Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-10-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 18
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 433▲ 467 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 143▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate market activity and buyer interest. Moderate offerings with plain to average quality .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$130.14
154 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462135.58627111
Medium and Large 2-3423116.1249143
One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $136 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 sale154 hd
130.14
—
NC average7 barns · 909 hd
126.29
+3.86
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—Low1,47493.301,3754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14674.2085050
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21566.3980710
CowsLean 85-90%Low94157.0953720

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)933$7193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$6873thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$9692thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285123.47/cwt122.00–125.003522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318168.29/cwt165.00–172.505354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330143.38/cwt140.00–150.004733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360184.79/cwt182.00–187.506652
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373122.38/cwt120.00–125.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377165.66/cwt160.00–177.5062510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415182.00/cwt182.00–182.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426168.63/cwt160.00–177.0071811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478166.82/cwt160.00–172.507978
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490122.50/cwt120.00–125.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514159.37/cwt155.00–166.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540177.00/cwt177.00–177.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561152.83/cwt149.00–160.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618133.77/cwt130.00–140.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640107.50/cwt107.50–107.506881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678135.51/cwt134.00–137.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3277112.05/cwt105.00–115.003108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3314113.42/cwt105.00–120.003569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327134.96/cwt128.00–145.004416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376141.31/cwt132.50–147.5053123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418112.49/cwt110.00–115.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426138.16/cwt132.50–146.0058924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.02/cwt130.00–142.5063720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478125.40/cwt120.00–128.0059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy498147.00/cwt147.00–147.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525121.85/cwt115.00–125.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527134.59/cwt130.00–138.0070912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560108.26/cwt105.00–117.506064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563127.30/cwt122.50–136.0071713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608108.76/cwt107.50–110.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614125.00/cwt124.00–126.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277149.19/cwt145.00–155.004135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327145.71/cwt135.00–150.004768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3327127.73/cwt125.00–130.004183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365118.15/cwt110.00–128.004315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370153.29/cwt145.00–157.505675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419123.47/cwt115.00–135.005179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424151.97/cwt140.00–160.0064428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472127.35/cwt120.00–135.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473153.61/cwt140.00–160.0072715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525152.48/cwt143.00–164.0080120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571136.43/cwt130.00–148.0077910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577118.97/cwt110.00–125.006867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610130.75/cwt127.50–134.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618114.93/cwt105.00–120.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3657105.18/cwt102.50–108.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661113.51/cwt108.00–118.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768110.51/cwt110.00–111.008492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20382.05/cwt81.00–83.009872
Bulls——1,745104.54/cwt104.00–105.001,8242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83049.60/cwt49.00–50.004123
Cows—Lean 85-90%93657.66/cwt53.00–63.0054015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09573.26/cwt68.00–77.0080235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14364.00/cwt64.00–64.007322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15364.31/cwt63.00–65.007413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17964.97/cwt60.00–67.007668
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29179.40/cwt78.00–82.001,02512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36072.07/cwt71.00–73.009802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933718.86/head670.00–750.007193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985687.34/head630.00–760.006873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005968.96/head900.00–1,040.009692

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.