Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-06-21

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 383▲ 48 vs year ago 337 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 99▼ 39 vs year ago 175 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 44 vs year ago 46 · −95.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 17.00 to 18.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 35.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 130.00 to 150.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.98/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$142.98
89 head · 387 lb average
Value per head Derived
$553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2411150.7461968
Medium and Large 3310117.8436521
One grade step is worth $32.91/cwt here — about $254 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 sale89 hd
142.98
—
NC average7 barns · 456 hd
147.23
−4.25
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—Average1,665109.181,8185thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30491.231,19043
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17486.651,01851
CowsLean 85-90%Low92963.1058623

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)705$6201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)735$4101thin

Every lot

82 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 3213121.72/cwt120.00–125.002593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235170.11/cwt165.00–175.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy274145.17/cwt145.00–146.003986
Steers—Medium and Large 3274124.23/cwt122.00–125.003404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277151.75/cwt150.00–155.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full278105.00/cwt105.00–105.002922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.19/cwt150.00–160.0050411
Steers—Medium and Large 3331122.05/cwt117.50–125.004045
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full335108.73/cwt107.50–110.003642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369173.14/cwt170.00–178.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369158.58/cwt151.00–165.005858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy373134.13/cwt130.00–140.005009
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full375111.60/cwt110.00–115.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410142.49/cwt140.00–145.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413162.38/cwt159.00–168.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466160.43/cwt155.00–165.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520160.19/cwt155.00–165.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555158.75/cwt157.50–160.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618137.18/cwt132.00–142.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705137.51/cwt136.00–139.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775127.92/cwt125.00–131.009912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215128.05/cwt126.00–130.002752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274125.00/cwt125.00–125.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320114.17/cwt110.00–118.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340140.49/cwt140.00–141.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360110.00/cwt105.00–115.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378137.49/cwt132.50–142.505206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418140.77/cwt137.00–144.0058812
Heifers—Medium and Large 343397.51/cwt95.00–100.004222
Heifers—Small 1-2Full43376.26/cwt75.00–77.503302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475134.26/cwt130.00–138.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518131.48/cwt128.00–135.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full53083.82/cwt80.00–87.504442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565130.07/cwt124.00–133.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634121.13/cwt118.00–123.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt119.00–121.008043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415130.11/cwt125.00–135.005406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418150.77/cwt145.00–157.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422141.06/cwt138.00–142.505953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425161.20/cwt160.00–162.506853
Bulls—Small 1-2Full43584.27/cwt82.50–86.003672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453155.00/cwt155.00–155.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455160.67/cwt160.00–162.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476124.98/cwt120.00–130.0059511
Bulls—Small 1-251595.00/cwt95.00–95.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518124.74/cwt122.00–127.506466
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full528109.17/cwt107.50–110.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531142.54/cwt140.00–147.507575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full570111.68/cwt110.00–115.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573142.68/cwt136.00–145.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580123.59/cwt120.00–125.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615119.75/cwt117.50–122.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full670100.47/cwt96.00–105.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705133.00/cwt128.00–138.009382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 341072.50/cwt72.50–72.502971
Dairy Heifers—Large 346565.00/cwt65.00–65.003021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full30085.00/cwt85.00–85.002551
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full38575.00/cwt75.00–75.002891
Dairy Steers—Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full42885.00/cwt85.00–85.003642
Dairy Steers—Large 3490106.00/cwt106.00–106.005191
Dairy Steers—Large 351399.97/cwt98.00–102.005132
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full53591.00/cwt91.00–91.004871
Dairy Steers—Large 371590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,665109.18/cwt104.00–111.001,8185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85050.08/cwt46.00–52.004268
Cows—Lean 85-90%92761.59/cwt59.00–64.005717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01077.45/cwt75.00–80.007828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11565.00/cwt65.00–65.007254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15671.06/cwt68.00–74.008219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16388.04/cwt85.00–92.001,02429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17180.02/cwt76.00–83.0093711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209100.60/cwt97.00–105.001,21611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23359.97/cwt58.00–62.007392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305106.43/cwt101.00–110.001,38911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43594.82/cwt90.00–99.001,36117
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2705620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2735410.00/head410.00–410.004101

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.