Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-12-06

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Dec 6
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 586▼ 151 vs year ago 594 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 153▼ 4 vs year ago 115 · −3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.62/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$122.62
161 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$38.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475132.47629105
Medium 2486109.6653336
Medium 350494.2047520
One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $155 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 sale161 hd
122.62
—
NC average8 barns · 1,357 hd
121.10
+1.51
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—Average1,45596.781,40817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26883.041,05341
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64171.741,1775thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92957.8753834

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)1,034$1,0173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$9301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)928$4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)720$3701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,0901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$6402thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Steers—Medium 3260106.00/cwt106.00–106.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275212.50/cwt212.50–212.505841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331189.61/cwt170.00–195.006289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370184.94/cwt170.00–197.5068424
Steers—Medium 2373114.90/cwt110.00–120.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411180.56/cwt170.00–195.0074217
Steers—Medium 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473177.55/cwt171.00–192.508409
Steers—Medium 2495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521176.02/cwt170.00–183.009174
Steers—Medium 2540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
Steers—Medium 2559129.74/cwt128.00–135.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574159.92/cwt151.00–177.509188
Steers—Medium 2600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620147.16/cwt137.00–158.009122
Steers—Medium 3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Steers—Medium 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750133.00/cwt133.00–133.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0471
Steers—Medium 292599.00/cwt99.00–99.009161
Steers—Medium 2980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Steers—Medium 31,07088.00/cwt88.00–88.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,155114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3171
Steers—Medium 21,190105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218135.84/cwt125.00–155.002966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283135.82/cwt132.00–140.003842
Heifers—Medium 2285100.00/cwt100.00–100.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320136.66/cwt130.00–144.004376
Heifers—Medium 2324111.25/cwt105.00–115.003604
Heifers—Medium 333890.50/cwt90.00–91.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364144.19/cwt127.50–153.0052510
Heifers—Medium 2373113.80/cwt110.00–122.504246
Heifers—Medium 339592.00/cwt92.00–92.003631
Heifers—Medium 3411101.55/cwt91.00–105.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427141.45/cwt125.00–153.0060419
Heifers—Medium 2427113.76/cwt110.00–120.004866
Heifers—Medium 346890.87/cwt90.00–92.504253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474134.12/cwt122.50–150.0063618
Heifers—Medium 248599.73/cwt97.50–102.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511126.93/cwt115.00–138.0064926
Heifers—Medium 351691.48/cwt90.00–95.004724
Heifers—Medium 2533107.65/cwt102.00–116.005745
Heifers—Medium 2571110.39/cwt103.00–117.506306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576121.77/cwt120.00–123.007014
Heifers—Medium 358094.96/cwt90.00–100.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620122.22/cwt119.00–129.007585
Heifers—Medium 362396.22/cwt95.00–97.505992
Heifers—Medium 2633105.00/cwt100.00–112.506654
Heifers—Medium 2655117.50/cwt117.50–117.507701
Heifers—Medium 368095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693126.50/cwt126.00–127.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708127.50/cwt127.00–128.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009182
Heifers—Medium 381089.00/cwt89.00–89.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835102.50/cwt102.50–102.508561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Heifers—Medium 2875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2222145.42/cwt135.00–162.003233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272167.35/cwt160.00–176.004553
Bulls—Medium 2305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
Bulls—Medium 2363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375157.72/cwt148.00–166.005917
Bulls—Medium 337595.00/cwt90.00–100.003562
Bulls—Medium 2430129.88/cwt125.00–135.005582
Bulls—Medium 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432154.97/cwt145.00–166.0066910
Bulls—Medium 2475108.82/cwt105.00–115.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476161.31/cwt144.00–169.0076810
Bulls—Medium 349395.00/cwt95.00–95.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518150.62/cwt135.00–165.0078018
Bulls—Medium 351989.95/cwt85.00–95.004674
Bulls—Medium 2530104.91/cwt100.00–115.005563
Bulls—Medium 355592.00/cwt92.00–92.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575144.75/cwt134.00–164.0083218
Bulls—Medium 2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624145.07/cwt127.50–156.0090516
Bulls—Medium 2626107.88/cwt100.00–115.006756
Bulls—Medium 265894.98/cwt90.00–100.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680124.96/cwt120.00–130.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713112.66/cwt110.00–114.008033
Bulls—Medium 272892.56/cwt90.00–95.006742
Bulls—Medium 2780106.00/cwt106.00–106.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Bulls—Medium 385582.00/cwt82.00–82.007011
Bulls—Medium 288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Bulls—Medium 294091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 321064.00/cwt64.00–64.001341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357868.56/cwt60.00–75.003963
Dairy Steers—Large 3765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Dairy Steers—Large 387092.00/cwt92.00–92.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05083.00/cwt83.00–83.008722
Bulls——1,32495.24/cwt89.00–101.001,26111
Bulls——2,016107.91/cwt105.00–110.002,1754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81546.34/cwt38.00–52.0037810
Cows—Lean 85-90%97762.68/cwt54.00–68.0061224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21479.74/cwt72.00–87.0096827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37189.41/cwt87.00–93.001,22614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64171.74/cwt69.00–75.001,1775
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2720370.00/head370.00–370.003701
Bred Cows—Medium 2925970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Small 2928450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2685430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27851,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,030850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.