00–64.0070424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29463.09/cwt60.00–65.008167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42366.00/cwt66.00–66.009392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57548.07/cwt46.00–50.007572
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0022,5481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3131
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,1351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965723.13/cwt534.00–880.006,9782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,6321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100590.00/cwt590.00–590.006,4901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2860830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,1381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,380.00/cwt1,380.00–1,380.0016,2841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,7751

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.