Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-02-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 28
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 504▲ 139 vs year ago 286 · +48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 144▲ 36 vs year ago 48 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 26 vs year ago 16 · +162.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 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 $165.00/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$165.00
184 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$72.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458173.48795152
Medium 2380129.1249127
Medium 3376101.003805thin
One grade step is worth $72.48/cwt here — about $415 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 sale184 hd
165.00
—
NC average8 barns · 1,346 hd
152.13
+12.87
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—Low1,477105.821,56310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22593.991,15235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33084.081,1183thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94769.9166221

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)1,057$1,3553thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,079$1,1958
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,1702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,1318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)917$1,0497
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$9102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)845$1,5955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)857$1,4375
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$1,2251thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290226.00/cwt226.00–226.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324220.32/cwt200.00–235.0071410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372221.48/cwt212.50–225.0082412
Steers—Medium 2375129.93/cwt125.00–135.004872
Steers—Medium 340080.00/cwt80.00–80.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408210.37/cwt186.00–221.008588
Steers—Medium 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium 2468147.51/cwt145.00–150.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475198.94/cwt170.00–225.009457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1481
Steers—Medium 351095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516202.66/cwt175.00–220.001,0467
Steers—Medium 2523151.94/cwt135.00–165.007953
Steers—Medium 2565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577210.24/cwt205.00–214.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616200.85/cwt187.50–210.001,2377
Steers—Medium 2618126.21/cwt125.00–127.507802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222158.82/cwt145.00–180.003535
Heifers—Medium 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279171.30/cwt150.00–200.0047811
Heifers—Medium 2279132.03/cwt120.00–140.003685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324177.29/cwt155.00–198.0057418
Heifers—Medium 2331123.67/cwt115.00–145.004095
Heifers—Medium 3345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
Heifers—Medium 335590.00/cwt90.00–90.003201
Heifers—Medium 2366130.45/cwt127.50–135.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370183.03/cwt160.00–204.0067723
Heifers—Medium 340595.00/cwt95.00–95.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424180.27/cwt150.00–196.0076422
Heifers—Medium 2430127.30/cwt110.00–145.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474183.65/cwt157.50–201.0087124
Heifers—Medium 2477126.01/cwt110.00–142.506013
Heifers—Medium 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519179.00/cwt150.00–190.0092916
Heifers—Medium 2524135.45/cwt125.00–142.507104
Heifers—Medium 2565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571166.49/cwt150.00–185.0095110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615165.84/cwt159.00–175.001,0208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679151.86/cwt135.00–161.001,0316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714134.24/cwt130.00–138.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,350103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2218152.47/cwt150.00–155.003322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225204.34/cwt182.50–222.004603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283204.40/cwt170.00–228.005789
Bulls—Medium 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Bulls—Medium 3333110.00/cwt110.00–110.003662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340197.33/cwt185.00–210.006714
Bulls—Medium 2361142.39/cwt120.00–160.005144
Bulls—Medium 3370111.60/cwt110.00–115.004133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372208.64/cwt185.00–222.5077611
Bulls—Medium 2419147.17/cwt125.00–155.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422196.76/cwt170.00–218.0083021
Bulls—Medium 342595.00/cwt95.00–95.004041
Bulls—Medium 2468146.82/cwt125.00–157.506879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474194.69/cwt175.00–215.0092315
Bulls—Medium 3475107.45/cwt105.00–110.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522192.94/cwt170.00–214.001,00714
Bulls—Medium 2524119.34/cwt115.00–125.006254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578189.19/cwt170.00–207.001,09416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611190.11/cwt175.00–197.501,1627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669178.72/cwt155.00–193.001,1969
Bulls—Medium 2680148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775162.66/cwt150.00–173.001,2613
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Dairy Steers—Large 3435138.00/cwt138.00–138.006001
Dairy Steers—Large 352091.00/cwt91.00–91.004731
Dairy Steers—Large 3580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007772
Dairy Steers—Large 31,35089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Dairy Heifers—Large 370575.00/cwt75.00–75.005291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08583.00/cwt83.00–83.009011
Bulls——1,413102.49/cwt99.00–109.001,4486
Bulls——1,737120.09/cwt116.00–122.002,0863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91353.64/cwt47.00–61.004903
Cows—Lean 85-90%95372.62/cwt63.00–82.5069218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20290.24/cwt85.00–95.001,08523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270101.17/cwt97.00–106.001,28512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33084.08/cwt81.00–87.001,1183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2683617.24/head500.00–670.006173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,354.81/head1,025.00–1,575.001,3553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,195.08/head1,050.00–1,425.001,1958
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,372.28/head1,175.00–1,725.001,3724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093910.16/head770.00–1,020.009102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,170.21/head950.00–1,300.001,1702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,131.18/head865.00–1,300.001,1318
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,712.80/head1,450.00–2,075.001,7134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28571,436.93/head1,000.00–1,900.001,4375
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.