Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-10-25

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 25
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 467▲ 84 vs year ago 469 · +17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 128▲ 19 vs year ago 104 · +18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, with slaughter cattle being steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.63/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$127.63
181 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482132.48638132
Medium and Large 2-3429114.5449249
One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $147 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 sale181 hd
127.63
—
NC average7 barns · 1,120 hd
123.85
+3.78
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—Average1,31497.691,28317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30474.5597226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38666.7992615
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12859.0566649

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 (2-4 yrs)945$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$7662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$7451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)842$6723thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$4201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$91811

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277154.55/cwt150.00–159.004283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318195.00/cwt195.00–195.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332173.96/cwt170.00–175.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335130.79/cwt126.00–136.004384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375172.07/cwt162.50–180.0064512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375128.80/cwt127.50–130.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377197.50/cwt197.50–197.507453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419164.03/cwt160.00–175.0068711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423130.80/cwt125.00–137.505537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473164.14/cwt157.50–172.507768
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481132.34/cwt130.00–136.006376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516126.62/cwt120.00–129.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520154.72/cwt147.00–163.008057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570134.01/cwt130.00–138.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578149.96/cwt140.00–160.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620128.25/cwt120.00–136.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.89/cwt138.00–152.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678142.03/cwt140.00–143.009636
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272111.77/cwt106.00–115.003046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323117.45/cwt112.00–122.003796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328129.32/cwt124.00–140.004247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340148.34/cwt147.50–150.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370148.28/cwt147.50–150.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370140.19/cwt130.00–146.0051912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372118.84/cwt105.00–125.004429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417152.51/cwt150.00–155.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424141.00/cwt130.00–147.5059825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431120.86/cwt110.00–127.505218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.53/cwt120.00–137.5062325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481113.14/cwt105.00–120.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519110.42/cwt104.00–118.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526126.95/cwt120.00–137.5066816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.52/cwt114.00–129.0070416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574105.43/cwt102.00–110.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613108.49/cwt105.00–112.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619121.52/cwt115.00–125.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672116.87/cwt112.00–122.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830109.55/cwt105.00–114.009092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263155.00/cwt155.00–155.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285118.59/cwt110.00–124.003384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3321116.44/cwt110.00–120.003746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331147.48/cwt140.00–155.004886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361148.74/cwt140.00–155.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369112.67/cwt110.00–125.004166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419118.93/cwt110.00–124.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426151.12/cwt140.00–157.5064416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477122.42/cwt120.00–125.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478144.87/cwt135.00–155.0069220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.76/cwt132.50–145.0072214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528116.39/cwt110.00–125.0061510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579108.79/cwt105.00–112.506306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580121.42/cwt118.00–126.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624109.62/cwt104.00–115.0068412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625117.98/cwt115.00–123.007377
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675107.71/cwt105.00–110.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687120.68/cwt118.00–124.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727123.82/cwt119.00–128.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3738107.45/cwt102.50–112.507932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25583.18/cwt80.00–86.001,0443
Bulls——1,25899.33/cwt90.00–104.001,25012
Bulls——1,735109.61/cwt109.00–110.001,9022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08948.91/cwt46.00–53.005336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13460.47/cwt54.00–65.0068643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28073.55/cwt66.00–79.0094123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38666.79/cwt63.00–74.0092615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49282.23/cwt80.00–83.001,2273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2842671.62/head450.00–880.006723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968766.05/head580.00–900.007662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120745.00/head745.00–745.007451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2945936.48/head570.00–1,200.009365
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020903.12/head750.00–1,110.009036

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.