Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-03-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 637▲ 113 vs year ago 173 · +65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 102▼ 19 vs year ago 67 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 28▼ 24 vs year ago 40 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 to 9.00 higher, while bulls were 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were 1.00 to 14.00, while heifers were 1.00 to 8.00. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were 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 $136.65/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$136.65
141 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$47.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485143.0969399
Medium and Large 2451128.5858031
Small 1-2633103.736568thin
Medium and Large 347895.674583thin
One grade step is worth $47.42/cwt here — about $236 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 sale141 hd
136.65
—
NC average8 barns · 787 hd
130.46
+6.19
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—High1,563111.591,7442thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42386.271,2276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22282.171,00427
CowsLean 85-90%Average96354.315236thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2185135.00/cwt135.00–135.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218170.00/cwt170.00–170.003712
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Steers—Medium and Large 2235150.00/cwt140.00–155.003533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270175.37/cwt170.00–180.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 2310149.00/cwt149.00–149.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323181.76/cwt175.00–190.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 3333115.00/cwt115.00–115.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345122.50/cwt122.50–122.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 2379144.98/cwt135.00–157.505494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381185.22/cwt170.00–197.507069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436168.76/cwt160.00–177.507365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478169.49/cwt162.00–180.008108
Steers—Medium and Large 2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510168.35/cwt160.00–177.008595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545149.00/cwt149.00–149.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557161.41/cwt154.00–170.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705149.50/cwt149.00–150.001,0542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768134.98/cwt133.00–137.001,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185155.00/cwt155.00–155.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225147.17/cwt140.00–155.003312
Heifers—Small 1-2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235127.45/cwt125.00–130.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280132.59/cwt130.00–135.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28085.00/cwt85.00–85.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290155.80/cwt152.50–160.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323153.27/cwt150.00–155.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335135.00/cwt132.50–137.504522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370153.02/cwt147.50–160.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381133.24/cwt123.00–140.005084
Heifers—Small 1-2390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425149.39/cwt142.50–160.0063521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432131.13/cwt125.00–135.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468131.32/cwt124.00–135.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469142.85/cwt135.00–154.0067015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523140.12/cwt134.00–145.0073313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528125.85/cwt115.00–132.506646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.16/cwt132.00–143.0078513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.01/cwt127.50–140.0083811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635118.05/cwt115.00–121.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.51/cwt127.00–130.008564
Heifers—Small 1-2675107.43/cwt105.00–110.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Heifers—Small 1-2768105.49/cwt101.00–110.008102
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed80089.00/cwt89.00–89.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 382097.00/cwt97.00–97.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424173.20/cwt160.00–187.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429150.97/cwt140.00–157.506486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460142.50/cwt142.50–142.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471168.67/cwt160.00–182.507947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479140.39/cwt135.00–145.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519141.19/cwt132.50–145.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521158.82/cwt150.00–170.0082712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568154.40/cwt150.00–159.008777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578143.83/cwt140.00–147.508312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624151.43/cwt135.00–159.009459
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640132.50/cwt132.50–132.508481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660149.53/cwt145.00–154.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715107.50/cwt107.50–107.507691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728132.93/cwt130.00–136.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810116.49/cwt115.00–118.009442
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347092.50/cwt92.50–92.504351
Dairy Steers—Large 365566.00/cwt66.00–66.004321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,563111.59/cwt108.00–114.001,7442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84745.59/cwt38.00–50.003863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07863.02/cwt60.00–65.006793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20977.08/cwt68.00–82.0093215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23888.53/cwt83.00–102.001,09612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38687.32/cwt83.00–97.001,2105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2805860.00/cwt860.00–860.006,9231
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,4601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed745710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,2901
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,6931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed940730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,8621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0010,0431
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed615403.87/cwt330.00–460.002,4844
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed885641.61/cwt635.00–648.005,6782

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.