Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-01-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 31
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 316▼ 275 vs year ago 588 · −46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 105▼ 30 vs year ago 135 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 22 vs year ago 32 · −68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.83/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −38.60 against this barn's trailing median of $189.42.
Average price
$150.83
123 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$70.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509166.4184778
Large 1-2395147.975855thin
Medium 2465127.0359132
Medium 353395.885118thin
One grade step is worth $70.54/cwt here — about $336 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 sale123 hd
150.83
—
NC average8 barns · 672 hd
143.27
+7.56
This barn, trailing median10 sales
189.42
−38.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales
216192169145median 189.4203/0303/2405/0506/2310/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $159.35, median $189.42 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,34099.451,33217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21690.031,09453
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41887.191,2368thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95667.8564924

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$8601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)828$6652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,2604thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240197.45/cwt195.00–200.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270205.00/cwt205.00–205.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305206.68/cwt200.00–217.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372204.17/cwt197.50–225.0076010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423191.43/cwt172.50–209.008108
Steers—Medium 2470122.50/cwt120.00–125.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475174.18/cwt160.00–187.508272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508184.34/cwt165.00–199.009366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577171.63/cwt164.00–177.009905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610158.19/cwt145.00–167.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687158.50/cwt155.00–163.001,0893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233152.58/cwt150.00–155.003562
Heifers—Medium 2275114.94/cwt110.00–120.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279155.66/cwt145.00–165.004349
Heifers—Medium 2325111.95/cwt100.00–125.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332150.65/cwt140.00–160.0050011
Heifers—Medium 335897.48/cwt95.00–100.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372144.61/cwt127.50–155.0053810
Heifers—Medium 2378107.17/cwt100.00–120.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423145.04/cwt130.00–160.0061416
Heifers—Medium 2427120.14/cwt110.00–125.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469144.05/cwt132.50–152.5067610
Heifers—Medium 2470107.39/cwt105.00–110.005052
Heifers—Medium 347085.00/cwt85.00–85.004001
Heifers—Medium 2520111.73/cwt105.00–115.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531142.95/cwt125.00–150.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575134.10/cwt120.00–150.007715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.47/cwt132.50–140.008435
Heifers—Medium 363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium 267798.33/cwt95.00–100.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728113.43/cwt105.00–120.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763107.48/cwt105.00–110.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291598.00/cwt98.00–98.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295598.00/cwt98.00–98.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,170119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,395110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2233142.37/cwt140.00–145.003322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2238184.89/cwt175.00–195.004402
Bulls—Medium 2265127.08/cwt120.00–135.003372
Bulls—Large 1-2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274192.24/cwt185.00–200.005274
Bulls—Medium 2318114.58/cwt105.00–130.003643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322180.71/cwt165.00–195.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360190.99/cwt160.00–205.006885
Bulls—Medium 2382128.28/cwt125.00–135.004903
Bulls—Large 1-2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Bulls—Medium 341296.84/cwt85.00–105.003993
Bulls—Medium 2418135.87/cwt132.50–140.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427180.40/cwt160.00–202.5077013
Bulls—Large 1-2437146.62/cwt145.00–150.006413
Bulls—Medium 2467130.13/cwt120.00–135.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471178.40/cwt160.00–197.5084010
Bulls—Medium 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Bulls—Medium 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Bulls—Medium 2520129.03/cwt115.00–140.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525161.93/cwt145.00–190.0085012
Bulls—Medium 2570125.74/cwt107.50–135.007177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579157.45/cwt135.00–167.509126
Bulls—Medium 359097.50/cwt97.50–97.505751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610152.68/cwt135.00–171.0093111
Bulls—Medium 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Bulls—Medium 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663157.45/cwt145.00–171.001,0446
Bulls—Medium 2670112.50/cwt112.50–112.507541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708135.44/cwt130.00–141.009592
Bulls—Medium 2735112.50/cwt112.50–112.508271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772109.44/cwt106.00–112.508453
Bulls—Medium 383079.00/cwt79.00–79.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344597.50/cwt97.50–97.504341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98281.96/cwt70.00–88.008055
Bulls——1,19199.12/cwt93.00–107.001,1815
Bulls——1,701112.18/cwt108.00–117.001,9087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95070.39/cwt60.00–76.0066920
Cows—Lean 85-90%98855.13/cwt42.50–59.005454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16387.22/cwt77.00–95.001,01441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39599.61/cwt95.00–109.001,39012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41887.19/cwt78.00–92.001,2368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2680470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2830900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2915820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,659.21/head1,300.00–1,930.001,6592

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.