Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-02-07

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 313▼ 140 vs year ago 588 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 105▼ 27 vs year ago 135 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 16 vs year ago 32 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $143.66/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$143.66
186 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$58.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462151.35700150
Medium 2454117.9953527
Medium 341392.393829thin
One grade step is worth $58.96/cwt here — about $318 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 sale186 hd
143.66
—
NC average8 barns · 881 hd
136.64
+7.01
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—Low1,604101.221,62412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18982.6098231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47276.731,12915
CowsLean 85-90%Low94366.0362334

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)1,325$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)841$8945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)693$5832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)730$4401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)861$1,0787

Every lot

100 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220205.45/cwt195.00–215.004522
Steers—Medium 2263142.52/cwt140.00–145.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269201.97/cwt180.00–220.005438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325216.50/cwt212.00–218.007044
Steers—Medium 3340105.00/cwt105.00–105.003571
Steers—Medium 2368155.00/cwt155.00–155.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370206.95/cwt182.00–225.0076610
Steers—Medium 2400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419200.54/cwt188.00–218.0084016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474188.61/cwt179.00–205.008949
Steers—Medium 2478146.69/cwt145.00–150.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521179.80/cwt162.00–195.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566178.12/cwt175.00–182.501,0084
Steers—Medium 2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623171.67/cwt170.00–175.001,0703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662165.90/cwt153.00–175.001,0983
Steers—Medium 2668140.66/cwt137.50–144.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,52088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233146.75/cwt135.00–165.003426
Heifers—Medium 323595.00/cwt95.00–95.002231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
Heifers—Medium 2255122.55/cwt120.00–125.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271144.88/cwt135.00–165.003936
Heifers—Medium 329090.00/cwt90.00–90.002611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325152.08/cwt125.00–167.5049412
Heifers—Medium 2328116.10/cwt110.00–120.003815
Heifers—Medium 333385.00/cwt85.00–85.002832
Heifers—Medium 336095.00/cwt95.00–95.003421
Heifers—Medium 2365126.11/cwt110.00–130.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374156.30/cwt137.00–172.5058516
Heifers—Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422163.48/cwt140.00–177.5069027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.82/cwt135.00–172.0075028
Heifers—Medium 2480115.77/cwt105.00–130.005564
Heifers—Medium 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510127.50/cwt127.50–127.506501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.62/cwt135.00–166.0079523
Heifers—Medium 2528113.91/cwt105.00–128.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570140.22/cwt130.00–153.0079915
Heifers—Medium 2579118.98/cwt112.50–122.506895
Heifers—Medium 360087.50/cwt87.50–87.505251
Heifers—Medium 2603109.98/cwt105.00–115.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624129.38/cwt125.00–132.508074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Heifers—Medium 365594.00/cwt94.00–94.006161
Heifers—Medium 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668124.10/cwt115.00–137.508293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710124.65/cwt115.00–132.508854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220193.95/cwt180.00–220.004275
Bulls—Medium 323095.00/cwt95.00–95.002191
Bulls—Medium 325585.00/cwt70.00–100.002172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2269182.05/cwt165.00–215.004908
Bulls—Medium 3300101.00/cwt100.00–102.003032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330188.98/cwt160.00–210.006244
Bulls—Medium 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370189.64/cwt165.00–217.5070214
Bulls—Medium 337593.00/cwt80.00–105.003492
Bulls—Medium 2390125.13/cwt115.00–135.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424178.34/cwt155.00–192.5075618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469182.63/cwt165.00–208.0085718
Bulls—Medium 2474120.14/cwt112.50–125.005694
Bulls—Medium 351075.00/cwt75.00–75.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524155.24/cwt132.00–168.0081319
Bulls—Medium 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Bulls—Medium 356585.00/cwt85.00–85.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570163.20/cwt140.00–173.0093016
Bulls—Medium 361070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630154.62/cwt134.00–174.0097415
Bulls—Medium 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671157.42/cwt147.50–164.001,0564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723136.17/cwt125.00–142.009854
Bulls—Medium 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Bulls—Medium 376075.00/cwt75.00–75.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773122.03/cwt112.50–138.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818113.43/cwt105.00–120.009283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,07593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Dairy Steers—Large 3563102.59/cwt82.50–122.505782
Dairy Steers—Large 3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00091.00/cwt91.00–91.009101
Bulls——1,594100.85/cwt94.00–106.001,6089
Bulls——1,953108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,1092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82351.75/cwt37.00–59.004268
Cows—Lean 85-90%98070.42/cwt62.50–78.0069026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18782.22/cwt76.00–92.0097630
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47276.73/cwt70.00–87.001,12915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2515552.09/head530.00–580.005522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,223.03/head910.00–1,350.001,2233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2693583.00/head570.00–595.005832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2841894.42/head600.00–1,030.008945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.