Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-11-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 1
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 553▼ 157 vs year ago 543 · −28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 123▼ 24 vs year ago 108 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 22 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $124.59/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$124.59
130 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549127.02697108
Medium and Large 2-3462112.6652022
One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $177 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 sale130 hd
124.59
—
NC average8 barns · 1,028 hd
124.73
−0.14
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—High1,53992.291,4208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13371.4680922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41166.4793811
CowsLean 85-90%Low98457.6956835

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)1,380$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$7692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$6914thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$6823thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)645$7101thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2265169.91/cwt165.00–175.004504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323185.28/cwt180.00–192.505983
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3359153.48/cwt141.00–157.505514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366169.19/cwt160.00–182.506197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423152.43/cwt150.00–155.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424170.35/cwt160.00–182.5072210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450157.50/cwt157.50–157.507091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468170.65/cwt162.50–182.507999
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523159.39/cwt155.00–164.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569158.96/cwt150.00–170.009049
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574143.76/cwt140.00–147.508255
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618133.37/cwt127.50–137.508243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625156.21/cwt147.00–162.0097611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672147.86/cwt145.50–159.0099410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683131.47/cwt130.00–133.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778139.49/cwt135.00–144.001,0852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200110.00/cwt110.00–110.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268126.21/cwt122.50–127.503384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328112.60/cwt110.00–115.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334132.25/cwt122.50–137.504429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373127.61/cwt122.50–135.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411118.48/cwt105.00–125.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420135.85/cwt127.00–140.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464130.62/cwt122.50–135.0060618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475111.74/cwt105.00–115.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530132.30/cwt125.00–138.0070111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533113.19/cwt105.00–120.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560105.91/cwt100.00–115.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569128.83/cwt123.00–135.0073316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620109.96/cwt100.00–115.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624125.65/cwt117.50–130.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668111.00/cwt107.00–117.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704114.38/cwt110.00–115.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770112.50/cwt112.50–112.508661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817111.71/cwt108.00–117.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928117.75/cwt117.00–119.001,0934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,145112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240155.00/cwt155.00–155.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270143.58/cwt135.00–150.003883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320131.92/cwt130.00–135.004225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361145.76/cwt130.00–155.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382112.94/cwt110.00–115.004316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423145.41/cwt132.50–157.5061510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423117.61/cwt110.00–125.004977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460107.50/cwt105.00–110.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475141.40/cwt130.00–155.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529140.33/cwt130.00–145.0074211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt110.00–125.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562139.56/cwt130.00–147.507848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570121.94/cwt115.00–125.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624135.52/cwt130.00–140.008464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624108.76/cwt105.00–112.506794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368599.01/cwt98.00–100.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705107.50/cwt107.50–107.507581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336085.00/cwt85.00–85.003061
Dairy Steers—Large 343585.00/cwt85.00–85.003701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2351
Bulls——1,50390.88/cwt87.00–100.001,3666
Bulls——1,820109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97079.00/cwt79.00–79.007662
Cows—Lean 85-90%97447.65/cwt44.00–49.004645
Cows—Lean 85-90%98659.36/cwt51.00–66.0058530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14970.71/cwt64.00–75.0081220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41166.47/cwt61.00–70.0093811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2780510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978769.26/head760.00–780.007692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,001691.10/head450.00–790.006914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032681.66/head440.00–950.006823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2645710.00/head710.00–710.007101

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.