Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-02-21

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 21
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 320▼ 133 vs year ago 637 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 78▲ 42 vs year ago 102 · +41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $146.58/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$146.58
241 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$68.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481159.10765176
Large 1-2433123.335343thin
Medium 2412118.9149047
Medium 341990.9738215thin
One grade step is worth $68.14/cwt here — about $384 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 sale241 hd
146.58
—
NC average7 barns · 1,108 hd
143.76
+2.82
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—Average1,70497.221,6568thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15985.4599062
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47184.961,2507thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88066.1158240

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$1,0542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,0284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$9986
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$9912thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$8914thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$8112thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)878$5983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)640$5301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$8554thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 327094.00/cwt94.00–94.002541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284206.77/cwt195.00–215.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310216.75/cwt200.00–235.006723
Steers—Medium 2338134.93/cwt125.00–145.004562
Steers—Medium 2365155.00/cwt145.00–165.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372205.89/cwt185.00–225.007666
Steers—Medium 2404122.42/cwt115.00–132.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425209.16/cwt190.00–229.0088911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477203.08/cwt188.00–220.0096911
Steers—Medium 2482145.38/cwt120.00–162.007013
Steers—Medium 2527166.82/cwt165.00–168.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528195.75/cwt170.00–212.001,03413
Steers—Medium 2568136.10/cwt125.00–147.507732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572195.21/cwt171.00–211.001,11717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600197.33/cwt196.00–202.001,1846
Steers—Medium 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773161.93/cwt159.00–165.001,2522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Steers—Medium 2935116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085134.98/cwt130.00–140.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,200142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,275144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2210108.69/cwt100.00–120.002284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2226171.02/cwt140.00–185.003874
Heifers—Medium 2273109.68/cwt105.00–115.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277168.30/cwt145.00–195.0046611
Heifers—Large 1-2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320160.35/cwt145.00–175.0051313
Heifers—Medium 332489.80/cwt80.00–100.002915
Heifers—Medium 2331119.91/cwt105.00–135.003976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373164.81/cwt142.50–187.5061517
Heifers—Medium 2374122.24/cwt110.00–135.004579
Heifers—Medium 338293.62/cwt80.00–100.003583
Heifers—Medium 2416124.26/cwt105.00–132.505177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424159.19/cwt145.00–179.0067525
Heifers—Medium 343085.00/cwt85.00–85.003662
Heifers—Large 1-2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium 346594.84/cwt90.00–100.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469179.21/cwt177.00–181.0084010
Heifers—Medium 2469122.47/cwt110.00–135.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471158.66/cwt137.50–176.0074725
Heifers—Medium 2521116.96/cwt108.00–125.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522161.10/cwt140.00–174.0084125
Heifers—Medium 352595.00/cwt95.00–95.004991
Heifers—Large 1-2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium 355585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Heifers—Medium 2562109.19/cwt105.00–117.506143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574160.81/cwt140.00–175.0092323
Heifers—Medium 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623151.35/cwt134.00–162.5094310
Heifers—Medium 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Heifers—Medium 365595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663135.34/cwt132.00–140.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.93/cwt115.00–135.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,20597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215178.95/cwt165.00–190.003854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263187.42/cwt175.00–215.004936
Bulls—Medium 328080.00/cwt80.00–80.002241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318196.26/cwt175.00–222.506247
Bulls—Medium 2318127.80/cwt120.00–135.004062
Bulls—Medium 333392.52/cwt90.00–95.003082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366203.97/cwt180.00–225.0074714
Bulls—Medium 2369147.44/cwt135.00–165.005444
Bulls—Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium 2420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006514
Bulls—Large 1-2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426198.25/cwt180.00–210.008458
Bulls—Medium 343090.00/cwt90.00–90.003872
Bulls—Medium 3455101.25/cwt97.50–105.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465183.36/cwt170.00–208.0085318
Bulls—Medium 2474126.02/cwt115.00–148.005974
Bulls—Large 1-2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520166.18/cwt145.00–177.5086411
Bulls—Medium 2520128.53/cwt115.00–135.006683
Bulls—Medium 352075.00/cwt75.00–75.003901
Bulls—Medium 2567135.25/cwt125.00–145.007675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575178.00/cwt155.00–192.501,02415
Bulls—Medium 2623113.25/cwt105.00–125.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631169.33/cwt150.00–187.001,06811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660165.10/cwt152.00–176.001,0904
Bulls—Medium 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718164.69/cwt160.00–171.001,1825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1141
Bulls—Medium 2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,060142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,190134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355075.00/cwt75.00–75.004131
Dairy Steers—Large 364590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Dairy Steers—Large 371583.00/cwt75.00–91.005932
Dairy Steers—Large 390085.00/cwt85.00–85.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37078.93/cwt72.00–91.001,0812
Bulls——1,74698.93/cwt93.00–102.001,7274
Bulls——1,953112.07/cwt109.00–116.002,1892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77450.22/cwt40.00–54.003897
Cows—Lean 85-90%90369.48/cwt57.50–76.0062733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14284.14/cwt77.00–90.0096154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27094.28/cwt91.00–100.001,1978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47184.96/cwt77.00–89.001,2507
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2640530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Bred Cows—Medium 2878598.22/head570.00–620.005983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923890.61/head730.00–1,030.008914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973997.50/head750.00–1,150.009986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978810.54/head660.00–930.008112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,054.25/head910.00–1,160.001,0542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115991.03/head900.00–1,075.009912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,027.69/head970.00–1,050.001,0284
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2665730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2720800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.