Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-08-30

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 30
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 530▼ 15 vs year ago 415 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 118▲ 23 vs year ago 62 · +37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

3 Hogs .80 To .93 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.94/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$136.94
176 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$59.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437150.1665667
Medium 2489138.4967757
Medium 3484130.6963227
Small and Medium 3477118.1356313thin
Small 346590.1842012thin
One grade step is worth $59.98/cwt here — about $236 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 sale176 hd
136.94
—
NC average7 barns · 775 hd
135.94
+1.00
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—Low1,609108.591,74812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35988.611,2048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11976.0885157
CowsLean 85-90%Low83872.516088thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$9901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$9701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)879$8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)707$8684thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$7001thin

Every lot

148 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Steers—Small 326090.00/cwt90.00–90.002341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280174.82/cwt170.00–180.004894
Steers—Medium 2280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Steers—Small 3310105.00/cwt100.00–110.003262
Steers—Medium 3318144.72/cwt140.00–150.004602
Steers—Medium 2324165.90/cwt160.00–170.005385
Steers—Small and Medium 3333132.18/cwt127.50–135.004403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335179.46/cwt175.00–187.506014
Steers—Medium 2367165.59/cwt162.00–170.006086
Steers—Small and Medium 3376131.33/cwt125.00–135.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378180.13/cwt176.00–187.506818
Steers—Medium 3384147.34/cwt140.00–152.005665
Steers—Small 3390115.06/cwt110.00–120.004492
Steers—Small 341899.78/cwt87.50–112.504172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421200.37/cwt195.00–207.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423170.72/cwt167.00–178.007223
Steers—Medium 2435159.01/cwt158.00–160.006922
Steers—Medium 3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Small and Medium 3445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005521
Steers—Small and Medium 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Small 346571.00/cwt71.00–71.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468186.24/cwt185.00–187.508722
Steers—Medium 3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006913
Steers—Medium 2476168.68/cwt162.50–172.508035
Steers—Medium 2510168.39/cwt166.00–172.008595
Steers—Small and Medium 3512134.97/cwt130.00–140.006913
Steers—Medium 3520150.92/cwt147.00–155.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535180.40/cwt175.00–186.009652
Steers—Small 3545106.00/cwt106.00–106.005781
Steers—Small 355595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
Steers—Medium 2560156.00/cwt156.00–156.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575169.98/cwt168.00–172.009772
Steers—Medium 2600157.50/cwt157.50–157.509451
Steers—Small and Medium 3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618165.35/cwt161.00–168.001,0225
Steers—Small 362081.00/cwt81.00–81.005021
Steers—Medium 3628134.90/cwt130.00–140.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Steers—Medium 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium 2680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770137.84/cwt133.00–142.501,0612
Steers—Medium 3890107.00/cwt107.00–107.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228138.50/cwt135.00–145.003163
Heifers—Medium 3240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275148.59/cwt145.00–155.004095
Heifers—Medium 2283140.22/cwt135.00–145.003972
Heifers—Small 3295105.00/cwt105.00–105.003101
Heifers—Small and Medium 3317118.29/cwt115.00–120.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323157.81/cwt155.00–162.5051013
Heifers—Medium 2323144.95/cwt140.00–150.004686
Heifers—Medium 3325130.31/cwt125.00–135.004242
Heifers—Small 336792.01/cwt75.00–110.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378159.17/cwt155.00–162.506026
Heifers—Medium 2380147.47/cwt145.00–150.005604
Heifers—Medium 3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418157.14/cwt152.00–162.0065712
Heifers—Small 3423101.30/cwt90.00–113.004282
Heifers—Medium 2427148.30/cwt145.00–150.006333
Heifers—Medium 3427136.53/cwt130.00–142.505835
Heifers—Small and Medium 3430123.44/cwt117.50–128.005313
Heifers—Small 347095.00/cwt95.00–95.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472153.00/cwt147.00–157.5072211
Heifers—Medium 3474128.72/cwt122.50–132.006104
Heifers—Medium 2482140.24/cwt135.00–145.0067610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008502
Heifers—Small and Medium 3517121.60/cwt118.00–125.006295
Heifers—Medium 2526140.39/cwt137.00–148.0073820
Heifers—Medium 3526133.17/cwt126.00–136.0070012
Heifers—Small 353575.00/cwt75.00–75.004011
Heifers—Small and Medium 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572137.60/cwt136.00–140.007875
Heifers—Medium 2581128.44/cwt125.00–135.007467
Heifers—Small 358482.14/cwt60.00–100.004804
Heifers—Medium 2619123.12/cwt120.00–125.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633132.84/cwt130.00–137.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673129.02/cwt128.00–130.008682
Heifers—Medium 2695107.50/cwt107.50–107.507471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740128.00/cwt128.00–128.009471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Heifers—Small and Medium 382092.50/cwt92.50–92.507591
Heifers—Medium 387097.50/cwt97.50–97.508481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2413158.90/cwt152.50–162.506565
Bulls—Small and Medium 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium 3418135.46/cwt130.00–142.505665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422172.78/cwt167.00–177.507295
Bulls—Small 3432100.10/cwt95.00–105.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435192.50/cwt192.50–192.508371
Bulls—Medium 2458156.24/cwt150.00–160.007166
Bulls—Small 346595.00/cwt95.00–95.004421
Bulls—Small and Medium 3468126.98/cwt124.00–130.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469167.69/cwt162.50–172.507865
Bulls—Medium 3470147.24/cwt140.00–150.006925
Bulls—Medium 2519149.61/cwt145.00–155.007765
Bulls—Medium 3519135.24/cwt130.00–140.007029
Bulls—Small 352088.50/cwt80.00–97.504602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521165.15/cwt159.00–170.008606
Bulls—Small and Medium 3537125.81/cwt125.00–127.506763
Bulls—Small 3565107.50/cwt107.50–107.506071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568164.80/cwt159.00–169.009367
Bulls—Medium 2575140.87/cwt137.50–146.008104
Bulls—Medium 3583132.86/cwt130.00–135.007754
Bulls—Small and Medium 3590123.02/cwt121.00–125.007262
Bulls—Medium 2605147.50/cwt147.50–147.508921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609152.80/cwt150.00–160.009314
Bulls—Medium 3632130.04/cwt125.00–135.008223
Bulls—Medium 2658120.02/cwt115.00–125.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669137.83/cwt132.50–141.009224
Bulls—Medium 3675113.71/cwt112.50–115.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710137.00/cwt137.00–137.009731
Bulls—Medium 2715112.50/cwt112.50–112.508041
Bulls—Medium 3760117.50/cwt117.50–117.508931
Bulls—Medium 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Bulls—Medium 2820117.50/cwt117.50–117.509641
Bulls—Medium 2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Bulls—Small 387565.00/cwt65.00–65.005691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 231575.00/cwt75.00–75.002361
Dairy Heifers—Medium 239580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Dairy Heifers—Medium 242085.00/cwt85.00–85.003571
Dairy Heifers—Medium 256565.00/cwt65.00–65.003671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Dairy Steers—Medium 236070.00/cwt70.00–70.002521
Dairy Steers—Medium 246580.00/cwt80.00–80.003721
Dairy Steers—Medium 2510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Dairy Steers—Medium 286567.00/cwt67.00–67.005801
Dairy Steers—Medium 295592.00/cwt92.00–92.008792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07085.00/cwt85.00–85.009101
Bulls——1,41597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3731
Bulls——1,619106.78/cwt104.00–109.001,7294
Bulls——1,725115.67/cwt112.00–123.001,9956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83564.95/cwt61.00–69.005422
Cows—Lean 85-90%83975.03/cwt71.00–80.006306
Cows—Boner 80-85%99555.00/cwt55.00–55.005471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10276.63/cwt70.00–82.0084427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11063.96/cwt58.00–69.0071012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16085.00/cwt81.00–91.0098617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35988.61/cwt85.00–95.001,2048
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2785630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium 2843825.22/head800.00–850.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070845.00/head845.00–845.008451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2637815.73/head730.00–860.008163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.