Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-02-22

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 22
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 714▲ 537 vs year ago 100 · +537.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 110▲ 29 vs year ago 73 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower; four-weight feeder heifers were steady to 1.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 12.00 to 13.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were 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 $136.41/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$136.41
204 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.13
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458141.83650138
Medium and Large 2378130.5849449
Small 1-2384109.824228thin
Medium and Large 3427108.664649thin
One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $185 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 sale204 hd
136.41
—
NC average8 barns · 1,159 hd
133.28
+3.13
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—Average1,812105.881,9196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24172.1789538
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27171.859137thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03158.1360023

Every lot

115 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003412
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy240132.75/cwt127.50–138.003192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260199.02/cwt195.00–205.005175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2264183.13/cwt176.00–190.004835
Steers—Medium and Large 2270147.44/cwt140.00–155.003986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy271166.00/cwt165.00–170.004505
Steers—Small 1-2277111.35/cwt108.00–116.003083
Steers—Medium and Large 3293107.52/cwt105.00–110.003152
Steers—Small 1-2313110.00/cwt110.00–110.003442
Steers—Medium and Large 2326152.19/cwt145.00–159.004964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330185.29/cwt177.50–190.0061112
Steers—Medium and Large 3338110.04/cwt105.00–115.003722
Steers—Small 1-2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy366129.24/cwt125.00–135.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37291.57/cwt90.00–95.003413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373182.50/cwt182.50–182.506813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374172.72/cwt165.00–181.0064613
Steers—Medium and Large 2375144.47/cwt140.00–150.005427
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy380156.48/cwt152.50–159.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 2430148.62/cwt146.00–150.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435170.31/cwt167.50–173.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438156.53/cwt155.00–158.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460163.77/cwt160.00–166.007537
Steers—Medium and Large 3515105.69/cwt102.00–110.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521153.86/cwt147.00–160.0080211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557154.09/cwt147.00–157.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 2575135.80/cwt135.00–136.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.48/cwt134.00–137.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718136.10/cwt132.00–140.009772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2234135.75/cwt135.00–140.003186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240147.50/cwt145.00–150.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268153.76/cwt150.00–160.004126
Heifers—Small 1-2268108.95/cwt108.00–110.002922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272135.57/cwt133.00–137.503693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy290125.34/cwt125.00–126.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300112.50/cwt110.00–115.003382
Heifers—Small 1-2315112.16/cwt110.00–115.003534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317129.07/cwt123.00–135.0040913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321150.99/cwt145.00–157.5048519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy328141.28/cwt140.00–142.504632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy357140.85/cwt140.00–142.505033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363134.85/cwt132.50–137.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373162.74/cwt160.00–165.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.38/cwt145.00–157.5056826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375109.20/cwt105.00–112.504103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421151.18/cwt145.00–157.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423138.59/cwt135.00–142.505862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy425123.60/cwt121.00–125.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427136.18/cwt135.00–137.505816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466144.49/cwt140.00–149.0067312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482130.05/cwt125.00–135.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493107.51/cwt105.00–110.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy519124.73/cwt120.00–130.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522132.33/cwt129.00–137.5069110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560125.02/cwt124.00–126.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568105.15/cwt100.00–110.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.34/cwt129.00–135.007609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy608119.51/cwt118.00–121.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622127.00/cwt123.00–131.0079012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630123.52/cwt122.50–125.007783
Heifers—Small 1-2638106.02/cwt102.00–110.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.50/cwt125.00–126.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721123.57/cwt120.00–126.008915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768122.20/cwt119.00–124.009385
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403175.76/cwt174.00–177.507082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413142.34/cwt140.00–146.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418151.27/cwt150.00–152.506322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422163.24/cwt157.00–171.0068913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy460153.51/cwt153.00–154.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469161.00/cwt155.00–168.0075515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474139.60/cwt136.00–145.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475102.58/cwt100.00–105.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510124.78/cwt122.00–127.506362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513121.82/cwt121.00–122.506253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515136.50/cwt136.00–137.507033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519152.08/cwt147.50–157.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521111.65/cwt110.00–114.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573146.29/cwt143.00–151.008386
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573111.55/cwt108.00–115.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578135.80/cwt130.00–142.007859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615139.64/cwt135.75–144.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615131.19/cwt128.00–133.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy631120.37/cwt119.00–122.507604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660142.95/cwt140.00–146.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668130.40/cwt126.00–133.008714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710131.70/cwt127.00–137.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3728109.72/cwt105.00–115.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780117.51/cwt117.00–118.009172
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 342555.00/cwt55.00–55.002341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58896.80/cwt96.00–98.001,5372
Bulls——1,924110.42/cwt108.00–114.002,1244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90747.53/cwt46.00–49.004315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06661.08/cwt57.00–64.0065118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20372.35/cwt68.00–75.0087023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21062.35/cwt58.00–65.007543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24850.87/cwt50.00–52.006352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27171.85/cwt69.00–75.009137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33578.98/cwt77.00–81.001,05410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,7121
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed765500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed950654.34/cwt630.00–680.006,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015726.84/cwt723.00–730.007,3772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,2511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,312949.85/cwt870.00–990.0012,4623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2710710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,0411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed785900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,0651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2833931.41/cwt875.00–1,040.007,7593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2853945.84/cwt850.00–1,040.008,0682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,020.37/cwt920.00–1,150.0010,2342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,130992.52/cwt800.00–1,180.0011,2152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed610480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,9281
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2730550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0151
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,8071

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.