Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-02-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 14
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 448▼ 394 vs year ago 714 · −55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 108▼ 32 vs year ago 110 · −29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 16▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $143.86/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$143.86
146 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$67.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476155.03737111
Medium 2384121.6646719thin
Large 1-2593109.666504thin
Medium 349287.0542812thin
One grade step is worth $67.98/cwt here — about $309 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 sale146 hd
143.86
—
NC average8 barns · 960 hd
138.70
+5.16
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—Low1,19491.301,09020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50383.911,2616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05283.2087525
CowsLean 85-90%Low96967.3865330

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9543thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)887$6703thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)952$1,1575

Every lot

95 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316215.91/cwt205.00–232.506829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374212.36/cwt185.00–220.0079411
Steers—Large 1-2385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423208.70/cwt192.50–220.008838
Steers—Medium 2450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466192.80/cwt187.50–196.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513206.94/cwt195.00–211.001,0624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775149.46/cwt144.00–155.001,1582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220151.09/cwt135.00–165.003325
Heifers—Medium 2238129.53/cwt115.00–145.003082
Heifers—Medium 327375.00/cwt75.00–75.002052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278164.46/cwt145.00–185.004572
Heifers—Medium 2288125.09/cwt115.00–135.003602
Heifers—Medium 2320122.85/cwt115.00–130.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323147.61/cwt135.00–170.004779
Heifers—Medium 332591.15/cwt85.00–97.502962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium 2362115.97/cwt107.50–120.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373178.10/cwt175.00–181.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380157.46/cwt135.00–170.0059810
Heifers—Medium 338097.50/cwt97.50–97.503711
Heifers—Medium 340095.00/cwt95.00–95.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417160.58/cwt135.00–172.5067012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418180.82/cwt178.00–185.007567
Heifers—Medium 2418120.78/cwt110.00–130.005056
Heifers—Medium 2455129.50/cwt125.00–134.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.96/cwt137.00–179.0076622
Heifers—Large 1-2480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Medium 2505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Heifers—Medium 351889.98/cwt85.00–95.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520155.34/cwt132.50–179.0080813
Heifers—Large 1-2560104.82/cwt95.00–115.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567148.38/cwt130.00–162.5084113
Heifers—Medium 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.53/cwt135.00–155.009005
Heifers—Medium 366087.44/cwt80.00–95.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.01/cwt125.00–135.008713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714138.53/cwt135.00–140.009894
Heifers—Medium 376085.00/cwt85.00–85.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Large 1-2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Heifers—Medium 381080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,26096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228191.73/cwt185.00–200.004374
Bulls—Medium 2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268185.79/cwt165.00–205.004984
Bulls—Medium 3305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Bulls—Medium 2328114.25/cwt110.00–117.503753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330194.20/cwt177.50–212.506412
Bulls—Medium 3360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Bulls—Medium 2365120.14/cwt115.00–125.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373205.79/cwt175.00–220.007686
Bulls—Medium 2427117.25/cwt110.00–127.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435179.78/cwt165.00–195.0078210
Bulls—Large 1-2440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475176.49/cwt165.00–191.0083813
Bulls—Medium 2480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520182.67/cwt165.00–195.0095018
Bulls—Medium 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Medium 354090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560169.00/cwt145.00–185.009464
Bulls—Medium 2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Bulls—Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617163.64/cwt150.00–177.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678139.26/cwt130.00–148.009443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713127.63/cwt115.00–136.009103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777124.35/cwt115.00–135.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0291
Bulls—Medium 396072.50/cwt72.50–72.506961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Dairy Steers—Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Dairy Steers—Large 3475141.00/cwt141.00–141.006701
Dairy Steers—Large 3510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006991
Dairy Steers—Large 3690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Dairy Steers—Large 375085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——80080.99/cwt74.00–86.0064810
Bulls——1,50799.90/cwt89.00–106.001,5058
Bulls——1,915108.45/cwt107.00–110.002,0772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89453.28/cwt50.00–57.004764
Cows—Lean 85-90%98169.55/cwt59.00–78.0068226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04182.35/cwt76.00–89.0085723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17892.99/cwt92.00–94.001,0952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51181.89/cwt75.00–89.001,2375
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2855810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium 2883670.59/head640.00–700.006712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,026.22/head950.00–1,100.001,0262
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,211.98/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2123

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.