Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-11-08

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 8
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 386▼ 16 vs year ago 582 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 84▼ 9 vs year ago 140 · −6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade and market activity were 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 $119.14/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$119.14
219 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467127.38595147
Medium 2405108.4143948
Medium 342990.1038624
One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $209 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 sale219 hd
119.14
—
NC average8 barns · 1,163 hd
119.49
−0.35
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—High1,39096.341,3399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42880.901,15610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16875.2087932
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04259.4761948

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)1,023$7292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$7283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$6762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$6401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$5853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$5813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)901$8174thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2230116.00/cwt116.00–116.002671
Steers—Medium 2255114.00/cwt114.00–114.002911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277168.98/cwt160.00–175.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320182.71/cwt166.00–192.5058511
Steers—Medium 2335116.00/cwt116.00–116.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369176.52/cwt160.00–190.0065112
Steers—Medium 3403101.98/cwt99.00–105.004112
Steers—Medium 2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420171.02/cwt160.00–185.0071811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473162.93/cwt157.50–166.007714
Steers—Medium 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Steers—Medium 2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517147.55/cwt140.00–155.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570155.22/cwt146.00–162.508853
Steers—Medium 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628139.45/cwt137.00–142.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719134.33/cwt134.00–135.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225128.41/cwt125.00–130.002893
Heifers—Medium 2228108.87/cwt105.00–115.002485
Heifers—Medium 2267107.60/cwt102.00–115.002875
Heifers—Medium 326794.56/cwt85.00–100.002523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271125.49/cwt120.00–130.003406
Heifers—Medium 2314113.01/cwt105.00–115.003558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318127.25/cwt120.00–135.0040511
Heifers—Medium 332591.78/cwt86.00–95.002984
Heifers—Medium 336087.00/cwt87.00–87.003132
Heifers—Medium 2371106.21/cwt102.00–110.003946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379129.55/cwt120.00–140.0049114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381146.06/cwt144.00–150.005564
Heifers—Medium 341689.98/cwt85.00–95.003744
Heifers—Medium 2419108.34/cwt100.00–115.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426131.74/cwt120.00–140.0056130
Heifers—Medium 2473107.68/cwt100.00–118.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474128.17/cwt120.00–136.0060825
Heifers—Medium 348786.95/cwt82.50–95.004235
Heifers—Medium 2513107.35/cwt100.00–112.505515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520128.36/cwt120.00–135.0066725
Heifers—Medium 352385.96/cwt80.00–93.004503
Heifers—Medium 356095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565125.03/cwt120.00–128.0070611
Heifers—Medium 2588107.50/cwt105.00–110.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.14/cwt115.00–126.007456
Heifers—Medium 362395.00/cwt95.00–95.005922
Heifers—Medium 2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670112.79/cwt110.00–115.007567
Heifers—Medium 2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735111.99/cwt110.00–114.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773104.82/cwt102.00–107.508103
Heifers—Medium 2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2224149.42/cwt140.00–160.003357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2264150.87/cwt145.00–160.003985
Bulls—Medium 327891.80/cwt85.00–100.002553
Bulls—Medium 2318122.36/cwt115.00–125.003894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321153.04/cwt135.00–165.004919
Bulls—Medium 332597.31/cwt91.00–106.003165
Bulls—Medium 2359117.53/cwt110.00–125.004224
Bulls—Medium 336492.58/cwt90.00–95.003374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374138.02/cwt127.50–150.0051610
Bulls—Medium 2418114.66/cwt110.00–125.004796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424142.10/cwt130.00–160.0060317
Bulls—Medium 342498.73/cwt90.00–105.004194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470137.11/cwt125.00–153.0064414
Bulls—Medium 2474115.37/cwt110.00–122.505475
Bulls—Medium 347791.80/cwt82.00–100.004386
Bulls—Medium 350899.16/cwt95.00–102.505043
Bulls—Medium 2520110.40/cwt105.00–117.505746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521131.03/cwt125.00–140.0068323
Bulls—Medium 355899.03/cwt95.00–102.005533
Bulls—Medium 2568116.67/cwt115.00–120.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574135.10/cwt125.00–143.0077524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618132.70/cwt122.00–140.008209
Bulls—Medium 362293.31/cwt91.00–95.005803
Bulls—Medium 2635107.48/cwt105.00–110.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653131.98/cwt128.00–136.008622
Bulls—Medium 366095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Bulls—Medium 2664108.93/cwt105.00–114.007234
Bulls—Medium 272091.67/cwt85.00–95.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt112.00–114.008532
Bulls—Medium 279587.50/cwt87.50–87.506961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 375086.00/cwt86.00–86.006451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10586.00/cwt86.00–86.009501
Bulls——1,27393.84/cwt90.00–98.001,1956
Bulls——1,885109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87948.60/cwt40.00–53.004279
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07961.98/cwt54.00–67.0066939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14272.42/cwt67.00–80.0082726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28387.27/cwt85.00–90.001,1206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40884.05/cwt81.00–88.001,1836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45976.17/cwt71.00–80.001,1114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845584.68/head560.00–600.005853
Bred Cows—Medium 3845450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 3875420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983661.07/head610.00–700.006612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023729.34/head490.00–880.007292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063675.67/head480.00–840.006762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193867.04/head840.00–890.008672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2740790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3765440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,018.17/head790.00–1,160.001,0182

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.