Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-05-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 31
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 387▲ 26 vs year ago 312 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 61▲ 26 vs year ago 77 · +33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were higher. Feeder steers were higher, while heifers and feeder bulls were lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were 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 $128.94/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$128.94
129 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488132.95649106
Medium and Large 3519110.4757323
One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $76 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 sale129 hd
128.94
—
NC average7 barns · 626 hd
128.31
+0.63
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—Average1,471101.881,49810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33785.561,14422
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09981.5789644
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low83562.7352414

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$8384thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$7333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)869$7266
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,3901thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)839$8793thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3213138.28/cwt135.00–145.002953
Steers—Medium and Large 3265133.73/cwt132.50–135.003542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276168.20/cwt165.00–172.504644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326169.64/cwt165.00–175.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365172.92/cwt171.00–175.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370153.62/cwt150.00–159.005688
Steers—Small 1-2Full37385.00/cwt85.00–85.003172
Steers—Medium and Large 3385131.26/cwt127.50–135.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405179.00/cwt179.00–179.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430168.41/cwt162.00–174.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy434151.11/cwt145.00–155.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472171.43/cwt167.00–175.008097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568170.68/cwt164.00–173.009697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623166.45/cwt165.00–168.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693156.65/cwt152.50–158.001,0864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy178159.93/cwt155.00–165.002852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223139.72/cwt135.00–145.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272123.28/cwt120.00–125.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290156.14/cwt150.00–162.504532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322136.30/cwt130.00–141.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364128.09/cwt122.50–130.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367150.91/cwt148.00–155.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382141.86/cwt135.00–145.005429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full38396.26/cwt95.00–97.503692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421140.46/cwt134.00–147.0059115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428118.27/cwt115.00–120.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474133.37/cwt130.00–140.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475107.84/cwt105.00–112.505125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy476125.00/cwt125.00–125.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.22/cwt125.00–136.0068411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525123.09/cwt120.00–127.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577128.98/cwt124.00–134.0074410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.54/cwt118.00–125.0075117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685120.96/cwt118.00–125.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 375595.50/cwt95.00–96.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 390896.02/cwt93.00–99.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 395594.50/cwt93.00–96.009022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424160.48/cwt155.00–166.006808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430146.58/cwt145.00–150.006306
Bulls—Small 1-2Full43583.72/cwt82.50–85.003642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443122.49/cwt120.00–125.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full443105.03/cwt100.00–110.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466133.20/cwt125.00–136.006217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006822
Bulls—Small 1-247397.49/cwt95.00–100.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482167.95/cwt160.00–172.5081011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full503110.00/cwt110.00–110.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521166.72/cwt162.50–172.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528150.85/cwt150.00–152.507963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567163.24/cwt156.00–168.0092612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618155.26/cwt150.00–160.009604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620136.25/cwt132.50–140.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665126.49/cwt125.00–128.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3727124.11/cwt122.50–127.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full95896.03/cwt92.00–100.009202
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full38074.00/cwt74.00–74.002811
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full42074.00/cwt74.00–74.003111
Dairy Steers—Large 343097.00/cwt97.00–97.004171
Dairy Steers—Large 355585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full62564.00/cwt64.00–64.004001
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full67060.00/cwt60.00–60.004021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38093.66/cwt89.00–97.001,2935
Bulls——1,397105.30/cwt100.00–110.001,4713
Bulls——1,808117.29/cwt113.00–122.002,1212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80164.40/cwt62.50–66.005165
Cows—Lean 85-90%80546.30/cwt45.00–50.003734
Cows—Lean 85-90%89274.20/cwt71.00–77.006625
Cows—Boner 80-85%94866.27/cwt63.00–69.006283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04152.31/cwt50.00–55.005454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09882.09/cwt78.00–86.0090125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15794.05/cwt90.00–97.001,08812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21973.77/cwt72.00–76.008997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37898.12/cwt95.00–103.001,3525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39987.53/cwt85.00–91.001,22510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2789657.15/head600.00–720.006574
Bred Cows—Small 2890600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2985830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Small 1-2995700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030865.00/head800.00–930.008652
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,115740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,118841.06/head760.00–930.008413
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,275760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2798818.09/head720.00–930.008182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2880910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29901,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901

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.