Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-01-04

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 4
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 352▼ 167 vs year ago 359 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 87▼ 36 vs year ago 95 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Current goat receipts 1.

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average 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 $133.80/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$133.80
51 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463135.4262646
Medium and Large 2475123.355862thin
Small 1-2438116.005083thin
One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $118 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 sale51 hd
133.80
—
NC average4 barns · 244 hd
118.91
+14.89
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—Average1,59896.081,5365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21867.0581725
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41966.329419thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average84050.454242thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230190.11/cwt187.50–192.504372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.09/cwt155.00–165.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277185.21/cwt182.50–191.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328189.51/cwt187.50–192.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330181.11/cwt172.50–185.005987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376171.95/cwt165.00–176.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429170.76/cwt170.00–171.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469167.58/cwt160.00–173.0078610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516161.13/cwt157.50–164.008314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295137.50/cwt135.00–140.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335144.19/cwt140.00–147.504833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370143.67/cwt137.50–147.505328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422144.79/cwt142.00–147.006117
Heifers—Small 1-2438116.00/cwt116.00–116.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.35/cwt120.00–127.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483132.92/cwt128.00–137.0064211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517125.34/cwt120.00–129.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576128.72/cwt124.00–132.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633120.04/cwt118.00–122.007602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415170.79/cwt166.00–174.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470143.80/cwt142.50–145.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471162.36/cwt155.00–166.007658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530141.82/cwt140.00–143.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564136.00/cwt132.00–141.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580119.97/cwt119.00–121.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603127.99/cwt126.00–130.007722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 370584.00/cwt84.00–84.005922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44388.49/cwt86.00–90.001,2772
Bulls——1,702101.14/cwt99.00–102.001,7213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84050.45/cwt50.00–51.004242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17764.57/cwt61.00–67.0076015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28070.77/cwt68.00–74.0090610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39169.95/cwt69.00–71.009734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44163.42/cwt61.00–66.009145
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed730750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2740780.00/cwt780.00–780.005,7721
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2705460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,2431
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,1241
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed840580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,8721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2655400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6201
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2685440.00/cwt440.00–440.003,0141

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.