Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 13
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 386▼ 85 vs year ago 410 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 79▼ 26 vs year ago 80 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 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 $142.63/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$142.63
174 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$36.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.45
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468148.16694114
Medium 2496140.1269533
Medium 3478125.1559821
Small and Medium 3448112.745054thin
Small 3458112.005122thin
One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $182 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 sale174 hd
142.63
—
NC average8 barns · 827 hd
136.18
+6.45
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—High1,552105.371,6364thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31789.321,17610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15979.9292728
CowsLean 85-90%Average80159.7547810

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$8201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$6563thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)708$6802thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Steers—Medium 2268179.86/cwt175.00–185.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285208.00/cwt208.00–208.005931
Steers—Medium 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323208.19/cwt200.00–216.006722
Steers—Small 3360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365209.31/cwt200.00–212.007647
Steers—Medium 2368190.46/cwt185.00–194.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007792
Steers—Medium 3388165.03/cwt160.00–170.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410198.16/cwt193.00–207.508123
Steers—Medium 2418190.72/cwt187.00–192.507975
Steers—Small 3418117.37/cwt112.00–125.004914
Steers—Medium 3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Steers—Small and Medium 3440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006641
Steers—Medium 2470162.50/cwt162.50–162.507641
Steers—Medium 3473177.78/cwt170.00–185.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477192.03/cwt187.50–200.009163
Steers—Small and Medium 3495153.00/cwt153.00–153.007571
Steers—Small 3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Steers—Medium 2515176.00/cwt176.00–176.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528172.95/cwt169.00–178.0091313
Steers—Medium 3545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Steers—Medium 2560159.92/cwt155.00–162.508964
Steers—Medium 3572153.00/cwt153.00–153.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573172.39/cwt166.00–176.0098810
Steers—Small and Medium 3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium 3623119.82/cwt115.00–125.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624167.75/cwt165.00–175.001,04717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676158.15/cwt155.00–168.001,06912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275159.91/cwt155.00–165.004403
Heifers—Medium 2285152.00/cwt152.00–152.004331
Heifers—Medium 3320133.79/cwt130.00–140.004284
Heifers—Medium 2325146.33/cwt145.00–150.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326153.67/cwt150.00–160.005019
Heifers—Small and Medium 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium 3350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364159.51/cwt156.00–165.005817
Heifers—Medium 2375152.50/cwt152.50–152.505721
Heifers—Medium 2415146.54/cwt145.00–148.006082
Heifers—Medium 3415125.12/cwt120.00–130.005192
Heifers—Small 3430109.00/cwt109.00–109.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431154.50/cwt150.00–160.0066627
Heifers—Small and Medium 3463116.98/cwt114.00–120.005422
Heifers—Medium 3466133.83/cwt125.00–143.006244
Heifers—Medium 2473139.16/cwt137.50–142.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479146.83/cwt141.00–152.5070340
Heifers—Small 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium 3509120.50/cwt117.00–125.006134
Heifers—Medium 2512141.25/cwt135.00–143.0072314
Heifers—Small and Medium 3520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528141.42/cwt137.50–145.0074711
Heifers—Medium 3573118.13/cwt110.00–125.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578137.10/cwt130.00–140.007929
Heifers—Medium 2578136.20/cwt135.00–138.007875
Heifers—Medium 2615137.50/cwt137.50–137.508461
Heifers—Medium 3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.00/cwt136.00–136.008533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.49/cwt130.00–132.008614
Heifers—Medium 2690127.50/cwt127.50–127.508801
Heifers—Medium 3755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1171
Heifers—Medium 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2413169.91/cwt165.00–175.007022
Bulls—Medium 3427147.05/cwt135.00–150.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430194.00/cwt194.00–194.008341
Bulls—Small 344583.00/cwt83.00–83.003691
Bulls—Medium 3453149.14/cwt145.00–155.006763
Bulls—Small 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475177.96/cwt176.00–180.008452
Bulls—Small and Medium 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Bulls—Medium 2478162.49/cwt160.00–165.007772
Bulls—Small and Medium 351585.00/cwt85.00–85.004381
Bulls—Medium 3522129.75/cwt127.00–135.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530162.57/cwt160.00–165.008622
Bulls—Medium 2538138.79/cwt130.00–147.507472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563166.83/cwt166.00–167.509393
Bulls—Medium 2578139.76/cwt137.50–142.008082
Bulls—Medium 3580115.13/cwt110.00–120.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640134.02/cwt132.00–136.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663128.73/cwt127.50–130.008532
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2615104.00/cwt104.00–104.006401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 256585.00/cwt85.00–85.004801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0311
Bulls——1,708108.82/cwt107.00–110.001,8593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73839.67/cwt25.00–49.002933
Cows—Lean 85-90%80772.20/cwt70.00–74.005833
Cows—Lean 85-90%82759.30/cwt57.00–63.004903
Cows—Lean 85-90%89084.00/cwt84.00–84.007481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01066.45/cwt65.00–68.006712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14554.00/cwt54.00–54.006181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16077.11/cwt71.00–82.0089412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18386.58/cwt83.00–94.001,02413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31789.32/cwt84.00–94.001,17610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2823588.75/head520.00–650.005892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2605380.00/head380.00–380.003801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2810980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251

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.