Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-09-06

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 6
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 400▲ 33 vs year ago 353 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 85▼ 11 vs year ago 90 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 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 $143.42/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$143.42
166 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$365
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$58.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456152.0469484
Medium 2479143.5668751
Medium 3469131.0861519thin
Small and Medium 3433110.534786thin
Small 335393.323296thin
One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $365 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 sale166 hd
143.42
—
NC average7 barns · 572 hd
136.56
+6.86
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—Average1,488101.481,51012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39386.601,20613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17179.7593446
CowsLean 85-90%Average78068.975388thin

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$1,0601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$8201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)655$5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,0052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)708$7692thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235180.21/cwt175.00–185.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Steers—Medium 2285163.39/cwt160.00–170.004663
Steers—Small 3315106.90/cwt95.00–120.003372
Steers—Medium 3325166.31/cwt160.00–170.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330189.03/cwt185.00–196.006244
Steers—Medium 2332178.83/cwt174.00–182.505947
Steers—Small and Medium 3333137.82/cwt130.00–146.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366190.21/cwt185.00–195.006967
Steers—Small and Medium 3375141.33/cwt134.00–145.005303
Steers—Medium 3380165.11/cwt160.00–170.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385211.41/cwt208.00–215.008142
Steers—Small 3388110.03/cwt104.00–122.004273
Steers—Medium 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Steers—Medium 3425153.46/cwt147.50–160.006522
Steers—Medium 2427170.70/cwt165.00–175.007293
Steers—Small 3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Steers—Medium 2463173.35/cwt170.00–175.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482190.82/cwt185.00–195.009209
Steers—Medium 3505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521171.04/cwt166.00–175.008915
Steers—Small 353081.00/cwt81.00–81.004291
Steers—Small and Medium 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium 2543155.50/cwt155.00–156.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567173.20/cwt169.00–175.5098215
Steers—Small and Medium 3583119.98/cwt115.00–125.006992
Steers—Medium 2595156.50/cwt151.00–162.009312
Steers—Medium 2615154.86/cwt152.50–157.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631167.07/cwt165.00–171.001,0547
Steers—Medium 3638140.50/cwt140.00–141.008962
Steers—Medium 2666151.68/cwt150.00–152.501,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683163.06/cwt160.50–165.001,1147
Steers—Medium 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778135.26/cwt133.00–137.501,0522
Steers—Medium 2780137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170150.00/cwt150.00–150.002551
Heifers—Small 3190114.87/cwt110.00–120.002182
Heifers—Small and Medium 3215122.00/cwt122.00–122.002621
Heifers—Medium 2275142.55/cwt140.00–145.003922
Heifers—Small 327570.00/cwt70.00–70.001931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289149.63/cwt149.00–152.504325
Heifers—Small and Medium 3295105.00/cwt105.00–105.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320156.00/cwt152.50–164.004998
Heifers—Medium 2328147.48/cwt145.00–150.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368167.53/cwt160.00–170.0061722
Heifers—Medium 2368148.26/cwt145.00–152.505464
Heifers—Medium 3373118.83/cwt117.50–120.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420167.68/cwt162.50–175.007043
Heifers—Small 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium 2423156.42/cwt150.00–160.0066212
Heifers—Medium 3424142.97/cwt135.00–147.006067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466152.97/cwt147.50–158.0071317
Heifers—Small and Medium 3468115.19/cwt110.00–120.005392
Heifers—Medium 3480130.99/cwt125.00–138.006293
Heifers—Medium 2484142.62/cwt140.00–145.006908
Heifers—Medium 3518123.74/cwt120.00–130.006414
Heifers—Small 352075.10/cwt65.00–85.003912
Heifers—Medium 2524139.06/cwt132.50–143.0072914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538148.01/cwt144.00–155.007964
Heifers—Medium 3563121.40/cwt115.00–127.006833
Heifers—Medium 2569137.50/cwt135.00–140.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572143.49/cwt138.00–148.0082111
Heifers—Small and Medium 3575102.90/cwt100.00–106.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616130.40/cwt125.00–135.008037
Heifers—Medium 2631126.41/cwt120.00–130.007984
Heifers—Medium 2655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680130.51/cwt125.00–133.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703115.51/cwt113.00–118.008122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3428151.97/cwt148.00–157.506503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435180.65/cwt175.00–185.007864
Bulls—Small and Medium 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Bulls—Medium 2437168.73/cwt161.00–172.507373
Bulls—Medium 3462145.01/cwt140.00–150.006705
Bulls—Medium 2469158.18/cwt152.50–162.507426
Bulls—Small and Medium 3470129.88/cwt120.00–135.006104
Bulls—Small 3473101.33/cwt61.00–115.004795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475169.17/cwt165.00–175.008049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508172.03/cwt170.00–174.008742
Bulls—Small 3513109.59/cwt102.00–115.005623
Bulls—Medium 3523141.28/cwt140.00–142.507392
Bulls—Medium 2525158.30/cwt155.00–161.008313
Bulls—Small and Medium 3532124.92/cwt120.00–130.006653
Bulls—Medium 3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Bulls—Small and Medium 3570127.59/cwt125.00–130.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574167.78/cwt165.00–169.009635
Bulls—Medium 2583152.69/cwt150.00–154.008903
Bulls—Medium 2605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627157.56/cwt151.00–162.009883
Bulls—Small and Medium 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium 3635146.00/cwt146.00–146.009271
Bulls—Small 3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Bulls—Medium 2650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665130.11/cwt125.00–135.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium 2780107.50/cwt107.50–107.508391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790122.50/cwt122.50–122.509681
Bulls—Medium 283090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Bulls—Small 386577.50/cwt77.50–77.506701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 239577.00/cwt77.00–77.003041
Dairy Steers—Medium 255076.00/cwt76.00–76.004181
Dairy Steers—Medium 2650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32395.43/cwt95.00–96.001,2632
Bulls——1,35581.43/cwt81.00–82.001,1032
Bulls——1,562108.01/cwt103.00–113.001,6878
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70344.52/cwt38.00–51.003132
Cows—Lean 85-90%765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Cows—Lean 85-90%77054.00/cwt54.00–54.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%82476.18/cwt73.00–79.006284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13577.25/cwt70.00–83.0087722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19789.55/cwt86.00–99.001,07217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22163.79/cwt54.00–68.007797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37087.15/cwt84.00–95.001,19412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2655510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2708768.83/head610.00–900.007692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28401,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005990.00/head990.00–990.009901

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.