Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-03-07

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 7
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 425▼ 55 vs year ago 569 · −9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 84▲ 14 vs year ago 98 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 36 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.07/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$169.07
210 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$480
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$88.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2454179.06813172
Medium 2389130.0550632
Medium 336690.833326thin
One grade step is worth $88.23/cwt here — about $480 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 sale210 hd
169.07
—
NC average8 barns · 1,322 hd
161.25
+7.82
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—High1,597119.591,9107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15896.081,11365
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37588.681,2195thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88267.7159717

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)1,065$9702thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)997$9236
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$8962thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)874$7514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$7243thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)750$5601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$9368

Every lot

106 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Medium 2263162.52/cwt160.00–165.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265237.50/cwt237.50–237.506291
Steers—Medium 2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338250.77/cwt244.00–259.008484
Steers—Medium 3343123.51/cwt122.00–125.004242
Steers—Medium 2360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
Steers—Medium 3365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373219.89/cwt195.00–240.008209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426212.53/cwt185.00–227.0090511
Steers—Medium 2440155.06/cwt150.00–160.006822
Steers—Medium 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482213.27/cwt182.00–230.001,02816
Steers—Medium 351595.00/cwt95.00–95.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523214.10/cwt205.00–222.501,12010
Steers—Medium 2540164.00/cwt164.00–164.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585209.98/cwt205.00–217.001,2283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683187.47/cwt180.00–195.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823150.01/cwt137.50–162.001,2352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234172.43/cwt165.00–180.004034
Heifers—Medium 2245135.00/cwt130.00–140.003312
Heifers—Medium 325082.50/cwt80.00–85.002062
Heifers—Medium 2273130.20/cwt110.00–145.003556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275205.12/cwt200.00–210.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279180.64/cwt155.00–196.0050410
Heifers—Medium 330095.00/cwt95.00–95.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315181.25/cwt155.00–200.0057114
Heifers—Medium 2326145.03/cwt140.00–150.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345202.50/cwt202.50–202.506991
Heifers—Medium 2359128.80/cwt120.00–145.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375187.02/cwt160.00–200.0070127
Heifers—Medium 339580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423185.32/cwt150.00–201.0078435
Heifers—Medium 2423125.73/cwt110.00–135.005327
Heifers—Medium 2455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474184.36/cwt150.00–200.0087430
Heifers—Medium 3500102.50/cwt100.00–105.005132
Heifers—Medium 2517124.94/cwt115.00–135.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521175.42/cwt150.00–193.0091421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568170.11/cwt147.50–182.0096612
Heifers—Medium 2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628164.87/cwt155.00–177.001,0356
Heifers—Medium 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662142.44/cwt130.00–160.009433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0651
Heifers—Medium 272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,068115.41/cwt108.00–123.001,2332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,110131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,350113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228174.03/cwt160.00–194.003973
Bulls—Medium 2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266181.57/cwt165.00–200.004836
Bulls—Medium 2275134.95/cwt125.00–150.003715
Bulls—Medium 3283110.18/cwt105.00–115.003123
Bulls—Medium 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Bulls—Medium 2318141.44/cwt135.00–145.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329204.31/cwt170.00–232.5067212
Bulls—Medium 3365106.53/cwt95.00–115.003893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374211.26/cwt175.00–232.5079016
Bulls—Medium 2390124.94/cwt120.00–130.004872
Bulls—Medium 2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423214.60/cwt185.00–240.0090831
Bulls—Medium 344592.50/cwt92.50–92.504121
Bulls—Medium 2464162.16/cwt155.00–172.507525
Bulls—Medium 3470127.61/cwt125.00–130.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474216.48/cwt185.00–239.001,02626
Bulls—Medium 3514121.30/cwt110.00–130.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525206.42/cwt175.00–230.001,08422
Bulls—Medium 2527162.37/cwt152.00–175.008563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574199.78/cwt180.00–216.001,14718
Bulls—Medium 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632185.27/cwt167.00–211.001,1719
Bulls—Medium 2638150.96/cwt142.00–160.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672186.87/cwt175.00–196.001,2563
Bulls—Medium 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760157.00/cwt140.00–174.001,1932
Bulls—Medium 2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2837143.17/cwt135.00–160.001,1983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925140.16/cwt130.00–150.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,110130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 336575.00/cwt75.00–75.002741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,397115.64/cwt110.00–120.001,6155
Bulls——2,098129.45/cwt128.00–131.002,7162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86068.88/cwt60.00–78.0059216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09791.47/cwt83.00–98.001,00343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24049.00/cwt49.00–49.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278105.08/cwt99.00–114.001,34322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37588.68/cwt80.00–97.001,2195
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium 2733639.56/head590.00–700.006402
Bred Cows—Medium 2750610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium 2750560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910780.80/head640.00–890.007812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997922.50/head810.00–1,070.009236
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015862.56/head730.00–990.008632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065969.53/head950.00–990.009702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088896.28/head760.00–1,000.008962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2663711.96/head680.00–735.007122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2891938.82/head810.00–1,120.009394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,153.05/head1,030.00–1,250.001,1532

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.