Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-08-09

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 9
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 377▼ 71 vs year ago 485 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 78▼ 15 vs year ago 128 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 26 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 TO 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.31/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$143.31
186 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$51.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488150.9273696
Medium 2452145.8965944
Medium 3425133.3256629
Small and Medium 3422118.7150110thin
Small 345399.294507thin
One grade step is worth $51.64/cwt here — about $287 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 sale186 hd
143.31
—
NC average9 barns · 1,022 hd
141.42
+1.89
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—High1,496107.991,61514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40793.221,31217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08578.8485551
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low76855.7942931

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$9722thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$9597
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)808$6345
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)678$4052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)917$9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)693$7342thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3277138.37/cwt135.00–145.003833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280180.15/cwt175.00–185.005043
Steers—Medium 2292166.69/cwt165.00–170.004873
Steers—Medium 3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325176.40/cwt172.00–182.5057311
Steers—Small and Medium 3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Small 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Steers—Medium 2338165.04/cwt160.00–170.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372178.08/cwt175.00–187.5066212
Steers—Medium 2374169.94/cwt165.00–174.006369
Steers—Small 3380112.20/cwt105.00–120.004262
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed38550.00/cwt50.00–50.001931
Steers—Small 3Full39075.00/cwt65.00–85.002932
Steers—Medium 3393157.52/cwt155.00–160.006192
Steers—Medium 3418155.09/cwt150.00–160.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432181.17/cwt177.50–185.007833
Steers—Small and Medium 3435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Small 3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467182.58/cwt180.00–187.008535
Steers—Medium 2473161.31/cwt160.00–162.507632
Steers—Small and Medium 3473121.44/cwt118.00–125.005742
Steers—Medium 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Steers—Small and Medium 3510142.50/cwt142.50–142.507271
Steers—Medium 3515136.07/cwt130.00–142.507012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518173.68/cwt170.00–182.509004
Steers—Small 3523121.07/cwt116.00–126.006332
Steers—Medium 2528165.59/cwt161.00–169.008745
Steers—Medium 3563146.73/cwt146.00–147.508262
Steers—Small and Medium 3575131.94/cwt125.00–139.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.63/cwt168.00–178.0099017
Steers—Medium 2590159.00/cwt159.00–159.009381
Steers—Medium 2610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634171.23/cwt168.00–173.001,0864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725155.03/cwt153.00–157.001,1242
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
Heifers—Medium 3265134.53/cwt134.00–135.003572
Heifers—Small 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290158.35/cwt155.00–162.504593
Heifers—Medium 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Heifers—Small 3300105.00/cwt105.00–105.003151
Heifers—Medium 3319139.51/cwt135.00–144.004457
Heifers—Medium 2327157.29/cwt150.00–161.005149
Heifers—Small and Medium 3327127.02/cwt125.00–130.004155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.15/cwt165.00–175.005612
Heifers—Medium 2373151.52/cwt145.00–157.505656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379159.15/cwt155.00–165.0060321
Heifers—Medium 3390136.75/cwt130.00–140.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418156.98/cwt152.50–162.006569
Heifers—Small and Medium 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium 3431136.42/cwt130.00–140.005887
Heifers—Medium 2432149.37/cwt145.00–155.006456
Heifers—Small 3440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Heifers—Small 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium 3460138.74/cwt137.50–140.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.64/cwt150.00–160.0072711
Heifers—Medium 2471145.66/cwt142.50–148.0068610
Heifers—Small and Medium 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Small 350597.50/cwt95.00–100.004922
Heifers—Medium 2518145.64/cwt142.50–149.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521151.14/cwt147.50–156.0078727
Heifers—Small and Medium 3523111.00/cwt110.00–112.005812
Heifers—Medium 3528132.25/cwt132.00–132.506982
Heifers—Medium 3565126.26/cwt125.00–127.507132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.60/cwt142.00–152.508369
Heifers—Medium 2578138.05/cwt130.00–141.007986
Heifers—Medium 2603125.68/cwt124.00–128.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605137.96/cwt133.00–144.008354
Heifers—Medium 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Small and Medium 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676125.72/cwt122.50–132.008506
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed70065.00/cwt65.00–65.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Heifers—Medium 3730118.04/cwt116.00–120.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795112.50/cwt112.50–112.508941
Heifers—Medium 279595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416167.34/cwt162.50–172.506969
Bulls—Small 3420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
Bulls—Medium 2423156.29/cwt150.00–160.006614
Bulls—Small and Medium 342382.72/cwt70.00–95.003502
Bulls—Medium 3424135.04/cwt130.00–140.005734
Bulls—Small and Medium 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.00/cwt165.00–169.007933
Bulls—Medium 2475159.84/cwt157.50–162.007592
Bulls—Medium 3485130.02/cwt125.00–135.006313
Bulls—Medium 2517158.97/cwt156.00–164.008225
Bulls—Small 352284.23/cwt77.50–90.004403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523173.94/cwt169.00–179.009106
Bulls—Medium 3524141.57/cwt137.50–147.507425
Bulls—Small and Medium 3532123.90/cwt120.00–130.006597
Bulls—Medium 2567154.51/cwt150.00–157.508765
Bulls—Small and Medium 3569125.99/cwt122.50–130.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571167.27/cwt164.00–172.009558
Bulls—Medium 3572142.54/cwt140.00–145.008153
Bulls—Small 357582.57/cwt80.00–85.004752
Bulls—Medium 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Bulls—Medium 2623145.96/cwt143.00–149.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0452
Bulls—Medium 3658124.50/cwt124.00–125.008192
Bulls—Medium 2665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668155.06/cwt150.00–160.001,0362
Bulls—Small 367585.00/cwt85.00–85.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703139.33/cwt135.00–145.009793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1401
Bulls—Medium 278590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071
Bulls—Small 379075.00/cwt75.00–75.005931
Bulls—Small 380077.50/cwt77.50–77.506201
Bulls—Medium 3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 231879.23/cwt70.00–87.502522
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Dairy Heifers—Medium 249595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
Dairy Heifers—Medium 272560.00/cwt60.00–60.004351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 335045.00/cwt45.00–45.001581
Dairy Steers—Medium 2480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Dairy Steers—Medium 266075.00/cwt75.00–75.004951
Dairy Steers—Medium 289585.00/cwt85.00–85.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433102.22/cwt98.00–105.001,4656
Bulls——1,543112.31/cwt108.00–118.001,7338
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Cows—Lean 85-90%74541.59/cwt29.00–53.0031013
Cows—Lean 85-90%77760.82/cwt55.00–67.0047312
Cows—Lean 85-90%81572.78/cwt70.00–75.005935
Cows—Boner 80-85%93346.08/cwt40.00–52.004302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01158.60/cwt53.00–63.005928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08878.13/cwt70.00–83.0085014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11687.64/cwt84.00–95.0097827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40793.22/cwt87.00–100.001,31217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3555290.00/head290.00–290.002901
Bred Cows—Medium 2560487.32/head370.00–550.004872
Bred Cows—Medium 2800520.00/head520.00–520.005201
Bred Cows—Medium 28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973731.85/head640.00–800.007323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052951.81/head550.00–1,190.009526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223971.72/head770.00–1,130.009722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2693733.86/head700.00–770.007342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2770810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2790840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025824.39/head800.00–850.008242

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.