Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-03-22

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 22
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 332▼ 93 vs year ago 489 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 132▲ 70 vs year ago 83 · +84.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 16 vs year ago 10 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 29.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed, 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.07/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$134.07
142 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$53.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2442144.6064089
Medium 2405127.8151832
Medium and Large 3401112.174498thin
Small 1-245390.8641213thin
One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $228 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 sale142 hd
134.07
—
NC average9 barns · 1,509 hd
130.56
+3.51
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—Average1,564109.721,71616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42794.001,34125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22384.011,02846
CowsLean 85-90%Low90266.8260318

Every lot

109 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 2210132.62/cwt130.00–135.002792
Steers—Medium and Large 3260115.00/cwt115.00–115.002992
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy265122.45/cwt120.00–125.003242
Steers—Medium 2Fancy270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003783
Steers—Medium 2272133.01/cwt129.00–135.003623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273169.12/cwt165.00–172.504623
Steers—Medium 2Fancy312141.60/cwt140.00–145.004423
Steers—Medium 2315127.54/cwt125.00–130.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318174.53/cwt172.00–175.005556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy331155.00/cwt155.00–155.005134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336162.76/cwt157.50–170.005477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365173.13/cwt170.00–180.006328
Steers—Medium 2365124.16/cwt122.50–125.004533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366159.84/cwt154.00–167.0058512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy369153.32/cwt150.00–158.005666
Steers—Medium 2Fancy370142.49/cwt140.00–145.005276
Steers—Medium and Large 3413112.48/cwt110.00–115.004652
Steers—Medium 2Fancy417143.40/cwt140.00–145.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426165.05/cwt157.50–170.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435151.50/cwt150.00–153.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469162.18/cwt155.00–170.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532162.98/cwt162.00–164.008673
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2188129.80/cwt125.00–135.002442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270143.70/cwt142.50–145.003882
Heifers—Small 1-2273102.48/cwt100.00–105.002802
Heifers—Medium 2278124.91/cwt120.00–130.003473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318115.79/cwt115.00–117.503683
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy32585.00/cwt85.00–85.002762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327145.10/cwt140.00–150.004743
Heifers—Medium 2327125.45/cwt122.50–130.004106
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy331135.00/cwt135.00–135.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373146.66/cwt140.00–152.5054716
Heifers—Medium 2373122.42/cwt120.00–125.004572
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37387.35/cwt85.00–90.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421145.83/cwt140.00–150.0061422
Heifers—Medium 2423132.54/cwt130.00–135.005612
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42880.98/cwt80.00–82.003472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464144.56/cwt140.00–150.0067129
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005283
Heifers—Medium 2481130.48/cwt125.00–135.006285
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy483137.76/cwt137.50–138.006652
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy483120.00/cwt120.00–120.005802
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy50792.53/cwt87.50–95.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519142.44/cwt140.00–145.007399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562139.74/cwt133.00–143.007858
Heifers—Medium 2633121.27/cwt120.00–125.007684
Heifers—Small 1-278596.00/cwt96.00–96.007542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy407124.03/cwt120.00–130.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410178.32/cwt172.50–184.007312
Bulls—Medium 2415137.03/cwt135.00–140.005693
Bulls—Small 1-241597.56/cwt95.00–100.004052
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy424147.18/cwt144.00–149.006246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428163.35/cwt160.00–168.006998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy457143.50/cwt142.50–145.006563
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005752
Bulls—Medium 2471133.65/cwt130.00–140.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472164.48/cwt160.00–170.0077615
Bulls—Small 1-2473104.62/cwt100.00–109.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy476154.01/cwt152.00–155.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518115.00/cwt115.00–115.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520160.77/cwt157.00–167.508368
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy532144.61/cwt140.00–147.507693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569155.36/cwt150.00–159.008847
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy587146.66/cwt145.00–147.508613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623152.45/cwt150.00–155.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628114.85/cwt112.00–117.507213
Bulls—Medium 2632138.34/cwt138.00–139.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 316593.00/cwt93.00–93.001531
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed44060.00/cwt60.00–60.002641
Dairy Steers—Large 367585.00/cwt85.00–85.005741
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed68074.00/cwt74.00–74.005031
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed81059.00/cwt59.00–59.004781
Dairy Steers—Large 399085.00/cwt85.00–85.008421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed40551.00/cwt51.00–51.002071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19599.67/cwt94.00–102.001,1914
Bulls——1,68580.05/cwt73.00–85.001,3492
Bulls——1,688119.68/cwt115.00–124.002,02010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82464.49/cwt61.00–67.005318
Cows—Lean 85-90%91548.49/cwt47.00–50.004443
Cows—Lean 85-90%98577.33/cwt74.00–81.007627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03755.80/cwt54.00–58.005797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20881.24/cwt79.00–85.0098113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28192.99/cwt90.00–97.001,19126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33975.30/cwt72.00–79.001,0084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43786.90/cwt83.00–89.001,24912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452111.78/cwt107.00–115.001,6239
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2705920.00/cwt920.00–920.006,4861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2815870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,0911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28301,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2863857.96/cwt840.00–875.007,4042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29551,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0010,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0701,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,9101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2151,880.00/cwt1,880.00–1,880.0022,8421
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2551,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,2562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2778749.07/cwt680.00–800.005,8282
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790691.58/cwt650.00–740.005,4632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,1821
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0551
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed910580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,2781
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2948704.72/cwt670.00–740.006,6812
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,5051
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2960760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,2961
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,005790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,9401

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.