Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-04-12

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 12
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 546▼ 272 vs year ago 651 · −41.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 162▲ 23 vs year ago 80 · +28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 54▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hogs 165 lbs. To 810 lbs. .64 To .71 Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality 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 $138.81/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$138.81
168 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$51.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2441150.0366283
Medium 2443138.0961146
Medium 3455123.3556127
Small and Medium 350398.7249712thin
One grade step is worth $51.31/cwt here — about $165 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 sale168 hd
138.81
—
NC average8 barns · 1,137 hd
133.10
+5.70
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—High1,503105.191,58122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37681.051,11517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14672.7383351
CowsLean 85-90%Average80354.6843913

Every lot

147 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
Steers—Small and Medium 3220104.00/cwt104.00–104.002291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003712
Steers—Medium 3263132.62/cwt130.00–135.003492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273183.80/cwt180.00–186.005023
Steers—Medium 2290140.50/cwt136.00–145.004074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322172.28/cwt170.00–180.005558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327201.10/cwt185.00–210.006583
Steers—Medium 2330158.17/cwt155.00–164.505223
Steers—Medium 3330131.74/cwt130.00–135.004353
Steers—Medium 2368165.98/cwt165.00–168.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370184.49/cwt184.00–185.006832
Steers—Small and Medium 3378115.00/cwt115.00–115.004352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381175.85/cwt172.50–182.506709
Steers—Medium 3382148.87/cwt145.00–156.005697
Steers—Medium 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419167.44/cwt164.00–171.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008101
Steers—Medium 2451166.84/cwt162.50–169.007523
Steers—Medium 3475142.50/cwt140.00–145.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478181.51/cwt176.00–185.008689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526176.09/cwt172.00–183.009266
Steers—Medium 2528165.44/cwt163.00–170.0087414
Steers—Medium 3540138.38/cwt135.00–140.007473
Steers—Medium 2570157.00/cwt157.00–157.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575171.36/cwt168.00–174.0098510
Steers—Small and Medium 3575111.36/cwt105.00–117.506402
Steers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605151.00/cwt151.00–151.009141
Steers—Medium 3605117.50/cwt117.50–117.507111
Steers—Medium 2608142.49/cwt140.00–145.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0431
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed77590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Steers—Medium 3790112.50/cwt112.50–112.508891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 3150108.00/cwt108.00–108.001621
Heifers—Medium 2195130.00/cwt130.00–130.002541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223156.12/cwt152.50–157.503484
Heifers—Medium 2225137.56/cwt135.00–140.003102
Heifers—Medium 3225114.89/cwt110.00–120.002592
Heifers—Small and Medium 3230105.00/cwt105.00–105.002421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265154.81/cwt150.00–160.004102
Heifers—Medium 3268121.93/cwt120.00–125.003273
Heifers—Medium 2274136.06/cwt130.00–140.003734
Heifers—Medium 3313124.22/cwt117.50–130.003893
Heifers—Medium 2318143.90/cwt140.00–147.504582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331154.65/cwt152.00–160.005127
Heifers—Medium 2366138.61/cwt135.00–145.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373153.67/cwt147.50–157.0057314
Heifers—Medium 3375125.82/cwt122.50–130.004723
Heifers—Medium 2402131.68/cwt125.00–135.005293
Heifers—Medium 3428141.32/cwt137.50–145.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433147.04/cwt142.50–153.0063722
Heifers—Small and Medium 3435102.50/cwt102.50–102.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468168.01/cwt167.00–169.007862
Heifers—Medium 2468144.79/cwt137.50–148.0067811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479148.35/cwt143.00–154.0071112
Heifers—Medium 3480130.91/cwt125.00–136.006283
Heifers—Small and Medium 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518146.18/cwt145.00–155.0075710
Heifers—Medium 3528125.00/cwt125.00–125.006602
Heifers—Medium 2535139.36/cwt133.00–142.007466
Heifers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed53565.00/cwt65.00–65.003481
Heifers—Small and Medium 354095.00/cwt95.00–95.005131
Heifers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed55085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
Heifers—Medium 3565123.97/cwt121.00–127.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566159.58/cwt155.00–165.009035
Heifers—Small and Medium 3583110.06/cwt105.00–115.006422
Heifers—Medium 2590138.00/cwt135.00–140.008144
Heifers—Medium 2610130.72/cwt125.00–134.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625155.16/cwt152.50–158.009702
Heifers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed62599.00/cwt99.00–99.006191
Heifers—Medium 3626125.48/cwt117.50–128.007865
Heifers—Small and Medium 3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium 3655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Heifers—Small and Medium 368090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Heifers—Medium 2695107.50/cwt107.50–107.507471
Heifers—Medium 370080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3315128.00/cwt128.00–128.004031
Bulls—Medium 2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418171.25/cwt166.00–176.0071613
Bulls—Medium 3425140.69/cwt135.00–146.005982
Bulls—Small and Medium 345095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460187.00/cwt187.00–187.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477172.78/cwt169.00–177.508247
Bulls—Medium 2477161.97/cwt160.00–166.007734
Bulls—Medium 3480141.26/cwt140.00–142.506782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513169.25/cwt165.00–176.008688
Bulls—Small and Medium 351596.00/cwt96.00–96.004941
Bulls—Medium 2531156.37/cwt152.50–160.008307
Bulls—Medium 3533137.52/cwt132.50–142.507332
Bulls—Small and Medium 355077.50/cwt77.50–77.504261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567159.42/cwt153.00–164.009047
Bulls—Medium 3570107.50/cwt107.50–107.506131
Bulls—Medium 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614160.95/cwt158.00–164.009884
Bulls—Medium 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium 2625138.33/cwt135.00–145.008653
Bulls—Small and Medium 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Bulls—Medium 2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675143.07/cwt138.00–148.009662
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed68585.00/cwt85.00–85.005821
Bulls—Medium 3690116.51/cwt115.00–118.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773112.05/cwt110.00–114.008662
Bulls—Medium 2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed31085.16/cwt75.00–95.002642
Dairy Steers—Medium 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Dairy Steers—Medium 242576.47/cwt70.00–82.503252
Dairy Steers—Medium 2468104.97/cwt100.00–110.004912
Dairy Steers—Medium 2565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Dairy Steers—Medium 2615111.74/cwt111.00–112.506872
Dairy Steers—Medium 2670109.00/cwt109.00–109.007301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08078.09/cwt66.00–90.008434
Bulls——1,425103.59/cwt97.00–106.001,4767
Bulls——1,707116.07/cwt112.00–120.001,98111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68371.26/cwt67.50–75.004872
Cows—Lean 85-90%81156.29/cwt50.00–64.004578
Cows—Lean 85-90%84846.47/cwt43.00–50.003942
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88525.00/cwt25.00–25.002211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07049.00/cwt49.00–49.005241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13373.22/cwt67.00–79.0083028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15160.08/cwt55.00–65.0069210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17784.11/cwt81.00–93.0099012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34084.04/cwt81.00–89.001,12612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46173.86/cwt68.00–77.001,0795
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2660970.00/cwt970.00–970.006,4021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27751,204.48/cwt1,125.00–1,285.009,3352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2795810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,4401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28151,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009,7801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2970900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,7301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,1521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0014,0171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2805653.64/cwt554.00–770.005,2624
Bred Cows—Medium 2810890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,2091
Bred Cows—Medium 2850610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,1851
Bred Cows—Medium 2895590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,2811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993836.54/cwt690.00–990.008,3074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043944.00/cwt850.00–1,050.009,8462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111837.21/cwt700.00–1,080.009,3014

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.