Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-03-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Mar 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 476▼ 57 vs year ago 465 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 118▲ 17 vs year ago 115 · +14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 34 vs year ago 48 · −70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were also mostly steady. Trade and demand were active 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 $172.86/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$172.86
173 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466178.45831146
Medium and Large 2431146.9163324
Medium and Large 3387108.254193thin
One grade step is worth $70.20/cwt here — about $413 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 sale173 hd
172.86
—
NC average8 barns · 1,424 hd
162.04
+10.82
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—Low1,290111.241,43515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204104.121,25372
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37994.881,3088thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93080.9675330

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)1,115$1,2101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$7801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$6601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)720$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)824$1,01410

Every lot

110 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
Steers—Medium and Large 1285222.50/cwt220.00–225.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1315219.24/cwt205.00–240.006917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy318258.80/cwt252.50–265.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 2330176.00/cwt176.00–176.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1378208.92/cwt205.00–212.507902
Steers—Medium and Large 2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1423235.19/cwt217.50–244.009959
Steers—Medium and Large 2425187.50/cwt187.50–187.507971
Steers—Medium and Large 1470241.50/cwt231.00–247.001,13510
Steers—Medium and Large 1519227.59/cwt215.00–239.001,1817
Steers—Medium and Large 2525177.50/cwt177.50–177.509321
Steers—Medium and Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1576232.35/cwt215.00–236.001,33818
Steers—Medium and Large 1611226.30/cwt202.50–234.001,38310
Steers—Medium and Large 1675193.30/cwt185.00–199.001,3054
Steers—Medium and Large 1728181.49/cwt180.00–183.001,3212
Steers—Medium and Large 1775172.45/cwt170.00–175.001,3362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2208149.82/cwt145.00–155.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222177.84/cwt165.00–195.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276202.16/cwt190.00–215.0055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284156.12/cwt150.00–165.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320204.94/cwt180.00–215.0065613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325112.38/cwt110.00–115.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332141.63/cwt135.00–145.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376194.12/cwt175.00–215.0073018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400208.00/cwt208.00–208.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423192.65/cwt175.00–205.0081525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445167.50/cwt167.50–167.507451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469155.71/cwt148.00–160.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472175.71/cwt162.50–190.0082918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518140.17/cwt135.00–145.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527168.64/cwt158.00–177.0088915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574167.00/cwt165.00–173.0095911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added606168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,0216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614153.26/cwt147.50–166.009414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666141.11/cwt137.50–145.009408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723133.41/cwt129.00–137.009655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788117.52/cwt110.00–125.009262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230102.00/cwt102.00–102.002351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277219.78/cwt215.00–230.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2287168.60/cwt145.00–180.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322213.95/cwt205.00–227.506895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328168.84/cwt155.00–185.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345118.75/cwt112.50–125.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360132.00/cwt132.00–132.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379215.54/cwt205.00–230.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380188.42/cwt185.00–190.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy383252.55/cwt250.00–255.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421217.29/cwt200.00–230.009159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423174.70/cwt165.00–185.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy438237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473137.51/cwt135.00–140.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy478233.28/cwt232.50–234.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480165.34/cwt150.00–177.507947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484211.24/cwt200.00–227.501,02213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516166.62/cwt155.00–177.508607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526199.74/cwt190.00–210.001,05114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573207.12/cwt190.00–215.001,1878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612207.62/cwt184.00–215.001,2715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638163.82/cwt157.50–170.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677141.68/cwt132.50–157.509593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683168.76/cwt167.50–170.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Dairy Steers—Large 3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Dairy Steers—Medium 334580.00/cwt80.00–80.002761
Dairy Steers—Medium 338580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
Dairy Steers—Medium 342585.00/cwt85.00–85.003611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——85588.00/cwt88.00–88.007521
Bulls——1,305112.28/cwt99.00–118.001,46513
Bulls——1,535121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80861.32/cwt55.00–69.004956
Cows—Lean 85-90%96185.87/cwt70.00–94.0082524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190102.96/cwt94.00–109.001,22564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315113.38/cwt112.00–115.001,4918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37994.88/cwt89.00–103.001,3088
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium 2720490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred Cows—Medium 2870780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2645660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2690640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28421,107.17/head880.00–1,280.001,1077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901

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.