Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-04-19

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 19
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 379▼ 333 vs year ago 548 · −60.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 103▲ 31 vs year ago 85 · +36.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a fairly light test. Demand was mostly moderate, good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves ranged 105.00 to 350.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.07/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$130.07
62 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$46.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.60
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455141.9364538
Medium 2535125.5067210thin
Medium and Large 3516102.1652712thin
Small 1-234095.003232thin
One grade step is worth $46.93/cwt here — about $322 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 sale62 hd
130.07
—
NC average8 barns · 665 hd
130.67
−0.60
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—Average1,982104.772,0774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20780.8297633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43377.631,11324
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91858.0253324

Every lot

62 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313173.04/cwt168.00–178.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385204.65/cwt200.00–208.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430152.97/cwt150.00–156.006582
Steers—Medium 2430133.95/cwt130.00–138.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490170.00/cwt162.00–178.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy524151.51/cwt150.00–154.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565158.04/cwt154.00–162.008932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317111.26/cwt110.00–114.003533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332142.62/cwt140.00–146.004733
Heifers—Medium 2332130.66/cwt130.00–132.004343
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy34095.00/cwt91.00–99.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.11/cwt136.00–146.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38051.00/cwt51.00–51.001942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416142.89/cwt138.00–149.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472144.77/cwt142.00–147.0068313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523140.65/cwt135.00–145.007366
Heifers—Medium 2553124.00/cwt124.00–124.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.41/cwt132.00–142.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568115.37/cwt110.00–118.006553
Heifers—Medium 2625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007632
Heifers—Medium 2667123.66/cwt122.00–126.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680111.01/cwt110.00–112.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3708110.98/cwt106.00–116.007862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308184.02/cwt182.00–186.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343164.99/cwt164.00–166.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363166.98/cwt166.00–168.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413174.48/cwt171.00–178.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418161.64/cwt156.00–168.006766
Bulls—Medium 2433132.50/cwt132.00–133.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438151.01/cwt150.00–152.006612
Bulls—Medium 2460123.93/cwt120.00–130.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482157.01/cwt150.00–163.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532161.97/cwt154.00–168.008626
Bulls—Medium 2532127.95/cwt127.00–130.006813
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy560146.37/cwt142.00–149.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573155.24/cwt154.00–156.008904
Bulls—Medium 2583126.03/cwt120.00–130.007354
Bulls—Small 1-258399.99/cwt98.00–102.005832
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy605140.45/cwt135.00–146.008502
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed36059.00/cwt59.00–59.002121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed75072.00/cwt72.00–72.005401
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed1,07076.00/cwt76.00–76.008131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,898101.69/cwt99.00–107.001,9303
Bulls——2,235114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84442.32/cwt40.00–45.0035710
Cows—Lean 85-90%92458.41/cwt56.00–60.005406
Cows—Lean 85-90%99974.08/cwt70.00–76.007404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01580.63/cwt77.00–84.008184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17359.65/cwt56.00–62.007003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21089.74/cwt87.00–94.001,0868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21180.46/cwt78.00–83.0097422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39383.39/cwt82.00–86.001,1628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44278.21/cwt75.00–81.001,12812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48864.39/cwt61.00–68.009584
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0020,7201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2685450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0831
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,035840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,6941
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2051,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795899.43/cwt830.00–950.007,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29301,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0012,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2451,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,2511

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.